You can tell it’s getting close to Christmas when all I want to do is bake… I get very sentimental this time of year, and try to create a post card, romantic song, movie life… Unfortunately it rarely works…
I love to cook and the kitchen I have is less than conducive to mass baking… A couple years ago, I decided to send everyone cookies and treats for Christmas, and I baked for a week and a half… I baked 12 different kinds of cookies and made fudge, peanut brittle, and a couple kinds of cake… I sent them out to all of our family all over the country, I delivered them to my kids and their friends… I gave them to our friends and took them to parties… What I did not do, was to eat any of them… I had a grand time making and sharing them… I made scones and breads last year, sprinkled with 3 or 4 kinds of cookies, I gave them to the girls in Nottingham, and a few friends here… I have started to bake some cakes this year, cakes are not as big of a project, and do not require the same space as a variety of cookies…
What I would truly love is to have the big kitchen, a huge beautiful Christmas tree, a fireplace, and lots of old Christmas songs playing while I create a mass of sweets that would give any school room of children a big tummy ache… It’s coming on Christmas their cutting down trees…