Gifts in A Jar
Gifts in A Jar
Gifts in A Jar
Gifts In A Jar
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Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................1 Personalized Cooking Aprons ...........................................................................................................................2 PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION IDEAS..........................................................................................3 ALMOND CANDY JEWELS ............................................................................................................................5 ALMOND PANCAKE MIX..............................................................................................................................6 AMARETTO COCOA MIX IN A JAR............................................................................................................7 AMARETTO COFFEE CREAMER................................................................................................................8 AMERICAN BLESSINGS MIX ........................................................................................................................9 APPLE MUFFIN MIX IN A JAR...................................................................................................................10 APPLE ORCHARD BARBECUE SAUCE....................................................................................................11 APRICOT AND ALMOND CHUTNEY........................................................................................................12 ARIZONA BEAN SOUP MIX IN A JAR .......................................................................................................13 BAVARIAN MINT BEVERAGE MIX..........................................................................................................14 BAVARIAN MINT COFFEE CREAMER....................................................................................................15 BEEF BARLEY SOUP IN A JAR...................................................................................................................16 BREAD BASKET.............................................................................................................................................17 BUTTERSCOTCH BROWNIE MIX IN A JAR...........................................................................................18 CAFE AU LAIT COFFEE MIX ......................................................................................................................19 CAFE VIENNA COFFEE MIX......................................................................................................................20 CAJUN SPICE SEASONING MIX IN A JAR..............................................................................................21 CAKE IN A COFFEE MUG............................................................................................................................22 CALIFORNIA CHILI POWDER...................................................................................................................24 CALIFORNIA CORN BREAD MIX IN A JAR............................................................................................25 CANDIED TEASPOONS .................................................................................................................................26 i
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CANDY COOKIE MIX...................................................................................................................................27 CAPPUCCINO MIX IN A JAR......................................................................................................................28 CARROT CAKE MIX.....................................................................................................................................29 CHERRY BERRY BREAD MIX IN A JAR..................................................................................................30 CHERRY CHIP COOKIE MIX IN A JAR...................................................................................................31 CHEWY BUTTERSCOTCH NUT BARS IN A JAR...................................................................................32 CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS IN A JAR.........................................................................................33 CHEWY COCONUTALMOND COOKIES IN A JAR.............................................................................34 CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP MIX IN A JAR................................................................................................35 CHILE PEPPER OIL.......................................................................................................................................36 CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE MIX IN A JAR...........................................................................................37 CHOCOLATE COVERED RAISIN COOKIES IN A JAR........................................................................38 CHOCOLATE LOVER'S COOKIES IN A JAR..........................................................................................39 CINNAMON PANCAKE MIX IN A JAR ......................................................................................................40 COBBLER MIX................................................................................................................................................41 COCOA PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE MIX IN A JAR..............................................................................42 COLORFUL SOUP MIX IN A JAR...............................................................................................................43 COUNTRY SOUP MIX IN A JAR.................................................................................................................44 COWBOY COOKIE MIX IN A JAR.............................................................................................................45 CRANBERRY HOOTYCREEKS IN A JAR .................................................................................................46 CRAZY CAKE MIX IN A JAR......................................................................................................................47 CROCKED BEER CHEESE...........................................................................................................................48 CRUNCHY TOFFEE COOKIES IN A JAR.................................................................................................49 CURRIED RICE MIX ......................................................................................................................................50 ii
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DILL DIP MIX ..................................................................................................................................................51 DOUBLEFUDGE BROWNIE MIX.............................................................................................................52 DREAMSICLE COOKIE MIX.......................................................................................................................53 FIVESPICE SUGAR......................................................................................................................................54 FRIENDSHIP CAKE AND STARTER..........................................................................................................55 GINGERBREAD COOKIE MIX IN A JAR ..................................................................................................57 GOURMET BROWNIES IN A JAR..............................................................................................................58 GOURMET COOKIE MIX IN A JAR...........................................................................................................59 HAWAIIAN COOKIE MIX IN A JAR..........................................................................................................60 HAZELNUT COOKIE MIX IN A JAR.........................................................................................................61 HOLIDAY M&M'S COOKIE MIX ................................................................................................................62 HONEY SPICE OATMEAL COOKIE MIX.................................................................................................63 HOT CINNAMON COCOA MIX ...................................................................................................................65 