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Hawaiian Chicken Breasts
Ingredients:
- 1 (3 oz.) chicken breast
- 1/4 c. soy sauce
- 1/2 c. crushed pineapple or slices
- 1/2 bell pepper
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar substitute
Directions:
- Marinate chicken in soy sauce.
- Place chicken in baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar substitute.
- Pour remaining soy sauce over chicken.
- Bake uncovered for 1/2 hour at 350°.
- Uncover and add bell pepper and pineapple.
- Bake 1/2 hour longer.
- Serves 1.
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German Chocolate Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 unbaked pie crust
- 4 oz. German sweet chocolate
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1 can sweet condensed milk
- 1/2 c. flour
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 c. flaked coconut (3 1/2 oz.)
- 1 c. chopped pecans
Directions:
- Melt the chocolate and 1/4 cup butter.
- Add the condensed milk, flour, vanilla, salt and the beaten eggs.
- Mix well.
- Add the coconut (reserve small amount for top) and pecans.
- Bake until firm to touch at 350° for 40 to 50 minutes.
- Cool.
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Old Fashion Potato Soup
Ingredients:
- 6 to 8 white potatoes, peeled and sliced
- 3 med. sized, sliced onions
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 6 c. milk, scalded
- 2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
- black pepper
Directions:
- Put potatoes and onions in kettle with salt and cover with cold water (about 4 cups).
- Bring to boiling point.
- Cover and cook gently for 20 minutes.
- Transfer to a blender and puree vegetables or mash to a pulp in the water.
- Add milk and season to taste with salt and plenty of pepper.
- Garnish with chopped parsley.
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Party Mix
Ingredients:
- 2 lb. mixed nuts
- 1 (12 oz.) pkg. shredded Wheat Chex
- 1 (10 1/2 oz.) pkg. Cheerios
- 1 (6 1/4 oz.) Rice Chex
- 2 c. salad oil
- 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp. seasoning salt
- 1 Tbsp. garlic salt
- 1 box slim pretzel sticks
Directions:
- Mix all in large roaster and bake in slow 250° oven for 2 hours.
- Stir every 15 minutes; cool.
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Glazed Carrots(Microwave Dish)
Ingredients:
- 6 carrots, peeled and sliced crosswise
- 2 Tbsp. water
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1/4 c. brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. prepared mustard
Directions:
- In 2-quart casserole, cook carrots in water on "High" for 9 to 10 minutes, stirring twice; drain.
- Cover and set aside.
- Melt butter on "High" for 30 seconds.
- Stir in brown sugar, salt and mustard.
- Pour over drained carrots; cover.
- Heat on High for 2 minutes.
- Serves 4.
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Our Basic Waldorf Salad
Ingredients:
- 3 c. chopped apples
- 2 c. miniature marshmallows
- 1 c. thin celery slices
- 1/2 c. chopped walnuts
- Miracle Whip salad dressing
Directions:
- Combine apples, marshmallows, celery and walnuts.
- Add enough Miracle Whip to moisten.
- Toss lightly.
- Chill.
- Add additional Miracle Whip and garnish with apples before serving, if desired. Yields 6 to 8 servings.
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Round Steak Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. round steak, cut in strips
- garlic salt
- 2 potatoes, cut up
- 2 carrots, cut up
- 1 can whole green beans
- 1 can stewed tomatoes
- 1 can tomato soup
Directions:
- Sprinkle meat strips with garlic salt.
- Place in bottom of crock-pot.
- Add potato pieces and carrot pieces.
- Drain green beans and add to crock-pot.
- Pour in can of tomato soup and can of tomatoes.
- Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
- Serve warm.
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Walnut Scone Drops With Mock Devonshire Cream
Ingredients:
- 2 c. flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 2/3 to 3/4 c. buttermilk
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/3 c. butter or margarine
- 1/2 c. chopped walnuts
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375°.
- Grease cookie sheets.
- Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda; blend well.
- Using fork or pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add buttermilk and walnuts; lightly stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake at 375° for 9 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Immediately remove from cookie sheets.
- Serve warm.
- Makes 30.
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Punch
Ingredients:
- 2 pkg. Kool-Aid (any flavor)
- 2 tall cans unsweetened pineapple juice
- 2 qt. water
- 3 c. sugar
- 1 can lemonade concentrate
- 1 to 2 (2 liter) ginger ale
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients except ginger ale. Chill. Just before serving, add ginger ale (as desired). Serves 50.
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Fruit Pudding
Ingredients:
- 1 c. fruit, drained (any kind)
- 1 egg
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 c. flour
- 2 Tbsp. sour milk
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 Tbsp. oleo, melted
Directions:
- Bake about 35 minutes in 325° oven.
- Bake in a loaf pan.
- (Can add coconut, nuts or raisins if desired.)
- Delicious; like a fruit cake.
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Freezer Slaw
Ingredients:
- 1 medium cabbage, shredded
- 1 Tbsp. salt
- 3 stalks celery, shredded
- 1 carrot, shredded
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 c. white vinegar
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. mustard seed
- 1 tsp. celery seed
Directions:
- Sprinkle salt over cabbage; let set for 1 hour.
- Squeeze out liquid.
