Christmas Corner

Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year - and yet, for all that, when it speaks, its voice has strong authority.
- William John Cameron



I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.
- Harlan Miller



Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.
- Charles Schulz



Christmas is the happiness that lights our children's eyes.
Christmas is a song of bells ringing through the skies.
Christmas is a time of peace, of contentment deep within,
A time of love and silent hope that years will never dim.
- Sherrill Thompson



Layered Shrimp Dip Recipe

Ingredients:
2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
2 Tbls. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbls. Tabasco sauce
3 - 4 cloves minced garlic
1 cup cocktail sauce
1 lb. boiled shrimp
8 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese
6 - 8 green onions, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 - 2 bell peppers, chopped

Directions:

Step 1:
Blend first 4 ingredients together.

Layering

1:
Spread the first 4 ingredients you just blended onto a large platter.

2:
Spread the cocktail sauce.

3:
Sprinkle the shrimp (if shrimp are too large, cut into small bite-size pieces).

4:
Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese (more cheese can be used if desired).

5:
Combine the green onions, tomatoes, and the green peppers and sprinkle these on top of the cheese.

6:
Serve cold with crackers.

Note: You can also use crabmeat in place of or in combination with the shrimp.