Time Capsule

Ten years ago while hoarding bottled water,toilet paper and other essentials to survive the millennium bug we also stowed various items in a time capsule to be opened at the end of the decade. Most everyone who was in attendance at our tree burning/new years party that year placed something in the capsule.
We'll open the container this weekend and take a look back. I'll post more info about what's inside in a few days. If anybody wants to drop by and take a look just come on by.

Get Well Wishes

... to Cathy and Kale following their procedures. Hope everything went just great. Rest up. We're all thinking of you.

Merry Christmas

The stockings are hung by the chimney with care - have a wonderful Christmas. Love to you all. Wild O's

Another Day . . .

Another December birthday. Happy #2 Jaden!

Happy Birthday Cara!

Tried to move a picture here, couldn't get it to work. Darn! Such a nice picture too! Anyway, hope your birthday was very nice. Love Mom , Dad & Amy

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Rum Balls

Step one
- buy RUM
- Bacardi 151

The original recipe is the Bourbon Ball recipe in the Joy of Cooking. If you use the cookbook version, the dough is always to dry.
So my rule of thumb is -
add more rum.

• 2 T cocoa
• 1 c powdered sugar - sift cocoa and sugar together in a large bowl
• 1/4 to 1/2 c rum ( sometimes I add a little Triple Sec)
• 4 T light Karo - mix in 1 c measure (you may need more of this mixture if the dough is to dry)
• 2 1/2 c vanilla wafer crumbs - that's about 1 box vanilla wafers ground up in the food processor (the original recipe allows for ginger snaps as an option - might be good)
• 1 c chopped pecans
• Add crumbs and nuts together with the cocoa and sugar in the large bowl.
• Add liquid and mix.
• If crumbly, make more rum/Karo mix and add a little at at time.
• The dough should be a bit sticky since the cookie crumbs soak up liquid as they sit.
• Form into bite sized balls and roll in granulated sugar and store in air tight container until time to serve.

These are very strong - use regular rum if you want milder Rum Balls.

Do not eat and drive.

Double Up

Must be a time warp. I'm sure that was only yesterday. Happy Birthday girls!