DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

These bite-sized treats resemble candy corn and have a hint of orange flavor. This recipe comes from Land O Lakes Butter. If you're interested in some other holiday recipes go to http://www.landolakes.com/recipe/1542/sparkling-candy-corn-cookies . 45 min. prep time 3:25 total time 15 dozen miniature cookies  Ingredients 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 Land O Lakes® All-Natural Egg 2 tablespoons orange juice 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Orange paste or gel food color Yellow paste or gel food color 1/2 cup sugar Directions Line bottom and sides of 9x5-inch loaf pan with waxed paper or plastic food wrap. Set aside. Combine butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add egg, orange juice, orange zest and salt. Continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add flour and baking soda. Beat until well mixed. Divi

Who was Emma Crawford?    She was a young lady who died of tuberculosis near the end of the 19th century. In 1889, Emma and her family moved to Manitou Springs (where they lived on Ruxton Avenue) in the hopes that the local mineral springs (from which the city took its name) and the mountain air might be a cure for her illness. This belief was not unusual at the time and many people suffering from the disease found their way to Manitou Springs.    Emma and her family were spiritualists. Both Emma and her mother believed that they had Native American spirits that guided them (fittingly the city of Manitou Springs also takes its name from Native American spirit lore). It is said that Emma hiked to the top of Red Mountain and had a vision there. In her vision, her spirit guide appeared near the summit. The story has it that she tied a scarf to a tree at the spot. Her dying wish was to be buried right there.    Emma was engaged to William Hildebrand, a railway engineer, prior to mo

 Make some of these and give some of those other family pictures a break this Halloween season.  These come to you from http://www.countryliving.com/ .   Happy haunting!   Paranormal Portraits You'll never look at loved ones the same way after transforming their images into a ghostly display. STEP 1: Make a black-and-white copy of a portrait on printer paper and cut out. STEP 2: To "age" the picture, lightly brush it with a sponge dipped in a solution of a few drops of black craft paint mixed with water. Let the paper dry. STEP 3: Cut a piece of card stock the same size as the photo, glue to the photo's back, and let dry. With an X-Acto knife, cut out the eyes of the picture's subject(s), piercing through the card stock and creating holes about 1/4 inch in diameter. STEP 4: Open the frame's back, remove the glass, then fit the photo inside.Insert red mini LED Christmas lights (try Superior Holiday Lighting's flattop version,