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GrandMa's Sour Cream Pound Cake This is a good one!  Serve with whip cream and Fresh Strawberries! 3 Cups all-purpose Flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 Cups butter (3 sticks) 3 Cups sugar 8 eggs, lightly beaten 1 TB Pure Vanilla Extract 8 oz sour cream Preheat oven to 300 , Combine flour, salt and baking soda.. Cream butter and sugar -add eggs and mix well. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Add vanilla and  sour cream, mix well. Pour into a well greased and floured tube pan and bake at 300 degrees for 1.5 hours. Let cool then put on your most gorgeous cake stand and add a sprig of mint.  Invite a few friends over and enjoy!

Day 6 Sparky the Helper!

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I could hardly believe my eyes ! Sparky decorated our last tree last night! It truly was a Christmas miracle. .. thank you Sparky and NOW, I am really worried.......

Happy 1st Night of Hannakha

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Goofing off in Narrowsburg with our Selfie"|

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Day 4

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Searching for snow in the Poconos. .

Home

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I always love how the fresh greens make everything look so festive....simple and beautiful. Merry Christmas!

Day 4

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Celebrating hannakha.....

Day 3

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We're  baking cookies on Day 3.....

Day 4

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The Christmas greens are up!

Jackson

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Love this boy...

Sparky....day2

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A marshmallow bath...relaxing before all of the mischief  begins....

My helper.....

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Otis Ray is helping me out today.....

The Chestnut Hill billies bloopers

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I always get tickled at myself when taking pictures for the days of Christmas. I must take a million pictures to get the one that I really like so , today I'm sharing with you some of the bloopers. Merry Christmas

Sparky ' s back..

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Our Elf on the Shelf flew into town last night.....

Alex's Cookies

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Just to kick off the fun......Cookies! 1 egg 1/2 C  sugar 1/2 C Corn oil 1 C flour Mix all together by hand. You may add any type of flavoring , pecans, chocolate chips......what ever you like. Spoon onto cookie sheet and bake 350 for 15 mins. Love these Enjoy

The Days of Christmas 2015

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Back by popular demand! The Chestnut Hillbillies Days of Christmas....Follow the fun!