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“At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth; But like of each thing that in season grows.”

-William Shakespeare, (1564 - 1616), English poet and playwright, Love’s Labour’s Lost

Tip of the Month

The approach of the holiday season heralds chaos for many people. Make this holiday season festive but low-key by decorating your home using these simple ideas, adaptable to any holiday, from Christmas to Hanukkah to Kwanzaa:

• Decorate shelves and mantles with springs of fresh green cedar. Keep extra branches in a bucket of water to replace the greenery once a week and keep your home looking and smelling festive!

• Fill a bowl or clear vase with Christmas ornaments, decorative dreidels or other holiday objects. Vary sizes and colors to fit your home’s décor.

• Set out bowls of holiday candy around the home.

• Add holiday color easily by adding colorful bows and ribbons to doorknobs, chandeliers or candlesticks.

• Sprinkle holiday glitter around your table’s centerpiece.

• Display holiday cards by using fishing wire to string them along a wall or cut-out.

Source: BetterHomesandGardens.com

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Seasonal Suggestion

Celebrate Hanukkah in style this year by serving this delicious dessert, rugelach, with tea.

Ingredients

1 cup margarine, softened (at least 80 percent vegetable oil)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 8-ounce carton dairy sour cream
1 large egg yolk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup finely chopped raisins
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup margarine, softened (at least 80 percent vegetable oil)
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Powdered sugar

Directions

1. In a large bowl, beat 1 cup margarine for 30 seconds. Add 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Add sour cream and egg yolk. Beat well. Stir in flour and salt with wooden spoon until combined. Cover and chill for 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.

2. For filling, combine nuts, raisins, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup margarine and cinnamon; set aside. Divide dough into fourths. On lightly floured surface, roll 1/4 dough to 10-inch circle. Spread 1/4 nut mixture over circle. Cut dough into 12 wedges. Roll up each wedge, starting at wide end. Repeat.

3. Place rolls 2 inches apart on foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake in 350 degrees F oven for 25 minutes. Cool on sheet for 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack to cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Makes about 48.

Source: BetterHomesandGardens.com


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