| Veterans Day celebrates the men and women | | | | A dessert recipe you can prepare the night |
| who enlisted to protect our country. There are | | | | before (and save time) is a simple trifle. Purchase |
| many different traditions surrounding menus for | | | | a plain sponge cake, two flavors of Jell-o crystals, |
| Veterans Day. Below you'll find a few ideas to get | | | | tinned fruit of your choice, custard and cream |
| your celebration underway: | | | | from the grocery store. Prior to making the trifle, |
| Crab puffs, dip, chicken for a main dish, | | | | prepare the Jell-o, cut the sponge cake into small |
| barbequed meals, and sandwiches are apart of a | | | | squares and whip the cream. Place the cake in the |
| typical menu throughout the day. Simple, delicious | | | | bottom of a serving bowl, topped by the fruit, |
| food that is reasonably easy to prepare is | | | | custard, Jell-o (cut into pieces and mixed together) |
| definitely the order of the day. | | | | and finally the whipped cream. |
| For crab puffs you will need 1 quart of oil, 1 pound | | | | Our veterans have served their life in protecting |
| of crab meat, 1 package of cream cheese, 2 | | | | our country and people. Veterans Day allows us |
| teaspoons of garlic salt, and 2 16 ounces | | | | to honor everyone who has served and provide |
| packages of won ton wrappers. Heat the oil for | | | | wonderful dishes for friends and family to |
| frying, then in a bowl mix the crabmeat, cream | | | | celebrate those that are enlisted today. However |
| cheese, and garlic salt together. Place the mixture | | | | you end up celebrating, it's important to keep the |
| in the wonton wrappers being careful not to over | | | | significance of the day in mind and reflect about |
| fill them. Then fry them for 2 to 3 minutes. | | | | the things that really matter in life. |