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Find a Christmas tree and winter events near you! Choose-and-cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, a choose-and-THEY-cut, or a pre-cut Christmas Tree lot and other fun winter activities, like sleigh rides, hayrides and wagon rides!   See this page for where you can gather your own mistletoe!
After Christmas, see this page for tree recycling and disposal options for your local area! And here are easy, illustrated recipes to make a Chocolate Yule log, homemade cranberry sauce (even jellied cranberry sauce), pumpkin pie (from a pumpkin), roasted chestnuts, pumpkin soup, cheesecake and pumpkin bread. Real or fake tree - which is better? click here!   Tree farmers:  business opportunities for Christmas tree farms/farmers.

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Low Sugar Pumpkin Pie

Traditional recipe usually has more than 300 calories per serving. Yikes! here is a lower calorie version!

The recipe calls for one chilled, uncooked pastry shell, three eggs, one teaspoon pumpkin pie spices, two tablespoons melted margarine, one and a half cups cooked or canned pumpkin, one and a half cups scalded skim milk, and one tablespoon sugar substitute.

Beat eggs and add, in order, spices, salt, sweetener, melted margarine, pumpkin and scalded milk. Pour into pastry shell. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Turn oven to 325 and continue to bake for 30 minutes.

The recipe yields six servings. Each piece has 204 calories, 18 grams of carbohydrates, 7 grams of protein, 12 grams of fat and 226 milligrams of sodium.

This recipe makes about 10 servings and can easily be eaten by diabetics due to its low sugar content.

1. Mix flour, 1 tbsp salt and 1 tbsp of sugar in a medium bow. Cut in shortening and margarine until mixture forms coarse crumbs. Mix in ice water until mixture comes together and forms a soft dough. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Roll out pastry on floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Cut into a 12 inch circle. Place in 9 inch plate and press edge.

3. Mix pumpkin, remaining sugar, egg whites, milk, cinnamon, ginger and remaining salt. Pour into pie shell. Bake for 15 minutes.

4. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until center is set.

5. Let stand at least 30 minutes before serving

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