INDIAN MASALA ............................................................................................................................................66 JALAPEOCHILE CHEESE CROCK.......................................................................................................67 LAYERED DRIED BEAN SOUP MIX IN A JAR........................................................................................68 LEMON PEPPER SEASONING MIX...........................................................................................................70 LEMONPOPPY SEED CAKE IN A JAR....................................................................................................71 LOVE SOUP IN A JAR...................................................................................................................................72 MEXICAN BEAN SOUP MIX........................................................................................................................73 MEXICAN FIESTA DIP MIX........................................................................................................................74 MINI PUMPKIN MUFFIN MIX IN A BAG.................................................................................................75 M&M OATMEAL BARS IN A JAR..............................................................................................................76 MOCHA RUM BALLS MIX IN A JAR.........................................................................................................77 iii
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OATMEAL RAISIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES IN A JAR............................................................78 ORANGE BLOSSOM RICE MIX..................................................................................................................79 ORANGE CAPPUCCINO COFFEE MIX .....................................................................................................80 ORANGE SLICE COOKIE MIX IN A JAR.................................................................................................81 PAINTED DESERT CHILI MIX IN A JAR.................................................................................................82 PANCAKE MIX IN A BAG .............................................................................................................................83 PASTA SOUP IN A JAR..................................................................................................................................84 PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIPPERS MIX IN A JAR..............................................................85 PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE MIX IN A JAR..............................................................................................86 PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIES IN A JAR............................................................................................87 POTATO SOUP IN A JAR..............................................................................................................................88 RAISIN CRUNCH COOKIE MIX IN A JAR...............................................................................................89 RANCH DRESSING AND DIP MIX ..............................................................................................................90 ROQUEFORT CHEESE CROCK ..................................................................................................................91 SAFARI SAUCE...............................................................................................................................................92 SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD MIX..................................................................................................................93 SNICKERDOODLE MIX................................................................................................................................94 SPICED CRANBERRY CIDER MIX IN A JAR.........................................................................................95 SWISS MOCHA COFFEE MIX.....................................................................................................................96 TEXAS CORNBREAD MIX IN A JAR.........................................................................................................97 TURKEY NOODLE SOUP MIX....................................................................................................................99 WHITE CHOCOLATEMACADAMIA COOKIES IN A JAR..............................................................100 WHITE CHRISTMAS BARS IN A JAR ......................................................................................................101 WHITE HOT CHOCOLATE MIX..............................................................................................................102 iv
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a great gift idea for anyone ... including yourself! We'll inscribe two lines of YOUR text in a variety of colors YOU choose. You can be like a professional chef with a name and title! Create a personalized cooking apron for yourself or as a great gift idea for anyone that cooks. Or, choose from over thirty professionally designed styles of aprons with colorful themes.
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Tie triangle bandanastyle over bottle cap, tucking pointed end under tied ends at back of bottle's head. On the 4 x 5inch fabric, fold back top layer (which will be the apron front). On the inside write with marker on lower half of fabric the following: (your name)'s (food item name) Heat and serve warm over pancakes or waffles. Top with toasted walnuts, sliced bananas, or chopped apple. Tie apron around bottle by slipping folded edge of 15inch band under folded edge of 4 x 5inch rectangle. With apron centered on band, tie around waist, with bow at back of bottle. Fabric Bag (for pancake mixes, etc.) 1 (11 x 40inch) piece of fabric With right sides of cloth together and matching short edges, fold fabric in half. Finger press folded edge (bottom of bage. Using a 1/4inch seam allowance and thread to match fabric, sew sides of bag together. Press top edge of bag 1/4inch to the wrong side. Press 1/2inch to the wrong side again and stitch in place. For a bag with a flat bottom, match each side seam to fold line at bottom of bag; sew across each corner 1 inch from point. Turn bag right side out. Pur mix into bag and close the top of the bag with a pretty ribbon. Attach the recipe for the mix to the bag.
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BREAD BASKET
2 (11 oz.) cans refrigerated soft bread sticks 1 egg beaten with 1 T. water Preheat oven to 350F. Invert two 1 1/2quart ovenproof bowls on a cookie sheet. Cover both bowls with foil, molding to sides. (Don't use heavy duty foil.) Unroll dough and separate into 16 strips. Wrap 13 strips of dough around one foilcovered bowl, twisting as you wrap. Braid remaining 3 strips of dough and place over second bowl to form handle. Bake 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Brush basket and handle with beaten egg. Loosely cover handle with foil. Bake both an additional 7 to 10 minutes, or until deep golden brown. Cool completely. Remove bread from bowls and peel away foil. Attach handle to sides of bowl with wooden picks. Line inside of basket with gingham. Arrange homemade muffins in basket. Cut cellophane into two 1 1/2yard sheets. Crisscross sheets on table. Place basket in center of cellophane. Bring edges up around sides, gathering in tassel at top. Secure with rubber band. Tie 1/2inch wide satin ribbon in a bow just underneath rubber band. Remove rubber band. Trim top of tassel with pinking shears. Fill with homemade muffins.
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to the other bag with a twist tie. Place one baggie cake mix and one baggie glaze mix in each coffee cup. Now attach the following baking instructions to each coffee cup: Bake a cake in a coffee cup. Generously spray inside of coffee cup with cooking spray. Empty contents of large packet into cup. Add 1 egg white, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon water to dry mix. Mix for 15 seconds, carefully mixing in all the dry mix. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes.( you may not get satisfactory results in a low wattage small microwave). While cake is cooking, place ingredients from Glaze Mix into a very small container and add 1 1/2 teaspoons water. Mix well. When cake is done, pour glaze over cake in cup. Enjoy while warm.
