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Cliff Schumann

Trudi Schumann

## Books

Mentioned in several of the NovelsAppears in Christmas Cake Murder

## Bio

When he was young both of his parents died and he lived with “Trudi Schuman” Essie helped Trudi by having Cliff come to the hotel to do his homework after school, until Trudi got off of work.

Owns the hardware store, which he purchased from Delores after Lars death.

Cliff and Hannah were in school together and Lars bribed Cliff with a summer job to take Hannah to the prom. Hannah wasn’t aware of the bribe at the time, and they both had a good time.

Cliff worked for Lars and attended the community college receiving a BA in Business Management. Cliff married Julie after he purchased the store.

## Chronology by Novel

### Christmas Cake Murder

When he asks Hannah to save a dance for him, as he remembered how much fun they had dancing at their prom. He also wants to introduce her to someone and get her opinion of her as he is thinking of asking her to marrying him. He values Hannah's opinion on people.

## Trivia

* In Double Fudge Brownie Murder Cliff is mentioned as being married with three children and living in Chicago. He is married and may have three children, but he still owns and runs the Lake Eden Hardware that he bought from Delores after her husband died, as mentioned in several other books.
* His name is spelt both as Schumann and as Schuman
* In Christmas Caramel Murder his dad is mentioned as alive, but in Christmas Cake Murder, both of his parents died when he was young.

## References

1. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Christmas Cake Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery Book 23) (p. 198). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
Angel Pillows

## Book Reference

Candy Cane Murder

Preheat oven to 275°F, rack in the middle position

**Hannah's 1st Note:** *Don't even THINK about making these if it's raining. Meringue does best on very dry days.*

### Ingredients

* 3 egg whites *(save the yolks to add to scrambled eggs)*
* 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup white *(granulated)* sugar
* 2 Tablespoons flour *(that's ⅛ cup)*
* 1 cup chocolate chips *(6-ounce package—I used Ghirardelli's)*
* 1/2 cup chopped nuts *(I used pecans)*

### Directions

* Preheat oven to 275°F, rack in the middle position. *(Not a misprint—that's two hundred seventy-five degrees F.)*
* Separate the egg whites and let them come up to room temperature. This will give you more volume when you beat them.
* Prepare your baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper *(works best)* or brown parcel-wrapping paper. Spray the paper with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray and dust it lightly with flour.

**Hannah's 2nd Note:** *You can do this by hand, but it's a lot easier with an electric mixer.*

* Beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar, vanilla, and salt until they are stiff enough to hold a soft peak. Add the cup of sugar gradually, sprinkling it in by quarter cups and beating hard for ten seconds or so after each sprinkling. Sprinkle in the flour and mix it in at low speed. or fold it in with an angel food cake whisk.
* Gently fold in the chocolate chips and the chopped nuts with a rubber spatula.
* Drop little mounds of dough on your paper-lined cookie sheet. If you place four mounds in a row and you have five rows, you'll end up with 20 cookies per sheet.
* Bake at 275°F for approximately 40 (forty) minutes, or until the meringue part of the cookie is hard to the touch.
* Cool on the paper-lined cookie sheet by setting it on a wire rack. When the cookies are completely cool, peel them carefully from the paper and store them in an airtight container in a dry place.

**Hannah's 3rd Note:** The refrigerator is NOT a dry place!

**Yield:** 3 to 4 dozen melt-in-your-mouth cookies

## Conversion Charts

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Chocolate Raspberry Truffles

Plum Pudding Murder

**Hannah's Note: Amy told Lisa that this recipe's so easy, she almost hates to call it a recipe. But everyone just adores these truffles. Lisa told me she's going to try it with white chocolate and raspberry, or maybe white chocolate and peach, or white chocolate and some other jam or jelly. Since it's white chocolate, she'll roll her truffles in powdered sugar rather than cocoa.**

## Ingredients

* 6 ounces (1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips
* 2 Tablespoons (⅛ cup) seedless raspberry jam
* Cocoa powder to coat truffles

## Directions

* In the top part of a double boiler over simmering water, melt the cup of chocolate chips with the raspberry jam. Stir occasionally. Heat until the mixture is of a fudge-like consistency, similar to the inside of a chocolate truffle.
* Let the mixture cool on a cold burner and then shape it into truffle-sized balls with your fingers. It’s best to roll them fairly small because they are VERY rich.
* Roll the balls in cocoa powder and store them in a covered container in the refrigerator.
* These Chocolate Raspberry Truffles are best served at room temperature. Take them out of the refrigerator thirty minutes before you plan to serve them.

Yield: 18 sinfully delicious truffles, depending on the size you roll them.

**Hannah's Note: Lisa and I tried refrigerating the truffles without rolling them in cocoa. We melted some chocolate, pierced the cold truffles with a food pick, dipped them quickly in melted chocolate and then placed them on waxed paper to harden. They were fantastic! Lisa also suggested a couple of alternatives including rolling the truffles in shredded coconut, or in finely chopped nuts.**
Butter-Scotchies

## Book Reference

Candy for Christmas

**Butter-Scotchies** is the fourth recipe featured in Candy for Christmas.

## General

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F., rack in the middle position.

