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Heavenly Potatoes
Ingredients:
- 1 (24 oz.) pkg. frozen hash browns, thaw to use
- 1 3/4 c. grated Cheddar cheese
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 8 oz. carton sour cream
- 1 stick melted butter or margarine
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 medium onion, chopped
Directions:
- Mix all together and place in a casserole dish.
- Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour at 350°.
- Serves 12.
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Coconut Delight
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c. butter
- 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
- 3/4 c. chopped nuts
Directions:
- Mix all 3 ingredients and pour in 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
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Zucchini Florentine
Ingredients:
- 3 (5-inch) zucchini, scrubbed and halved lengthwise
- 2 Tbsp. minced onion
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 2 pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Prepare zucchini by scooping out pulp, leaving 1/4-inch shells; mince pulp.
- Melt butter in skillet and saute pulp and onion until tender.
- Squeeze water out of spinach.
- Add to zucchini mixture.
- Keep warm while making sauce.
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Candied Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
- 4 or 5 medium sweet potatoes
- 1 stick butter
- 4 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
Directions:
- Peel and slice potatoes.
- Put in a 9 x 13 pan and cut butter on top.
- Sprinkle sugar and salt on top.
- Cover with Reynolds Wrap and cook in oven until sugar melts, about 30 minutes.
- Uncover pan and cook until juice is thick and potatoes are candied.
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Sauteed Okra
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. fresh okra
- 6 Tbsp. butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced (optional)
- salt and black pepper
Directions:
- Wash okra thoroughly and cut off the stems.
- Blanch pods by submerging in a pot of rapidly boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
- Slice okra crosswise into 1-inch pieces. Heat the butter and garlic (if used) in a large skillet over medium heat and saute the okra.
- Stir frequently for 5 minutes or until nice and brown.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
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Pumpkin Stew
Ingredients:
- 4 c. cubed, peeled pumpkin or winter squash, cubed
- 14 oz. tomatoes with liquid
- 1/2 c. chicken broth
- 2 c. fresh green beans
- 1 c. fresh corn or frozen
- 1/2 c. onions, sliced
- 1/2 c. green pepper, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 tsp. chili powder
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
Directions:
- In large saucepan, mix all ingredients.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat.
- Cover and simmer 40 to 45 minutes.
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Chicken Souffle
Ingredients:
- 10 or more slices white bread
- 2 c. cooked, cubed chicken
- 1 small can sliced mushrooms
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 8 oz. sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
- 4 to 6 eggs
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 c. milk
- 1 c. mayonnaise
Directions:
- Grease a 9 x 12-inch cake pan.
- Cut off bread crusts.
- Layer 1/2 of the bread (cover the entire bottom of pan), chicken, mayonnaise, cheese and then cover with the other half of the bread.
- Beat together the eggs, milk and salt.
- Pour over the layers.
- Cover the pan tightly with foil.
- Refrigerate all day or overnight.
- Just before baking, spread with soup and mushrooms. Bake, uncovered, 1 hour at 300° to 325°.
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Fat-Free Mint Chocolate Drops
Ingredients:
- 1 c. plus 1 Tbsp. whole wheat flour
- 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 c. prune puree
- 3 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/3 c. mint chocolate chips
Directions:
- Combine flour, cocoa, sugar and baking soda.
- Mix well.
- Add prune puree, chocolate syrup and vanilla; mix well.
- Stir in chips.
- Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough on sheet.
- Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
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Black Bottom Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg 18 oz refrigerated ready to bake brownies
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 c sugar
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 3 drops green food coloring
- 8 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Evenly cover the bottom and sides of a 9 inch deep dish pie plate with the ready to bake brownies, forming a crust.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, peppermint extract and green food coloring with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Fold in the whipped topping then spoon into the crust.
- Cover the pie and chill for at least 4 hours before serving.
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Easy Chocolate Chip Cheesecake!
Ingredients:
- 2 (8 oz.) pkg. softened cream cheese
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 c. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 graham cracker pie crust (9-inch)
Directions:
- Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla at medium speed with mixer until well blended.
- Add eggs and blend again.
- Stir in 3/4 cup chips.
- Pour into pie crust and sprinkle top of mixture with remaining 1/4 cup chips.
- Bake at 350° for approximately 40 minutes or until center is almost firm.
- Cool and refrigerate at least 4 hours, overnight is fine.
- Garnish with additional chips and/or chocolate Cool Whip.
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Hamburger Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lb. hamburger
- 1 lg. onion (chopped)
- 1 green bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 can tomato soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 soup can of milk
- 3 cups uncooked noodles
- 1/2 lb. grated cheddar cheese
Directions:
- Brown hamburger and drain off grease.
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Ribbon Jello
Ingredients:
- 1 (3 oz.) pkg. each jello: cherry, orange, lemon and lime
- 1 pt. sour cream
- 2 c. milk
- 1 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. water
- 2 envelopes Knox gelatine
- 2 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
- In separate small bowls, dissolve each of the fruit jellos in 1 1/2 cups of boiling water.
- Set aside to get syrupy.
- Combine sugar and milk.
- Heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Mix Knox gelatine and water and heat until dissolved.
- Combine milk mixture with Knox gelatine mixture and add vanilla.
- Gradually mix in sour cream.
- In a 10-cup dish or mold, layer one jello, then 1/4 cup sour cream mixture, another jello, another 1/4 cup sour cream, until all are used.
- Each layer should be nearly firm before adding the next layer.
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Grandma'S Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. powdered sugar
- 1 lb. cake flour
- 6 eggs, separated
- 3 blocks butter/Crisco
- 1 small bottle vanilla extract
- 1 small bottle lemon extract
- 1 c. sour cream (optional)
Directions:
- In mixer or by hand, beat sugar and butter/Crisco until smooth and lemon colored. Add
- egg
- yolk,
- one at a time, add sour cream (optional),
- add
- flour,
- fold in egg white (do not overbeat, only beat
- for
- about
- 1
- minute).
