Mound Balls

Ingredients:

1/2 lb margarine, softened
1 lb box confectioners sugar
1 lb coconut minus 1 cup
1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk
1 cup chopped pecans
12 oz bag semi-sweet morsels
2 squares (1 inch) paraffin

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together except morsels and paraffin. (You will need to use your hands).
2. Shape into 1 inch balls and refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Melt paraffin and morsels together in double boiler and use a toothpick to dip balls.
4. Place on wax paper and refrigerate til set. (You do not need to keep them refrigerated).

Note: This makes a lot and they keep well. They also are great for gifts in a pretty box or container.

Praline Grahams

Ingredients:

1 (5 1/3 oz) pkg graham crackers
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup pecans, chopped fine

Directions:

1. Separate each graham cracker into four sections and arrange on ungreased 15x10x1 inch jellyroll pan with edges touching.
2. Melt butter in a saucepan, then stir in sugar and pecans.
3. Bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Spread mixture evenly over graham crackers.
5. Bake at 300 for 12 minutes.
6. Remove from pan and cool on wax paper.

Yield: 3 1/2 dozen

Sausage Balls

Ingredients:

3 cups Bisquick mix
1 lb sausage (can use hot or mild)
1 lb grated sharp cheese

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together and shape into small balls (about 1 inch).
2. Bake about 25 minutes at 375.

Orange Balls

Ingredients:

1 12 oz box vanilla wafers
1 lb box powdered sugar
1 stick margarine, softened
1 6 oz can frozen orange juice
1 cup chopped pecans
Flaked coconut

Directions:

1. Crush vanilla wafers into fine crumbs.
2. Add remaining ingredients except coconut and mix well.
3. Form into balls and roll in coconut.
4. Store in refrigerator.

Christmas Danish Pudding

Ingredients:

1 cup butter
1 3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tblspn orange juice
1 tsp salt
3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup mixed candied fruit

Glaze:

1 grated orange rind
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups orange juice


Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together and put in lightly greased tube pan.
2. Bake 1 hour and 40 minutes at 300.
3. While cake is baking, mix glaze ingredients together and let stand until cake is done.
4. Pour glaze over cake as soon as you remove it from oven, while still in pan.
5. Remove from pan and enjoy.