## Ingredients

* 1 cup butter *(2 sticks, 1/2 pound—melted)*
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 1 cup white *(granulated)* sugar
* 2 eggs—beaten *(just beat them up in a glass with a fork)*
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 cups flour *(don't sift—pack it down in the cup)*
* 2 cups butterscotch chips *(an 11-ounce package will do just fine)*
* 1 1/2 cups rolled oats *(uncooked oatmeal—I used Quaker's Quick 1-Minute rolled oats)*

## Directions

* Melt the butter in large microwave-safe bowl. *(About 90 seconds on HIGH.)* Add the sugars and let it cool a bit. Then add the beaten eggs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and vanilla extract.
* Mix in the flour and then the butterscotch chips. Add the rolled oats and mix in thoroughly. Let the dough rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes to allow the butter to solidify.
* You can either drop this dough by rounded tea. spoon onto a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a sheet, or roll the dough in balls with your hands and place them on the cookie sheet, pushing them down just a bit so they won't roll off on their way to the oven. *(I prefer rolling the dough balls—the cookies turn out nice and round.)*
* Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely.

## Yield

This recipe makes approximately 8 to 9 dozen cookies, depending on cookie size.

## Hannah's Notes

**These freeze really well if you roll them in foil and put them in a freezer bag.**

**Mother's friend Carrie just loves these when I use one cup of butterscotch chips and one cup of milk chocolate chips.**

## Conversion Charts

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Corn Chowder

## Book Reference

Sugar Cookie Murder

*This recipe is from Marjorie Hanks. She used to make it on the stove, but now that Luanne got her a slow cooker, she makes it this way.*

### Ingredients

* 1/2 cup diced cooked ham *(or 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled)*
* 2 cups peeled, diced potatoes
* 1/2 cup chopped onion
* 2 ten-ounce packages frozen whole-kernel corn
* 1 can *(16-ounces)* cream-style corn
* 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
* 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
* 1 teaspoon Season Salt *(see Mrs. Knudson's recipe on backmatter)*
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
* 1 cup chicken broth

### Directions

* Spray the crock of a 4-quart slow cooker with Pam. Combine all ingredients in the crock-pot and stir well.
* Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours.

Yield: Makes 4 hearty servings.

## Conversion Charts

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Bridget Murphy

**Sons:** Rick Murphy and Lonnie Murphy

## Books

Cream Puff Murder

**Bridget Murphy** is a minor character in the "Hannah Swensen Mystery" series.

## Bio

She is married to Cyril Murphy, the quite-Irish local mechanic and business owner. They have two sons Rick Murphy and daughter-in-law Jessica, and Lonnie Murphy.

She originally came to Minneapolis as an exchange student from Ireland. She staid with the Murphy's for a year. When she went back to Ireland she worked to save money to immigrate. When Cyril graduated from school he started his auto repair business and invited Bridget to come and work at managing his business. They soon married and have been running all of Cyril's various business' since.

## Personality

*Bridget Murphy was one of the sweetest, gentlest women in Lake Eden and there’d never been a hint of trouble in her marriage to Cyril*.

*Remember that car he gave her for her birthday? Well, it’s broken down three times. Bridget told Cyril that if he didn’t fix it right this time, she’d paint a giant lemon on it and tow it down Main Street at the tag end of the parade*.”

## Chronology by Novel

### Cream Puff Murder

She has a very public fight with Ronni Ward at Bertanelli's over Ronni's obvious play for any and all men. Bridget accuses Ronni of being a home wrecker by going after Rick and causing her daughter-in-law going into premature labor.

## References

1. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 4) (p. 133). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 4) (pp. 133-134). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
Chocolate Lace Cookies

Pink Lemonade Cake Murder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F., rack in the middle position.

**Ingredients:**

* ½ cup salted butter (½ stick, 8 Tablespoons, 4 ounces), softened
* ¾ cup brown sugar (packed down in the measuring cup)
* 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
* ½ cup Hershey’s Cocoa Powder
* 2 Tablespoons whipping cream
* 1 Tablespoon water
* ½ teaspoon coconut extract
* 1 and ¼ cup old fashioned oats (I used Quaker)
* ¼ cup of finely ground pecans

**Directions:**

1. Line a cookie sheet or baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Spray with Pam or another non-stick cooking spray.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar on HIGH for 2 minutes.
4. Add in the flour, cocoa powder, whipping cream, water, and coconut extract.
5. Beat on HIGH until thoroughly combined.
6. Remove the bowl from your mixer.
7. Add the oats and pecans.
8. Stir them in gently until everything is well mixed.
9. Flour your impeccably clean hands, and form 1-inch balls, 12 to a cookie sheet. Press your cookies down slightly.
10. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 11-13 minutes (mine took 12 minutes).
11. Remove the cookie sheet or baking sheet from the oven using oven mitts and place it on a cold stove burner or wire rack.
12. Let cool for 3 minutes, then remove the parchment paper and cookies from the cookie or baking sheet to another area to finish cooling.

**Yield:** 36-42 delicious light and chocolatey cookies that your family will love.

Serve with strong, hot coffee or icy-cold glasses of milk for a real treat.

## Conversion Charts

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Сезон 1

Телеканал хозяев
 Место проведения
 Дебют

**Конкурс песни Евровидение 1**(анг.,норв.,швед. Eurovision Song Contest 22) (греч. Διαγωνισμός Τραγουδιού Eurovision 22) - двадцать второй конкурс песни Евровидение, который состоится сразу в трех странах: на Кипре, в Норвегия и Швеции. Победителями первого сезона стала группа 5'sta Famili, представлявшие Россию.

## **Участники**

В первом Сезоне Конкурса Песни Евровидение в Норвегии, Швеции и на Кипре приняли участие 36 стран. Автофиналистами конкурса стали Кипр, Норвегия и Швеция, как страны-хозяйки.