- Mix cabbage, celery, carrot and pepper.
- Combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
- Boil for 1 minute. Cool and pour over cabbage mixture.
- Put in containers and freeze.
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Layer Fruit Cake
Ingredients:
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 c. margarine
- 3 eggs
- 1 c. buttermilk
- 1 tsp. allspice
- 1 c. blackberry jam (seedless)
- 1 c. pecans
- 1 c. raisins
- 3 c. cake flour
- 1 1/2 c. coconut
- 1 tsp. baking soda
Directions:
- Run nuts and raisins through food chopper.
- Cream sugar, margarine, eggs and milk.
- Add dry ingredients.
- Add jam, nuts and raisins.
- Pour in 3 or 4 cake pans that have been sprayed.
- Bake at 350°.
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Spaghetti Primavera(Serves Four)
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch broccoli, cut into bite size
- 2 small zucchini, quartered and cut in 1-inch pieces
- 4 asparagus spears, in thirds
- 1 1/2 c. green beans (1 inch)
- 1/2 c. frozen peas
- 2 c. thinly sliced mushrooms
- 6 basil leaves, chopped
- 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp. chopped garlic
- 3 c. seeded tomatoes
- 1/4 c. chopped parsley
- 1 lb. spaghetti
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/2 c. heavy cream
- 2/3 c. Parmesan cheese
- 4 Tbsp. olive oil
Directions:
- Cook broccoli, zucchini, asparagus and green beans in boiling, salted water 4 minutes.
- Add peas for 1 minute.
- Drain and set aside.
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Sicilian Cream Cake(Cassata)
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 lb. Ricotta
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 oz. creme de cacao or any other favorite liqueur
- 1 Tbsp. chocolate bits
- 2 Tbsp. candied fruit, diced small
- 1 sponge cake (homemade or store bought)
Directions:
- Place Ricotta, sugar, vanilla and liqueur in a bowl and mix well by hand on very low speed of mixer until smooth and fluffy (10 minutes).
- Add chocolate bits and fruit and mix well.
- Cut sponge cake in 1-inch pieces and line casserole bottom and sides with cake slices.
- Pour Ricotta cream over cake; cover with more cake slices and place in refrigerator overnight.
- Turn over onto a serving dish and sprinkle top with confectioners sugar.
- Serves 6 to 8.
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Shrimp In A Wok
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. cleaned shrimp
- 1 tsp. ground red cayenne
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
- 1/2 tsp. rosemary
- 1/2 tsp. thyme
- 1/8 tsp. oregano
- 1 stick plus 5 Tbsp. butter
- 1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire
- 3/4 c. beer
Directions:
- Heat ingredients except shrimp.
- Simmer for a while, then add shrimp, about 5 minutes more.
- Serve over angel hair or linguine. Serves 2.
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Yummies
Ingredients:
- 1 c. shortening
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 c. light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 c. plain flour
- 2 c. oatmeal
- 2 c. Rice Krispies
- 1 c. pecans, chopped
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
- Cream shortening and sugars.
- Add eggs and sifted dry ingredients; mix well.
- Add oatmeal, Rice Krispies, nuts and vanilla.
- Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Batter will be stiff and hard to drop.
- Bake at 300° for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Makes about 5 dozen.
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Banana Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg. banana cake mix
- 1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding
- 1/3 c. oil
- 4 eggs
- 1 c. water
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. banana flavoring
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Generously grease and flour pan.
- Blend all ingredients in a large bowl, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Bake at 350° until cake is done (60 minutes).
- Cook cake in pan for 25 minutes.
- Then invert onto plate.
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Walnut Cherry Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 c. walnuts
- 1 (2 layer size) white cake mix
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 6 drops red food coloring
- 1 (8 oz.) container frozen nondairy whipped topping, thawed
- 1 can cherry pie filling
Directions:
- Coarsely chop 1/4 cup of walnuts and set aside.
- Chop remaining 3/4 cup of walnuts, medium fine.
- As package directs, prepare cake mix, adding vanilla and 3/4 cup of finely chopped walnuts.
- Bake in two 9-inch layer cake pans.
- Cool 10 minutes and then remove from pans.
- When completely cooled, fold food coloring into whipped topping and spread a 1-inch wide ring of topping on outer edge of each layer.
- Spoon pie filling in center of each layer.
- Stack layers on serving plate and spread remaining topping on sides of cake.
- Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup of walnuts on cake top.
- Chill.
- Makes 12 servings.
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Dill Pickles
Ingredients:
- 30 cucumbers
- 1/2 c. coarse salt
- 2 qt. water
- 2 Tbsp. vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic
- 4 bay leaves
- 1/4 tsp. mustard seed
- 1 tsp. mixed pickling spice
- 10 sprigs dill
Directions:
- Wash and dry cucumbers
- and arrange in a crock or jar.
- Bring salt and water to a boil.
- Cool, then add vinegar, garlic, bay leaves, mustard and pickling spices.
- Pour over cucumbers. Arrange dill over all.
- Liquid should completely cover cucumbers. If not, add more salt water.
- Keep in a cool place for one week.
