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g J fr■ > ) EjEntertainment The holiday season is approaching fast, and questions about gift ideas are arriving even earlier. Here at The Ciackamas Print, a lovely holiday gift guide has been prepared for any and all of those questioning students. I This holiday, instead of competing between store lines, stay at home and create some traditional homemade gifts for the ones closest to you. Break out the scrap paper, glue, markers, and other materials, because it’s time for this ^year’s Clackamas holiday bazaar of crafty ornaments and recipes. j S imple H oliday F rench T oast , easy C hocolate F ondue Ingredients: FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS LI Tbsp., butter or margarine ■ or 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate fchips Kne 7-07 jar marshmallow creme Directions: I ^tLACKAMA^nnfXl Hrfclt butter on medium heat Add chocolate chips and marshmallow ■erne Snr occasionally After mix- ®Ure is melted, reduce heat to low for ■enine Serve warm, dipping your favorite dunkers on forks such as Lubes of angel food cake, dough- feuis. fruit cube'., pineapple, stiau- perrics. etc. Ingredients: Eggnog Bread of choice (potato bread works best) Directions: This recipe is probably the simplest recipe of them all. Instead of soak ing a piece of bread in eggs and frying, soak a piece of bread in eggnog and fry it. The recipe is straightforward and sim ple. It’s holiday French toast. fe L ady ' ì H at ohuamit maim a C heese F ondue iC|I I 1* I ■ Ingredients: 5 cups processed Swiss American cheese 2 cups water Optional: 1 cup sauteme wine 1 tsp garlic powder 1 Tbsp, butter % tsp accent Dash of white pepper Dash of nutmeg Yz loaf rye bread Yz loaf French bread 1 i > P eppermint C andy 1 pg. white almond bark Y a tsp peppermint flavoring 2 crushed peppermint candy canes Directions: / ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Lay out some old newspaper across a flat surface (this will be the work area). Gently open the top of the ball orna ment by unscrewing the hook at the top. Pour in a tablespoon of one paint color, then a tablespoon of another color, and so on until all the colors you would like to appear are inside the ornament. With caution, as not to break the ball orna ment, twist the top back on and shake the ornament to blend the colors. Once a satisfying design appears, set the ornament on the newspaper to dry over night. This craft idea can be done many times, and each time a different design will make the ornament unique. B rownies All HtCIffT AHO GIFT IDFAi NOUGHT TO YOU by B ecky W iify | || y ISIBlil ill ' s' Styrofoam cups (without any brand names written on item) Bibhon (color oi choice) liot glue gun Cookie Sheet Ingredients A clear ball ornament (available at any craft store) Various colors of paint Newspaper in a jar Ingredients: Directions: Grate cheese, bring water, wine, butter and seasoning to a boil. Add cheese and set into a double boiler (cheese will bum if you do not use a double boiler). Stir thoroughly with a wooden spoon until cheese melts to a sauce. Dice bread into 2 inch squares and brown lightly in the oven. B all O rnament topping List: Directions: Directions: Melt almond bark per package direc tions. Add peppermint flavoring and crushes candy canes, then mix. Cover cookie sheet with wax paper. Spread mixture on wax paper. Break into bite size pieces. Place in refrigerator for at least one hour to cool. 'Xs / C' X-X Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place Styrofoam cups upside-down on a cookie sheet leaving about an inch between each cup Hake until the cups have shriveled and shrunk in size (time will depend unon individual r____L_ _____ ovens). Watch the cups at all times as they are baking. When cups have shrunk, pull them out of the oven to let cool over night. When each cup has fully cooled down, their appearance will resem ble a lady’s hat. Tie a bow around the top of the hat ornament (the bottom of the baked cup). On the back of the cup, hot glue a second and smaller ribbon for the hook of the ornament. Let cool for about a half hour. This may also be a pin. and in order to do so, hot glue a safety pin to the back of the hat instead of a ribbon. Layer each of the ingredients into an empty mayonnaise jar as follows: 1 cup of flour Yz tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 4 Tbsp, of cocoa % cup of sugar Yz cup of brown sugar % cup of sugar 4 Tbsp, of cocoa Y a cup of white chips Y a cup of chocolate chips Directions: Put mix in a bowl and stir. Add Yz cup of melted margarine, 2 eggs, Y a cup of water, Yz tsp vanilla and bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees/ H ot C ocoa delight Ingredients: 3 cups of Nestle’s Quick™ 1 cup powdered sugar 5 1/3 cup powdered milk 2 Yz cup Coffeemate™ Directions: These ingredients could be use as a gift in a container with a ribbon tied at the top. To make the perfect cup of hot chocolate, add a 1/3 of this mix with hot water. Prin t J Contact Ben Hohn for advertising. Discount for students, faculty, and non-profits. 503-657-6958ext. 2309 admgi@clackamas.edu
