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Easter Tradition

Each year, part of our family Easter tradition is sharing communion bread and washing each other's feet.  This has been a great time for our family to love and serve each other in this way.  I am personally very thankful for the inlaw children God has blessed our family with, and how they, too, share in this experience.  Our little ones also delight in joining us.  So after dinner and enjoying watching the children find the hidden eggs, we go to the 'upper room'.  This is a room that my husband, Harry and I have previously prepared for this celebration.  We read in the Bible where Jesus shared the last supper with his disciples and washed their feet .  Then we do the same.

I'd like to share my receipe for communion bread.  It's an old receipe I got from a lady at my church many years ago.  I always make extra and send a bag home with each family.   I hope your family can enjoy this as we do.

Communion Bread

4 cups flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp sugar

3/4 cup whipped unsalted butter (room temp)

mix above with hands - as you would pie dough

gradually add 1 cup warm cream (half & half)

knead well

divide into balls (probably 3 or 4)

work each ball well with hands until all bubbles are out and dough is very soft

roll each ball out on a cookie sheet until 1/8 - 1/4" thick

mark as you would like it divided (I use a pizza cutter to cut in 1" strips - do not cut all the way through to the pan - just mark it.  Then mark across to make 1" square pieces.  Then take a fork - I use a 3-prong fork to make holes so the dough does not bubble up when baking.  I also like to think of the 3 holes as representing the Father, Son, & Holy Spirit in our lives.)

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.  It should be lightly brown on bottom.  It can look slightly doughy, but not too much.  Don't overbake.

Cool, cut or break apart - store in air-tight container.  You can freeze it for a while if you want to.  We like it best when it's fresh.  I usually make it one day ahead.

Pancake Syrup

Have you ever gotten up on a Saturday or Sunday morning to make pancakes for your family and found you were out of syrup?!!  Well, here is a solution - make your own. 

You'll need to keep some maple flavoring on hand - found where you purchase vanilla.  Now, the recipe:

1 3/4 cups white sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar (I use dark brown)

1 cup water

Bring to a boil, turn down to a steady boil, then cover and boil 1 minute

Remove from heat - allow to cool slightly (keep lid on to keep from getting film on top)

Add 1/2 tsp vanilla

Add 1/2 tsp maple flavor

I also add some Karo syrup to make desired consistancy (1/4 - 1/2 cup)

Put into an empty pancake bottle and serve!  They'll never know the difference!

Green Punch

This is a family favorite at get togethers along with playing Rook and Up and Down.

Punch:

1/2 cup sugar

3 cups water

1 3oz box jello (orange,lime or stawberry)- we like lime the best

boil to dissolve

add:

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 large can unsweetened pinapple juice

Pour into containers and freeze

remove from freezer 2 hours prior to serving

add 2qt gingerale

Homemade Round Up

Here is a my recipe for Round up:

1. 1 gallon vinegar
2. 2 cups salt
3. 8 drops dish soap

Mix and put in a spray bottle. Spray directly on weeds.

Mom