Recipes from my city/state/country Archives

Oct 7th Recipe From My City/State/Country- #L&SR’s Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge

Welcome to #L&SR’s Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge October 7, 2020, Recipe from my city/state/country. Oh this one is difficult for me! So many recipes so little time. Please have a seat, grab an iced tea or lemonade out of the cooler. Be sure and try a chocolate chip or peanut butter cookie.

Well, here’s what I came up with for the the recipe: Fantastic Molasses/Ginger Cookies. I picked this recipe because it’s October and the holidays are right around the corner. AND I love it! This cookie goes great with hot cocoa while sitting in front of a big picture window as giant storybook snowflakes drift from the sky and cover the ground in sparking white! Give it a try!

Fantastic Molasses/Ginger Cookies

(A friend’s recipe handed down from generation to generation)

Ingredients:

1 ½ cup brown sugar ¾ shortening/butter (1/2 cup butter or ¼ cup shorting)

1 large egg

¾ cup molasses

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups sifted all purpose flour – for high altitude above 4,000 ft., add ¼ cup flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon cloves (I don’t care for cloves so I replace with pumpkin pie spice)

2 tablespoons ginger

¼ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking soda

Decorating sugar mixed with white sugar for decorating

Directions:

Cream sugar and butter. Add eff and beat until fluffy. Add molasses and extract, mix well. Combine dry ingredients and add slowly to creamed mixture. It will be a thick dough. Chill at least 30 minutes. I chill mine for at least an hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Form dough into one-inch balls and roll in the sugar. Place the balls on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 10-13 minutes, depending on the size of your balls and your oven. Cool tray on cooling rack for 10 minutes before placing in a container.

Do you have a recipe from your city/state/country that you want to share? Please post it in the comments!

Alas, I must return to my writing cave where deadlines loom preparing promo on my new release HIDDEN GYPSY MAGIC. Stay tuned! Chocolate Raspberry Magic release date been extended until April 2021. And I’m working on a new WIP sixth book in A Demon’s Witch Series(very exciting and coming along nicely) AND a new project is simmering Wylder West Assignment. Keep an eye out for more information. Now let’s see what other authors list as recipe from their city/state/country. L&SR

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“It feels like all the air is being sucked out of this room.” His brother’s face turned ashen white as Beth’s ghostly form took shape in the center of the room.

Brock moved to the little group gathered and glanced at the grandfather clock standing in the hallway. Fifteen minutes until midnight. The witching hour on All Hallows Eve. A nervous chuckle rose up in his throat. How cliche. His brother would be a believer after this night.

He cleared his throat and wrapped an arm around Gwen’s waist. “Can we help you, Beth?” Misfit’s howling could be heard clearly from the upstairs bedroom.

“No, but I hope we can help you.” Ghost Beth glanced back at the painting and sadly shook her head. “The ghost of Judge John Hathorne stands outside ready to curse or worse all those involved in sullying his reputation. The house stands between all of you…protecting—” The ghost’s hand and arm made a sweeping motion toward their group, “— against his magic ability.”

A soft almost hysterical giggle burst from Gwen. “Doesn’t he know that by his actions this night, he has not only outed himself but proved the rumors and article are true?”

“I don’t believe he’s considered that point.” Beth’s ghostly grim face twitched into a half-smile. “He’s bent on revenge, but apparently had trouble passing through the veil this evening.” She pointed to the clock and then laid a finger on her lips.

Thanks for popping in. I really appreciate it. Next week, October 14th, 2020, can you believe it? Halloween month is here. Anyway, next week’s blogging challenge topic is Re-reading books: Why or why not? That will be fun but I have so many books I love and re-read, I don’t know where to start. Until then have fun, stay safe, and never let the world get you down!