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"I love the Nutcracker Ballet and the music that accompanies it, especially the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies! These fabulous little festive sweetmeats are based on a recipe that I adapted from Delia Smith's latest and BRILLIANT cookbook, "Happy Christmas". I have made these TWICE already - as a pre-Christmas dummy run, and they are SO..."

Ingredients: glace ginger, oranges, zest of...

"A full bodied jam, tangy and sweet and spicy: a sultry summer's eve in a jar! Kind of wung this one: made up from available ripe ingredients."

Ingredients: cinnamon, rose water...

"A German/Mennonite delight. My father in law's favorite. Great for kids or with ice cream. Jars well. You can use to medium sized bags of mixed dry fruit instead of measuring."

Ingredients: cornstarch, dried prunes...

"This is a healthy topping for icecream or layered with yogurt and granola for a low fat treat that is quite satisfying.I found this in a Chateline magazine and it has been a family Favoriate. This can be served alone as well. It will keep in the refridgerator for approxamately 1 week."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, dried apricots...

"Blueberries can be substituted for cherries. Because riper fruits require more acid to balance their sweetness, the lime juice should be added to taste. Start with 1 tablespoon, then add 1 teaspoon at a time as necessary. Adapted from America's Test Kitchen. Posted for Summer '09 Comfort Cafe.
Cook time is standing time."

Ingredients: cantaloupe, fresh lime juice...

"You can use any fresh fruit, but I think blackberries are the best. I've tried frozen fruit and it turns out a bit soggy."

Ingredients: fresh fruit, milk, salt...

"This German/Austrian cake was very popular in my family and I still make it for my family. Although none of my relatives had a recipe for it written down, I found one for in Canadian Living magazine and adapted it to our tastes."

Ingredients: eggs, fruit, granulated sugar...

"This is a dense fruit cake that is prepared for Christmas and for weddings in Barbados and other areas in the Caribbean. It is usually sweet and soaked in alcohol.
The fruit mixture can be prepared many months in advance and allowed to soak."

Ingredients: cinnamon, Angostura bitters...

"I am trying to remake the Chippery's Breakfast Cookie - this isn't close but it is good.
I use colored sugar for holidays or just to spice it up a bit"

Ingredients: cinnamon, craisins...

"This is from the Thursday magazine's special feature titled "Meal in a glass"! I hope it helps babies who are teething!"

Ingredients: cantaloupe, plums, cherries...

"Sweet, warm prune cake makes a perfect holiday traditional cake. It has been my husband's birthday cake every year since he was a child."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, nutmeg...

"Great liquour made from fresh plums, cherries or other fruits. A traditional drink treat in Ukraine, Russia & Belorus."

Ingredients: plums, sugar, vodka...