Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 11 & Day 12

Twelve Hours of Joy,
Eleven Houses on the Christmas Lights Tour,
Ten Classic Chorales bringing Christmas Cheer%,
Nine last minute presents delivered,
Eight choralers practicing,
Seven Pound Turkey thawing,
Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

%Santa Baby, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Joy to the World, Three Kings, Silent Night, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Silver Bells, and The Little Drummer Boy.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 10

Ten Classic Chorales bringing Christmas Cheer%,
Nine last minute presents delivered,
Eight choralers practicing,
Seven Pound Turkey thawing,
Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

%Santa Baby, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Joy to the World, Three Kings, Silent Night, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Silver Bells, and The Little Drummer Boy.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 9

Nine last minute presents delivered,
Eight choralers practicing,
Seven Pound Turkey thawing,
Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 8

Eight choralers practicing,
Seven Pound Turkey thawing,
Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 7

Seven Pound Turkey thawing,
Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 6

Six Classic Christmas Stories$,
Five Batches of Christmas Cookies!,
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

$Rudolph's and Frosty the Snowman's Christmas in July, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Holiday in Handcuffs, This Christmas, The Christmas Story.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.


#Note: Homemade Candy Cane Recipe.
How to Make Homemade Candy Canes This Christmas

Kristie Leong M.D., Yahoo! Contributor Network
Nov 28, 2007 "Contribute content like this. Start Here."
More:
Canes
Candy Canes
Candy Cane
Homemade Candy
What's Christmas without beautiful red and white candy canes to dangle from the Christmas tree, decorate the table, and satisfy a sweet tooth. The candy cane has become almost a universal symbol of all that's

Christmas. Children particularly love to munch on these sugary treats. It may not be good for their teeth, but Christmas only comes once a year.

The candy canes you buy at your local drugstore and supermarket seem so generic compared to the ones you can make yourself. When you make them yourself, you can shape them and color them in any way you choose. Plus, it's a fun activity to do with your kids. Here's how to make a candy cane at home:

Supplies needed to make a candy cane:

One cup of corn syrup

One cup of sugar

One cup of water

½ teaspoon peppermint oil

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Red food coloring

Powdered sugar

A metal cookie sheet

A metal saucepan

Prepare your cookie sheet

Sprinkle your cookie sheet with a single layer of powdered sugar. This will sweeten your candy and keep it from sticking to the sheet.

Combine your ingredients.

Add your cup of corn syrup, cup of sugar, and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar to your one cup of water in your metal saucepan. Stir to combine them thoroughly.

Heat your ingredients.

Heat the saucepan containing your sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and water over medium heat until it reaches the soft crack stage which is between 270 degrees and 290 degrees Farenheit. At this stage, your mixture should form hard threads which are pliable when removed from the water.

Add your peppermint flavoring and coloring.

Once your mixture has reached the soft crack stage, add a half teaspoon of peppermint oil. Divide into two parts and add 2 drops of red food coloring to half of the mixture.

Pour your mixtures.

Pour your red and white mixtures in strips onto your powdered cookie sheet. Allow your strips to cool until you just cool enough to handle.

Form your candy canes.

Roll your strips into rolls and twist one red roll with one white roll. Form a "u" shape at the top and lay them out on the powdered cookie sheet to dry. Your candy canes will harden as they cool.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 5

5 batches of Christmas Cookies!
Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

!Butter Cookies, Gingerbread Cookies, White Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Wreath Cookies, and Cranberry Lace Cookies. If you want the recipe to any of these cookies text 765-606-1261.


#Note: Homemade Candy Cane Recipe.
How to Make Homemade Candy Canes This Christmas

Kristie Leong M.D., Yahoo! Contributor Network
Nov 28, 2007 "Contribute content like this. Start Here."
More:
Canes
Candy Canes
Candy Cane
Homemade Candy
What's Christmas without beautiful red and white candy canes to dangle from the Christmas tree, decorate the table, and satisfy a sweet tooth. The candy cane has become almost a universal symbol of all that's

Christmas. Children particularly love to munch on these sugary treats. It may not be good for their teeth, but Christmas only comes once a year.

The candy canes you buy at your local drugstore and supermarket seem so generic compared to the ones you can make yourself. When you make them yourself, you can shape them and color them in any way you choose. Plus, it's a fun activity to do with your kids. Here's how to make a candy cane at home:

Supplies needed to make a candy cane:

One cup of corn syrup

One cup of sugar

One cup of water

½ teaspoon peppermint oil

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Red food coloring

Powdered sugar

A metal cookie sheet

A metal saucepan

Prepare your cookie sheet

Sprinkle your cookie sheet with a single layer of powdered sugar. This will sweeten your candy and keep it from sticking to the sheet.

Combine your ingredients.

Add your cup of corn syrup, cup of sugar, and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar to your one cup of water in your metal saucepan. Stir to combine them thoroughly.

Heat your ingredients.

Heat the saucepan containing your sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and water over medium heat until it reaches the soft crack stage which is between 270 degrees and 290 degrees Farenheit. At this stage, your mixture should form hard threads which are pliable when removed from the water.

Add your peppermint flavoring and coloring.