- Cook in cake pan that has been wiped
- with
- small amount of Crisco or floured, line with wax paper,
- bake
- 1
- hour at 350° or until toothpick comes out clean, cool on rack (about 10 minutes) covered with clean dish towel. Remove and allow to cool completely covered with towel.
- Use your favorite icing.
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Fried Shrimp
Ingredients:
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 c. milk
- 1 c. corn meal
- plenty of garlic salt
- fresh shrimp
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients until thin.
- Place cleaned shrimp, split up back and deveined, in the mixture.
- Remove 1 at a time, roll in flour and drop in hot cooking oil.
- Cook to light brown.
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Good Any Time Punch
Ingredients:
- 1 large can frozen apple juice
- 1 large can frozen orange juice
- 1 large bottle Sprite
Directions:
- Do
- not
- dilute juices.
- Put partially thawed juices in bowl; stir in chilled Sprite.
- Serves 25.
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Foam Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg. orange Jell-O
- 1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding
- 1 pkg. vanilla tapioca pudding
- 2 c. boiling water
Directions:
- Mix first 3 ingredients together, dry.
- Add boiling water and microwave 2 minutes.
- Let cool and add 8 ounces Cool Whip, fold in 1 small can mandarin oranges and chill overnight.
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Welsh Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 c. butter or margarine
- 1 c. lard
- 2 c. sugar
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 c. milk
- 7 1/2 c. flour
- 2 tsp. lemon extract
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 lb. currants, plumped with hot water and drained
Directions:
- Cream shortening.
- Add sugar and cream well.
- Add beaten eggs and milk.
- Sift dry ingredients and add to mixture.
- Stir in currants.
- Roll on lightly floured board to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutter or biscuit cutter.
- Bake on ungreased griddle.
- Turn when brown.
- Turn only once.
- Using electric frypan set at 300°, fry for 5 minutes on each side.
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Heath Bar Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 box German chocolate cake mix
- 1 can Eagle Brand milk
- 1 small jar hot fudge sauce
- 6 Heath bars, crushed
- 1 medium container Cool Whip, thawed
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan. Prepare cake mix according to box directions.
- Bake as directed. Cool for 5 minutes.
- Poke holes with wooden spoon handle over top of cake, 1-inch apart.
- Spoon Eagle Brand milk into holes.
- Warm hot fudge sauce in microwave until soft.
- Spoon into holes.
- Wait 30 minutes.
- Mix crushed Heath bars and Cool Whip and spread on top. Cover and refrigerate.
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Pork Normandy
Ingredients:
- 1 Tbsp. oil
- 6 pork chops (1/2-inch thick)
- 1/2 c. chopped onion
- 1 can cream of celery soup
- 1/2 c. apple juice
- 1/2 c. celery, chopped
- 1/4 tsp. thyme
- hot cooked noodles
Directions:
- In hot oil, brown pork chops and onion for about 10 minutes. Spoon off fat.
- Stir in soup, apple juice, celery and thyme. Reduce heat to low.
- Cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over noodles. Serves 6.
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Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. butter or oleo
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- 2 c. flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. soda
Directions:
- Cream sugar and butter; add eggs and beat well.
- Add milk and flour, sifted with soda, baking powder and salt.
- Add vanilla. Mix and drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until brown.
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World'S Best Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 c. margarine
- 1 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. oil
- 1 c. oats
- 1 c. corn flakes
- 1/2 c. coconut
- 1 egg
- 1/2 c. nuts
- 2 1/2 c. plain flour
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
- Mix well and make balls the size of walnut.
- Press down and bake on greased cookie
- sheet for 10 to 15 minutes in 375° oven. Makes a lot of cookies and very delicious.
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Ribbon Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 pkg. red raspberry or red cherry jello
- 2 pkg. lime jello
- 1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
- 1 (2 lb.) can crushed pineapple
- 1 envelope plain or Knox gelatine
Directions:
- Dissolve the red jello in 1 1/2 cups hot water.
- Dissolve the lime jello in 1 1/2 cups hot water.
- When cool, add the drained pineapple, 1/2 to each of the jello mixtures.
- Bring the pineapple juice to a boil.
- Dissolve the Knox gelatine in 1/4 cup cold water, add to the pineapple juice and stir until thoroughly dissolved.
- When pineapple juice is cool, add the cream cheese and thoroughly blend.
- Pour the raspberry gelatin into an 8-inch mold, chill until firm.
- Add the pineapple-cream cheese mixture, chill until firm, add the final layer of lime gelatin and chill until firm.
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Lemon Delight
Ingredients:
- 2 c. plain flour
- 2 sticks butter
- 1 c. chopped walnuts
Directions:
- Mix all the ingredients and press down in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
- Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
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Special Hamburgers
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 2 Tbsp. finely chopped green pepper
- 1/4 c. chopped onion
- 1/4 c. catsup
- 1 Tbsp. prepared horseradish
- 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Directions:
- Combine ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Form into 4 to 6 patties. Broil, or place in greased shallow baking dish and bake at 375° for 30 minutes.
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Stripe It Rich Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 (2 layer size) pkg. cake mix or pudding included in cake mix
- 2 (4 serving size) pkg. Jell-O brand lemon flavor pudding and pie filling
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 c. confectioners sugar
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 4 1/2 c. water
- 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
Directions:
- Prepare cake mix as directed.
- Bake in
- a
- 13
- x 9-inch pan. Remove from oven.
- Poke holes at
- once
- down through the cake to the pan with round handle of
- a
- wooden
- spoon or with plastic straw, using turning motion.
- Holes
- should
- be 1-inch apart.
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Sweet Onion Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c. rice (uncooked)
- 7 to 8 c. chopped sweet onion
- 1/4 c. melted oleo
- 1 c. grated Swiss cheese
- 3/4 c. half and half
- salt to taste
Directions:
- Cook rice in 1 cup boiling water 5 minutes; drain.
- Set aside. Cook onion in butter until limp.
- Combine all ingredients, mixing well.
- Pour into a greased 2-quart casserole dish.
- Bake at 350° for 1 hour.