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Pizza Pasta
Ingredients:
- 2 c. pasta, uncooked (shells, rotini or elbows)
- 1 can pizza sauce
- Canadian bacon
- 1/2 lb. cooked ground pork
- pepperoni
- 1/4 c. chopped onion
- small green pepper, diced
- 1 small can sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1/4 c. sliced black olives
- 3 c. Mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 c. Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Cook the pasta and drain.
- Pour into a 9 x 13-inch pan. Spread pasta evenly across the bottom.
- Carefully spoon pizza sauce over the pasta as you would do a pizza.
- Top with Canadian bacon, ground pork, pepperoni, onion, green pepper, mushrooms and black olives.
- (May add or delete toppings.)
- Cover with the Mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 375° for 20 to 25 minutes.
- (May broil the last 2 minutes to brown top.)
- Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
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Pecan Pie Bars
Ingredients:
- 2 c. unsifted flour
- 1/2 c. confectioners sugar
- 1 c. cold margarine
- 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (6 oz.) pkg. almond brickle chips
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. chopped pecans
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350° (325° for glass dish).
- In medium bowl, combine flour and sugar.
- Cut in margarine until crumbly.
- Press firmly on bottom of a 13 x 9-inch pan.
- Bake 15 minutes.
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Pecan Pie
Ingredients:
- 3 eggs
- 1 c. dark Karo
- 1 c. white sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 c. margarine
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. pecans
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients together and place in an unbaked 9-inch pie shell.
- Bake in a 325° oven until filling is set, about 50 to 55 minutes.
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Pumpkin-Coconut Bread
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 (3 1/2 oz.) pkg. coconut cream instant pudding mix
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 c. canned or cooked, mashed pumpkin
- 1/2 c. chopped pecans (optional)
Directions:
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until blended.
- Combine flour and next 7 ingredients in a medium bowl; add to sugar mixture alternately with pumpkin, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix after each addition.
- Stir in pecans, if desired.
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Quick Bread
Ingredients:
- 6 c. flour
- 2 pkg. active dry yeast
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. salt
- 1/4 c. soft margarine
- 2 1/4 c. warm water
Directions:
- Mix flour, yeast, sugar, salt and margarine.
- Add water.
- Beat by hand for 2 minutes.
- Then add 3/4 to 1 cup more flour and mix together for another 2 minutes.
- Mix until dough is soft.
- Let dough rise, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Punch down and divide in 2.
- Place 2 loaves on greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 400° for 35 to 40 minutes.
- Brush with melted butter when cooling.
- May be used as a cheese or pepperoni bread.
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Stove Top Rice Pudding
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c. rice (do not use Minute rice)
- 1 c. water
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 qt. milk
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 c. oleo
- 1 c. raisins
Directions:
- Cook rice in boiling water for 7 minutes.
- Add milk and oleo. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
- Remove from heat.
- Beat eggs and sugar; add vanilla.
- Add raisins.
- Stir slowly into cooked rice. Put in bowl.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon.
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Easy Veggie Quiche
Ingredients:
- 2 c. cheese
- 1 1/2 c. chopped veggies (your choice, any or all broccoli, spinach, carrots, onions, peppers)
- 1 c. milk
- 1 c. flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 tbsp. oil
- chicken, turkey, bacon or pepperoni - optional
Directions:
- Heat oven to 400°. Grease 10 inch pie plate. Combine cheese & veggies in pie plate. Combine remaining ingredients blend with electric mixer on high speed until smooth. Pour over ingredients in pie plate. Bake 30-35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before serving.
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Pound Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 c. butter
- 3 c. sugar
- 5 eggs
- 3 c. flour
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. lemon extract
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 7/8 c. ginger ale or similar soda
Directions:
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Stir in eggs and extracts.
- Beat in flour and ginger ale, alternating the two.
- Pour batter into 2 (9 x 5-inch) pans that have been greased and floured.
- Bake at 275° for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
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Lila'S Butter Pecan Ice Cream
Ingredients:
- 1 c. chopped pecans
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 5 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 12 oz. can evaporated milk
- 1 pkg. instant butter pecan instant pudding
- 8 oz. Cool Whip
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla
Directions:
- Beat eggs 1 minute. Gradually add sugar, then add remaining ingredients and pecans last. Finish filling freezer with half and half.
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Wine Biscuits
Ingredients:
- 5 c. flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 c.oil
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 c. wine
- pinch of salt
- 4 tsp. baking powder
Directions:
- Place all ingredients in bowl, mix well and shape in desired shape.
- Bake at 350° for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Sugar Mountain Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
- 1/2 to 3/4 c. mayonnaise
- 1/2 tsp. curry powder
- 4 c. coarsely cut up cooked chicken
- 1 c. chopped celery
- 1/2 (5 oz.) can water chestnuts, sliced
- 1 c. toasted almonds
- 1/2 lb. green seedless grapes, halved
- 1/2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- pineapple chunks
- cantaloupe
- paprika
Directions:
- Combine mayonnaise and curry powder.
- Set aside. Combine next seven ingredients. Mix enough mayonnaise into chicken mixture until moistened. Slice cantaloupe into 1/2-inch sliced rings. To serve chicken salad, place ring of cantaloupe on lettuce. Heap salad on cantaloupe. Garnish with chunks of pineapple and paprika. Serve with hot bread. Serves 6.
