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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Salted Caramels


Ingredients:
1 cup Heavy Cream
1/2 cup Butter
1 1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Corn Syrup
1/4 cup Water
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Coarse Sea Salt


Directions:
Spray with non stick spray and line an 9×5 loaf dish with parchment so that excess paper comes up the sides.

Cut up butter into slices and combine with cream and microwave 1-2 minutes until butter is melted.

In the medium to large saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water.

Stir just until the sugar is moistened and uniform, being careful not to splash sugar on sides.

Heat over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil.

Cover with a lid for 1 minute (this helps wash any sugar on sides back in).

Remove lid and do not stir the after this point.

Place the pot with the sugar mixture over medium to medium-high heat.

Let the sugar syrup come to a boil without stirring.

Cook until mixture reaches 320, the syrup will begin to darken slightly.

Turn off the heat and slowly add the warm cream and butter mixture a little at a time while gently whisking (will bubble violently).

Turn burner back on to medium-high.

Let the caramel come to a boil and reach 240 without stirring.

Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla.

Pour into the prepared pan.

Cool 20 to 30 minutes then scatter the salt over the caramel.

Let the caramel cool 4 hours.

Lift out of the pan using parchment paper and onto a cutting board.

If caramels are still too soft, refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Cut the caramels into candies with a very sharp knife.

Cut squares of wax paper a little larger than caramels.

Wrap each in the wax paper and twist the ends.




A Wonderful Holiday Gift Idea! YUM!



Recipe From <http://cincyshopper.com/salted-caramels-recipe-great-gift-giving/>

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

The Giving Tree


We will have a tree in the foyer at church set up as a “Giving Tree”
Please take an ornament, and then purchase the gift that is listed on it.
Return the wrapped gift with a tag stating what the gift is. 
All gifts will be delivered to appreciative families in the ward before
Christmas.

Thank you for helping to make Christmas special for so many!

Elusive Elf

Become a Relief Society
“Elusive Elf”!…

(An opportunity for service this Christmas!)


Looking for an opportunity to give some anonymous service?
We will have a basket in the Relief Society room that will
have pieces of candy in it, with names of a sister that you or
your family can become an “Elusive Elf” to this Christmas.

Here's what you do:
  • Pick a piece of candy
  • Unwrap the name of the sister
  • Leave something on her doorstep from the Relief Society "ELUSIVE ELF"
    • (SHHHHHH!)
    • You can leave anything you'd like...homemade goodies; a small gift; a basket of wonderfulness; a Tropical Smoothie;...sky's the limit! Just make it anonymous!
  • What YOU get:
    • The most incredible Christmas spirit in your heart and your home!

Isaiah Class: Beginning in January!


We are so excited to announce we will be starting an Isaiah Class,
beginning January 2016.  This is an opportunity to “get your toes wet” in your
personal study of Isaiah.  We are so thrilled to have Melissa Smith (a former
member of our ward) agree to teach this class.  Melissa has a Master’s Degree in
History, and has done an exhaustive study of Isaiah.  She has taught this subject
before, and is an excellent teacher! 

We hope you will want to come and participate in this great learning opportunity.

Here are some of the details:
  • the 3rd Tuesday of each month (first class January 19th)
  • January thru May (just 5 classes!)
  • 7-8:30om
  • Teresa Vincent's Home
  • Main study texts: the King James Version of the Bible and Victor Ludlow's Book Isaiah-Prophet Seer and Poet
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!