## Первый Полуфинал

В первом полуфинале приняли участие 18 стран, 13 из них квалифицировались в финал

## Второй Полуфинал

В первом полуфинале приняли участие 18 стран, 12 из них квалифицировались в финал. Швеция(5 место), Испания(6 место), Польша (9 место) были дисквалифицировны за несвоевременное голосование. На их место были взяты Нидерланды, Ватикан и Босния и Герцеговина.
Flaming Coal

## **Overview**

"Flaming Coal" allows you to use coal, sticks, and blaze powder to convert blocks into other blocks you may not always have access to.

* Base Clock
* Tempest Crafter
 Reusable: No

## **How To Use**

Throw the flaming coal on any block to convert a block. Break it before the conversion to get it back. It can take between 1 - 40 seconds for a block to be converted. The flaming coal is always consumed during a conversion. Not all blocks change during this conversion. Here are a list of blocks that can be converted:

 Sandstone
 Prismarine
 Netherrack
 Cobblestone
 Gravel
Christmas Date Cake

## Book Reference

Sugar Cookie Murder

Preheat oven to 325°F, rack in the middle position
*This recipe is from my Grandma Ingrid. She used to make this cake every Christmas.*

### Ingredients

* 2 cups chopped pitted dates *(you can buy chopped dates, or sprinkle whole pitted dates with a bit of flour and then chop them in a food processor)*
* 3 cups boiling water
* 2 teaspoons baking soda

* 1 cup *(2 sticks)* soft or melted butter
* 2 cups white *(granulated)* sugar
* 4 eggs
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3 cups flour *(you don't have to sift it)*

* 12 oz. chocolate chips *(2 cups)*
* 1 cup white *(granulated)* sugar
* 1 cup chopped nuts *(use any nuts you like—I prefer walnuts or pecans)*

### Directions

* Preheat oven to 325°F, rack in the middle position
* Pour the boiling water over the dates, add the soda together *(it foams up a bit)* and set them aside to cool. While they're cooling, cream the butter, sugar, egg, salt, and flour in a large mixing bowl.
* Once the above are thoroughly mixed, add the cooled date mixture to your bowl and stir thoroughly.
* Butter and flour a 9-inch by 13-inch rectangular cake pan. *(This cake rises about an inch and a half  so make sure the sides are tall enough.)* Pour the batter into the pan. Then sprinkle the chocolate chips, sugar, and nuts on the top, in this order, BEFORE baking.
* Bake at 325°F for 80 minutes. A cake tester or a long toothpick should come out clean one inch from the center when the cake is done.

*(If you happen to stick the toothpick in and hit a chocolate chip, it'll come out covered with melted chocolate—just wipe it off and stick it in again to test the actual cake batter.)*

* Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack. It can be served slightly warm, at room temperature, or chilled.

## Conversion Charts

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Chocolate Caramels

## Book Reference

Christmas Caramel Murder

*To make this candy, you will need a candy thermometer. I used this kind with a glass tube and a sliding metal slap that attaches to the side of a saucepan. And even though the recipe calls for a 3-quart saucepan. I always use my 4-quart saucepan. That way I don't have to worry about the candy boiling up over the sides.*

## Ingredients

* 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts (I used walnuts)
* 1 cup brown sugar (pack it down in the cup when you measure it)
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup dark Karo syrup
* 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
* 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate (I used Baker's)
* 1/2 cup butter (1 stick, 4 ounces, 1/4 pound)
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

### Directions

* Before you start, spray a 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray.
* Sprinkle the chopped nuts evenly across the bottom of the cake pan.
* Place the cake pan on a folded kitchen towel on the kitchen counter.
* Get out a 3-quart saucepan (or a 4-quart saucepan) and your candy thermometer. Place the thermometer inside the saucepan with the sliding clamp on the outside. Slide the thermometer through the clamp until it's approximately 1/2 inch from the bottom of the saucepan. (*If the bulb touches the bottom of the saucepan, your reading will be wildly off*.)
* On a cold burner, combine the brown sugar, salt, dark Karo syrup, sweetened condensed milk, unsweetened chocolate, and butter.
* Turn the burner on MEDIUM HIGH heat. STIR the candy mixture CONSTANTLY until it boils. (This will take about 10 minutes, so pull up a stool and get comfortable while you stir.)
* Continue stirring until your candy thermometer reaches 250°F. Continue to stir for one more minute and move the saucepan to a cold burner.
* Add the vanilla extract to the candy mixture and stir it in. (This could sputter a bit, so be careful.)
* Let the candy mixture sit on the cold burner for 5 minutes.
* When 5 minutes have passed, pour the candy mixture evenly over the nuts in the cake pan. (Use a heat-resistant spatula so that you can get every delicious drop.)
* Leave the cake pan on the counter for 20 additional minutes to cool. Then cover it with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. (Overnight is fine too.)
* When you're ready to serve your Chocolate Caramels, cut the caramels into squares with a buttered knife. Make sure you cut all the way to the bottom of the cake pan.
* Pry out the caramels, one by one, and wrap each one in wax paper.

**Yield:** 3 dozen or so bonbon-size pieces of delicious candy, depending on the size of the pieces you cut. Store in a covered container.