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Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Pie
Ingredients:
- 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 c. light corn syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 c. milk chocolate chips
- 1 c. chopped pecans
- 1/2 c. oatmeal (uncooked)
- 1/2 c. raisins
- 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In large bowl, combine first 5 ingredients until well blended.
- Stir in remaining ingredients and pour into pie shell (deep dish style if using frozen shell).
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes.
- You may want to put foil over crust for final 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning.
- Serve warm, especially good with ice cream.
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Tortilla Dip
Ingredients:
- 1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
- 1 (16 oz.) can chili with beans
- 8 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese
Directions:
- Spread cream cheese on bottom of Pyrex pie plate.
- Put layer of chili next.
- Top with shredded cheese.
- Bake at 350° for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Serve with chips.
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Cooked Frosting
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. shortening
Directions:
- Cook the first 3 ingredients until thick.
- Cool.
- Add sugar and shortening; beat until smooth.
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Savory Tuna Loaf
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 c. milk
- 2 c. soft bread crumbs
- 1/4 c. minced onion
- 1 Tbsp. parsley flakes
- 1/4 tsp. thyme
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 3 cans tuna
Directions:
- Combine eggs, milk, bread crumbs and seasonings in mixing bowl; blend together.
- Add tuna; mix thoroughly.
- Turn into foil-lined loaf pan (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 3/4-inch).
- Bake in 375° oven for 1 hour.
- Turn loaf onto platter; remove foil.
- (Turn right side up onto another platter.)
- Garnish with lemon slices.
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Corn Relish(A Quickie)
Ingredients:
- 1 (12 or 16 oz.) can whole corn
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 2 Tbsp. onion flakes
- 2 tsp. celery seed
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. vinegar
- 1/3 c. sweet pickle relish
- 1 (4 oz.) jar diced pimiento
Directions:
- Save 1/4 cup of corn liquid.
- Blend with cornstarch.
- Add rest of ingredients.
- Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Makes about 2 1/2 cups.
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Club Chicken Casserole
Ingredients:
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 can (14 1/2-oz.) evaporated milk (1 2/3 c.)
- 1 c. chicken broth
- 3 c. cooked long-grain rice
- 2 1/2 c. diced cooked chicken
- 1 can (3-oz.) sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1/3 c. chopped green pepper
- 1/4 c. chopped canned pimiento
- 1 tsp. salt
Directions:
- In saucepan, melt butter; blend in flour.
- Add milk, broth, and 1/2 cup water.
- Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
- Add rice, chicken, mushrooms, green pepper, pimiento, and salt.
- Pour into greased 2-quart casserole.
- Bake in 350° oven for 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
- If desired, top with 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds.
- Serves 8 to 10.
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Monkey Bars
Ingredients:
- 1 large ripe banana
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. packed brown sugar
- 1/2 c. soft butter or margarine
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/3 c. chopped nuts
- 1/2 c. coconut (optional)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In large bowl, beat banana, both sugars, butter, cinnamon and vanilla.
- Beat in eggs.
- Sift flour and baking powder; add to banana mixture.
- Add coconut and stir until well blended.
- Spread into greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
- Sprinkle with nuts.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Cool and cut into bars.
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Harvest Cake
Ingredients:
- 4 c. diced, fresh apples
- 2 c. sugar
- 3 c. flour
- 1 c. cooking oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 c. chopped nuts (black or English walnuts)
- 2 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. raisins (optional)
Directions:
- Mix apples and sugar and let stand 1 hour.
- Sift together the flour, soda, spices and salt.
- Beat eggs; add oil and vanilla. Add apple mixture.
- Add flour and spice mixture.
- Mix until well blended.
- Stir in nuts.
- Add raisins, if desired.
- Bake in greased and floured tube pan at 350° for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.
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Mushroom Wine Sauce
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1 c. chicken stock
- 1/2 c. dry white wine
- 1/2 tsp. tarragon
- salt and pepper
- 4 oz. can mushroom pieces or 1/4 lb. fresh, sliced and sauteed for 5 minutes in butter
- 1/2 c. half and half
- 1 egg yolk
Directions:
- Melt butter in saucepan and add flour.
- Cook, without browning, stirring constantly, for several minutes.
- Slowly add stock, wine and spices. Simmer several minutes and add mushrooms. Simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in creamed mixed with egg yolk.
- Cook, stirring, until heated through. Do not let boil.
- May be made a day ahead and reheated.
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Marinated Carrots
Ingredients:
- 5 c. cut carrots
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 green pepper, sliced
- 1/2 c. salad oil
- 1 can tomato soup
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. white vinegar
- 1 tsp. prepared mustard
- salt and pepper
Directions:
- Cook carrots in small amount of water with a little salt. Drain.
- Combine carrots, green pepper and onion.
- Mix vinegar, sugar, soup and mustard together.
- Pour over vegetable mixture. Marinate 12 hours.
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Apple Coffee Cake
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c. shortening
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 3 large apples, sliced
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- nutmeats
Directions:
- Cream shortening and sugar.
- Add eggs, flour, baking powder and vanilla.