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Vegetable cooking spray 34 pinches fruitflavored hard candy, crushed 2 T. white corn syrup Heavyeight plastic spoons Make each batch with a different flavored candy. Line a jellyroll pan with wax paper; spray with cooking spray. In a small heavy saucepan, combine crushed candies and corn syrup over low heat. Stirring frequently, heat until candies melt. Spoon candy into bowl of each spoon. Place spoons on prepared pan with handles on rim and spoons level. Allow candy to harden. Store in airtight container. Yields about 24 spoons.
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COBBLER MIX
1 C. allpurpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 C. sugar 1 tsp. powdered vanilla Combine and blend the ingredients in a small bowl. Store in an airtight container. Attach this to the jar: Berry Cobbler Serves 8 to 10 4 C. fresh berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries or boysenberries) 1/4 C. orange juice 1/4 C. sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 C. unsalted butter, melted 1 egg 1 pkg. Cobbler Mix Preheat oven to 375F. In a large mixing bowl combine berries, juice, sugar and cinnamon. Place berries in a 13 x 9inch pan. In small mixing bowl blend the butter with the egg. Add the Cobbler Mix and stir until the mixture sticks together. Drop the cobbler topping by tablespoonsful on top of the berry filling. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the filling is bubbling. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before serving.
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5 T. sugar 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp. ground ginger 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom 1/2 tsp. ground coriander In a 1/3 to 1/2cup tall, narrow clear jar., layer the ingredients, contrasting light layers with dark layers. Attach the following instructions to the jar: To use, shake jar or stir spices until blended. Sprinkle liberally onto buttered toast, sliced fruit or tapioca pudding. Or sprinkle the sugar onto muffin batter in pans before baking.
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ounce) jar maraschino cherries and add with juice. Stir every day for 10 days. On baking day, drain the fruit and divide it into two equal parts. Save the juice and use it as starter for friends. You will have enough for five starters (approximately 2 cups each). DO NOT refrigerate the liquid because it will stop the fermenting action. To each cake mix, add pudding mix, oil, and eggs. Beat until smooth and fold in fruit and nuts (batter will be thick). Pour mixture into a greased tube pan, then bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Turn cake out of pan while hot. When cooled, the cake freezes well. The choices of flavored cake mixes and pudding mixes is yours and coconut may be substituted for nuts. Makes 5 cakes with starter to give as a gift with each cake.
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* Thumbprint CookiesUse thumb to make a deep indentation in center of each cookie dough ball. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until very light golden brown. Remove cookies from oven; press small dark or white chocolate candy into indentation or fill with 1/2 teaspoon preserves. Cool and store as directed.
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2 1/2 T. paprika 1 T. ground coriander 1 T. ground cumin 3/4 tsp. pepper 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground ginger 1/2 tsp. ground turmeric 1/4 tsp. cayenne In a 1/3 to 1/2cup tall, narrow clear jar, layer the ingredients, contracting light layers with dark layers. Instructions to go with the gift: To use, shake jar or stir spices until blended. Rub onto poultry, vegetables, pork or beef, and roast or barbecue.
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minutes. Uncover beans and continue to simmer about 1 hour longer or until beans are tender and soup thickens. Serve warm. Yields about 10 cups soup.
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Makes about three 8ounce jars. 1 (8 oz.) jar mango chutney 1 C. mayonnaise 1/2 C. prepared mustard 1/2 C. honey 2 tsp. curry powder Dash hot pepper sauce Spoon chutney into mixing bowl and cut up any large chunks of fruit in the chutney. With wire whisk, blend in mayonnaise. Add mustard, honey, curry powder and hot pepper sauce. Blend until thoroughly combined. Spoon into three 8ounce jars and seal with lids. Decorate with Jungle Jar Tops. Include card which reads "Serve as a sandwich sauce. Keep refrigerated." Jungle Jar Tops 1/4 yard tiger, leopard, or zebra print cotton fabric Rubber bands 1 yard black cord Fill jars with "Safari Sauce." Use pinking shears to cut fabric into three 8inch circles. Center circles over top of each jar, and slip rubber bands over fabric, gathering fabric around jar neck. Cut cord into three 12inch lengths. Tie cord around each jar lid. Remove rubber bands.
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SNICKERDOODLE MIX
Snickerdoodles are soft German sugar cookies dusted with cinnamon and sugar. 2 3/4 C. all purpose flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. cream of tartar 1 1/2 C. sugar In a large bowl, combine the ingredients with a whisk. Store the mix in an airtight container. Attach these instructions to the jar: Snickerdoodles Makes about 5 dozen cookies 1 C. butter or margarine, softened 2 eggs 1 pkg. Snickerdoodle Mix 1/2 C. sugar 1 T. cinnamon Preheat oven to 350F. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter until light; add the eggs, and beat on low speed until the mixture is smooth. Add the Snickerdoodle Mix, and continue to beat on low speed until the dough begins to form. Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Shape the dough into 1inch balls and roll in the cinnamonsugar blend. Arrange on ungreased baking sheets 2 inches apart, and bake for 16 to 19 minutes or until light tan. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
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Place cornbread mix into bowl, mix thoroughly. Add egg, milk and shortening. Handbeat until smooth, about one minute. DO NOT OVERBEAT! Bake for 20 to 25 minutes for pan or skillet, 15 to 20 minutes for cornbread mold.
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