Once your mixture has reached the soft crack stage, add a half teaspoon of peppermint oil. Divide into two parts and add 2 drops of red food coloring to half of the mixture.

Pour your mixtures.

Pour your red and white mixtures in strips onto your powdered cookie sheet. Allow your strips to cool until you just cool enough to handle.

Form your candy canes.

Roll your strips into rolls and twist one red roll with one white roll. Form a "u" shape at the top and lay them out on the powdered cookie sheet to dry. Your candy canes will harden as they cool.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 4

Four friends a dancing at the Christmas Party Mixer
Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

#Note: Homemade Candy Cane Recipe.
How to Make Homemade Candy Canes This Christmas

Kristie Leong M.D., Yahoo! Contributor Network
Nov 28, 2007 "Contribute content like this. Start Here."
More:
Canes
Candy Canes
Candy Cane
Homemade Candy
What's Christmas without beautiful red and white candy canes to dangle from the Christmas tree, decorate the table, and satisfy a sweet tooth. The candy cane has become almost a universal symbol of all that's

Christmas. Children particularly love to munch on these sugary treats. It may not be good for their teeth, but Christmas only comes once a year.

The candy canes you buy at your local drugstore and supermarket seem so generic compared to the ones you can make yourself. When you make them yourself, you can shape them and color them in any way you choose. Plus, it's a fun activity to do with your kids. Here's how to make a candy cane at home:

Supplies needed to make a candy cane:

One cup of corn syrup

One cup of sugar

One cup of water

½ teaspoon peppermint oil

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Red food coloring

Powdered sugar

A metal cookie sheet

A metal saucepan

Prepare your cookie sheet

Sprinkle your cookie sheet with a single layer of powdered sugar. This will sweeten your candy and keep it from sticking to the sheet.

Combine your ingredients.

Add your cup of corn syrup, cup of sugar, and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar to your one cup of water in your metal saucepan. Stir to combine them thoroughly.

Heat your ingredients.

Heat the saucepan containing your sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and water over medium heat until it reaches the soft crack stage which is between 270 degrees and 290 degrees Farenheit. At this stage, your mixture should form hard threads which are pliable when removed from the water.

Add your peppermint flavoring and coloring.

Once your mixture has reached the soft crack stage, add a half teaspoon of peppermint oil. Divide into two parts and add 2 drops of red food coloring to half of the mixture.

Pour your mixtures.

Pour your red and white mixtures in strips onto your powdered cookie sheet. Allow your strips to cool until you just cool enough to handle.

Form your candy canes.

Roll your strips into rolls and twist one red roll with one white roll. Form a "u" shape at the top and lay them out on the powdered cookie sheet to dry. Your candy canes will harden as they cool.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 3

Three dozens homemade candy canes#,
Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.



*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

#Note: Homemade Candy Cane Recipe.
How to Make Homemade Candy Canes This Christmas

Kristie Leong M.D., Yahoo! Contributor Network
Nov 28, 2007 "Contribute content like this. Start Here."
More:
Canes
Candy Canes
Candy Cane
Homemade Candy
What's Christmas without beautiful red and white candy canes to dangle from the Christmas tree, decorate the table, and satisfy a sweet tooth. The candy cane has become almost a universal symbol of all that's

Christmas. Children particularly love to munch on these sugary treats. It may not be good for their teeth, but Christmas only comes once a year.

The candy canes you buy at your local drugstore and supermarket seem so generic compared to the ones you can make yourself. When you make them yourself, you can shape them and color them in any way you choose. Plus, it's a fun activity to do with your kids. Here's how to make a candy cane at home:

Supplies needed to make a candy cane:

One cup of corn syrup

One cup of sugar

One cup of water

½ teaspoon peppermint oil

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

Red food coloring

Powdered sugar

A metal cookie sheet

A metal saucepan

Prepare your cookie sheet

Sprinkle your cookie sheet with a single layer of powdered sugar. This will sweeten your candy and keep it from sticking to the sheet.

Combine your ingredients.

Add your cup of corn syrup, cup of sugar, and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar to your one cup of water in your metal saucepan. Stir to combine them thoroughly.

Heat your ingredients.

Heat the saucepan containing your sugar, corn syrup, cream of tartar and water over medium heat until it reaches the soft crack stage which is between 270 degrees and 290 degrees Farenheit. At this stage, your mixture should form hard threads which are pliable when removed from the water.

Add your peppermint flavoring and coloring.

Once your mixture has reached the soft crack stage, add a half teaspoon of peppermint oil. Divide into two parts and add 2 drops of red food coloring to half of the mixture.

Pour your mixtures.

Pour your red and white mixtures in strips onto your powdered cookie sheet. Allow your strips to cool until you just cool enough to handle.

Form your candy canes.

Roll your strips into rolls and twist one red roll with one white roll. Form a "u" shape at the top and lay them out on the powdered cookie sheet to dry. Your candy canes will harden as they cool.

Sharleece's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 2

Two Homemade Knitted and Crocheted Gift Bags*, and
One Caramel Apple Cider Piping Hot.





*Note: Gift bag patterns will be purchasable after December 15, 2010 at www.therealbella.com or by texting 765-606-1261.

Sharleece's 12 days of Christmas: Day 1

One Caramel Apple Cider piping hot.