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11-17-2001, 07:47 PM
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Admiral
  
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Location: OKC
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Holiday gift ideas for frugal minds
http://holidayorganizer.com/index.shtml
I hate it when someone stops by at the holidays and I have nothing for them but they have brought me somehthing. I try to have little things in a basket at the door (sounds so Martha doesn't it  ) and this site has a bunch! I think I might have to try a few like the cornbread mix and the little bags of snowmen poop for the kids in the neighborhood. But for snowmen poop, wouldn't that chex cereal thing be better? Where you coat the chex cereal in chocolate and then in powder sugar?  Last edited by chrissy : 11-17-2001 at 08:32 PM. |
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11-17-2001, 08:08 PM
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Eternally Ensign
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Utah
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Thanks Chrissy...this is just what I needed! I need to not spend so much money this year.
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11-17-2001, 11:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Great site...I am going to make "snowman poop" and "reindeer poop"
for gag gifts at a ladies luncheon...what fun! In this part of the country we call that chex/choclate mix... PUPPYCHOW! |
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11-19-2001, 11:31 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Riverside, CA
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Thanks for the site, very cute ideas. This will really help this year since I am on a budget. It seems that the more friends i make and the more family members i keep in contact with the less money i have. Maybe some of those cheap gift ideas will help. If you have any other good tips or secrets about how to save money on the holiday please share!
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11-20-2001, 12:52 AM
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the lemonizer
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Calabasas, CA
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Free stuff from the deals forum
, I got a small windchime today, it's pretty cool. I gave it to my mom though.
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11-20-2001, 06:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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same here.  puppy chow |
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11-20-2001, 08:40 AM
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Admiral
Join Date: May 2000
Location: OKC
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I never made it! I learned about it at my daughter's GS meeting the other night! (I missed out somewhere!)
But, it sounds like it would be good snowman poop. Because of the sugar coating? Would it? |
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11-20-2001, 10:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Oh, yes! It would make great "poop" and more tasty in my opinion than plain marshmallows...could also be reindeer poop that has fallen in the snow. (The powdered sugar looks like snow.) It is yummy. Maybe someone should post the recipe for those that don't have it. |
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11-21-2001, 02:38 AM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: City of The Dead
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i'm gonna guess here, but i think that is the reason for the link... so you can click on it... just a guess tho... |
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11-21-2001, 08:20 AM
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Admiral
Join Date: May 2000
Location: OKC
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The "puppy chow" mix isn't at that site. Click there, like you said and you will see that |
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11-21-2001, 09:40 PM
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Ensign
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 24
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Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
Okie Puppy Chow Melt over low heat in large pan: 2/3 to 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1 stick margarine or butter 12 oz. chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk chocolate or mixture..your choice) Mix in 1 box of Rice Chex or Crispix cereal and stir well to coat all. Put in large brown paper bag 1/2 box of powdered sugar (2-3 cups). Add coated cereal and shake gently to distribute sugar well over all cereal. Store in airtight containers (if it lasts that long!) |
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