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He asked me what I was making . ..
I asked him what he brought me . ..
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I think I may be the last kid on the block to make these but I thought I would tell you how I did it regardless.
Very simply
I used equal parts of homemade applesauce (I'm sure bought is fine)
with equal parts last years cinnamon/cloves/ginger
I used 2 cups of each spices/applesauce
The largest amount of spice was cinnamon but if you want to toss your old cookie spices before you begin your Christmas baking . . .well, toss them in here.
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I then added a good 1/4 cup of white glue. I didn't measure.
I mixed this up and added a wee bit of water a little at a time until I could form it into a ball.
I kneaded it for a few minutes, while visiting with the boys.
Rob told me he brought me this nice calendar. I told Rob it didn't fit into my kitchen.
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I said well, it looks like it could make a good surface safer.
It seemed like it had a bit of a plastic surface on it.
He said . . go for it.
I have more in the truck.
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I then used a straw to make the holes to hang the ribbon through.
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They seem to want to curl so I kept turning them over.
After a while, I decided to put them in the oven at 170 degrees.
I continued to turn them every half hour.
I left them in their for several hours.
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Our house has the sweet smell of cinnamon, even this morning.
I'm starting a new label for these under recipes.
I wouldn't want anyone trying to feed these to anyone.
Have a great day my friends, I'm
I sure wondered for a second or two what on earth you were making, first with all those spices, and then, the GLUE!! Then I remembered you were going to demonstrate how to make gingerbread ornaments. The hearts are just lovely. And I never would have figured out by myself to tie them that way with the bows on the fronts of the hearts - it's really clever! Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGood one Lovella I have forwarded this to some of my work comrades I am sure they will get a laugh. I really like your blog I can see why you get so many hits. Thanks for the cookies and coffee yesterday.
ReplyDeleteRob your chick guy.
P.S Next time i'll bring you a pen.
Very nice Lovella. I really like the way you tied the ribbons. Such a crafty little one you are.
ReplyDeleteHave a good day.
Love them! I'm going to have to try that recipe. Bring on Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you included all the instructions and pictures. I've never made them yet, but it would be fun to. I love the smell of cinnamon and spices.
ReplyDeleteSo creative, very pretty and such a fun post!!
ReplyDeleteBut as I was reading, I was wondering...
What would have happened had you just taken your 'gingerbread cookies' out of the oven and you stepped out of the kitchen for a few minutes, JUST when Terry brought Rob in and the boys decided you wouldn't mind if they sampled your obviously Christmas baking.....
oh dear - moral of the story.... don't leave these alone in the kitchen until the ribbons are on !!!
Or perhaps you could index them under "Zero Calorie Treats."
ReplyDeleteWonder if inside dogs would leave them alone?
Very cute project. Cute chick guy too. Wonder how he deals with being called the chick guy.
I can imagine that your house smelled divine...cinnamon and ginger will do that.
ReplyDeleteNice pic of Terry and the chick guy!!
I noticed you now know how to "strike out" mistakes in your post. You are right, it does look neat! I like it...
Your chick guy Rob is my cousin!Small world!
ReplyDeletevery small world... he's my cousin too :)
ReplyDeleteYour cookie ornaments are beautiful and I bet they smell great too!
Oh hey, you learned how to cross out words. That is pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteYour ornaments are beautiful! I love the ribbon designs you added to them. I really like applesauce-cinnamon ornaments because they last for so many years! I like to keep some hung up in my pantry --- they last forever and make things smell SO good! One year a friend gave me a new batch of them and she'd glued tiny jingle bells on each one along with a ribbon.
ReplyDeleteLove that rolling board! Very cool! Tell the chick salesman that all your friends want one too! LOL!
:) LaTeaDah
Now that looks like a craft that even I can do!! Thanks Lovella.
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