## Conversion Charts

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Deviled Eggs

## Book Reference

Sugar Cookie Murder

*Claire Rodgers got this recipe from her best friend Jayni Bailey who used to teach second grade in Lake Eden before she moved away to California. When Claire started dating Reverend Knudson, she felt uncomfortable bringing "deviled" anything to the parsonage, but Reverend Knudson said it didn't matter what she called anything that tasted so heavenly.*

### Ingredients

* 6 hardboiled eggs
* 1/4 cup mayonnaise
* 1/2 teaspoon minced onion
* 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
* 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
* 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard *(MUST be the dry kind)*

### Directions

* Hard boil the eggs using your favorite method. Peel the eggs. Cut the eggs in half from top to bottom. Remove the yolks and put them in a small bowl.
* Mash the yolks with a fork until they're crumbled. Then add the mayonnaise, onion, parsley, celery salt, and mustard.
* Mix thoroughly and then fill the yolk cavity, mounding the mixture a bit in the center. Place on a small platter. If you want to garnish the eggs, sprinkle them with a bit of paprika or parsley. You can also garnish them with a slice of ripe or stuffed olive.

Yield: Makes 12 halves.

## Hannah's Note

*When Claire asked for tips on boiling perfect eggs, Jayni said she put rubber bands around the egg cartons and tipped them on their sides in the refrigerator the night before she planned to boil them because that kept the yolks in the center of the eggs. After they were boiled, Jayni cooled them, put them in a covered bowl, and refrigerated them for 24 hours before she peeled them.*

## Conversion Charts

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Poison Emitter

## **Overview**

The poison emitter is expensive to make at first as it requires dragon's breath, but free to use and can be recycled. Every 40 seconds, the poison emitter creates a cloud of poisonous gas which brings most mobs down to 1 health. Mobs such as zombies and skeletons are not affected by this, so it cannot entirely replace standard grinders.

* Base Clock
* Tempest Crafter
 Reusable : Yes

## **Using the Poison Emitter**

Throw the poison emitter item on a piston (facing up) to start the machine. Pistons facing up within one block of this will be flipped upside down. It is impossible to place to poison emitters adjacent to each other. You can break the piston at any time to get the poison emitter back.

Every 40 seconds, the poison emitter will create a cloud of poisonous gas which lasts for 5 seconds and gives Poison II to all affected mobs.

## Update Notes

Version 0.1:

* Added crafting recipe
* Added functionality
Country Ham Casserole

## Book Reference

Sugar Cookie Murder

*This is Loretta Richardson's recipe. Her daughter, Carly, makes it every time she gets together with her old high school friends.*

Preheat oven to 325°F, rack in the middle position.

### Ingredients

* 4 slices of bread, cut into one-inch cubes
* 1 pound leftover ham, cut into small pieces *(or thinly-sliced deli ham)*
* 24 spinach leaves, roughly chopped
* 12 eggs *(that's a dozen, not a misprint)*
* 1 cup sour cream *(or 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup cream cheese)*
* 1 cup Half & Half *(light cream)*
* 1 teaspoon ground pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
* 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/2 cup chopped green onion
* 1 cup grated Swiss cheese *(or Cheddar, or Monterey Jack)*

### Directions

* Preheat oven to 325°F, rack in the middle position.
* Grease a 9 x 13 inch cake pan. Sprinkle bread cubes over the bottom. Cover the bread cubes with the ham. Cover the ham with the spinach leaves.
* Whisk together eggs, sour cream, Half & Half, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder in a large bowl, Set aside.
* Sprinkle the chopped green onions in the casserole. Add the cheese on top. Pour the egg mixture on top of that, cover the pan with foil, and let it sit in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
* Take off the foil and bake, uncovered, at 325°F for approximately one hour or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
* Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Yield: Serves 6 to 8 people for brunch.

## Conversion Charts

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Cranberry Scones

Plum Pudding Murder

## Ingredients

* 3 cups all-purpose flour ***(pack it down in the cup when you measure it)***
* 2 Tablespoons white ***(granulated)*** sugar
* 2 teaspoons cream of tartar ***(important)***
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* ½ teaspoon salt
* ½ cup softened salted butter ***(1 stick, 4 ounces, ¼ pound)***
* 2 large eggs, beaten ***(just whip them up in a glass with a fork)***
* 1 cup unflavored yogurt ***(8 ounces)***
* 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries ***(Craisins, or their equivalent***
* ½ cup whole milk

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 425°F, rack in the middle position.
* Use a medium-size mixing bowl to combine the flour, sugar, cream of tartar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir them all up together. Cut in the salted butter just as you would for piecrust dough.

**Hannah's Note: If you have a food processor, you can use it for the first step. Cut ½ cup COLD salted butter into 8 chunks. Layer them with the dry ingredients in the bowl of the food processor. Process with the steel blade until the mixture has the texture of cornmeal. Transfer the mixture to a medium-sized mixing bowl and proceed to the second step.**

* Stir in the beaten eggs and the unflavored yogurt. Then add the sweetened dried cranberries and mix everything up together.
* Add the milk and stir until everything is combined.
* Drop the scones by soup spoonfuls onto a greased ***(or sprayed with Pam or another nonstick baking spray)*** baking sheet, 12 large scones to a sheet. You can also drop these scones on parchment paper if you prefer.
* Once the scones are on the baking sheet, you can Wet your fingers and shape them into more perfect rounds. ***(If you do this and there are any leftovers, you can slice them in half and toast them for breakfast the next morning.)***
* Bake the scones at 425°F for 12 to 14 minutes, or until they're golden brown on top.
* Cool scones for at least five minutes on the cookie sheet, and then remove them with a spatula. Serve them in a towel-lined basket so they stay warm.