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Sweet And Sour Eggplant
Ingredients:
- 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 onion, sliced
- 1 (10 oz.) eggplant
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 c. raisins, softened
- 1/2 c. red wine vinegar
- 1/2 c. water
- 1 large tomato, peeled and diced
- salt
- fresh ground pepper
Directions:
- In a large frying pan over medium heat, warm oil.
- Add onion and eggplant and saut about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add bay leaves, raisins and vinegar.
- Cover, reduce heat and and cook until vinegar evaporates, about 10 minutes. Add water a little at a time and continue cooking for about 30 minutes. Remove bay leaves.
- Add the diced tomato and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serves 6 for a side dish.
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Banana Split Cake
Ingredients:
- 2 c. graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 c. melted oleo
- 2 c. confectioners sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 sticks oleo, melted
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 20 oz. can crushed pineapple, drained
- 4 to 6 bananas
- 8 oz. Cool Whip
- crushed nuts
- cherries
Directions:
- Line 9 x 13-inch pan with crust made of graham cracker crumbs and 1/2 cup melted oleo.
- Mix together confectioners sugar, eggs, 2 sticks oleo and vanilla.
- Beat until creamy and spread on crust. Spread crushed pineapple.
- Slice bananas lengthwise over pineapple.
- Frost with Cool Whip.
- Top with crushed nuts and cherries.
- Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
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Chewy Oreo Cookies
Ingredients:
- 2 pkg. devils food cake mix
- 1 1/2 c. Crisco
- 4 eggs
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1/4 c. margarine
- 3 1/2 c. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
- Mix eggs and shortening well.
- Add dry cake mix and mix well. Scoop by tablespoonful on cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes.
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Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c. shortening
- 1 c. brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. soda
- 3 c. Quick Quaker oats (uncooked)
- 1/2 c. water
- 1 c. sifted enriched plain flour
Directions:
- Place shortening, sugar, egg, water and vanilla in mixing bowl.
- Beat thoroughly.
- Sift together flour, salt and soda.
- Add to shortening mixture, mixing well.
- Blend in oats.
- Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes.
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German Chocolate Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 (9-inch) deep dish pie crust
- 4 oz. Baker's semi-sweet chocolate squares
- 1/4 c. margarine
- 1 c. Eagle Brand milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 c. hot water
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. chopped pecans
- 1 c. coconut
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a heavy saucepan on low heat, melt margarine and chocolate square.
- Cool.
- Add Eagle Brand milk. Stir in eggs, hot water and vanilla.
- Mix well.
- Pour in crust. Top with pecans and coconut.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes at 350°.
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Homemade Pancakes
Ingredients:
- 1 c. flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 c. milk
- melted butter
Directions:
- Mix together and fry.
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Mrs. Almonds Jalapeno Dip
Ingredients:
- 2 lb. hamburger
- 2 lb. Velveeta cheese
- 1 (16 oz.) can tomato sauce
- 4 oz. chopped jalapeno peppers or 1 (7 1/2 oz.) can jalapeno relish
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Directions:
- Melt cheese with tomato sauce in crock-pot.
- Add Worcestershire sauce and garlic.
- Brown (and drain) hamburger and add to cheese.
- Add peppers.
- Serve hot with tortilla chips.
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Homemade Granola
Ingredients:
- 4 c. uncooked oatmeal (quick type)
- 1 c. chopped peanuts (no skins)
- 1/2 c. Grape-Nuts
- 1/2 c. bran (unprocessed, uncooked)
- sugar substitute to equal 1/4 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. vegetable oil
- 1/2 c. wheat germ
- 1/2 c. raisins
Directions:
- Spread the oatmeal on a cookie sheet and heat in a 350° oven for 10 minutes.
- Combine all but the last two ingredients.
- Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet or pan for 20 minutes, stirring once to brown evenly.
- Allow mixture to cook in the oven.
- Add wheat germ and raisins.
- Refrigerate in glass jars or plastic containers.
- (Granulated sugar substitute was more acceptable than liquid sugar substitute in this product.)
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Apple Salad
Ingredients:
- 1/3 c. flour
- 3/4 c. granulated sugar
- 1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/2 pt. whipping cream, unwhipped
- 1/2 stick butter
- 6 diced apples
- chopped nuts and cherries
Directions:
- In heavy boiler, combine flour, sugar, pineapple and whipping cream; cook over low heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add butter, stirring until melted.
- Refrigerate mixture to cool.
- Place apples in serving bowl; fold in flour, pineapple mixture.
- Garnish salad with nuts and cherries.
- Chill. Apples can be peeled or for more color, unpeeled.
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Strawberry Bread
Ingredients:
- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 2 c. sugar
- 3 eggs, well beaten
- 1 1/4 c. salad oil
- 1 1/4 c. pecans chopped
- 2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen sliced strawberries, thawed and drained
Directions:
- Combine flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, and sugar. Make a well in center of dry ingredients. Add eggs and oil, stirring only until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in strawberries and pecans. Spoon batter into 2 lightly greased 8 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until bread tests done.
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Instant Russian Tea
Ingredients:
- 2/3 c. instant tea with lemon
- 14 oz. instant Tang
- 1 3/4 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground cloves
Directions:
- Mix together.
- Add about 1 tablespoon to 1 cup boiling water for individual servings.
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Strawberry Snow
Ingredients:
- 1 angel food cake
- 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
- 1 large Cool Whip
- 1 c. milk
- 2 pt. strawberries
- 1 1/2 c. water
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. ReaLemon
- 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
- a few drops red food coloring
Directions:
- Mix ingredients. Bring ingredients, except strawberries, to a boil. Remove from heat. Fold strawberries into mixture and cool. Pour over cake, cream cheese and Cool Whip mixture and refrigerate until ready to eat.
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Artichoke Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 box chicken Rice-A-Roni
- 2 jars marinated artichokes (drain and reserve juice)
- 4 chopped green onions
- 1/2 c. chopped green pepper
- 1 can sliced ripe olives
- 1/4 tsp. curry powder
- 1 chicken, cooked and chopped or use 4 chicken breasts
Directions:
- Cook rice.
