A Christmas story and a recipe

I’d like to share two holiday items from my e-mail. First, this story-reminder of the Christmas message of sharing (author unknown):

If the girl wasn’t so poor

She’d be as pretty as you

Wearing all your fine and warm clothes

Eating delicate cakes and waffles

Not like the gruel she’s been so

used to

If the boy wasn’t so poor

Maybe he’d laugh like you too

Playing tag with mommy and daddy

Littering toys, there’s just too many

And not work at night because

he has to

If the man wasn’t so poor

He could walk as proud as you do

Talk of fancy cars and that good

investment

Not fret over bills or last month’s

unpaid rent

Or hide the truth he’s been quite

ill too

If the mother wasn’t poor

She can try to be as proper as you

Admire your big hair with its pins

and laces

Tea with society friends with same

faces

She can’t talk much because she

knows she’s not you_

But they saw someone else was as

poor

And they were looking for shelter too

Away from a king, his plot and his

danger

The weary couple rest in a Bethlehem

manger

And a holy child to them was born

And the newborn bore hope

He smiled as if he always knew

That he will always be by their

side and

Will never ever leave them

His loving eyes assured, “I am just

like you.”

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Then, a recipe for Tequila Christmas Cookies, which the anonymous chef says s/he has tried a couple of times, and so can we:

Ingredients

1 cup water

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup brown sugar

4 large eggs

1 cup nuts

2 cups dried fruit

750 ml bottle tequila, Jose Cuervo

Directions

1. Sample the Cuervo to check quality.

2. Take a large bowl, check the Cuervo again to be sure it is of the highest quality.

3. Pour one level cup and drink.

4. Turn on the electric mixer.

5. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.

6. Add one peastoon of sugar.

7. Beat again.

8. At this point it’s best to make sure the Cuervo is still ok, try another cup just in case.

9. Turn off the mixerer thingy.

10. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.

11. Pick the frigging fruit off the floor.

12. Mix on the turner.

13. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaters just pry it loose with a drewscriver.

14. Sample the Cuervo to check for tonsisticity.

15. Next, sift two cups of salt, or something.

16. Who geeves a sheet.

17. Check the Jose Cuervo.

18. Add one table.

19. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink.

20. Whatever you can find.

21. Greash the oven.

22. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.

23. Don’t forget to beat off the turner.

24. Finally, throw the bowl through the window, finish the Cose Juervo and make sure to put the stove in the wishdasher.

Cherry Mistmas!

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