Yield: Makes 12 large and delicious scones.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

for Butterscotch Marshmallow Bar Cookies

Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder

## Ingredients for Frosting:

* 1/4 cup butter ***(1/2 stick, 2 ounces)***
* 1-ounce square unsweetened chocolate
* 2 ounces softened cream cheese ***(left over from your 8-ounce package)***
* 1/4 cup whole milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1-pound box powdered sugar

## To Make the Frosting:

* Melt the **butter** in a two-quart saucepan over MEDIUM-LOW heat. ***(You can also do this in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave if you prefer.)***
* Break or cut the **unsweetened chocolate square** into two parts and stir them into the hot melted butter.
* Stir in the 2 ounces of **softened cream cheese**.

* Add the **whole milk** and stir that in.
* Heat the mixture ***(either in the saucepan on the stove or in the microwave-safe bowl in 28-second increments)*** until you can stir the mixture smooth.
* Let the mixture **cool** on a towel on the counter for several minutes and then stir in the vanilla extract.

* Beat in approximately a cup of the **powdered sugar**. When that's incorporated, beat in **another cup.** When that's incorporated, beat in the **rest of the box**.
* Stir the frosting until it's smooth.
* Let the frosting **cool** until it's of spreading consistency and use a frosting knife to frost bar cookies or regular cookies.

**Hannah's Cautionary Note:  If you use this frosting on Butterscotch marshmallow Bar Cookies it will make them VERY RICH and it might be wise to cut your pan of bar cookies into smaller-than-normal pieces.**
Dillon

**Dillon** is Lisa and Herb's Labrador & Jack Russell Terrier mix.
Herb is training him to be a police dog from the start. Dillon's very smart and loves doggie treats and would do anything for a whistle!

In Apple Turnover Murder he helps to save Hannah when she is locked into a crypt that just happens to have a dog whistle in it (along with other hunting memorabilia.)
Chicken Paprikash

## Book Reference

Sugar Cookie Murder

You can make this in a 5-quart slow cooker, or a 325°F oven.

*This is Janice Cox's recipe, and Eleanor and Otis swear it's going to land them a son-in-law soon.*

### Ingredients

* 12 skinless, boneless chicken breasts\*\*\* *(or the equivalent)*
	+ \*\*\**You can also use boneless skinless thighs, chicken tenders, or a combination of the three*.
* 2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup undiluted *(one can is 10 3/4 ounce net weight)*
* 1 can Cream of Chicken soup undiluted *(10 3/4 cup net weight)*
* 1 cup sour cream
* 2 Tablespoons paprika
* 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper *(cayenne)*
* 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
* salt to taste
* one-pound package wide egg noodles, cooked

### Directions

* Spray the inside of a 5-quart slow cooker or a large roasting pan with non-stick cooking spray. Put the soups, the sour cream and the seasonings in the pan and stir them around to combine them, Add the chicken and make sure it's covered with the soup mixture.
* For the slow cooker: Cook on LOW for 5 to 6 hours. If you're in a hurry, cook on HIGH for 4 hours.
* In the oven: Bake in a tightly covered roaster for 4 hours at 325°F. Then take off the cover and bake for an additional 30 minutes or so.
* Serve over cooked egg noodles.

Yield: Feeds at least 8, unless you're talking about a threshing crew that's been working the fields all day.

## Conversion Charts

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Dilly Onion Rings

## Book Reference

Sugar Cookie Murder

*This is Ellie Kuehn's recipe. She tried serving it on a sausage pizza out at Bertanelli's and it was really good!*

### Ingredients

* One large mild or sweet *(a red onion is nice--more colorful)*
* 1/3 cup white *(granulated)* sugar
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 1 teaspoon fresh baby dill *(it's not as good with dried dill weed)*
* 1/2 cup white vinegar
* 1/2 cup water
* 4 large ripe tomatoes, as an accompaniment *(optional)*

### Directions

* Cut the onions in thin slices. Separate the slices into rings and put them in a bowl.
* Combine the sugar, salt, dill, white vinegar, and water.
* Pour the liquid over the onion rings.
* Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 5 hours, stirring every hour or so.
* Serving suggestions: Slice large ripe tomatoes and arrange on a platter. Lift the onion rings out of the brine and sprinkle them on top of the tomato slices. Garnish with fresh, chopped parsley leaves if desired.
* You can use these onion rings to garnish cooked carrots, cooked green beans, even mashed potatoes. They're also a wonderful garnish for a mixed green salad.
* Covered tightly and stirred a couple of times a day, these marinated onion rings should last for at least a week in the refrigerator.

## Conversion Charts

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Double F Double M Crunch Cookies

Double Fudge Brownie Murder

**Double F Double M Crunch Cookies** is the tenth recipe featured in Double Fudge Brownie Murder

Preheat oven the 350 degrees F., rack in the middle position.

## Ingredients

* 1 cup white ***(granulated)*** sugar
* 1 cup brown sugar ***(pack it down in the cup when you measure it)***
* 1 cup salted butter ***(2 sticks, 8 ounces, 1/2 pound)*** softened to room temperature
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2 large eggs, beaten ***(just whip them up in a glass with a fork)***
* 2 cps Frosted Flakes
* 2 and 1/2 cups flour ***(pack it down in the cup when you measure it)***
* 1 cup M&M's candy ***(regular, not the kind with nuts in the middle)***

**Hannah's 1st Note:  I use an electric mixer to mix up these cookies at The Cookie Jar. If  you don't have an electric mixer, you can do it in a large mixing bowl with a wooden spoon.**

* Place the white sugar and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix them up together.
* Add the softened butter and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
* Sprinkle in the baking soda and salt. Mix them in thoroughly.
* Add the vanilla extract and the beaten eggs. Beat until everything is thoroughly incorporated.
* Measure out the 2 cups of Frosted Flakes and place them in a closable plastic food storage bag. Crush them with your hands or roll a rolling pin over the bag to crush them.
* Add the crushed Frosted Flakes to your bowl and mix them in.