- Combine
- artichoke,
- onion,
- pepper, olives and chicken in a
- large
- bowl.
- Add rice.
- Combine mayonnaise and artichoke liquid.
- Add
- curry powder and mix well. Add to salad mixture in bowl and refrigerate overnight. Serves 15.
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Vanilla Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 stick butter
- 1 1/2 sticks margarine
- 2 c. sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 c. flour
- pinch of salt
Directions:
- Cream butter, then add sugar, making sure to beat mixture well.
- Add eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla, fold in flour and salt into mixture.
- Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Spray tube pan with Pam prior to placing mixture in pan to be cooked.
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Ray'S Seafood Chowder
Ingredients:
- 1 c. chopped onion
- 1/4 c. oil
- 1 Tbsp. parsley flakes
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 5 c. milk
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 pkg. Louis Kemp's Crabmeat
- 12 oz. chopped clams with juice
- 1 small cod fillet, chopped
- 1 c. chopped shrimp
- 1/4 lb. crumbled bacon
- 4 Tbsp. flour with 1 c. cold water
- 3 c. diced potatoes
Directions:
- Saute onion, garlic and parsley in oil until onion is clear. Add remaining ingredients with flour mixture being last.
- Simmer (DO NOT BOIL!) 30 minutes or until potatoes are soft.
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Chocolate Pecan Pie
Ingredients:
- 2 sq. (1 oz. each) unsweetened chocolate
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 1 c. light corn syrup
- 3/4 c. granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. chopped pecans
- 1 unbaked pastry shell (9-inch)
- whipped cream
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- In double boiler, melt chocolate and butter together.
- Combine corn syrup and sugar; simmer 2 minutes in separate pan.
- Add chocolate mixture and cool.
- Add salt to slightly beaten eggs.
- Slowly dribble syrup mixture into eggs stirring constantly.
- Blend in vanilla extract and nuts.
- Pour into shell; bake for 35 minutes.
- Serve with whipped cream. Serves 8.
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Strawberry Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 sticks margarine
- 1 1/2 c. flour
- 1 (8 oz.) Philadelphia cream cheese
- 1 c. confectioners sugar
- 1 c. Cool Whip
- 1 large strawberry jello
- 2 c. boiling water
- 2 boxes frozen strawberries
- 1 medium can crushed pineapple, drained
Directions:
- Blend and pat first 2 ingredients in bottom of pan (9 x 13-inch).
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes at 350° until slightly brown. Cool.
- Mix next 3 ingredients with mixer.
- Spread on crust.
- Cool in refrigerator.
- Dissolve jello and water.
- Mix in defrosted strawberries (slightly defrost strawberries).
- Mix in pineapple. Pour over cream cheese mix and refrigerate overnight.
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Carob Pecan Squares
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c. Arrowhead Mills stone ground whole wheat flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 c. honey
- 1/2 c. pecans
- 1/2 c. vegetable oil
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 c. carob chips
Directions:
- Blend egg and add liquids. Add the flour and mix well.
- Stir in the pecans and carob chips.
- Pour mixture into an oiled 8-inch square pan. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until lightly brown and mixture pulls away form sides of pan. Cut into squares.
- Cool in pan.
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Deep, Dark, Best Ever Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg. Duncan Hines devil's food cake mix
- 1 c. sour cream
- 1/4 c. vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 c. water
- 1 pkg. instant chocolate pudding
- 1 pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 pt. heavy cream
- 1/4 c. Kahlua
- 1 Tbsp. instant coffee
Directions:
- Place first 6 ingredients in bowl.
- Mix at medium speed 20 minutes.
- Add chips; mix by hand.
- Pour into well-greased tube or Bundt pan.
- Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.
- When nearly cool, cover with foil.
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Bobbie'S Apple Pie Filling
Ingredients:
- 2 to 3 qt. sliced fresh apples (Northern Spies, Ida Reds and Cortlands, mixed, are good)
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp. flour
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- cheese
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- sorghum or molasses
Directions:
- Use a deep pie plate.
- ("Only the Evil One advocates a shallow pie!")
- Slice the apples thin.
- Mix sugar and flour; sprinkle about 1/4 cup over bottom crust.
- Fill plate with 1/3 of the apples; sprinkle more mixture.
- Scatter pieces of cheese (Kraft Old English or medium Cheddar, grated).
- Add more apples, sugar mixture and cheese as desired.
- Add the rest of the apples and the rest of the sugar mixture.
- Scatter the butter in chunks over apples.
- Mix the cinnamon and nutmeg with sugar; spread over the whole.
- Drizzle sorghum (if available) or molasses in middle of pie and lace it around the apples.
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Vanilla Butternut Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- 3 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. Crisco + 2 sticks oleo
- 5 large eggs
- 3 c. flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. butternut vanilla flavoring
- 1 small can evaporated milk + enough water to make 1 c.
- 1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries
- 1 c. chopped nuts
Directions:
- Cream shortening, oleo, sugar and salt.
- Add eggs, one at a time.
- Add flour, alternating with milk, ending with flour.
- Add drained cherries and chopped nuts.
- Grease and flour tube pan. Bake at 325° for 2 hours.
- Start with a cold oven.
- Do not open oven door while baking.
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Deviled Eggs
Ingredients:
- 12 hard boiled eggs
- 1/2 c. mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp. mustard
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
- dash of paprika
Directions:
- Cut eggs in half and remove yolks.
- Mash yolks with mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, salt, pepper and vinegar.
- Stuff back into egg white halves, sprinkle on paprika.
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Grandma'S Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 (16 oz.) can fruit cocktail
- 1 small can crushed pineapple
- 1 small can mandarin oranges
- 1 small box instant vanilla pudding
- 1 medium banana (firm)
Directions:
- Pour the cans of fruit into a 1 1/2-quart casserole.
- Do not drain fruit!
- Sprinkle pudding mix over the fruit.
