Hillman Family Recipes

I found the original recipe for this on Food.com, but I have tweaked it to work for us.  1 C white vinegar 1/2 C Dawn Original (Blue) 1.  Heat up the vinegar until it is hot in the microwave. 2. Add vinegar and Dawn to a spray bottle (I just rinsed our old shower spray bottle, but I think any size will do as long as it holds at least 1 C). Put the top on the bottle and gently shake. 3.  After mixing, I unscrew the top so that it can cool.  Just spray mixture on your shower doors, walls, and faucets.   Wait a little, scrub and rinse.  If your shower is really dirty, spray and let it sit overnight before scrubbing and rinsing.   Note: You can also use this spray for countertops and bathroom sinks. The original recipe uses twice as much Dawn, but I found that was too thick for my bottle. 

For Christmas, we have aeblekage with an almond hidden in it. Whoever finds the almond wins a prize.  Since our family is large, we usually have a kids' aeblekage and an adults' aeblekage.  The original Danish tradition uses rice pudding, but not very many people like it in our family.  1 1/2 C corn flake crumbs or bread crumbs 1/2 C sugar 1/2 C margarine or butter, melted Mix crumbs and sugar together in a bowl.  Melt butter in saucepan. Then add crumbs-sugar mixture to the saucepan.  Heat until it turns brown. Watch carefully because it can burn easily.  Once brown, take saucepan off of the heat.  The crumbs will turn crunchy as it cools.   Use the crumbs as layers in between applesauce.  Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or plain.  Before bringing it to the table, hide the almond (or two if you need to) to see who gets the prize.   Note: Have enough prizes for the amount of almonds.  Also, to keep family members...