Holiday Nut Acorn Recipes

Melt butter, remove from heat, and stir in sugar, vanilla, and pecans. Sift flour and baking powder; add to butter mixture. Form dough into 42 balls, using a rounded teaspoonful for each. Flatten one end by pressing on ungreased cookie sheet and pinching top... - 40.1847

1. Glue the candle to the center of the cardboard ring. (To make it really secure, push a nail up through the cardboard into the candle.) 2. Hold a white-pine cone by the top petals; carefully split the cone in half, down the center, with the utility knife.... - 30.2443

MAKING 1.Prepare squash by cooking in boiling salted water for 15 minutes until soft. 2.Drain and remove the rinds. 3.Mix squash with butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt and blend until smooth. SERVING 4.Serve in bowls. - 31.1485