- Slice the banana on top and mix together carefully so as not to mash the banana or fruit.
- Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.
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Never Fail Fudge
Ingredients:
- 2 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. top milk or half and half
- 2 oz. chocolate
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 c. chopped walnuts
Directions:
- Boil the first 4 ingredients until a little of it forms a soft ball in cold water.
- Add the butter, vanilla and walnuts.
- Beat and put into an 8 x 8-inch Pyrex pan.
- (Beat at least 15 minutes.)
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Peaches And Cream Dessert
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c. plain flour
- 1 small vanilla pudding mix (not instant)
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 beaten egg
- 1/2 c. milk
- 3 Tbsp. margarine, melted
- 16 oz. can peach slices
- 8 oz. cream cheese (soft)
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Directions:
- Stir together flour, pudding mix and baking powder.
- Combine egg, milk and margarine.
- Add to dry ingredients.
- Mix well. Spread in greased 8-inch baking pan.
- Drain peaches, reserving 1/3 cup liquid.
- Chop peaches; sprinkle on top of batter.
- Beat together the cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and reserved peach liquid.
- Pour on top of peaches in pan.
- Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over all.
- Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.
- Cool in refrigerator.
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Chocolate Syrup
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c. cocoa
- 1 c. water
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- pinch of salt
Directions:
- Stir until smooth paste.
- Slowly add sugar and salt.
- Boil mixture for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Add vanilla.
- Pour mixture in jars and seal.
- Place in refrigerator for instant use. Great for making chocolate milk.
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Meringue - Pillsbury
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/2 c. water
- 3 egg whites (room temperature)
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 6 Tbsp. sugar
Directions:
- In a small pan, cook 2 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch and water until clear and thick; set aside and cool.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff.
- Combine the salt, vanilla and 6 tablespoons sugar; add gradually to egg whites.
- Add cornstarch mixture; mix until thick and stands in a peak.
- Be sure to cover dessert completely so that meringue mixture touches and seals edge of crust.
- Cook at 250° until slightly brown.
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Pumpkin Pies
Ingredients:
- 1 can Libby's pumpkin
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1/2 c. rum
- 1/4 lb. butter
- 1 qt. egg nog
- 1/2 c. whiskey
Directions:
- Follow recipe on Libby's can, then add melted butter, flour, spiked egg nog and 2 extra eggs.
- Mix well.
- Bake in 350° oven 45 to 60 minutes or until butter knife inserted comes out clean.
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Chilled Tortellini Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. tri-colored cheese tortellini
- 1 (5 oz.) can black olives, pitted
- 1 (4 or 5 oz.) jar or can broiled mushrooms
- 1 bottle Italian dressing
- grated Italian cheese (your choice)
Directions:
- Cook tortellini according to package directions.
- Drain and put into bowl.
- Empty olives and mushrooms in a chopper and chop to desired coarseness; mix into bowl of pasta.
- Add salad dressing and grated cheese and toss well (salad dressing and grated cheese as desired).
- Refrigerate 1 hour or until cold.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Jello Punch
Ingredients:
- 2 boxes jello (strawberry or lime)
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 qt. boiling water
- 1 qt. cold water
- 1 (46 oz.) can pineapple juice
- 1/4 c. lemon juice
- 1 (32 oz.) bottle ginger ale
Directions:
- Mix jello, sugar,
- hot water and cold water; add pineapple juice and lemon;
- stir
- very well. Put in gallon container and freeze.
- When ready
- to
- serve,
- add ginger ale.
- Very good for parties and special occasions.
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Cherry Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 Duncan Hines Deluxe II cake mix (dark chocolate)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 can cherry pie filling
Directions:
- Stir
- by spoon, mixing all ingredients.
- Spread in cake pan. Bake same as directions on cake box.
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Pan De Elote
Ingredients:
- 1 (1 lb.) can cream-style corn
- 1 c. biscuit mix
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
- 2 Tbsp. sugar (optional)
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1 (4 oz.) can green chilies, sliced
- 1/2 lb. Jack cheese, thinly sliced
Directions:
- In bowl, combine corn, biscuit mix, egg, butter, sugar and milk; mix well.
- Turn half of batter into a well-greased 8 x 8-inch glass baking dish.
- Cover with chilies, then cheese slices. Spread remaining batter over cheese.
- Bake at 400° for about 20 minutes, or until brown.
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Cheesy Chicken Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1 (4 lb.) stewing chicken or 6 chicken breasts
- 2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen broccoli spears
- 2 c. milk
- 2 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 to 1 tsp. garlic salt
- 1 1/2 c. shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Early
- on
- day:
- Gently simmer whole chicken or breasts in salted
- boiling
- water
- just
- to cover, 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until tender.
- Remove
- chicken;
- let cool;
- then remove skin. Thinly slice chicken; cover with wax paper and refrigerate.
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Cornmeal Muffins
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 4 tsp. vegetable oil
- 1 egg, beaten, or egg substitute equivalent
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- 1/4 c. cornmeal
- 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- pinch of salt
Directions:
- In a bowl, combine sugar, oil, egg and milk; mix well. In another bowl combine dry ingredients; stir in sugar mixture until moistened. Pour into 4 muffin cups that have been lined with papers or coated with nonstick spray. Bake at 400° for 15 to 18 minutes until browned.
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Crab Meat Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. crab meat
- 1 diced tomato
- 1 bunch green onions
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 bunch broccoli flowerets, partially cooked
- 1 box curly noodles
Directions:
- Mix 1 cup of mayonnaise and 1 cup of Zesty Italian dressing. Pour over all the ingredients and mix well.
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Salsa(Makes 7 Quarts)
Ingredients:
- 14 c. tomatoes, scalded and skinned
- 4 1/2 c. onions
- 2 1/2 c. green peppers
- 1 to 1 1/2 gloves garlic
- large bunch parsley
- 5 to 6 hot peppers or more/less
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 4 Tbsp. salt
- 1 c. water
Directions:
- "Grind" each of the vegetable ingredients in food processor before measurements or chop by hand, then measure.
