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Boy Scout Troop 118 Buffalo NY
Today’s #tbt is a quick photo from the history of St. Ann’s Boy Scout 118. I have no idea of the date but the looks on the boys’ faces? Could totally be from today.
Bourbon Balls (a recipe for getting through covid)
A bourbon ball is a Southern delicacy, invented by Ruth Hanly Booe of Rebecca Ruth Candy in 1938.
Bourbon balls are bite-sized confections incorporating bourbon and dark chocolate as an ingredient.
The most common variation for home cooks is regional to the southern United States and incorporates crushed cookies, corn syrup, chopped pecans, and bourbon into a mixture that is formed into balls and coated in powdered sugar to prevent the evaporation of the alcohol. Once molded they are aged for up to a week, in a sealed container in a cool dark place, before serving. They will stay edible for up to a month before becoming too frail to pick up in one piece as the evaporation process desiccates the packed structure of the cookie.
Another variation has a similar filling, but with a chocolate exterior. The filling can also be similar to a truffle or a cherry cordial, with bourbon added.
Using other types of alcohol one can make rum balls, flavored vodka balls, or liqueur balls.
Via Wikipedia
Bourbon Balls
Ingredients
- 6 oz package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3 Tbsp light corn syrup
- ¼ cup bourbon
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 ¼ cup vanilla wafers crushed
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
- 4 oz chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Melt chocolate pieces over simmering water in a double boiler
- Blend in corn syrup and bourbon
- Stir in sugar, crushed cookies and nuts until well coated
- Roll mixture 1 tsp at a time into balls
- Roll balls in chocolate sprinkles to coat generously, pressing firmly
- Place on a pan.
- Cover and chill in refrigerator.
Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake (just for @ascalzi98)
When digging through old recipe books and cards sometimes you find something interesting (or more of a WTF?). This is one of those things. I am actually tempted though to try it but this is something I would not use good sauerkraut in. The canned stuff should be fine- no using the stuff from my friends at Barrel and Brine- (seriously please click through and throw them a few dollars of support to help them feed their neighborhood during Covid-19)
CHOCOLATE SAUERKRAUT CAKE
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup Shortening
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 ¼ cups sifted Flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 2./3 cup sauerkraut [rinsed in hot water, drained and chopped]
Instructions
- Cream shortening and sugar.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Add remaining ingredients alternately with water.
- Stir in sauerkraut.
- Bake in 2 round pans that have been greased at floured for 350° for 30 minutes.
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Saturday Night Quickie
Saturday Night Quickie
Yes, Saturday Night Quickie is the name of the recipe. Yes, I’m giggling because I’m 12. Did I mention that this recipe is from a church cookbook (Amherst Community Church)?
I have questions, so many questions- Is the cheese supposed to be cut up in some way or is it just a block of cheese? Does the type of cheese matter? Can I get away with using Wegmans brand?
Saturday Night Quickie
Ingredients
- 1 can Campbells Tomato soup
- ¾ lb sharp cheese
- 1 tsp prepared mustard
- toast
Instructions
- Place all in a double boiler and when the cheese has melted, serve on toast.
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