Family Traditions

As I was growing up our family had many get togethers and I especially loved our Christmases together because of all the extended families, traditions and foods! My two older sisters and I would hop into the back of our '65 VW Bug with mom and dad and drive to La Mesa, California to my Aunt Doris and Uncle Jack's home. We would pop out of the backseat with not a wrinkle in our pretty dresses!
Aunt Doris would have her dining room table full of so many homemade goodies of fudges, candies, cookies, fruit and nut breads, cakes and pies. I can still see them in my mind with all their sparkling sugars, colorful sprinkles and crust edges pinched with delicate and loving fingers. The aroma of her home was out of this world and I would like to share some of the recipes that I have collected from these gatherings so you can create the same wonderful get together with your family.