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Sour Cream Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 c. butter
- 3 c. sugar
- 6 eggs
- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 c. commercial sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
- Cream butter and sugar in a medium bowl.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Combine flour, soda and salt; add alternately with sour cream to butter mixture and beat well.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Pour batter into greased 10-inch tube pan or 2 (4-inch) loaf pans.
- Bake at 325° for 50 minutes to 1 1/2 hours or until cake springs back when lightly touched and has separated from sides of pan.
- This cake should sit at least 1 day before serving and keeps very well.
- It is good sliced and toasted, served with ice cream or fresh, sliced fruit.
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Banana Bread
Ingredients:
- 2 large or 3 small bananas, mashed
- 1/2 c. shortening (soft)
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 c. buttermilk or sour milk
- 2 c. flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Directions:
- Mix together.
- Pour into 2 greased bread pans (only grease bottoms).
- Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes.
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Potato Carrot Soup
Ingredients:
- 4 medium potatoes, pared
- 2 medium onions
- 1 3/4 c. cooking water
- 1 2/3 c. evaporated milk
- dash of salt (celery)
- 3 medium carrots, scraped
- 3 c. boiling water (from vegetables)
- dash of cayenne
Directions:
- Dice potatoes, carrots and onions and cook in the boiling water with salt until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Drain.
- Save the water, then rice or mash the vegetables thoroughly.
- There should be 1 3/4 cups of cooking water.
- If not, add fresh water.
- Combine with milk; scald and slowly stir in mashed vegetables.
- Add cayenne and celery salt; reheat and serve.
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Puppy Chow
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c margarine
- 12 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 12 oz. pkg. Crispix cereal
- 1 c. chunky peanut butter
- 2 c. powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 c. peanut M&M's
Directions:
- In large microwave-safe bowl melt margarine.
- Add chocolate chips and peanut butter.
- Heat until melted; stir until blended. Stir in cereal until well coated.
- Place cereal, peanut M&M's and powdered sugar in large plastic bag.
- Shake to coat well.
- Store in tightly covered container.
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Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. light brown sugar
- 1 c. white sugar
- 1 1/2 c. shortening
- 5 eggs
- 1 c. chopped nuts *
- 3 c. plain flour
- 1 c. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Directions:
- *Coat nuts in flour so they won't go to bottom.
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Beginner'S Rolls
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 to 3 c. flour
- 1 pkg. dry yeast
- 1 1/4 c. sugar
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 c. butter
- 3/4 c. hot water
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp. oil
Directions:
- Mix 1 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt in mixer bowl.
- Add butter and water; beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Add egg and 1/2 cup flour; beat for 1 minute.
- Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
- Knead on floured surface for 5 minutes.
- Let rest, covered with plastic wrap and towel, for 20 minutes.
- Shape into rolls.
- Place on greased baking sheet.
- Brush with oil. Chill, covered, overnight.
- Let rise until doubled in bulk.
- Bake at 375° for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Yields 12 servings.
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Ring In The New Year Punch
Ingredients:
- 5 c. orange juice
- 2 1/2 c. maraschino cherry syrup
- 5 c. lemon soda
Directions:
- Combine orange juice and cherry syrup in large punch bowl; add lemon soda slowly.
- Add block of ice or ice cubes just before serving.
- Garnish with orange slices and cherries.
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Strawberry Slush
Ingredients:
- 9 c. boiling water
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 small pkg. strawberry Kool-Aid
- 2 1/2 c. rum or vodka
- 1 (12 oz.) frozen orange juice
- 4 small boxes frozen strawberries
- 7-Up
Directions:
- Mix together boiling water, sugar and Kool-Aid.
- Cool.
- Add rum or vodka, orange juice and strawberries.
- Serve with 7-Up.
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Angelina'S Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 c. butter, softened
- 1 c. Crisco shortening
- 5 large eggs
- 1 c. milk
- 1 tsp. lemon juice (fresh)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 c. flour
- 3 c. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
Directions:
- Cream butter, shortening, eggs and sugar; set aside.
- Add flour and baking powder; set aside.
- Then add milk, lemon juice and vanilla together.
- Add to butter mixture.
- Alternate butter mixture with flour mixture.
- Pour into greased tube pan.
- Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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Peanut Butter Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 yellow cake mix
- 3 to 4 Tbsp. peanut butter
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp. margarine
- 1/4 c. can milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
Directions:
- Mix and bake cake as directed in sheet cake pan.
- In medium saucepan, mix sugar, margarine, salt and milk.
- Bring to a boil on medium-high heat.
- Boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in peanut butter.
- After peanut butter is melted, add vanilla.
- Mixture will harden quickly.
- Pour on cake and cool.
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Old Fashioned Apple Crisp
Ingredients:
- 1 can (20 oz.) Thank You apple filling and topping
- 1 c. quick or old fashioned oats
- 1/3 c. flour
- 1/3 c. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. salt (optional)
- 1/3 c. butter or margarine
Directions:
- Place filling in shallow one quart baking dish.
- In a bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, salt and spices.
- Cut in butter and mix well.
- Spread topping evenly over apple filling.
- Bake in 375° oven for about 30 minutes.
- Serve warm or cold.
- Serves 6.
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Triple Layer Party Pie*
Ingredients:
- 1 (9-inch) chocolate crumb pie crust
- 1 pkg. sugar-free instant butterscotch pudding mix
- 1 1/3 c. nonfat dry milk
- 2 1/2 c. water
- 1 pkg. sugar-free chocolate instant pudding mix
- 1/2 c. reduced-calorie whipped topping
- 1/2 oz. chopped pecans
- 1/4 oz. mini chocolate chips
Directions:
- Mix in medium bowl the butterscotch mix, 2/3 cup dry milk and 1 1/4 cups of water.
- Mix well with wire whisk.
- Pour into pie crust.
- Mix in bowl the chocolate pudding mix, remaining 2/3 cup dry milk and 1 1/4 cups of water.
- Mix well with wire whisk.
- Pour over butterscotch layer.
- Chill until set.
