Ardath, Have a Merry Christmas. Just got back from Northern California and it was cool and rainy. Lots of snow in the Sierras. Here's a recipe for your holidays Helene Fruitcake Recipe 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 4 large eggs 2 cups dried fruit 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup brown sugar lemon juice nuts 1 gallon whiskey Sample the whiskey to check for quality. Take a large bowl. Check the whiskey again to be sure it is of the highest quality. Pour one level cup and drink. Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer; beat 1 cup butter in a large,fluffy bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar and beat again. Make sure the whiskey is still OK. Cry another tup. Turn off mixer. Break 2 legs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers, pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the whiskey to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift 2 cups of salt. Or something. Who cares? Check the whiskey. Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Spoon. Of sugar or something. Whatever you can find. Grease the oven. Turn the cake tin to 350 degrees. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Throw the bowl out of the window. Check the whiskey again. Go to bed. Who the heck likes fruitcake anyway? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ardath Buckaway" <bqueen@compusmart.ab.ca> To: <HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 7:18 PM Subject: [HANCOCK-L] A Vacation > To anyone on the list who may want to contact me..........I will be unsubscribing from the list until sometime in Jan. We are going to visit some of our gr. kids, our daughter, & some cousins in California etc. until after New Year's. Please contact me then if you care to. Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. May God Bless all of us with peace. > > Ardath in Canada > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > Check out our HANCOCK Project World Wide at: > http://members.aol.com/heatherjvw/Hancock/ > >