- Blend until smooth.
- Spread in an 11 x 13-inch pan. Push thin apple slices into batter.
- Sprinkle top with mixture of sugar, cinnamon and nuts.
- Bake at 325° for 40 minutes.
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Zucchini Casserole
Ingredients:
- 2 lb. zucchini, sliced
- 1/4 c. chopped onion
- 1 bag Pepperidge Farm stuffing
- 1/4 c. melted butter
- 3/4 c. sour cream
- 3/4 c. cream of chicken soup
- 3/4 c. grated carrots
Directions:
- Boil zucchini and onion five minutes, drain and set aside. Combine in small bowl, stuffing and melted butter.
- Place and pat down 2/3 of stuffing in 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Blend together sour cream, soup and carrots.
- Add zucchini mixture and stir together. Place over stuffing in pan.
- Sprinkle remaining stuffing over the top. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes.
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Stuffed Celery
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg. Philadelphia cream cheese
- 6 large or 12 small olives
- 1 tsp. mayonnaise
- 1 small, finely chopped onion
- 1 bunch of celery
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- walnuts (optional)
Directions:
- Combine cream cheese, mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce. Chop olives, onion and walnuts.
- Mix all ingredients together. Cut up celery into large bite size pieces and spread.
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Elegant Chocolate Cream Puffs
Ingredients:
- 1 pkg. Stella D'Oro Anginetti puffs, cut off tops and save
- 3 oz. cream cheese
- 2 c. Cool Whip
- 2/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 c. light Karo syrup
- 4 Tbsp. butter
Directions:
- Mix sauce of chocolate chips, syrup and butter and heat until chocolate melts.
- Combine cream cheese, Cool Whip and 1/2 of chocolate sauce.
- Spread on bottom of cookie.
- Put on top.
- Arrange filled cookies on a tray, pyramid style.
- Drizzle with remaining chocolate sauce.
- Chill before serving.
- Let stand at room temperature so chocolate will become glossy.
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Chicken For A Crowd
Ingredients:
- 4 c. diced, cooked chicken or turkey
- 1 c. chopped celery
- 2 Tbsp. grated onion
- 1 Tbsp. parsley flakes
- 1 Tbsp. chopped pimiento
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. mayonnaise
- a little curry
- water chestnuts, if desired
- 8 slices bread, cubed
- 3 eggs
- 1 pt. half and half cream
- 1 can cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup
- 1 c. grated Cheddar cheese
Directions:
- Put 4 slices cubed bread on bottom of a greased 9 x 13-inch Pyrex dish.
- Add chicken mixture.
- Top with 4 slices of cubed bread.
- Mix eggs and half and half cream.
- Pour over casserole. Let stand, covered in refrigerator, overnight.
- Next day, spread soup over mixture.
- Top with grated Cheddar cheese.
- Bake at 350° for 1 hour.
- Serve immediately.
- Serves 10.
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Easy Pecan Pie
Ingredients:
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 4 Tbsp. melted butter
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 c. dark corn syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. pecans
- 1 uncooked pie shell
Directions:
- Break eggs into a bowl, but do not beat.
- Add other ingredients and mix well.
- Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake in preheated oven at 350° for 30 minutes.
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Meringue
Ingredients:
- 2 egg whites
- pinch of salt
- 1/3 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 c. sugar
Directions:
- Beat egg whites with vanilla and salt until barely stiff, adding sugar gradually.
- Beat another 30 seconds.
- Spread on rice pudding.
- Brown at 325°.
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Potatoes Cheese Broccoli Soup
Ingredients:
- potatoes, onions, celery, carrots and broccoli
- 1/4 lb. Velveeta cheese
- 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1 can chicken soup
- chicken broth
Directions:
- Potatoes, onions, celery and carrots, depending upon required portion size, cook in chicken broth.
- Add broccoli when potatoes are just done and simmer about 5 minutes.
- Stir in 1/4 pound Velveeta cheese until melted.
- Add 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, 1 can evaporated milk and 1 can chicken soup; heat through and serve.
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Ground Beef Surprise
Ingredients:
- 2 lb. ground round
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 bag frozen French fries
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
Directions:
- Press ground round evenly over bottom of buttered 13 x 9-inch pan.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle onion over meat. Sprinkle frozen French fries evenly over onion.
- Mix chicken and mushroom soups together; add 3/4 cup water.
- Pour carefully over meat and potato mixture.
- Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
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"Southern Living" Bar Cookie
Ingredients:
- 1 (14 oz.) pkg. Caramels
- 1 (18.25 oz.) pkg. German Chocolate Cake Mix with Pudding
- 1 Large Egg
- 1 (5 oz.) Can Evaporated Milk (Divided)
- 3/4 c. Butter or Margarine (Melted)
- 1 (6 oz.) pkg. Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 c. Pecans (Coarsly Chopped)
Directions:
- 1. Combine caramels and 1/4 c. evaporated milk in small saucepan.
- Cook over low heat stirring occasionally until smooth. Set aside. 2. In a bowl combine cake mix, butter, egg, and remaining milk.
- Spoon half of mixture into greased 13 x 9 x 2 pan spreading evenly. 3. Bake at 350° for 6 minutes.
