Archive for: December, 2008

More Holiday Candy . Ultimate Rocky Road

Dec 25 2008 Published by under Recipes

Ultimate Rocky Road

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Serving Size : 20 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 Cups Milk Chocolate Chips
2 1/4 Cups Miniature Marshmallow
1/2 Cup Coarsely Chopped Nuts
1/4 Cup Sunflower Seeds

Melt over hot (not boiling water) ,milk chocolate morsels; stir until
smooth. Remove from heat.
Stir in Marshmallows, nuts and sunflower seeds.
Spread in foil lined 8-inch square pan. Chill untill firm (about one hour).

Cut into one inch squares.

Source:
“Nestle Toll House Recipe Collection”
Copyright:
“1987″
Yield:
“5 Dozen”

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Per serving: 108 Calories (kcal); 6g Total Fat; (47% calories from fat);
2g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 4mg Cholesterol; 16mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1
Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : I do not use sunflower seeds, instead I use extra nuts and
marshmallows or whatever I think my taste good in it.

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Vintage christmas cookie recipes _ Bourban Balls

Dec 25 2008 Published by under Recipes

Chocolate Bourbons Balls

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Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 Cups Fine Vanilla Wafer Crumbs
1/3 Cup Bourbon
1 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
2 Tablespoons Butter Or Margarine
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Pecans
1 1/4 Cups Powdered Sugar , Divided

In a small bowl mix cookie crumbs and bourbon. Set aside.
Place chips and butter in a large bowl. Microwave at 50% (medium) 2 to 5
minutes or untill chips are soft. Stir untill smooth. Stir in pecans and
crumb mixtures.
Slowly mix in enough sugar until mixture just holds together. Shape by
teaspoonfuls into balls, place on wax paper. Roll in remaining sugar to
coat. Store in refrigerator, tightly covered , no longer than two weeks.

Source:
“Microwave cook book from the Eighties – Chapter title Holiday Make
Aheads”
Yield:
“4 Dozen”

I have been making this for over 25 yrs– Yikes . It’s always a big hit and
freezes well. Just be sure to put it in a air tight container .

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NOTES : Use cheap bourbon- Jim Beam or worse.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Vintage Plastic Lucite Clip Earrings Jewelry

Dec 21 2008 Published by under Vintage Jewelry

Transparent Vintage Lucite Earrings filled with golden confetti Shreds.
Just perfect for New Years or any occasion you want to sparkle.

Lucite & Glitter earrings

Lucite & Glitter earrings

Soft pink Clip earrings with strands of gold. Elegant with a bit of sass.

Pink Lucite Earrings  with Gold threads

Pin Lucite Earrings with Gold threads

Don’t like to wear clip earrings, but love the beauty of the Vintage Earrings. Look at my last post on Earring buddy.

Vintage Tibet Silver Hot Sale Red Lucite Resin Teardrop Dangle Earrings Eb2043
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Vintage Tibet Silver Flossy Blue Teardrop Lucite Resin Dangle Earrings Et2122
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Green Gallant Lucite Bead Vintage Retro Copper Cluster Dangle Earrings aw1852
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Vintage Coro Golden Lucite and Rhinestone Clip-On Earrings "Signed"
US $4.99 (1 Bid)
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Vintage Sarah Coventry Red Lucite Apple & Earrings Set~Beautiful
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Great Gift for any woman or man -handy dandy Earring Converter- Clip/screw to Pierced

Dec 19 2008 Published by under Earrings Pierced, Earrings-Screw on, Vintage Jewelry

This is the most amazing item.

A Woman I know through the Ebay Boards invented this last year.

And it’s Great !

My earring Buddy.

My earring Buddy.

From the Website

If you love your vintage clip and screwback earrings
but can’t take one more minute of …the Ouch!  Pinch!  Pain!
you need…”

You can now quickly and easily convert clip earrings and convert screwback earrings into pierced earrings  within seconds.   This is a revolutionary earring converter that uses powerful Neodymium magnets to do what, until now, has seemed like the impossible.

This product was three years in the making. I was desperate to find something that would let me wear my beautiful vintage clip and screwback earrings with comfort.

I tried everything with minimal success…until…one day I had a light bulb go off in my head and voila!
My Earring Buddy
® was born.

I made a few prototypes and began testing it with friends who also wear clip and screwback earrings.  They were amazed, delighted and most of all ECSTATIC with how well it worked.

