You can also make these apples by cutting the apples in half, don't peel, put red hots, a glob of cinnamon and some brown sugar on them, bake about an hour. Put some water in the pan, around the sides so they don't stick. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 9:50 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Catching up on things > > In a message dated 12/10/2007 9:38:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Thanks. I am going to try your apples. Sounds soooo good! The whole > family > comes to my house for Christmas eve so the apples will be an extra treat. > Thanks Again. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ROBT W AMES" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 4:09 PM > Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Catching up on things > > >> My mother also made cinnamon apples, her's went like this: core apples, >> leave skins on, put red hots, simple syrup, (1 cup sugar, 1 cup water >> bring to boil and cook 5 minutes) pour on apples and bake till apples >> are >> tender in a 350 degrees. Last 5 minutes put marshmellows on top, bake >> about 5 minutes more or until marshmellows are melted. This made 6 large >> apples >> >> In my old age I still call the refridgerator the ice box and my kids do >> it >> sometimes also. What about " washateria" instead of Laundromat? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: CA HACKER >> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 1:07 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] Catching up on things >> >> I remember "oleo". I was born during the depression and was a kid during >> WWII. >> We bought this mixture at the store. It consisted of a pound of lard(?) >> and >> a button that contained yellow stuff (must have been food coloring). My >> job >> was to mix the two together to make it look like butter. (no butter >> during >> the war) Then we called it oleo. Anyone else remember this? >> We had a refigerator but also had an ice box for "extras". We loved it >> in >> the summer when the ice man came and we could get bits of ice off of his >> wagon.. >> We got presents twice a year - birthday and Christmas. Nothing in >> between >> Not like today's kids. >> Christmas was a religious holiday for us. We had an advent wreath which >> marked the weeks until the baby Jesus came. The nativity was put up >> early >> in >> December with every one arranged except the baby Jesus. If we were good >> all >> day we got to put straw in the manger so He would have a soft bed when >> He >> arrived on Christmas eve night. Jesus always left us a book Christmas >> morning. I still have a few a these books that I received. >> We had one exciting trip during the holidays. The whole family got >> dressed >> up and off we'd go. It seemed like it took forever although it was only >> 25 >> miles. A large, upscale department store in a near by city had wonderful >> window displays that moved and were pure magic. Santa was there too to >> hold >> us on his lap and listen to our wish list. There was a special store >> within >> the store for "kids only". Parents had to wait out side. For a dollar >> you >> could get four gifts for your family. It took us forever to pick just >> the >> right presents!Then we got to eat out - a rare treat for us. >> On Christmas eve we went to mid-night mass and then fell sound asleep >> even >> though we had planned to stay awake to see Santa have our milk and >> cookies. >> Most of our gifts were clothes but our parents always made sure we got a >> few >> toys. >> My mom always made cinnamon apples for Christmas. >> Does anyone know how to make these? She cooked a syrup of water, sugar >> and >> red hots (and maybe something else?) and put peeled whole apples in >> this >> syrup and cooked the apples. They came out a pretty red color and had a >> cinnamon taste. She served them cold on a lettuce leaf on a salad plate. >> Wish I knew how to make them. Any ideas? You can tell I am not a very >> good >> cook. :-) >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Julie" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 1:04 PM >> Subject: [VASHENAN] Catching up on things >> >> >>> my grandfather called margarine, Oleo - he was born in Wisconsin, and >>> grew >>> up in Iowa, and eventually moved to Chicago. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------- >>> Looking for last minute shopping deals? 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She > always used a very firm apple like > "Yorks". She served them cold (no marshmallows) She also peeled her > apples > and I believe she cooked them on the top of the stove not in the oven. > Haven't had them for many years now but I still remember having them > almost every > year, > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.17/1179 - Release Date: > 12/9/2007 11:06 AM > >