12 ounces chocolate chips
1/4 pound butter
1 cup walnuts
10 1/2 ounces colored mini marshmallows
1 cup flaked coconut

Melt chocolate chips in butter. Cool for 5 minutes. Add nuts and marshmallows. Mix. Sprinkle coconut on wax paper. Spoon mixture over coconut. Roll up tightly to form two large 3-inch diameter logs. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into slices.

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 Tablespoon peppermint extract
Green or red food coloring (optional)
6 cups confectioners sugar
Additional confectioners sugar
1 1/2 pounds chocolate-flavored candy coating, melted

In large bowl, combine the condensed milk, peppermint extract and food coloring (optional). Add 6 cups confectioners sugar; beat on low speed until smooth and well blended. Turn mixture onto surface sprinkled with additional confectioners sugar.

Knead lightly to form smooth ball. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on wax-paper-lined baking sheets. Flatten each ball into a 1 1/2-inch patty.

Let dry 1 hour or longer; turn over and let dry on other side for at least 1 hour.

With fork, dip each patty into melted candy coating; draw fork lightly across rim of pan to remove excess coating. Invert onto wax-paper-lined baking sheets; let stand until firm.

8 dozen

1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 Tbsps. margarine
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
2 cups whole pecans
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup very cold water (to test “hard-ball” stage)
1 tsp. oil (for cookie sheets)

In a large saucepan, combine above ingredients except water. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon over a medium-low flame. Mixture should be at a low boil. Stir bottom and sides continuously. Cook for about 4 minutes until
a drop of the mixture forms a “hard-ball” drop when placed in a cup of cold water, or mixture reaches 260 degrees F. Remove from stove and beat briskly for 2 minutes until mixture cools, thickens, and becomes creamy.

On large pieces of waxed paper, aluminum foil, or oiled cookie sheets, drop 2 or 3 pecans with a tablespoon of mixture for each praline. When all of mixture has been poured, let cool thoroughly. Store in airtight containers.

Serves 10 - yields forty 2-inch pralines

2 pounds sifted confectioners’ sugar
1 can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups flaked coconut
1 stick butter or margarine, melted (4 ounces)
3 cups chopped pecans
Dipping Chocolate (below), melted

Mix all ingredients together, shape into balls, then chill until hard. Dip chilled balls in dipping chocolate and let cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

Dipping Chocolate
Use melted chocolate almond bark or purchased dipping chocolate, or the mixture below

1 cake paraffin wax
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Melt wax and milk chocolate chips together in double boiler. Dip candy in mixture then cool.

3 c. sugar
3/4 c. light corn syrup
3/4 c. water
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry jello
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)
1/2 c. flaked coconut (optional)

Combine sugar, syrup and water. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Then cook without stirring to 260 degrees on candy thermometer. Combine beaten egg whites and jello. Beat until mixture forms peaks. Pour hot syrup in a thin stream into egg whites, beating constantly. Beat until candy loses its gloss and holds its shape. Fold in nuts and coconut. Drop by spoonful onto wax paper.

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 package sliced almonds (Optional)
6 Hershey milk Chocolate bars

Melt butter and sugar in sauce pan over medium heat. Add package of sliced almonds. Stir continuously until color of the mix is a caramel color. (The butter will separate and it is done when it goes back together. Pour into a 9×13 pan and spread thinly. Place the 6 Hershey milk chocolate bars on top. When melted spread te chocolate evenly over the top. Refrigerate until cool. Once the toffee is cold, break into pieces. Store in tissue paper in gift can.

3 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
2/3 cup Pumpkin
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
3/4 cup All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ginger
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon Salt

Filling:
8 ounces Cream cheese — softened
4 tablespoons Butter — or margarine
1 cup Powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla

In large bowl, combine eggs and sugar, beating well. Add pumpkin and lemon juice, mixing until blended.

In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, spices and salt. Add to egg mixture, mixing well. Spread batter into greased and waxed-paper lined 10-by-15-inch jelly-roll pan.

Bake at 350 ? for 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Cool for 15 minutes. Place cake on clean tea towel sprinkled liberally with powdered sugar. Cool 10 minutes longer. From 10- inch side, roll cake up in towel. Set aside.

While cake is cooling in towel, prepare filling. Beat together cream cheese and butter; stir in powdered sugar and vanilla and blend until smooth. Unroll cake. Evenly spread filling over cake. Roll up cake (without the towel). Wrap in plastic wrap. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. Slice before serving. Keep leftover slices refrigerated. This pumpkin roll freezes well.