**Hannah's 2nd Note:  2 cups of Frosted Flakes will equal approximately 1 cup when crushed.**

* Add the flour in half-cup increments, mixing after each addition.
* Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with a rubber spatula and take the mixing bowl out of the mixer. Give it a final stir by hand.
* Gently, using a folding motion with the rubber spatula, mix in the M&M's candy.
* Let the dough sit on the counter for a minute or two to rest. ***(It doesn't really need to rest, but you probably do.)***
* Prepare your cookie sheets by spraying them with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray, or by lining them with parchment paper.
* Form the dough into walnut-sized balls with your impeccably clean hands and place them on the prepared cookie sheets, 12 to a standard-size sheet.

* Press the dough balls down just a bit so they won't roll off on the way to the oven. **(Don't laugh. This happened to Lisa when she made these cookies at home. Her two dogs, Dillon and Sammy, chased the cookie dough balls and gobbled them up before she could stop them! She call Doctor Hagaman because there was chocolate in the cookies and chocolate isn't good for dogs, but he said not to worry when she told him that they only got two dough balls apiece.)**

* Bake your Double F Double M Crunch Cookies at 350 degrees F. for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove the cookies to a wire rack until they're completely cool. ***(If you used parchment paper, you can leave them on the paper. Just pull it over on the wire rack. The cookies will be easy to peel off when they are cool.)***

Yield:  Approximately 6 to 8 dozen, depending on cookie size.
Cocoa-Crunch Cookies

Christmas Cake Murder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F., rack in the middle position.

* 2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (pack it down in the cup when you measure it)
* 1 and 1/2 cups finely crushed plain regular potato chips (measure AFTER crushing. I used Lay's, put them in a plastic zip-lock bag, and crushed them with my hands)
* 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (I used Nestle)
* 1/3 cup white (granulated) sugar for dipping

#### Hannah's 1st Note

*Use regular potato chips, the thin salty ones. Don't use baked chips, or rippled chips, or chips with the peels on, or kettle-fried, or flavored, or anything that's supposed to be better for you than those wonderfully greasy, salty, old-fashioned, crunchy potato chips.*

### Directions

* In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter, sugar, eggs, salt, and vanilla extract until the mixture is light and fluffy. (You can do this by hand, but it's a lot easier with an electric mixer.)
* Add the quarter-cup of unsweetened cocoa powder. Mix it in thoroughly.
* Add the flour in half-cup increments, mixing well after each addition.
* Add the crushed potato chips and mix well.
* Take the bowl out of the mixer and add the semi-sweet chips by hand. Stir them in so that they are evenly distributed.
* Form one-inch dough balls with your hands and place them on an UNGREASED cookie sheet, 12 to a standard-sized sheet. (As an alternative, you can line your cookie sheets with parchment paper.)
* Place the sugar in a small bowl. Spray the flat bottom of a drinking glass with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray, dip it in the sugar, and use it to flatten each dough ball. (Dip the glass in the sugar for each cookie ball.)
* Bake your cookies at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes or until the cookies are starting to turn golden at the edges. (Mine took the full 12 minutes.)
* Let the Cocoa-Crunch Cookies cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes and then remove them to a wire rack to cool completely. (If you used parchment paper, all you have to do is pull it over to the wire rack and let the cookies cool right on the paper.)

**Yield**: Approximately 6 to 7 dozen crunchy, chocolate, shortbread-like cookies, depending on cookie size.

## Conversion Charts

See Baking Conversion Chart for non-USA baking conversions.
Clayton Wallace

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**Clayton Wallace** is the bus driver in Cinnamon Roll Murder. He was a friend of Jenny Hester from Red Velvet Cupcake Murder, where Jenny tells some very important information concerning Clay.
Chocolate-Covered Cherry Delights

## Book Reference

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

**Chocolate-Covered Cherry Delights** is the fifth recipe featured in Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder.

## Ingredients

* 1 cup melted butter *(2 sticks)*
* 2 cups white sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* 1 cup cocoa powder
* 3 cups flour *(not sifted)*
* 2 small, 10-oz. jar maraschino cherries\*\*\*
	+ \*\*\*For those who don't like cherries, substitute well-drained pineapple tidbits, using the juice to thin the frosting. You can also use pecan halves or macadamia nuts and thin the frosting with cold coffee or water. If you don’t have anything to go on top, just glob the chocolate mixture into the indentations. That’s good, too.
* 1 pkg. chocolate chips *(6 oz. pkg.--2 cups)*
* 1/2 cup condensed sweetened milk

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 350°F, rack in the middle position.
* Melt butter and mix in sugar. Let mixture cool and add eggs. Mix it thoroughly and then add baking powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla, and cocoa, stirring after each addition. Add flour and mix well. *(Dough will be stiff and a bit crumbly.)*
* Drain cherries and remove stems, reserving juice.
* Pat dough into walnut-sized balls with your fingers. Place on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. Press down in center with thumb to make a deep indentation. *(If the health board's around, use the bowl of a small spoon!)* Place one cherry in each indentation.
* In a saucepan over simmering water *(double boiler)*, combine the chocolate chips and the condensed milk. Heat on low until chips are melted. *(You can also do this in the microwave, but you'll have to keep zapping it to keep it from hardening.)*
* Add approx. 1/8 cup of the reserved cherry juice and stir to a thick sauce. If sauce is too thick, add more juice in small increments. *(Test it with a teaspoon. If it doesn't glob off, it's too thick.)*
* Spoon sauce over the center of each cookie just enough to cover the cherry. Make sure it doesn't drip down the sides.
* Bake at 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove to rack to finish cooling.

