A Break for LAT

Hello Readers,

Lilies Among Thorns Magazine will be taking a two month break. The staff has been very busy and we are trying to bring in some new things to make LAT more exciting. We wish for you to be patient as we take this well needed break to recuperate and get things rolling again. Thank you so much for your support through it all.

We love you all. Be praying for us.

Haylie Gregory

Fudge Time~ Recipes by Heather Young

Making fudge is simple.  It doesn’t take long, and has directions that are easy to understand.  Four recipes for different types of fudge will be presented to you in this article…

Aunt Teen’s Creamy Chocolate Fudge (48 servings)

Ingredients:

1 seven-ounce jar marshmallow cream

1 ½ cups white sugar

2/3 cup evaporated milk

¼ cup butter

¼ teaspoon salt

2 cups milk chocolate chips

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

½ cup chopped nuts

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1.  Line an 8x8-inch pan with aluminum foil.  Set aside.

2.  In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine marshmallow cream, sugar, evaporated milk, butter, and salt.  Bring to a full boil, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

3.  Remove from heat and pour in semisweet chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips.  Stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.

4.  Stir in nuts and vanilla.  Pour into prepared pan.  Chill in refrigerator for 2 hours, or until firm.

Peanut Butter Fudge (16 servings)

Ingredients:

3/4 cup evaporated milk

2 cups sugar

2 tablespoons butter

1 1/8 cups peanut butter

2 cups marshmallow cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1.  Grease 8x8-inch pan.

2.  In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine milk, sugar, and butter.  Bring to a rolling boil, and let boil 5 minutes.  Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter, marshmallow cream, and vanilla until well incorporated.

3.  Spread into prepared dish.  Let cool completely before cutting into squares.

Peanut Butter Fudge II (48 servings)

Ingredients:

3 cups white sugar

¾ cup butter

2/3 cup evaporated milk

1 ten-ounce package peanut butter chips

1 seven-ounce jar marshmallow cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1.  Spray 9x13-inch baking pan with vegetable spray.

2.  In a heavy 4-quart saucepan, combine sugar, milk, and butter or margarine.  Heat to a full boil, stirring constantly.  Boil for 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly.

3.  Remove from heat, and add peanut butter chips.  Stir until chips have melted.

4.  Mix in marshmallow cream and vanilla until well blended .  Pour into prepared pan.  Cool.  Cut into pieces and enjoy.

Peanut Butter Fudge IV (24 servings)

Ingredients:

2 cups white sugar

½ cup milk

1 seven-ounce jar marshmallow cream

1 1/3 cups peanut butter

Directions:

1.  Boil milk and sugar in a medium saucepan for 3 minutes over medium-high heat.  Immediately stir in the marshmallow cream and peanut butter.

2.  Pour and spread into a 9x9 –inch glass baking dish.  Cool completely before cutting into squares and serving.

***Credit to http://allrecipes.com

            I hope you enjoy creating these delicious treats! I recommend trying them all and finding your favorite, then you can make that one again and again! J

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader~ A Movie Review by Kari Willinger

Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to narnia with their cousin eustace. They meet up with Prince Caspian and board the royal ship, the Dawn Treader. They face countless creatures along their journey to the edge of the world. Fighting dragons and saving lives, this is a clean and action dialed movie I think you will love.

Heart into Clovers~ A Craft by Rachel Melillo

So, once upon a time, my mother was a kindergarten teacher.  If you’ve ever had a kindergarten teacher as a parent, you know that you end up knowing the crafts by heart since you always have to make the demo…

Well, this craft has come in handy time and time again when I’m looking for a way to use all those extra heart valentines instead of simply throwing them out.  I’ve always made my own valentines and I always end up making more hearts than necessary. 

So what you do is take three construction paper hearts (or four if you want the person to have extra good luck) and then take green construction paper and cut out three or four hearts out of green paper.  Glue a green heart onto the back of each red/pink heart.  Then take a pin that has a back (an earring might work as well, so this is also a time to get rid of all those unpaired earrings).  Take all three or four hearts and put them so it looks like only one heart.  Make sure that all the colors are facing the same direction.  Then stick the pin or earring into the bottom of the heart and put the back on it. 

At this point, if you separate the hearts out, you’ll notice that you have a three (or four) leaf clover.  Take the top pink heart and write a message on it, such as ‘I love you’ or an inside joke that is shared between you and a friend.  Then on each of the green hearts (or leaves), write something such as ‘Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!’  Add your own little flourish - perhaps a quick stem or something as such.

Have fun, be creative.

Love,
Rachel