- Remove from oven; sprinkle with chocolate morsels and pecans. 4. Spoon caramel mixture on top.
- Carefully spoon remaining cake mixture over caramel layer. 5. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack and cut into bars.
- Yields about 3 dozen.
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Rhubarb-Strawberry Jam
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. rhubarb, washed, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch diagonal slices
- 1 pt. strawberries, wiped clean, stemmed and hulled
- 2 1/2 c. granulated sugar
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in a 2 1/2-quart souffle dish.
- Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap.
- Place dish on platter that will fit in your oven.
- Cook at 100% for 10 minutes.
- Uncover and cook for 10 minutes longer.
- If any liquid bubbles out, scrape off and put back in bowl.
- Remove from oven, divide jam among sterilized jars.
- Seal with 1/8-inch melted paraffin.
- I freeze the jam and don't use paraffin.
- Makes 4 cups.
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Easy Lemon Icebox Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 tub Cool Whip
- 1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk
- 4 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 graham cracker crust pie shell
Directions:
- Combine first 3 ingredients well with mixer.
- Spoon into pie shell and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
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Veggie Pizza
Ingredients:
- 2 pkg. crescent rolls
- 16 oz. soft cream cheese
- 1 c. mayo
- 1 1/2 pkg. dry ranch dressing
- assorted chopped vegetables
- shredded Cheddar
Directions:
- Place rolls on cookie sheet and press seams together.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Mix cream cheese, mayo and dressing; spread over cooled crust.
- Add chopped veggies and cheese.
- Cut into squares.
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Cobbler
Ingredients:
- 3/4 stick butter
- 3/4 c. flour
- 1 c. sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- dash of salt
- 3/4 c. milk
- 2 c. fruit
- 1/2 c. sugar
Directions:
- Melt butter in cobbler dish.
- In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and milk.
- Pour into butter.
- Do not stir. Combine fruit and 1/2 cup sugar.
- Pour into middle of batter.
- Do not stir.
- Bake 1 hour at 350°.
- Serves 6 to 8.
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Rice Salad Mold
Ingredients:
- 1 c. long grain rice
- 1/4 c. olive oil
- 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 2 c. mixed vegetables, cooked
- 1/2 c. green bell pepper, diced
- 1 cucumber, diced
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Place rice, salt and pepper in small heavy pan with tight fitting lid.
- Add 2 cups water; bring to a boil.
- Cover, then simmer for 20 minutes without lifting lid.
- Put cooked rice in mixing bowl; add oil, vinegar and mustard.
- Toss with a fork to mix well.
- Gently fold in cooked vegetables.
- You will need 2 cups total so use your choice of green peas, carrots, corn and green beans.
- Add the diced green pepper and cucumber.
- Lightly oil a pretty mold; do not use olive oil for this.
- Pack rice mixture into mold and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
- Unmold just before serving.
- Yield:
- 8 servings.
- Carbohydrate 20 g, protein 1 g, fat 7 g, calories 149.
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Egg Noodles
Ingredients:
- 3 or 4 eggs
- sprinkle of salt
- flour to make soft dough
Directions:
- Mix and roll thin and cut in strips.
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Scalloped Potatoes And Ham
Ingredients:
- 2 c. ham (bite size)
- 1 qt. sliced potatoes
- 2 small onions, sliced
- 2 c. milk
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1 Tbsp. butter
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
Directions:
- Rinse potatoes in water; drain well.
- Layer in a casserole dish, potatoes, onion and ham.
- Melt butter; add flour and milk. Cook until smooth and slightly thickened.
- Pour over potatoes. Bake at 350° for 1 hour.
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Pear Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 large can pear halves
- lettuce leaves
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- Tbsp. sugar
- cherry halves
Directions:
- Place pear halve on lettuce leaf.
- Cream together cream cheese and sugar.
- Spoon into pear halves and top with a cherry.
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Sour Cream Coconut Cake
Ingredients:
- 2 pkg. frozen coconut
- 2 little c. sour cream
- 1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
- 1 box vanilla pudding mix
Directions:
- Mix coconut and sour cream together.
- Set in refrigerator overnight.
- Mix cake mix by directions on box.
- Put vanilla pudding in batter.
- Cook as directed on cake mix box.
- Put coconut between layers and on top.
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Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c. flour
- 1 tsp. ginger
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 c. pumpkin
- 1 c. pecans
Directions:
- Sift flour and first 5 ingredients.
- Beat eggs in sugar.
- Stir in pumpkin and lemon juice.
- Spread in greased and floured cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle with nuts.
- Bake at 375° for 15 minutes.
- Loosen edges and turn onto waxed paper or towel.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and roll.
- Chill until cool.
- Unroll and spread with filling and roll again.
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Sad Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 box light brown sugar (approximately 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 c.)
- 1 pkg. biscuit mix (approximately 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 c. if you buy the box type)
- 1 c. each: coconut and pecans
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 c. oil
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
- Pour into greased oblong baking pan.
- Bake for about 30 minutes at 350°.
