GIN AND RAISINS RECIPE RECIPES

I'm posting this recipe because my FIL's second wife has had great success with it. Whether it's the placebo effect or whether it actually works, it has brought this dear woman, a former operating room nurse, some relief and she doesn't doubt its efficacy. Her comment to me was really interesting; she said that she didn't realize how much it was helping her until she wasn't able to have her drunken raisins during a vacation. By the end of three days without the raisins, her knees, which had been doing well, were swollen and very painful. Your mileage may vary. Researching the origins of the recipe, it was apparently first described by Paul Harvey in the 1990s. As with any home remedy, consult your doctor and use common sense when using this. Preparation time does not include the time that it takes for the gin to evaporate.

Total Time 5 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Yield 1 batch

Number Of Ingredients 2

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1022.8, FatContent 0.7, SaturatedFatContent 0.2, CholesterolContent 0, SodiumContent 21.9, CarbohydrateContent 115.3, FiberContent 5.8, SugarContent 85.8, ProteinContent 4.9

Dress up a cookie plate with these old-fashioned spice bars full of raisins, molasses, cinnamon, ginger and nuts. Then dip the chewy treats in coffee or hot cocoa on frosty days. It's said the cookies are called "hermits" because you can hide them out of sight, just like hermits, for days. They'll be just as good—maybe even better as the flavors blend and develop! —Jeri Tirmenstein, Apache Junction, Arizona

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Total Time 35 minutes

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Yield 14 cookies.

Number Of Ingredients 12

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122 calories, FatContent 4g fat (2g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 7mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 87mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 20g carbohydrate (12g sugars, FiberContent 1g fiber), ProteinContent 2g protein.