Yield: 7 to 8 dozen, depending on cookie size.

## Trivia

***A plate of these should be in every psychiatrist's office --two Chocolate-Covered Cherry Delights will life anyone out of a depression.***

## Conversion Charts

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Bonnie Brownie Cookie Bars

Cream Puff Murder

## Ingredients

* 4 one-ounce squares semi-sweet chocolate ***(or ¾ cup chocolate chips)***
* ¾ cup butter ***(one and a half sticks)***
* 1½ cup white ***(granulated)*** sugar
* 3 beaten eggs ***(just whip them up in a glass with a fork)***
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup flour ***(pack it down in the cup when you measure it)***
* ½ cup chopped cashews
* ½ cup chopped butterscotch chips
* ½ chip semi-sweet chocolate chips ***(I used Ghirardelli)***

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 350°F, rack in the middle position.
* Prepare a 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan by lining it with a piece of foil large enough to flap over the sides. Spray the foil-lined pan with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray.
* Microwave the chocolate squares and butter in a microwave-safe mixing bowl on HIGH for 1 minute. Stir. ***(Since chocolate frequently maintains its shape even when melted, you have to stir to make sure.)*** If it's not melted, microwave for an additional 20 seconds and stir again. Repeat if necessary.
* Stir the sugar into the chocolate mixture. Feel the bowl. If it's not so hot it'll cook the eggs, add them now, stirring thoroughly. Mix in the vanilla extract.
* Mix in the flour, and stir just until it's moistened.
* Put the cashews, butterscotch chips, and chocolate chips in the bowl of a food processor, and chop them together with the steel blade. ***(If you don't have a food processor, you don't have to buy one for this recipe—just chop everything up as well as you can with a sharp knife.)***
* Mix in the chopped ingredients, give a final stir by hand, and spread the batter out in your prepared pan. Smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
* Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
* Cool the Bonnie Brownie Cookie Bars in the pan on a metal rack. When they're thoroughly cool, grasp the edges of the foil and lift the brownies out of the pan. Place them facedown on the cutting board, peel the foil off the back, and cut them into the brownie-sized pieces.
* Place the squares on a plate and dust lightly with powdered sugar if you wish.

**Hannah's Note: If you're a chocoholic, or if you're making these for Mother, frost them with Neverfail Fudge Frosting before you cut them.**
Apple Orchard Bars

## Book Reference

Fudge Cupcake Murder

**Apple Orchard Bars** is the tenth and final recipe featured in Fudge Cupcake Murder.

## Ingredients

* 1/2 cup melted butter *(1 stick)*
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 2 beaten eggs *(you can beat them up with a fork)*
* 1/2 cup rolled oats *(uncooked oatmeal)*
* 1 cup peeled and chopped apple *(I used 2 medium Gala apples)*
* 2 cups flaked coconut
* 1 1/2 cups flour *(not sifted)*

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 375°F, rack in the middle position.
* Melt butter, add the sugars, and stir. Add baking soda, salt, baking powder, vanilla, cinnamon, and beaten eggs. Mix well. Then add the oats, chopped apple and 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut. *(Reserve 1/2 cup of flaked coconut for on top.)* Add the flour and mix it all thoroughly.
* Grease a 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan. Spoon the dough in and smooth it with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle the 1/2 cup coconut you reserved evenly on top.
* Bake at 375°F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until slightly browned on top.
* Let cool and cut into bars like brownies.

## Hannah's Note

*Bill likes these with hot chocolate - he says it brings out the taste of the apples.*

*Tracey's still trying to convince Andrea that they're health food and she should have them for breakfast.*

## Conversion Charts

See Baking Conversion Chart for non-USA baking conversions.
Breakfast in a Muffin

**Breakfast in a Muffin** is the twelfth recipe featured in Apple Turnover Murder.

## Ingredients

* 2 cups all-purpose flour ***(no need to sift)***
* 1 heaping Tablespoon white ***(granulated)*** sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 3 large eggs
* 1 cup whole milk or light cream ***(I used milk)***
* 1/2 cup melted butter ***(1 stick, 4 ounces, 1/4 pound)***
* 12 strips of bacon, fully cooked
* 12 small or medium eggs
* 1/2 cup shredded cheddar, Swiss, or jack cheese ***(I used sharp cheddar)***

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 400 degrees F., rack in the middle position.
* In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Stir them all up together with a fork until they’re evenly combined.
* Break the 3 large eggs into a medium-sized bowl and whip them up with a wire whisk.
* Add the milk and whisk it in.
* Add the melted butter and mix well.
* Make a well in the bowl with the flour mixture. Dump the liquid mixture into the well and mix it all up with a spoon until everything is well moistened. ***(This batter is supposed to be lumpy—don’t stir it smooth.)***
* Grease ***(or spray with Pam or another nonstick cooking spray)*** a pan with 12 muffin cups, or a jumbo muffin pan with 6 cups.
* Give the batter a final stir, and then put a spoonful of batter in the bottom of the cups, enough to cover the bottom.
* Form one strip of cooked bacon into a circle that’ll fit inside your muffin cup. Press it down in the batter like a little circular fence. Do the same for the other muffin cups.
* Crack and separate a medium-size egg. Put the white into a bowl so that you can make Angel Kiss Cookies, Angel Pillow Cookies, or an egg white omelet later. Slide the yolk inside the little bacon corral you just made. ***(If the yolk breaks, don’t despair— it’ll still taste good.)*** Do the same for the other muffin cups.
* Divide the remaining batter among the partially-filled muffin cups, just spooning it in on top. These muffins don’t rise a lot, so they can be filled almost up to the top.
* Sprinkle the grated cheese on the tops.
* Place your muffin tin on a drip pan ***(just in case)*** and put it into the oven.
* Bake the regular muffins at 400 degrees F. for 25 minutes. Bake the jumbo muffins at 375 degrees F. for the same amount of time, 25 minutes.

