REAL hot chocolate...and a fruity glogg to warm the cockles of your heart...

By way of the Old Farmer's Almanac...yum-yum!

Real Hot Chocolate
Beverages Recipes
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Yield: 3 servings
1-1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup light cream
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, plus a pinch to garnish
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Pinch salt
3 ounces semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
Whipped cream
Combine ingredients over medium heat until chocolate melts. Serve with whipped cream and garnish with cinnamon.

Nonalcoholic Glogg
Beverages Recipes
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Yield: Makes 10 to 12 servings.
1 6-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, reconstituted
1 6-ounce can frozen raspberry concentrate, reconstituted
4 cinnamon sticks
1/8 teaspoon cloves
4 cardamom pods
1/4 cup raisins (optional)
3 tablespoons sugar
1 orange, sliced
1 lemon, sliced
Combine all ingredients except for the fruit slices, and heat to steaming. When ready to serve, float citrus slices on top.

Overnight Coffe Cake (a crosspost)

3/4 c. butter or margarine, softened

1 c. sugar

Cream together, then add;
2 eggs

1 c. sour cream.


In a separate mixing bowl, combine;

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. nutmeg.



Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture, a little at a time, mix well, pour into greased and floured 13x9x2, or 2 8x8 baking dishes.



Combine

3/4 c. packed brown sugar(I use dark)

1/2 c. chopped nuts(walnuts, cashews, or pecans...or be like AOW and use mixed)

1 tsp. gr. cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice,

mix well and sprinkle over top.(I add pats of butter as well.)

Cover and refrigerate overnight, next morning, uncover and bake in 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes, or until it tests done.Mmmmmmmmmm!