Holiday Treats

HOLIDAY DECOR: I repurpose plastic gallon milk jugs in several ways. I use them for driveway luminaries. I leave the handle and top intact and the bottom bowl intact, cutting into the side and making a large opening. I fill partially with sand, and use a tea lite. Cutting the same way, I use the jugs as chicken feeders. I hang the jugs on the side of the chicken-wire cage, and the shape prohibits the chickens from sitting on the feeder. I never have dirty food or food waste with the milk-jug feeders. Also, since I make my own laundry detergent, I use cleaned gallon milk jugs to hold the homemade liquid detergent. — L.

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Mocha-Creamer Mix

6 ounces nondairy powdered creamer
1 cup chocolate cocoa mix
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Mix ingredients together, and store in an airtight container. To serve: Stir 1 tablespoon of creamer in a mug of coffee.

Liquid Creamer

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened, condensed milk
1-1/2 cups skim milk

Choose one: Chocolate Amaretto: 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon almond extract. Vanilla: 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
Orange cappuccino: 1 teaspoon almond extract, 1/2 teaspoon orange extract.
Cinnamon strudel: 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon almond extract.
Chocolate raspberry: 2 teaspoons cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons raspberry syrup.

Measure ingredients into a 32-ounce container with a lid. Shake to combine. — Heather