So my mom's coming over - should be here in less then an hour - to show me how to make this one type of cookie that I have loved since I was a kid, but it seems no one in the family makes anymore. Mom used to make them when I was little by the huge batch and over the years, I've really grown to miss them. My mom's mom (my grandmother though we call her "Nanny" since she doesn't like the word "grandmother" because it's too old a word) makes some each year though mostly the nut type. And I like the fruit type.
Oh? You want to know the type of cookie? Very simple. These little "cups" that are filled with a fruit preserve. Simple but delicious. For a lot of years when we first moved down to Florida, you couldn't find the fruit preserve things that went in them - we had to have them brought down from Nanny's summer trips up north. That added to the irregularity of getting them at Christmastime. But now, that you can find them anywhere down here, my mom has long since stopped making cookies for the holidays. My sister and I are grown and my Nanny makes batches of cookies for all the family, so there's really no point. Only...I miss them. And I'd love to have a tupperware full of cookies again for the holidays. So, she's coming over and we're going to make them.
MVMCP is getting close now. I had a hard time falling asleep thinking about all the fun things I'm going to do and everything I can't wait to see again. We're going to get there at 4pm which is great because it's three extra hours in the park. (See, the event runs from 7pm-midnight, but they will let you in at 4pm, give you a special wristband and then you can stay in the park after it closes to the public - 6pm - until the official opening of the event - 7pm.) In the end, we're renting a car. At least we know we'll get there and that's what counts. Can't miss the event and run our own car into the ground.
The forecast has fluctuated by about five degrees as I've been watching it the last week. Currently, it's calling for a high of 72F day and low of 52F night. Sunset is about 5:30pm, so it should be pretty cool/cold for the night. Which is good actually, because it wouldn't be a very christmasy event if it were too hot.
Alright, better wrap this up for now. Photos of the cookies to come. Man, I can taste them now. I can't wait!
~ castles of sand by Memory and Dream
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