I am a Lutheran woman, wife, and mother. I enjoy fiber and textile arts such as knitting, crochet, yarn dyeing, cross stitch, embroidery, sewing. I read a lot while working on different projects. I love baking, and cooking for my family.
Swiss Mocha Flavored Coffee Mix
1 cup instant coffee powder or crystals
1 cup white sugar
2 cups non-fat dry milk powder
4-6 teaspoons cocoa powder
Blend the coffee and dry milk together in a blender for about 30 seconds. Then mix with the sugar and cocoa. Use about 2 teaspoon of mix to 6-8 ounces of boiling water. Store the dry mix in an air tight plastic container.
*Recipe from unknown source. Found in my Grandparents kitchen.
Strawberry Delight
2 – 3oz packages of strawberry gelatin
2 cups of boiling water
1 – 7oz jar of marshmallow cream
1 – 21oz can of strawberry pie filling
1 – 8oz cool whip thawed
1 teaspoon almond extract – optional
Dissolve gelatin in boiling water & cool. Gradually add marshmallow cream to gelatin, mixing until blended. Chill until thickened, then whip until light and fluffy. Fold in pie filling and cool whip. Chill until firm. Garnish with additional cool whip if desired. Makes 8-10 servings.
Hint: can use cherry gelatin and pie filling, and use 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract if too strong. (We skipped it all together and we also added the large cool whip container instead of the 8oz container)
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Orange or Strawberry Julius
½ c. of thawed O.J. or ½ cup thawed strawberries
½ c. milk
½ c. water
½ tsp. vanilla
6-8 ice cubes
2. Tbsp sugar
Blend until smooth and frothy!
*Recipes from unknown sources.
Punch
From – My Great Aunt Char.
3 3 oz boxes of jello
4 c. boiling water
2 ½ cups of sugar
3 cups of pineapple juice
3 cups of matching juice
6 cups of water
Dissolve jello and boiling water together. Then add the rest of the ingredients and freeze! (Ice-cream buckets work well) ADD 3-4 quarts of 7-up or sprite before serving
*Recipe from unknown source.
Mix all ingredients throughly in a large bowl. Store in an air tight container.
To use: add 3 – 4 Tablespoons to 1 cup hot water. Stir well – Top with marshmallows. Enjoy!
Cocoa Mix
2 c. powder milk
2 c. powder sugar
2 1/4 c. powder coffee creamer (can be flavored creamer)
4 c. quick
Mix together in an ice-cream bucket! Makes a lot!
*Recipe from unknown source.
Frosty Mocha Drink
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons instant chocolate drink mix
2 tablespoons of instant coffee graduals
2 tablespoons of honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
*Recipe from unknown source. Found in my Grandparents kitchen.
At Home Cappucino
2 cups fat free skim or 1% milk
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cups strong freshly brewed coffee
Cinnamon or grated chocolate, optional
*Recipe from unknown source. Found in my Grandparents kitchen.
One of my favorite things to eat for breakfast is a smoothie.
1/2 Cup of plain Greek yogurt.
1/2 Cup unsweetened almond milk
1 banana
1 apple
3 to 5 strawberries
Handful of raspberries
Handful of blueberries
Handful of spinach
6 unsalted almonds
Blend well and enjoy. You honestly can not taste the spinach.
*Recipe from unknown source.
Apple Juice
*** Canning Recipe
3 quarts apples cut up
3 quarts water
3 teaspoons cream of tarter
Mix water and cream of tarter. Add apples and let them set for 24 hours.
Drain (saving the water mixture) Boil water mixture (juice) with 2 – 3
cups of sugar for 10 minutes.
Can as normal
*Recipe from unknown source.
365 Knit Socks 
