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       Title: Autumn Celebration Baskets
  Categories: Menu, Desserts, Autumn, Gifts, Tried:great
       Yield: 6 Basket/bag
  
       2 md Wicker baskets
       4 sm Autumn-colored gift bags
            Autumn-colored tissue paper
       2 sm Autumn wreath decorations
            Autumn-colored satin ribbon
      24    “Homemade Goodies” labels
            Clear plastic wrap
       2 pk Autumn cocktail napkins
       8    12-oz canning jars
      16 sm Disposable loaf pans
            “Pumpkin Bread”
            “Banana Bread”
       2    “Spiced Apple Butter”
            “Maple Kisses”
       1 ct Instant Apple Cider
  
   The first day of Fall, September 22, 1996.  Baskets for Mom & Dad R.
   and Mom & Dad C.  Bags for Granny & Grandpa, Aunt Lorraine & Uncle
   Bob, Aunt Candy & Uncle Bill, Donna & Tom.
   
   Print out 24 2x4 labels that say “Homemade Goodies” in black ink,
   preferably using a laser printer: 8 Apple Butter, 8 Pumpkin Bread, 4
   Banana Bread, 4 Maple Fudge, and 4 plain. Use a varying size of the
   TrueType Architect font. Decorate specific lables with “kitchen crock”
   stamp in black & a different bright color for each type of label.
   Decorate unspecified labels with “crock border” stamp in black and
   dark blue.
   
   Prepare 2 batches of Spiced Apple Butter according to recipe & store
   in canning jars according to instructions that came with the jars.
   Affix Apple Butter labels to jars.
   
   Prepare Pumpkin Bread according to recipe, except instead of 2 large
   loaf pans, use 8 of the small disposable pans.  Remove bread from
   pans and cool on wire racks.  When cool, wrap tightly with plastic
   wrap.  Affix Pumpkin Bread labels across the top of the wrapped
   bread.
   
   Prepare Banana Bread according to recipe, except instead of 1 large
   loaf pan, use 4 of the small disposable pans.  Remove bread from pans
   and cool on wire racks.  When cool, wrap tightly with plastic wrap.
   Affix banana Bread labels across the top of the wrapped bread.
   
   Prepare Maple Kisses according to recipe, except instead of cooling by
   teaspoonfuls, divide hot mixture among the remaining 4 small
   disposable pans.  When fudge has cooled, pop it out of the pans and
   wrap tightly with plastic wrap.  Affix Maple Fudge labels across the
   top of the wrapped fudge.
   
   In the two baskets, assemble 1 each of the napkins, Apple Butter,
   Pumpkin Bread, Banana Bread, and Maple Fudge, on a bed of tissue
   paper.  Weave fall wreath decorations into basket handles.  Make a
   big bow on top with the satin ribbon.
   
   In the four bags, assemble 1 Pumpkin Bread, 1 Apple Butter, and 2-3
   apple cider packets among tissue paper.  Decorate the handles with
   satin ribbon, and place one of the “crock border” stickers on the
   front of the bag.
   
   You have 2 of everything left then: one for sampling, and one for
   company or to bring in to work.
   
   Source: Lisa Clarke
  
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