The First Snow

The following poem looks like it was cut from the pages of a church bulletin or a newsletter. The back side has a recipe for Walnut Bourbon Balls and the beginning of a recipe for Stuffing Louis.  I'd love to see the whole stuffing recipe, it sounds interesting. I will post the bourbon balls recipe though, just for fun, although I haven't tried it myself.  The author of this poem is a "Schultz."  I can't find any other citing of this poem through a google search.

Just along about December

when the autumn fast has fled.

And the winter winds are howling

in the country lanes instead.

When the sun no longer sparkles

and the world grows cold and still.

And the trees are bare and lonely,

on the top of yonder hill--

 

There's a chill that says it's winter

and it won't be long, we know.

Till we're greeted one fine morning

with a world that's white with snow.

All the pines decked out in silver,

what a lovely sight to see.

And a cloud as soft as cotton,

where the sunshine used to be.

                        ~Schultz

 

 

Walnut Bourbon Balls

contributed by Grace Schwartz

 

2 1/2 cups finely crushed packaged vanilla wafers

1 cup powdered sugar

2 TBS cocoa

1 cup finely chopped walnuts

3 TBS corn syrup

1/4 cup bourbon or rum

powdered sugar

 

Mix first 4 ingredients well.  Add syrup and bourbon and mix well. 

Roll into 1" balls and roll in powdered sugar.