And believe me they put my invention through the test.  They jumped, ran, shook their heads like crazy trying to make their earrings fall off.  But they  worked like a champ.  It stayed put. Their earrings did not fall off. “

So, now there is no excuse, not wear those  lovely  earrings that are in your jewelery box ( or in my store, hint, hint).

Great gift idea for any occasion.

1D024E Vintage Buddy Owls Tree Branch Cute Trendy Hoop Earrings New Bronze Gold
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MY EARRING BUDDY Convert Clip and Screwback Earrings To Pierced Earrings Lot x2
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Vintage collectible World War II pins

Dec 18 2008 Published by under Uncategorized

I came across three United States World War II pins.

They are on their original cards.

Armored forces Pin

Armored forces Pin

US Army Officers's Cap Insignia Pin

US Army Officers

US Army Air Corps

US Army Air Corps

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Figural Jewelry , The Fun and Funky of Vintage Jewelry

Dec 15 2008 Published by under Vintage Jewelry

The definition of Figural is

Of, consisting of, or forming a pictorial composition of human or animal figures.

The designs can be fantasy  interpretation, or any  adaption the Jewelry artist sees  fit. So, you have dogs with blue belly’s, green stomach owls and flamingos done in rhinestones.

Wiggly EYE dog

Wiggly EYE dog Green belly Owl Pink Flamingo

VTG GReat VAriety Large Figural collection Brooch pin, some signed rare airplane
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BIG LOT COSTUME VINTAGE JEWELRY FIGURAL BROOCHES PINS Some Signed Stones
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SIGNED Vtg 925 STERLING SILVER Marcasite ROOSTER Figural Brooch/Pin~9 GRAMS
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Vintage Animal Figural Pin Brooch Lot Some Signed Enamel Rhinestones Jelly Belly
US $27.00 (5 Bids)
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Vintage Trifari Signed Figural Flying Owl Brooch Pin
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Pfeffer Kuchen German Christmas Cookies

Dec 14 2008 Published by under Recipes

In  Honor of Lili (nee Held ) Rausen

The Held family recipe.

4-5 Cups of Sifted Flour

2 1/4 Cups Of Honey

1 cup Sugar

1/4 cup Almonds, Roughly grounded

1Teaspoon Baking Soda

1  tsp Cinnamon

1 tsp Ginger

1/2 tsp Ground cloves

1/2 tsp Cardemon

Heat honey to boiling, stir in sugar and let cool.

Stir in flour, almonds & Spices.

Refrigerate ( few hrs to a day)

Roll out  & cut Cookies

Bake in 350 oven for 5 minutes.

Put icing on top if desired .

Put in tin with whole carrot.

Eat when soft.

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You be the Judge, Is this a BSK pin and earrings Set ?

Dec 12 2008 Published by under B.S.K.

BSK is a jewelry manufacturer  that was in business from 1948- 1983.

The Initials B.S.K> stood for B. Steinberg Kaslo

Their Mark was B.S.K. & B.S.K. My fair Lady.

Last week while I was out looking for the best in Vintage Jewelry, I found these goldtone & green stone earrings. They are not signed.

B.S.K. Earrings

B.S.K. Earrings

I liked them because of the  fluidity of the movement. I also realized I might have a Pin that matches.

When I got home , I found the pin, marked B.S.K.

Here’s the question, are they a Set made by B.S.K. or are they married ( a similar looked paired together)?

Bsk Pin

Bsk Pin

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Some Random Jewelry Terms to unconfuse or confuse you.

Dec 09 2008 Published by under Vintage Jewelry

D & E : is jewelry manufactured  by De Lizza & Elster Company. They made Jewelry for  many well known companies  such as Weiss, Hobe, Kramer  from 1947 to 1990.  Around 1967, they came out with their own line  named Julianna. To add to all the confusion about D &E and Juliana- they never marked /signed their jewelry.

A good website to earn more about D & E is http://www.julianajewelry.net/index.htm


Book Piece : when a piece of  jewelry you own is in a book . For an example, My D & E  is in a book on D& E ,Juliana Jewelry. ( This can be avery good thing , when you have a unsigned beauty.

Signed: when the manufacture has their name/signature  on the jewelry.

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My First D & E (Juliana) Set and it’s a Book Piece.

Dec 08 2008 Published by under D & E, Vintage Jewelry

D &E Rock Crystal Set

D &E Rock Crystal SetBack closeup of D &E

Closeup Rock Crystal Pin

Closeup Rock Crystal Pin

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