Featured Holiday – Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day – In the United States, about 150 years ago a Homemaker named Anna Jarvis wanted to bring attention to the impoverished health conditions in her region. She decided to organize a special day to help her cause. She called it “Mothers Work Day.” When she died in 1905 her daughter began to Lobby…

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Featured Holiday – Cinco de Mayo

May 5 – Cinco de Mayo means “The 5th of May.” Many people believe that it is Mexico’s Independence Day. This is not true. Independence Day in Mexico is September 16. The history of Cinco de Mayo dates back to the mid 1800’s. Mexico was in substantial debt with France, Spain, and England. France decided…

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Champagne Punch

ice cubes juice from 12 lemons Sugar to taste 16 ounces brandy 8 ounces curacao 16 ounces soda water 2 bottles champagne Fruit slices Chill all ingredients. Place ice cubes in punch bowls. Mix lemon juice with sugar to taste. Pour into punchbowl with brandy and curacao. Let chill. Add soda water and champagne just…

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Champagne Cocktail

1/2 teaspoon sugar 1 dash Angostura bitters 4 ounces iced champagne Lemon peel Stir sugar and bitters in bottom of a chilled champagne flute. Pour in champagne. Garnish with a lemon peel twist. Copyright © The Recipe Finder, All Rights Reserved

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Pineapple Glazed Ham

4 cups pineapple juice 1 T. sliced, fresh ginger 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 9-pound, bone-in smoked ham 12 whole cloves 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 1 20-oz can pineapple slices in juice, drained 10 maraschino cherries, halved Stir together first 3 ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a…

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