## Yield

12 regular or 6 jumbo muffins that look very pretty when you slice them in half.
Dean Lawrence

## Books

Cherry Cheesecake Murder

**Dean Lawrence** is a character in Cherry Cheesecake Murder

## Bio

Aka “Bad Boy Director”
Dean is married to Sharyn the niece of Tom Larchmont. He is also a womanizer and has special handlers to try and prevent him from hooking up with other women, but he often finds away around it.

## Personality

He is a petty tyrant and womanizer, hitting or taking advantage of most women around him. He is also spoiled and expects that whatever he wants he can have.

## Appearance

Dean Lawrence, who was in his forties and movie star handsome.

## Chronology by Novel

### Cherry Cheesecake Murder

The filming of a movie comes to Lake Eden. The direction is Dean Lawrence, a well known film director known as the “Bad Boy Director”.

He has a running feud with Winnie Henderson because he needs a statue, that she is responsible for, moved and she wont give her permission.

He expects Hannah to bake a Cherry Cheesecake for him every morning. Once he tastes it he demands an additional one after lunch. She is paid very well for them.

While Dean is showing the Actor playing “Jody” what he wanted him to do in a scene, by taking his part, in the “suicide scene” the gun that was supposed to have been a prop, was replaced with a live gun and Dean was killed.
Black and Whites

## Book Reference

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

**Black and Whites** is the fourth recipe in *Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder*. Hannah devolved *Black and Whites* because of the new squad cars the Eden Lake police had just acquired.

## Ingredients

* 2 cups chocolate chips
* 3/4 cup butter *(1 and 1/2 sticks)*
* 2 cups brown sugar *(or white sugar with a scant 2 Tablespoons molasses mixed in)*
* 4 eggs
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 cups flour *(not sifted)*
* approx. 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar *(powdered sugar)* in a small bowl

## Directions

* Do not preheat oven yet--dough must be chilled before baking.

* Melt chocolate chips with butter *(Microwave on high power for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth.)*

* Mix in sugar and let cool. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla, baking powder, and salt. Add flour and mix well.
* Chill dough for at least 4 hours. *(Overnight is even better.)*

* When you're ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F, rack in the middle position.

* Roll walnut-sized dough balls with your hands. *(Messy--wear plastic gloves if you wish.)* Drop the dough balls into a bowl with the powdered sugar and roll them around until they're coated. *(If the dough gets too warm, stick it back in refrigerator until you can handle it again.)*

* Place the balls on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. *(They will flatten when they bake.)* Bake at 350°F for 12 to 14 minutes. Let them cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove them to wire rack to finish cooling.

Yield: 6 to 8 dozen, depending on cookie size.

## Trivia

***Made these for the Winnetka County Sheriff's Department Open House, in honor of their four new cruisers.***

## Conversion Charts

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Coney Island Sandwiches

Double Fudge Brownie Murder

**Coney Island Sandwiches** is the third recipe featured in Double Fudge Brownie Murder

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F., rack in the middle position.

**(This is not a mistake. The temperature is 250 degrees F. You need to heat these sandwiches slowly at low heat.)**

## Ingredients

* 1/2 pound American cheese, cut into small cubes ***(I used Velveeta)***
* 2 five-ounce cans of water-packed tuna, well drained ***(I used Chicken of the Seat white chunk tuna)***
* 3 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
* 2 teaspoons green bell pepper, finely chopped
* 2 teaspoons pimento-stuffed olives, finely chopped
* 2 teaspoons onion, finely chopped
* 2 teaspoons sweet pickle relish
* 1/2 cup mayonnaise ***(I used Best Foods which is Hellman's if you live east of the Mississippi River)***
* 6 large hot dog buns ***(I got the kind with sesame seeds on top--they're the same shape as hot dog buns, but wider and longer)***

## Directions

* **Hannah's 1st Note: You can chop up the hard-boiled eggs, green bell pepper, pimento-stuffed olives, and onion ahead of time, put it in a sealable baggie and keep it in the refrigerator so it's ready to go when it's time to mix and assemble the Coney Island Sandwiches.**
* Mix the cubed cheese and tuna together in a large bowl.
* ***(I use a fork to do this because it's easier to flake the tuna with a fork.)***
* Add the chopped hard-boiled eggs, green peppers, olives and onion. Mix well.
* Add the pickle relish and mix it in.
* Spread the mayonnaise out on top with a rubber spatula halves, and close the buns again.
* Wrap each bun in a piece of aluminum foil.
* Place the foil-wrapped Coney Island Sandwiches, cut side up, in a baking pan.
* Bake the sandwiches at 250 degrees F. for 30 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and they're warm all the way through.
* Serve these sandwiches warm. Kids love them, especially because they come in their own foil-wrapped packages. Coney Island Sandwiches are also very good to take on picnics if you keep them warm in an insulated bag for the trip to the park or the beach.

Yield:  6 Coney Island Sandwiches.