- Spread whipped topping over chocolate layer.
- Sprinkle pecans and mini chocolate chips. Ready to serve.
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Pepper Steak
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. round steak
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 Tbsp. oil
- 2 onions, sliced
- 1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 2 tomatoes
- 3 green peppers
- 4 c. beef bouillon broth
- 1/2 c. Burgundy wine
Directions:
- Cut meat into thin strips.
- Brown garlic in oil, remove and add meat.
- Cook meat until brown.
- Add liquid, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour, covered.
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Nutty Peach Crunch
Ingredients:
- 1 large (29 oz.) can sliced peaches with syrup
- 1 pkg. Betty Crocker butter pecan cake mix
- 1/2 c. margarine, melted
- 1 c. coconut
- 1 c. chopped pecans
Directions:
- Heat oven to 325°.
- Layer ingredients in order listed in ungreased, oblong 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
- Bake 55 or 60 minutes.
- Let stand at least 15 minutes before serving.
- Good with vanilla ice cream on top.
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Brown Flour Potato Soup
Ingredients:
- 4 cups potatoes, cubed
- 1/4 cup onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 chicken bouillon cubes
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup flour
Directions:
- Cook first 7 ingredients in 2 cups of water until soft.
- DO NOT DRAIN.
- In separate frying pan, melt butter or margarine.
- Stir in the flour using a wire whisk, if possible.
- Stir in about one half to 1 cup of the water from the potatoes.
- Add milk and stir until bubbly.
- Add to the potatoes.
- If soup seems to thick, add a little more milk or tap water.
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Cheese Bubble Loaf
Ingredients:
- 1 (1 lb.) loaf frozen white bread dough, thawed
- 4 oz. Cheddar cheese, cut into 32 (1-inch) cubes
- 2 Tbsp. melted butter
Directions:
- Cover dough; let rise in warm, draft free place until doubled. Divide into 32 equal pieces.
- Shape each into a ball around a cube of cheese; pinch to seal.
- Dip balls in melted butter.
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Diabetic Cookies
Ingredients:
- 2 c. flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. cloves
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 c. oleo
- 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. sweetener
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 c. unsweetened applesauce
- 1 egg, well beaten
- 1 c. chopped nuts
- 1 c. raisins
Directions:
- Sift flour, salt and spices.
- Cream oleo and sweetener. Stir in soda,
- applesauce
- and egg.
- Combine
- with
- creamed mixture. Gradually
- add sifted ingredients. Stir in nuts and raisins. Drop
- by
- teaspoonful
- onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake in a 375° oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
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French Silk Chocolate Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 baked pie shell or 1 graham cracker crust
- 1/2 c. butter
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 1 sq. melted chocolate
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 eggs
- whipped cream
Directions:
- Cream butter and gradually add sugar, creaming well.
- Melt chocolate and cool.
- Blend in chocolate and vanilla.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition 5 minutes on medium speed with the mixer.
- Turn into baked pie shell.
- Chill 1 to 2 hours and serve with whipped cream.
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Mississippi Mud Cake
Ingredients:
- 2 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. cocoa
- 3 sticks margarine (can use 2 1/2 sticks)
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. plain flour
- 1 1/3 c. coconut
- 1 1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)
- 1 (7 oz.) jar Marshmallow Creme
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
- Mix sugar and cocoa together, then cream with margarine and eggs, beating well.
- Add flour, coconut, nuts and vanilla, mixing well.
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Broccoli Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 bundles fresh broccoli
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1/4 c. sweet onion, diced (optional)
- 3/4 c. golden raisins
- 1/2 c. chopped walnuts
- 1 c. mayonnaise (lite does not do well)
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 3 Tbsp. cider vinegar
Directions:
- Cut off hard ends of broccoli; peel remaining stalk and slice and cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Cut the bud ends into dice also. Place in a refrigerator dish with a tight cover.
- Add the onion, if used, the raisins and walnuts.
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Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 box vanilla instant pudding
- 4 bananas
- 1 can Libby chunky fruit or fruit cocktail
- 1 can mandarin oranges
- 1 can pineapple chunks
Directions:
- Slice bananas; drain fruit and pour juice over bananas for 3 or 4 minutes.
- Drain juice from bananas, saving 1 1/2 cups juice, and mix with pudding.
- Combine with fruit mix and chill.
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Raisin Sauce For Ham
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c. light brown sugar
- 1 tsp. dry mustard
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 2 Tbsp. vinegar
- 1 c. crushed pineapple
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/4 Tbsp. grated lemon rind
- 1 1/2 c. water or apple juice
- 1/3 c. raisins
Directions:
- Mix brown sugar, mustard and flour.
- Add vinegar, lemon juice and lemon rind.
- Stir in water and raisins.
- Cook over low heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
- Serve hot over ham, sliced. Makes 10 servings.
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Homemade Granola
Ingredients:
- 4 c. old fashioned rolled oats
- 2 c. sweetened shredded coconut
- 2 c. sliced almonds
- 3/4 c. canola oil
- 1/2 c. good honey
- 1 1/2 c. small diced dried apricots
- 1 c. small diced dried figs
- 1 c. dried cherries
- 1 c. dried cranberries
- 1 c. roasted unsalted cashews
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Toss the oats, coconut and almonds together in a large bowl.
- Whisk together the oil and honey in a small bowl.
- Pour the liquids over the oat mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until all the oats and nuts are coated.
- Pour into a 13 x 18 x 1-inch sheet pan.
- Bake, stirring occasionally with a spatula, until the mixture turns a nice, even golden brown, about 45 minutes.
- Remove the granola from the oven and allow to cool, stirring occasionally.
- Add the apricots, figs, cherries, cranberries and cashews.
- Store the cooled granola in an airtight container.
- Yield:
- 12 cups.
- Cook time:
- 45 minutes.
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Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1 egg
- 1 large can pineapple
- 1 small can mandarin oranges
- 4 bananas
- 2 c. miniature marshmallows
- 1/2 c. pecans
Directions:
- Melt the butter, stir in the flour and then the egg.
