Novelty Recipes

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Store in an airtight container. Yield: about 8 cups mix
* I put 1 cup of mix into a baggie. Then used a white lunch-size paper
bag, attached a gift-label with a picture of Santa that said "North Pole Circus Mix" and decorated with ribbon.

Coffee Cup Truffles
For your favorite teacher, or anyone special, fill a plain coffee mug with homemade fudge
or truffle candies and wrap mug with Reynolds Holiday Prints Plastic Wrap.
To make truffle candies, finely chop 1 package (8 ounce) semi sweet chocolate squares in a blender or food processor; place in bowl. Heat 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream in saucepan over medium heat, just until it
comes to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder; stir until

dissolved. Pour over chocolate; let stand 30 minutes to melt chocolate.
Whisk until smooth and
shiny. Stir in 2 tablespoons vanilla extract. cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Roll rounded teaspoons of chocolate mixture into balls and roll in 1 1/2 cups ground pecans. Place candies in coffee mugs, wrap and refrigerate. Makes 2 dozen candies.

On the front of the card print a picture of a really fancy tea cup, above it print:
FRIENDSHIP BEGINS WITH A CUP OF KINDNESS.