christmas recipes

- 1 apple, peeled and sliced
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/3 cups quick-cooking rice
- 1 1/3 cups sugar, divided
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups water, divided

- 1 medium apple, peeled and quartered
- 1 (10 pound) goose
- 1 cup hot water
- Salt and pepper
- 1 navel orange, peeled and quartered
- 1 lemon, peeled and quartered

- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- FROSTING:
- 3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 ounces white confectioners coating or vanilla chips
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 sticks salted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar cubes, coarsely crushed, or pearl sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sugar

- 1 (1/4-ounce) packet active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons brandy
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- Pinch of sugar
- 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- For dough:
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup candied ginger or lemon or orange peel
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/3 dark raisins
- 1/2 cup dried or glacé
- ed cherries
- For yeast sponge:
- 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- Finely grated zest of 1 orange or lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- 2 cups apples
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup seedless grapes
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 cups cranberries
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (I used pecans)

- oranges
- 225 g soft brown sugar
- 450 g currants
- 50 g candied fruit
- lemons
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (fresh)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon treacle
- 225 g flour
- 225 g butter
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
- 50 g chopped almonds
- 175 g raisins
- 175 g sultanas
- oranges
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 50 g glace cherries
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

- 8 ounces sultanas
- 8 ounces butter
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 ounces chopped glace cherries
- 2 ounces almonds
- 2 ounces self raising flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 3 tablespoons fruit juice or sherry wine or brandy
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 8 ounces brown sugar
- 8 ounces flour
- 8 ounces seeded raisins
- 2 ounces mixed citrus peels
- 2 ounces dates
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 8 ounces currants

- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup finely chopped mixed dried fruit (prunes, apricots, pears, apples, etc.)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder

- 1/2 lb Melting Chocolate baking chocolate
- 2-3 drops peppermint extract
- 1 package Ritz crackers