- Stir in the juice from the can of pineapple.
- Cook and stir until thick. Pour the mixture over the drained pineapple, oranges, bananas, marshmallows and pecans.
- Chill and serve.
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Creamy Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 c. miniature marshmallows
- 1 pt. sour cream
- 1/4 c. mayonnaise
- dash of salt
- 1 can (20 oz.) pineapple chunks, well drained
- 2 cans (11 oz.) mandarin oranges, well drained
- 2 bananas, sliced
- 1 c. seedless grapes, halved
- 2 c. fresh fruit (strawberries, peaches or blueberries)
Directions:
- In mixing bowl combine marshmallows, sour cream, mayonnaise and salt.
- Refrigerate overnight.
- Add fruit shortly before serving.
- Toss gently to mix.
- Yields 12 servings and may be doubled.
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Aunt Winnie'S Orange Bread
Ingredients:
- 2 large oranges, peeled
- 1/2 c. water
- 1/2 c. granulated sugar
- 1/2 c. butter
- 1/2 c. granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1 1/2 c. flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- Pinch of salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Sour Cream Coconut Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 Duncan Hines butter cake mix
- 2 (8 oz.) cartons sour cream
- 2 (6 oz.) pkg. frozen coconut
- 2 c. granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 c. Cool Whip
Directions:
- Cake:
- Bake butter cake as directed on box in two 8-inch cake pans.
- Let cool completely.
- Slice each layer making a 4-layer cake.
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Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients:
- 3 c. flour
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/4 c. caraway seed
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1/2 c. raisins
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 c. buttermilk
- 1 egg
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients together and add the egg.
- Bake at 350° for one hour in medium size cast-iron frying pan.
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Irish Baylees
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 c. whiskey
- 1 c. whipping cream
- 4 eggs
- 10 oz. sweetened condensed milk
- 2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
- 2 Tbsp. instant coffee
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
Directions:
- Put whiskey in blender first, then the remaining ingredients and blend to perfection.
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Potato Leek Soup
Ingredients:
- 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 2 large leeks
- 3 c. rich chicken broth
- 2 large baking potatoes
- 1 1/2 c. watercress
- heavy cream
Directions:
- Melt butter.
- Add thinly sliced leeks and saute until soft (8 minutes).
- Stir in chicken broth and potatoes, peeled and sliced au gratin style.
- Partially cover; simmer for about 10 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, mash some potatoes against the side of the pan.
- Stir in coarsely chopped watercress.
- Simmer for 1 minute. Serve in bowl.
- Season with salt, pepper and swirl 1 tablespoon heavy cream.
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Stuffed Mushrooms(Microwave)
Ingredients:
- 8 oz. fresh mushrooms (about twelve 1 1/2-inch mushrooms)
- 3 slices bacon, chopped
- 1/3 c. finely chopped green onions
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 2 to 4 drops red pepper sauce
- 1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 c. whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp. shredded Cheddar cheese
Directions:
- Wash mushrooms; remove stems and chop fine.
- Place mushroom caps on paper towel on carousel or dinner plate.
- Microwave at Medium-high 1 minute.
- Drain and set aside.
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Newburg Sauce
Ingredients:
- 3 Tbsp. butter
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. paprika
- 3/4 c. light cream
- 1/2 c. fish stock (use liquid from cooking fish)
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 Tbsp. dry sherry
Directions:
- Melt butter in saucepan.
- Remove from heat, stir in flour, salt and paprika until blended.
- Stir in cream and fish stock slowly. Cook over medium heat and stir constantly until mixture thickens and comes to boil.
- Boil 1 minute.
- Remove from heat.
- In medium bowl, beat egg yolks well.
- Stir in about 1/2 cup hot sauce.
- Stir egg yolk mixture into sauce in saucepan.
- Add sherry.
- Cook over low heat stirring until heated through.
- Do not boil.
- Makes 1 1/2 cups.
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Baked Breakfast Custard(Weight Watchers)
Ingredients:
- 1 c. skim milk
- 1 medium egg, beaten
- 1 slice enriched white bread, cubed
- 1 tsp. sugar substitute
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- dash of salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Pour into a 10 ounce custard cup or individual loaf pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until top is puffed and lightly brown. Serve hot.
- Makes 1 serving.
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Chicken In Sauce
Ingredients:
- 4 boneless chicken breasts (4 halves; cut each in half)
- 4 oz. Swiss cheese slices
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 pkg. Pepperidge Farm bread crumbs
- 2 Tbsp. margarine
Directions:
- Place chicken pieces in greased baking dish.
- Place cheese slices on top.
- Spread chicken soup over; sprinkle with bread crumbs mixed with margarine.
- Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 45 minutes.
- Serves 4.
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Sauerkraut
Ingredients:
- shredded cabbage
- 1 c. sugar or less
- 1 c. vinegar
- 1 qt. water
- 3 qt. water
Directions:
- Pack shredded cabbage into jars.
- Combine sugar, vinegar and 1 quart of water.
- Bring to a boil, then turn off heat and add the last 3 quarts of water.
- Pour over the shredded cabbage.
- Put lids on and store in a cool, dark place.
- Ready in 14 days.
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Surprise Muffins
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. milk
- 1 c. vegetable oil
- 4 c. flour
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 6 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. salt
Directions:
- Heat oven to 400°.
- Grease pans.
- Mix all ingredients together and bake 20 minutes.
- Yield: 2 dozen.
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River Rice Pudding
Ingredients:
- 1 qt. milk
- 1 can canned milk
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 c. cornstarch, with water
- 2 c. River rice
Directions:
- Mix all together on stove.
- When mixture begins to thicken, add 2 cups River rice (precooked) and cook until thick and creamy.
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Tomato Bisque
Ingredients:
- 1 (10 oz.) can tomato soup
- 1 (10 oz.) can beef consomme
- 1/4 c. grated onion
- 1/2 tsp. celery salt
- 1/3 c. sour cream
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients together and heat thoroughly.
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