The PF Women Team at our Annual Team Retreat ~ 2018 Today on Seth Godin's blog, he said: It's tempting to decide to make a profit first, then invest in training, people, facilities, promotion, customer service and most of all, doing important work. In general, though, it goes the other way. Yes, it does. If you are waiting to make a profit before you do these things, in my experience you're not going to make a profit. So many organizations, ministries and churches are struggling with financial issues. I know your pain. As anyone who follows our story knows, our ministry was in a ton of debt four years ago when I came on as director. Since that time, we've gotten out of debt and turned a profit every year. God has done amazing things through out team, for which we give Him the glory! I find that what Seth is saying here is absolutely true, with one disclaimer. For Christian leaders, spiritual disciplines must always be first. Before we started i...
We have gotten all sorts of questions about the pretzel favors that were made for the surprise wedding on Sunday. They are very easy and they are a HUGE hit with people. You could make them for any occasion, not just a wedding.The white chocolate was purchased in the food aisle at Michael's. The pretzel rods were Snyder's and purchased at the grocery store. I purchased the sugar from a place on line, Country Kitchen Sweet Art, since it was much cheaper and they had a larger selection. I highly recommend ordering from there as it came through regular shipping in just 3-4 days and they sell 1 lb. bags for $2.30 each versus getting them at a local place for MUCH more money and a lot LESS product!
I had Larry take photos of me making them so I could demonstrate it here and show you just how EASY it is:
I don't have a double boiler (I need one!) but made a little makeshift one with two pans in the church kitchen. If you have one, fantastic but if not you can probably make one out of two pans in your kitchen like I did. I put some water in a pan on the bottom and put a smaller pan on top with the white chocolate. I brought the water to boiling, put the chocolate in, then turned it to low for the duration. Stirring it well and getting the chocolate fully melted I then twirled each pretzel in the chocolate, holding it sideways.
Holding the pretzel over waxed paper, sprinkle sugar over it while turning it and continue to do this, coating it. (Pick up the wax paper periodically and put the sugar back in the cup to keep using it and get the most out of it.)
Next, lay the newly dipped and sugared pretzels on sheets of wax paper in the fridge and let them harden for about 15 minutes. It's important to check to see if the chocolate is completely hardened before taking them out. At such time as they are ready to come out they can stay at room temperature.
BEAUTIFUL!
Holding the pretzel over waxed paper, sprinkle sugar over it while turning it and continue to do this, coating it. (Pick up the wax paper periodically and put the sugar back in the cup to keep using it and get the most out of it.)
Next, lay the newly dipped and sugared pretzels on sheets of wax paper in the fridge and let them harden for about 15 minutes. It's important to check to see if the chocolate is completely hardened before taking them out. At such time as they are ready to come out they can stay at room temperature. 
BEAUTIFUL! We purchased "pretzel bags" from Michaels to wrap each one individually and then tied them with thin purple ribbon, also from Michael's which I purchased for 50 cents a roll, and a little card with the bride and groom's names, with a hole punched in the card and the ribbon attached. I also made two wine glasses filled with 8 pretzel sticks each, and then wrapped them in clear cellophane and white tulle, as a special treat for the couple to take with them.
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[If you don't have a double boiler, you can use a microwave-safe dish to melt the chocolate, too - do it in 30-second increments to avoid burning it. If you don't have a double boiler AND your microwave dies in the middle of making them? It's still possible, but it makes a huge mess and you burn yourself a lot. The above is a true story.]