Blessings

May joy and peace surround you, 
Contentment latch your door, 
And happiness be with you now
And bless you ever more.
Toasts
Health and long life to you, the woman of your choice to you, a child every year to you, land without rent to you and may you die in Ireland. 
Jokes
These two Irish blokes are stood on top of a cliff One has a budgie on each shoulder. The other has a parrot on one shoulder.

The first jumps off the cliff and half way down both budgies fly off, he hits the deck with crash and is barely alive as he rolls around groaning on the rocks.

The second jumps off the cliff with the parrot on his shoulder and as he gets half way down the parrot flies off. He reaches inside his jacket pulls out a shot gun and blows the parrot away just before he lands on the rocks below. This Irish man again is just about alive as he lies on the ground in agony.

As they both lie there in immense pain the first to jump says, "I don't think much of this Budgie Jumping."

The other replies, "I don't think much of this Free fall Parrot Shooting either."
 
 
 
 

 

Dublin's Caramel Apple Cake
Ingredients

Caramel

  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 8 ounce carton heavy cream; whipped divided
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans
Cake
  • 1 package Apple Cinnamon quick bread mix
  • 1 cup chopped and peeled apples
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons Irish whiskey or water
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 egg
Topping
  • remaining heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Irish whiskey if desired
  • cinnamon if desired
Method

Heat oven to 350 F. 
In small sauce pan over low heat, combine brown sugar, butter and 2 tablespoons whipping cream. 
Cook and stir just until butter is melted.
Remove from heat; stir in pecans. 
Pour mixture into bottom of ungreased 9 inch round cake pan or 9 inch square pan. 
Set aside. 
In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients. Stir 50 - 75 strokes by hand until mix is moistened.
Carefully spoon batter over caramel mixture, making sure caramel is completely covered.  Bake at 350 F for 40 - 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute; invert onto serving plate. 
Cool. 
Just before serving, in small bowl, beat remaining whipping cream until soft peaks form.  
Add powdered sugar and whiskey. 
Beat until stiff peaks form. 
Spread whipped cream mixture on top of cake. 
Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon. 
Store in refrigerator. 
 
 
 

 

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