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Prune Cake
Ingredients:
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 c. Wesson oil
- 1 c. buttermilk
- 1 tsp. soda
- 3 c. flour
- pinch of salt
- 1 c. mashed prunes, cooked
- 1 tsp. cloves
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 tsp. allspice
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
Directions:
- Whip together eggs, Wesson oil and sugar, then mix in buttermilk, salt, flour, prunes, cloves, vanilla, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon.
- Combine with oil mixture and bake in tube pan at 300° for 45 minutes.
- This is great for Christmas.
- It seems the longer is sits, the moister it gets.
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Sausage Balls
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. hot sausage (uncooked)
- 1 jar Cheez Whiz (small)
- 3 c. Bisquick
- 1/2 c. milk
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Roll into small balls and bake at 400° for approximately 20 minutes on cookie sheet.
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Sandies
Ingredients:
- 1 c. butter
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 2 tsp. water
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 c. flour
- 1 c. nuts
Directions:
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Mix well and chill 2 hours.
- Roll into balls.
- Bake at 325° for 20 minutes. Let cookies cool and roll into powdered sugar.
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Potato Pancakes
Ingredients:
- 2 c. grated potatoes
- 1 egg
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1 c. flour
- 2 tsp. salt
- 3 tsp. baking powder
Directions:
- Mix egg, milk, flour, salt and baking powder together.
- Don't overmix batter; may be lumpy.
- Grate 5 or 6 medium peeled potatoes into batter.
- Cook on lightly greased hot griddle.
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Sloppy Joes Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. shell macaroni
- 1 (1 5/16 oz.) envelope Sloppy Joes mix
- 1 lb. ground chuck
- 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
- 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
- 2 (8 oz.) cartons creamed cottage cheese
- 1/2 c. grated Cheddar cheese
Directions:
- Cook the macaroni; drain.
- Mix seasoning mix with meat, tomato paste, tomato sauce and 1 1/4 cups water.
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a 2 1/2-quart casserole, layer 1/2 macaroni, 1/2 cottage cheese and 1/2 the meat sauce; repeat.
- Top with Cheddar cheese.
- Bake, uncovered, 40 to 50 minutes or until bubbling.
- Makes 6 servings.
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Mexican Corn Relish
Ingredients:
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. instant minced onion
- 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
- 1/2 tsp. celery seed
- 1/4 c. cider vinegar
- 1 (11 oz.) can Green Giant Mexicorn, drained
Directions:
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar, onion, mustard, celery seed and vinegar; bring to a boil.
- Stir in corn.
- Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
- Place in a nonmetal bowl; cool.
- Cover. Refrigerate 8 to 10 hours.
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Strawberry Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 can Eagle Brand milk
- 8 oz. Cool Whip
- 1/3 c. lemon juice
- 1 box frozen strawberries (can use fresh)
Directions:
- Mix ingredients well.
- Pour into graham cracker crusts. Refrigerate.
- Makes 2!
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"Dynamite"
Ingredients:
- 2 lb. hamburger
- 1 lb. Italian sausage
- 2 medium bell peppers, seeded and cut in strips
- 3 to 4 medium onions, cut lengthwise, then sliced
- 6 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
- 2 (28 oz.) cans Pastene kitchen ready tomatoes
- Tabasco sauce
- black pepper
Directions:
- Remove sausage from casing.
- Brown hamburger and sausage; drain grease.
- Fry peppers, onion and garlic until peppers soften and onions are clear.
- Combine these ingredients along with kitchen ready tomatoes in a large pot.
- Add Tabasco sauce and pepper to taste.
- Simmer over low heat, covered, for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
- Serve on torpedo rolls.
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Potato Soup
Ingredients:
- 2 c. cubed potatoes
- 8 slices bacon, fried crispy
- 1 c. chopped onion, sauteed
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 3/4 c. milk
- 8 oz. sour cream
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. parsley
- dash of white pepper
Directions:
- Simmer potatoes in 1 cup water for 10 minutes or until tender; drain.
- Mix bacon, onions, soup and sour cream in 3-quart boiler. Add potatoes.
- Mix well and heat over medium-low heat.
- When ready to serve, crumble some of the bacon on top of soup.
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Easy Holiday Fruitcake
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 2/3 c. mince meat (1 jar)
- 15 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 1/2 c. sifted flour
- 2 c. (1 lb.) mixed dried candied fruits & peels
- 1 c. walnut meats, coarsely chopped
Directions:
- Butter and flour 9 inch tube pan.
- Sift together flour and baking soda.
- Combine eggs, mince meat, condensed milk, fruits and nuts.
- Fold in dry ingredients.
- Pour into pan.
- Bake slow at 300° oven for 2 hours.
- Until center springs back when lightly touched with fingers and top is golden.
- Cool slightly and turn out of pan.
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Quick Corn Light Bread
Ingredients:
- 2 c. plain meal, sifted
- 1 c. plain flour, sifted
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 2 c. buttermilk
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 c. melted shortening
Directions:
- Mix dry ingredients.
- Add buttermilk, egg and melted fat. Bake 45 minutes in loaf pan which has been greased and sprinkled well with meal.
- Pan size for one loaf: 9 x 5 x 2 3/4-inches or 10 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 2 5/8-inches; 2 small loaves: 7 3/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 1/4-inches.
