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Lucky 13 Facts of All Hallows Eve / Samhain ( Summers End
- Celebrated on October 31st / November 1st.
- Southern hemisphesre May 1.
- Known as the Celtic New Year.
- Samhain eve in Irsh and Scots gaelic is Oidhche Samhna.
- Bonfires normaly apart of the celebration.
- Day the Spirit World is nearest to ours.
- Masks are worn to ward off evil demons and spirits.
- A plate is normaly set to honor the family memebers whom passed on to the next life.
- Samhain is the start of the Dark half of the wheel of the year.
- Samhain is also known as All Souls Day.
- Samfuin / Sam = Summer fuin = sun set, end.
- Most cultures have their version of Samhain.
- Its the best day of the year to preform forms * of fortune tellings.
Holiday Treats !
Pumpkin Bread
Original recipe yield: 2 loaves.
Prep Time:30
MinutesCook Time:1 Hour 30
MinutesReady In:2 Hours
Servings:20
INGREDIENTS:
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups white sugar
1 cup canola oil
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups solid pack pumpkin puree
2/3 cup water
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two loaf pans.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and cloves.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, blend sugar, oil and eggs. Stir in pumpkin. Slowly blend the flour mixture into pumpkin mixture. While blending the mixture add water incrementally. Pour the batter into two prepared loaf pans.
Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 90 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pans.
Pumpkin Pie
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 1/4 cups milk
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large mixing bowl, stir together white sugar, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon. When these
ingredients are well mixed, stir in the eggs followed by the pumpkin and milk. Transfer mixture to the pie crust.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the pie comes out clean. Cool before serving.
Servings 8
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