It was around Christmas, all I remember is that it was the coldest on record in Detroit area history. I got a phone call from my wife, on this call she asked me to do her a favor. "Please fill a shoebox with horse manure and wrap it in Christmas paper, bring it here to work and put it in the front seat of my car." I asked why? She told me they were playing a joke on one of her friends. So I went out to the barn and got a box of "Horse Apples'.
I really hope it doesn't start!
On my way with the Poop
The Poop was pretty frozen and was easily transferred to the container, I'm reading this and can't believe that without hesitation in -20 below weather, I just dropped everything and did what she asked. (I still do it to this day) Unfortunately, my car started and I drove out to the supermarket where she worked. I really had a tough time finding her car. It was a pretty big parking lot, the employees weren't supposed to park close to the store. I thought since it was so cold, maybe the managers let them park closer.
Sure enough, I finally found it. I parked beside her car and walked up to the drivers side and sure enough, it was locked! I started to panic, it was so cold, so I ran around to all the doors, and then all of a sudden, "put your hands on top of the car, NOW! Push the box with your foot towards me, move any other part of your body and I"ll shoot it off. Officer, can I speak? What's in the box? Is it a bomb of some kind? I said no it's a Christmas present. My wife works here and she asked me to bring it and the doors were locked so I tried all the doors, He said "it looked like a break in to me, now, what's in the box? I said well, it's horse manure. He asked, "you would get yourself shot over a box of horse manure?" You're a moron with a box of manure. Let's go in and meet the wife so we can clear this up!" All the way in the cop was muttering words like, clown, idiot a fry short of a happy meal, and my favorite, manure moron.
Free at last
My lovely wife came over and verified the story, the cop shook his head and let me go. I still don't feel free until this day. I've got lots more for you.
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I made this a few years ago for Christmas dinner, and I'll never forget the response from my brother in law Bill. He took a taste and it almost brought tears to his eyes, not because it was crummy, he said it reminded him of his mother's bread pudding which he hadn't had for years. (by the way he almost ate all of it by himself) So I'll share it with you just in time for this coming Christmas.
Ready for the oven
Custard Mix
Simply Beautiful
3 cups of sugar
1 teaspoon salt
12 eggs
1 and 1/2 quarts of milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
Baking dish 9X13 or Deep Dish baking pan
1/2 loaf french bread shredded in a baking dish
1/4 pound butter melted and drizzled over bread pieces
1/2 cup of pecans sprinkled on top of bread peices
Pour on custard mix, bake at 325 degrees until bread is brown about an hour and 20 minutes.
Butter Sauce/optional (too sweet for me) I made it a set aside, it was available if you wanted it.
1 pound butter
1 1/2 # powdered sugar
4 egg1/4 cup of Amaretto (optional)
Hey, I looked everywhere, this was the closest "Bread" song I could find! Shhhh, I think the lead guitarist is actually Eric Clampton, David Gates was a "strummer")
Read through the recipe and check the ingredients, pan sizes and any special requirements, such as chilling the dough. Be sure to measure all the ingredients accurately and always preheat the oven before baking. Oven temp. 325 degrees (wait for the beep.beep...beep)
To easily shape drop cookies, use an ice cream scoop with a release bar. The bar usually has a number on it indicating the number of scoops that can be made from one quart of ice cream. The handiest size is a #80 to #90 scoop. This will yield about one rounded teaspoon full of dough for each cookie.
When a recipe calls for greasing the cookie sheets, use shortening or a nonstick cooking spray. What I use is parchment paper instead of greasing. It eliminates clean-up, bakes the cookies more evenly and allows them to cool right on the paper. I have three cooling locations, when they first come out, I lay the paper (hold paper, pull edges until paper lays flat and put on cooling rack on the left counter) Put the next batch in and move the cookies you just took out, and lay them on another counter to the right counter on a cooling rack and repeat, over and over until you're happy with the number of cookies. Once you get the rhythm,they can go in gift boxes or refreeze for a later time. They will freeze well for 60 days.
For even baking and browning, bake cookies in the center of the oven. If heat distribution in your oven is uneven, turn the cookie sheet halfway through the cooking time.
Christmas Cookies
Old Fashioned Chocolate Chip
Most cookies bake quickly and should be watched carefully to avoid over baking. It is better to slightly under bake, rather than over bake cookies
Cookies should bake, edges should start to brown 12 minutes Max. Then take them out! Simple recipe for the simple man or woman! I love being a simple man.Enjoy the video, thanks for looking and Happy Holidays!
