This is a Holiday family favorite, Uncle Bill's Egg Nog. Even as a little girl, when I could only get a tea spoon of it, that made me very happy. The recipe: 6 eggs separated 1/2 cup of sugar 2 cups of whipping cream 1 cup of milk Now this is where the fun happens 1/2 cup of Brandy (or Apple Jack) 1/2 cup of Bourbon 1/2 cup of over proof Rum (100+) I only had Barcardi. Beat egg yolks and sugar together until they are thick, slowly add cream, milk, and spirits, then chill. Before serving, whip the egg whites (this took longer than I thought it would take) and fold into chilled mixture. Chill again. A while before...
I created the skirt from cotton muslin. When I am working on a pattern I usually use muslin to check the pattern. There is so much fabric left, that I try to reuse and repurpose. This time I created a skirt which I embellished with patches and old buttons. I am learning how to use the free motion sewing, which I have a looooong way to go with mastering it.
The Camisole is a stretch silk and is also patchworked, then embellished with Mother of pearl buttons. I then dipped the top in coffee to darken and give it more texture.
The belt is a ribbon embellished with old buttons.
I had a lot of apples and wanted to make a cobbler, but had little experience with that dough....then I found this Easy Apple Cobbler from A Cozy Kitchen Filling: I had apples I don't even know what kind they were. 2 honey crisp apples peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch slices 2 gala apples peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch slices 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour Juice from 1 small lemon about 1 tablespoon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger For these last two ingredients I really ground them up with my Motar Teeny pinch of ground cardamom Teeny pinch...
For the past few years, Macy's has done interactive windows. On 34th street side, the windows had buttons, you would step on to make, Santa Fly, put toys in the bag, and have fun. This caught the eyes of young and old....grown ups especially had a good time being a kid again.
On the Broadway side, the windows were message and brightly colored with lights.
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Always a show stopper Bergdorf never disappoints, the artful designers use every corner of the window. This year they had a message LOVE, HOPE, HARMONY, JOY, GOODNESS.
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