{"id":1194,"date":"1998-12-21T22:11:14","date_gmt":"1998-12-22T03:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skurtz.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2020-07-11T21:08:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T01:08:10","slug":"christmas-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skurtz.com\/?p=1194","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-3459\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"3459\" data-servings=\"0\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-template-smeadow\"><div class=\"wprm-layout-container wprm-padding-20 meadow-header\" style=\"--wprm-layout-container-background-color: #202124;--wprm-layout-container-text-color: #ffffff;\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name wprm-block-text-bold\">Christmas Trees<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"wprm-layout-column-container wprm-align-middle wprm-column-gap-10 wprm-column-rows-recipe-500 wprm-row-gap-10 meadow-header-columns\">\n<div class=\"wprm-layout-column wprm-padding-10\" style=\"--wprm-layout-column-background-color: #202124;\">\n\n      \n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"wprm-layout-column wprm-column-width-75 wprm-align-rows-center\" style=\"--wprm-layout-column-background-color: #202124;\">\n\n\n\n\n      \n        \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n        \n    \n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skurtz.com\/?wprm_print=christmas-trees\" style=\"color: #333333;background-color: #ffffff;border-color: #ffffff;border-radius: 20px;padding: 0px 0px;\" class=\"wprm-recipe-print wprm-recipe-link wprm-print-recipe-shortcode wprm-block-text-smaller wprm-recipe-print-wide-button wprm-recipe-link-wide-button wprm-color-accent\" data-recipe-id=\"3459\" data-template=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print Recipe<\/a>\n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n\n  \n\n        \n        \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wprm-layout-container wprm-padding-20 meadow-main\" style=\"--wprm-layout-container-background-color: #202124;--wprm-layout-container-text-color: #4a4a4a;\">\n\n  \n  <div class=\"wprm-layout-column-container wprm-column-rows-recipe-900 meadow-main-columns\">\n    <div class=\"wprm-layout-column wprm-column-width-50 meadow-main-left\">\n      <div id=\"recipe-3459-ingredients\" class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container wprm-recipe-3459-ingredients-container wprm-block-text-smaller wprm-ingredient-style-regular wprm-recipe-images-before\" data-recipe=\"3459\" data-servings=\"0\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-ingredients-header wprm-block-text-faded wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none wprm-header-has-actions wprm-header-has-actions wprm-expandable-container-separated wprm-expandable-expanded\" style=\"padding: 10px 10px;\">Ingredients&nbsp;&nbsp;<div class=\"wprm-header-toggle\"><a role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" 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<\/a><\/div><\/h3><div class=\"wprm-internal-container wprm-internal-container-ingredients\" style=\"\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\"><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meadow-list-border-color);padding-bottom: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;\" data-uid=\"-1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">shortening<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meadow-list-border-color);padding-bottom: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;\" data-uid=\"-1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00be<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">sugar<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meadow-list-border-color);padding-bottom: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;\" data-uid=\"-1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">eggs<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meadow-list-border-color);padding-bottom: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;\" data-uid=\"-1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">almond extract<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meadow-list-border-color);padding-bottom: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;\" data-uid=\"-1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2 \u00bc<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">all-purpose flour<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meadow-list-border-color);padding-bottom: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;\" data-uid=\"-1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">\u00bc<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoon<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">salt<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"-1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">green food coloring<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"wprm-layout-column wprm-column-width-50 meadow-main-right\">\n      <div id=\"recipe-3459-instructions\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-3459-instructions-container wprm-block-text-smaller\" data-recipe=\"3459\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-faded wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none wprm-header-has-actions wprm-expandable-container-separated wprm-expandable-expanded\" style=\"padding: 10px 10px;\">Steps&nbsp;<div class=\"wprm-header-toggle\"><a role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wprm-expandable-button wprm-expandable-button-show\" aria-label=\"Show Section\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-icon wprm-collapsible-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><g class=\"nc-icon-wrapper\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#333333\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><polyline points=\"3.5,9.5 8,5 12.5,9.5 \"><\/polyline><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/a><a role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wprm-expandable-button wprm-expandable-button-hide\" aria-label=\"Hide Section\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-icon wprm-collapsible-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><g class=\"nc-icon-wrapper\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#333333\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><polyline points=\"3.5,6.5 8,11 12.5,6.5 \"><\/polyline><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/h3><div class=\"wprm-internal-container wprm-internal-container-instructions\" style=\"\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\"><ol class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\"><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3459-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"1\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Cream shortening and sugar well.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3459-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"2\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Beat in egg and extract.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3459-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"3\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Gradually blend in dry ingredients; add food coloring; mix well.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3459-step-0-3\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"4\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Fill press. Decorate with colored sugar or sprinkles and bake.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3459-step-0-4\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"5\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Bake at 375\u02daF for 10 \u2013 12 minutes.<\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201dI don\u2019t like almond extract\u201d\u2013 Mom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[558,471,555],"tags":[86],"class_list":["post-1194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cookies-recipes","category-cooking","category-recipes","tag-christmas"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2M8Ef-jg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1767,"url":"https:\/\/www.skurtz.com\/?p=1767","url_meta":{"origin":1194,"position":0},"title":"Easy Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream","author":"skurtz","date":"09\/24\/2008","format":false,"excerpt":"When Karen and Todd came to visit we made this yummy treat. 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