Mexican Candy Apples for the Holidays

Candy Apples
6 servings
Ingredients
1/2 cup water
3 cones of piloncillo (8oz)
2 lbs of apples
toppings
artificial colored liquid’s
Step 1 –
Put to boil with 1/2 cups water, and  the 3 cones of  Piloncillo until it melts. Leave to cool down and add the artificial color you want.

Step 2-

 Put a stick under the apple and then smear or cover the apple with the melted  Pilloncillo. Careful the melted pilloncillo will be hot.
Step 3-
Carefully put you’re favorite topping ( nuts,cocoa nut,Sprinkles ) and leave the caramel to harden; Enjoy!
Piloncillo-  a unrefined sugar (caramel) that is commonly used in Mexican cooking.

Garner Student Plays Kind

A student from Garner is in a Playhouse production of ‘Annie’ and was recently featured in a San Antonio Express News article highlighting the fact that the girls in the play are giving back to the community.  The girls, age 7-16, including Garner’s own Ava Schweninger, are fundraising through the play and selling “Sandy Dogs,” like the one in the play, to benefit the local Children’s Shelter.  To see the show call 210-733-7258 or visit the website www.theplayhousesa.org.

Shows start 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays; 7 pm Dec. 18-20.  Tickets are $10-25.

Read more from the Express news here.