Play Dough Recipe

1/4 c. salt
1 1/2 c. water
food coloring
1 1/2 Tbsp. oil
3 tsp. cream of tartar
1 1/2 c. flour

Mix salt and water. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Add oil, coloring, and cream of tartar. Mix. Add the flour. Mixture will be thick and warm. Knead until smooth, you'll need more flour when you knead it. Store in covered container (after it cools). The color doesn't come off and it lasts a long time. Also, it isn't harmful in the kids eat it.

Vanilla Syrup

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 cube of REAL butter.

Mix together and bring to a boil. Boil one minute then add:

1 t. baking soda
1 t. vanilla

Serve warm.

Maria's Cranberry Salsa

1 15 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained (keep juice)
1 T. ginger, grated
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp. orange peel, grated
1 tsp. all spice
1/4 tsp. dried red pepper flakes
1 8 oz. can whole berry cranberry sauce, or frozen
1/3 c. green onion, sliced

Heat above ingredients (using juice only from pineapple=save pineapple) for 8 minutes on med-high heat. Remove and add the following ingredients:

crushed pineapple

2 tsp. fresh lime juice

2 cans mandarin oranges (same texture as pineapple)

Serve warm, or at room temperature

Note: This is wonderful for Thanksgiving! Spread over turkey or anything else, instead of using normal cranberry sauce. It makes a lot so you can 1/2 the recipe. You can add more cranberries if you desire.

An alternate recipe:

2 lg. oranges, peeled & chopped

fresh, or canned whole cranberry sauce

1 T. fresh grated ginger

1/2 tsp. ground all spice

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 c. green onions, chopped

1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

heat above ingredients, then add:

1/2 tsp. lemon juice

1/2 tsp. lime juice

Note: If you use fresh cranberries add 3/4 cup sugar(cook&heat), and 1/4 c. water

Fruit Juice Shapes-a fun jello recipe for kids

4 cups pure grape juice, pure white grape juice, cranberry juice cocktail or other clear juice.
4 envelopes unflavored gelatin

In a large bowl, sprinkle the gelatine over 1 cup of the juice and allow to stand for a few minutes. Meanwhile, heat the remaining 3 cups of juice until just boiling and pour it over the juice and gelatin mixture. Stir until the gelatin is dissolved.
Pour into a 9 by 9-inch pan and chill until firm, about 3 hours or overnight. Dip the pan briefly into hot water to loosen, cut into squares or shapes, and serve.