Farmers' Almanac Snacks
Purple Pickled Eggs
Delicious, and colorful, pickled eggs, for Easter, or any time.
Jan Hagels (Christmas Favorite)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg, separated 2 cup all purpose flour 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp water 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts Directions: Heat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 15 1/2″ by 10 1/2″ by 1″ pan. Mix butter, sugar and egg yolk. Stir in flour and… Continue Reading »
Simple Christmas Roll Out Cookies
8 ounces cream cheese 8 ounces butter 3 cups flour Jelly of your choice or canned fruit filling (poppy seed works well too) Mix all ingredients together. Shape into a ball and refrigerate overnight. Take out one quarter and roll out the dough on a clean surface covered in powdered sugar. Cut out 2 inch… Continue Reading »
Spooky Spiders
A fun and spooky treat for Halloween, or any time.
Banana Ghosts
Try this fun and spooky treat at Halloween, or any time.
White Chocolate Popcorn Balls
A sweet and crunchy treat kids of all ages will love.
If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.
