Wordless Wednesday: Colts Spirit

Colts Spirit Day at work, Feb. 2010

Advent Calendar : Christmas Cookies

Did your family or ancestors make Christmas Cookies? How did you help?
Did you have a favorite cookie?

At Christmastime there always seems to be quite a bit of desserts and cookies.  I can remember mom and grandma having cookies at Christmastime.  Today mom still has a "baking day" just before Christmas when my nieces come over and help get ready for the holiday. At my house, my wife and the girls love to have cookies, and I enjoy helping them to eat the cookies.  My favorite cookie is a snicker doodle, though it doesn't have to be Christmas to eat those.

I asked mom to share a bit of her memories about Christmas cookies:

My mother, Bonnie, loved to cook and we always made and decorated cookies at Christmas.    I can remember one year when mom,dad and I painted cookies using egg yolk paint and other embellishments.   It took a lot of time but we were so proud of our tray of beautiful cookies.   One of Bonnie's favorite cookies to make were Pecan Crescents which I receive a request to make them all the time..   Dad loved the snappy turtle cookies. 

Another memorable time was when we had a German foreign exchange student living with us for the year.   Suzanne had brought a German Santa cookie cutter and we made authentic German Santas.    We had a difficult time finding the right spice for it but  luck was with us and we were able to follow her German recipe.

Hearty Greetings for Christmas

Mr. Clarence Stuber
Spencerville, Ohio
R.R. # 5


Dec. 23, 1923


Dear Uncle:


I am wondering what old Santa will bring me.  And what you will get me.  Elvin is all right.  I am going to hang my stocking up to morrow night.  Hope you get along all right while aunt Vera is out here.


Bye. Bye.  Mildred


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This card, postmarked December 24, 1923 from New Corydon, Indiana, was sent to my paternal great-uncle, Clarence STUBER, by his niece, Mildred MILLER.  The postcard mentions her younger brother, Elvin.  Mildred and Elvin were the children of Galen and Mary (HALEY) MILLER; Clarence STUBER was married to Mary's sister, Vera HALEY.