Thanksgiving Recipes

OK today I am going to start sharing recipes that will be for the week of Thanksgiving.  I have family coming in so I want to fix foods that they like during the holidays.  Today I prepared fudge, peanut butter pinwheels, and orange coconut balls.

Fantasy Fudge
(This recipe comes from the Marshmallow Creme Jar)

1 cup sugar
3/4 cup margarine
1 (5 oz.)can of evaporated milk or 2/3 cup
1 (12 oz.)Pkg of Semi-Sweet Chocolate or Milk Chocolate pieces
1 (7 oz.) jar of Marshmallow Creme
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp of vanilla

Line 9 in. square pan with foil.  Bring sugar, butter and milk to a full rolling boil in a large sauce pan on medium heat, stirring constantly.  Boil 4 minutes or until 234 degrees on candy thermometer, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat and add chocolate and marshmallow creme; stir until melted.  Stir in nuts and vanilla.  Pour into a pan and cool.  Be sure you don't try to fix this on a day when it is raining or threatening rain.  High humidity will make this candy sticky.

Melba's Peanut Butter Pinwheels
(This recipe was from my mother in law.  Bobby's family always had this at Christmas)

1 egg white
1 box of confectioner's sugar
peanut butter smooth

Mix sugar with egg white until a dough forms.  Roll out.  Spread the peanut butter over the egg white dough. Roll up and slice.  Keep refrigerated

Orange Coconut Balls
(This recipe was my Mom's.  Our family loved these.

1 pkg of vanilla wafers
1 can of frozen OJ concentrate, thawed
1 can of coconut

Crush vanilla wafers.  Mix vanilla wafers and coconut.  Then mix thawed OJ with the wafers and coconut mixture.  Roll into balls.  Roll in powdered sugar.  These get better with age.  Keep cool.

I hope you will try these recipes and keep checking back to see what other recipes I will be posting for the next couple of days.