Patch - Christmas at Grandmas: Cherished Family Memories of Holidays Past

I have been collecting Gooseberry Patch cookbooks for years and have over 30 of them. I love sharing your cookbooks! For bridal showers I like to give the bride-to-be her first Gooseberry Patch cookbook along with some country tea towels. Its always a hit! Christmas gifts, grab bag gifts...everyone wants MY gift! Thank you, Vickie and Jo Ann. You make shopping fun! Judy Lange Imperial, PA I love your Gooseberry Patch cookbooks! My grandmother gave me my first four Christmas books and I have been collecting them ever since. I love to pull out my Christmas books every year for cooking and craft ideas. Keep up the inspiration! Arielle Hershey Lancaster, PA I just bought six of your Gooseberry Patch cookbooks for gifts and for myself.

I buy them often...these are the best Christmas cookbooks Ive ever seen! Love the drawings and the crafts to make in them. Thanks for the great books and all the work that goes into making them. Carolyn Holbrook Sherwood, AR Dear Friend, Snowflakes are swirling, carolers are singing and shoppers are crowding into shops...Christmas is coming! If youre like us, youd love to recreate the holiday magic you remember from Grandmas home, but dont have all day to spend in the kitchen. Christmas at Grandmas is filled with simple-to-make recipes for every festive occasion. For Christmas morning breakfast, serve Christmas Sausage Souffl and Overnight Sticky Buns. After sledding or cutting down the tree, warm everyone up with mugs of Yellow Pea Soup.

An open-house buffet with Ambrosia Cheese Dip and Grandmas Cocktail Nibbles is perfect for merrymaking with friends. Busy-day dinners are a snap with Grannys Baked Macaroni & Cheese or Moms One-Pot Chicken Supper. Make the big day special with Nonnas Christmas Eve Spaghetti, Mamas Baked Brown Sugar Ham or Tangy Glazed Chicken. Ginger-Orange Cranberries and Corn & Broccoli Casserole round out a festive menu. What we all remember most about holidays with Grandma is the desserts, right? Try family favorites like Cranberry Cream Pie and Apple Spice Cake...yum! Cookies are a must, so weve rounded up Sugar Doodle Drops and Chocolate Gingerbread Men. Theyre so much fun to make and eat! Youll also find sweet memories of holidays gone by, plus clever tips for sharing Christmas with your kids or grandkids.

Warm Christmas wishes, Jo Ann & Vickie Find us wherever you are! www.gooseberrypatch.com Gooseberry Patch 2545 Farmers Dr., #380 Columbus, OH 43235 www.gooseberrypatch.com 18008546673 Copyright 2014, Gooseberry Patch 978-1-62093-174-5 First Printing, October, 2014 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Contents Dedication To every busy mom who wants to share an old-fashioned Christmas with her family. Appreciation To Grandma, Gram, Granny, Mimi and Nonna...thanks for all the recipes, memories and love! Cheryl Gray Warrenton, MO Recently I came across my moms handwritten recipe for coffee cake. Sometimes, if we had a snow day from school, Mom would make it for my brother and me. Its wonderful aroma filled the house.

Now I make it for my husband and me, and when I go home to visit my dad, I always make a couple to freeze and take to him. It is one of the few recipes I can make that taste just like Mom used to make. 1 c. raisins 2 c. boiling water 4 c. sugar 1-1/2 t. cinnamon 1/2 c. shortening 1/2 t. salt 2 t. baking soda 2 c. buttermilk Combine raisins and boiling water. buttermilk Combine raisins and boiling water.

Let stand for 10 minutes; drain. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar and cinnamon; cut in shortening with a fork. Set aside 1/3 cup of mixture for topping. Add salt, baking soda, buttermilk and raisins. Mix well; batter will be thick. Divide batter evenly between 2 greased and floured 9" round cake pans.

Sprinkle reserved topping over batter. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes, or until cake tests done with a toothpick inserted in the center. Cool for about 10 minutes; remove from pan. Serve immediately, or wrap in aluminum foil. May be frozen. To serve, cut into slices.

Makes 2 coffee cakes, 6 to 8 servings per cake. Have a breakfast get-together for friends & neighbors. Serve coffee cake, juices and fruit before a busy day of holiday shopping and decorating...how neighborly! Julie Dossantos Fort Pierce, FL This recipe is directly from my Grandma GG. It brings back many wonderful childhood memories of family Christmases spent at my grandparents home in Arkansas. 10 to 12 brown & serve breakfast sausages 2 c. milk 3 eggs, beaten Garnish: maple syrup Brown sausages according to package directions; drain on a paper towel-lined plate. milk 3 eggs, beaten Garnish: maple syrup Brown sausages according to package directions; drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

In a bowl, combine pancake mix, milk and eggs. Blend well. Pour batter into a greased 13"9" baking pan. Arrange sausages in rows across the batter. Sausages will sink to the bottom. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick tests clean.

Cut into servings, allowing one sausage per serving. Serve with syrup. Makes 10 to 12 servings.