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Food Tip of the Day
Before the cookies that everyone enjoys during the holiday season became called cookies, they were little baked cakes called Koeptje by the Dutch. The moniker cookie appeared in print for the first time in … Continue Reading
Cleaning Tip of the Day
The smell of a living Christmas tree makes the holiday more festive. However, live trees produce sap which can soil floors and carpets. Christmas tree sap is easy to remove with these tips.
On … Continue Reading
Food Tip of the Day
The first Christmas cookie was the gingerbread cookie. Queen Elizabeth I started the trend by making cookies of her favored courtiers. Thus, the gingerbread man was born. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert instilled the … Continue Reading
Many herbs are used for Christmas baking and holiday meals. But rosemary has a special connection with Christmas.
It is said that Mary draped her cloak on a rosemary bush so rosemary is sometimes called the Holy Herb.
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A diamond decorated Christmas tree is out of the budget for most people, but there once was a true diamond studded Christmas tree for sale. It was located in the Takashimaya Department Store in Tokyo, Japan. It was 16 … Continue Reading