DIY House Medic  Podcast Show Notes

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Season:  1

Episode:  34

 Episode Title:  Christmas Safety 2020

  

Episode Summary:

In this episode Contractor John talks about how to foresee electrical overloading of circuits and Christmas Tree safety, care and recycling. Plus a Christmas favorite recipe, Black Forest Cheesecake!

 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Legal Shield  (SHOW SPONSOR)

Cutting Boards; Table Saw Creations by Contractor John

Roy Worley Voice Overs

Access the Word Dyslexia Help

How to figure electrical amps formula  (watts/volts=amps) 

Christmas Tree Fire Hazard Video

 

Black Forest Cheescake

Ingredients

20 OREO cookies (remove the cream center) crushed fine, about 2 cups

(If you are using a larger flatter pan to bake use 3 cups of crumbs and 4 ½ Tablespoons butter)

3 Tablespoons butter (melted)

4 8oz packages Philadelphia Cream Cheese (softened)

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup Breakstones sour cream

6 squares Baker’s semi sweet baking chocolate (melted)

4 eggs

2 to 3 cups COOL WHIP whipped topping

2 cans 21 oz cheery pie filling

     PREHEAT oven to 325

1         cheesecake baking pan (spring form)

2         Mix cookies crumbs and butter and press into bottom of baking pan

3         Bake for 10 minutes

 Mix

1         Beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.

2         Add sour cream and chocolate

3         Add eggs one at a time, mixing on slow speed, until well blended

4         Pour into baking pan over crust

 Bake

1         80 minutes (plus or minus)  in deep cheesecake pan (9” diameter x 3” deep) until center is almost set. Remove from oven and cool. (if using other pan adjust baking time)

2         Refrigerate at least 4 hours, overnight is best

3         Remove cheesecake from baking pan and place on serving dish

4         Cover entire cheesecake (top and sides) with COOL WHIP

5         Pour pie filling into strainer removing about 1/2 of the syrup (no not crush cherries)

6         Place cherries over the entire top of the cheesecake

ENJOY!

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