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Potatoes Elite
Ingredients:
- 1 (2 lb.) pkg. frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed and shredded
- 4 oz. grated mellow Cheddar cheese
- 1 can cream of potato soup (undiluted)
- 1 pt. sour cream
- 1 Tbsp. onion flakes
- 1 Tbsp. garlic salt
- 1 Tbsp. parsley
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 stick margarine, melted
Directions:
- Mix together in a greased 9 x 13-inch pan.
- Should be at room temperature before baking.
- Bake at 350° for 1 hour.
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Dump Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 large can crushed pineapple
- 1 can pie filling
- 1 pkg. cake mix (yellow or white)
- 1 c. chopped pecans
Directions:
- Place pineapple in bottom of 9 x 13-inch casserole dish. Spoon pie filling over pineapple.
- Cover with dry cake mix. Place pecans on top of mix evenly.
- Bake in oven at 350° for 1 hour.
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Peanut Brittle
Ingredients:
- 2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. white Karo
- 1 c. water
- 1 tsp. butter
- 1/4 tsp. soda
- 2 c. salted peanuts
Directions:
- Mix sugar, Karo and water.
- Boil until syrup forms a soft ball.
- Add peanuts and cook until golden in color (hard ball in cold water).
- Add butter and soda.
- Pour into greased pan.
- Break into pieces when hard.
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Coconut Cream Pie
Ingredients:
- 1 c. white sugar
- 1 c. coconut
- 4 heaping Tbsp. flour or cornstarch
- 4 egg yolks, beaten
- 2 c. milk
- 1/2 stick margarine
- 5 tsp. sugar
- 4 egg whites
- 2 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
- Mix 1 cup sugar, flour, milk and egg yolks; cook on medium heat until thick.
- Then add coconut, margarine and vanilla.
- Cook 2 more minutes, stirring constantly.
- Let cool, then pour in baked pie shell.
- Beat egg whites until stiff.
- Add 5 teaspoons sugar. Spread on top of pie and sprinkle with coconut.
- Brown.
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Party Punch
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 qt. cold water
- 4 (9 oz.) cans Awake frozen orange juice
- 4 (1 pt.) bottles cranberry juice cocktail
- 2 large bottles ginger ale
Directions:
- Combine cold water with Awake and cranberry juice cocktail. Stir and chill.
- Just before serving, add chilled ginger ale and ice cubes.
- Makes 7 quarts punch.
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Squash Casserole
Ingredients:
- 6 to 8 fresh squash, sliced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 c. cracker crumbs
- 1 c. Cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 Tbsp. mayonnaise
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Boil squash and onion in salted water until tender.
- Drain well and mash.
- Add other ingredients.
- Top with additional cracker crumbs.
- Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
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Arroz Con Pollo(Chicken With Rice)
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 to 3 lb. frying chicken pieces
- 1/4 c. vegetable oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 medium onions, sliced thin
- 1 large green pepper, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 c. uncooked rice
- 8 oz. tomato sauce
- 1 qt. chicken broth
Directions:
- Brown chicken in oil in 12-inch skillet until golden.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Remove from skillet.
- Cook and stir in onions, green pepper, garlic and rice in skillet until oil is absorbed.
- Stir in sauce and chicken broth.
- Arrange chicken pieces over rice.
- Bring to boil.
- Cover and simmer 40 minutes.
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Fruit Salad With Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1 large can fruit cocktail
- 1 large can crushed pineapple
- 2 large bananas
- 2 small cans mandarin oranges
- 1/2 c. coconut
- 1 (3 oz.) pkg. instant lemon pudding
- 1 (3 oz.) box instant vanilla pudding
Directions:
- Drain mandarin oranges.
- Mix pudding with all fruit.
- Add coconut and oranges.
- Mix well.
- Chill for 1 hour before serving.
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Hot Shrimp Dip
Ingredients:
- 1 stick margarine
- 2 cans medium shrimp
- assorted crackers
- 2 (8 oz.) cream cheese
- 1 bunch chopped chives
Directions:
- Melt in microwave the margarine and cream cheese. Drain and save juice of shrimp. Add drained shrimp to cream cheese.
- Add chives and 6 tablespoons of juice. Mix well.
- Sprinkle with paprika.
- Serve with crackers.
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Cranberry Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. fresh cranberries (ground)
- 1 orange (remove seed and grind)
- 1 celery, chopped and ground
- 2 small pkg. lemon jello
- 2 c. boiling water
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 c. chopped pecans
- 1 c. crushed pineapple
- 1 c. pineapple juice
- 1 c. apple, peeled and diced
Directions:
- Mix jello and boiling water.
- Stir until jello melts.
- Add all other ingredients.
- Pour into mold and let set 24 hours for flavors to mix.
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Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1 gal. vinegar (White House)
- 33 oz. catsup (Heinz)
- 4 oz. black pepper (ground)
- 1 oz. red pepper, crushed
- 1 oz. red pepper (ground)
Directions:
- Bring to a boil and set for 1 hour.
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Jim'S Sweet & Sour Chicken
Ingredients:
- 3 boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 20 oz. can pineapple chunks
- 1 green pepper
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- 3/4 c. water
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- Scant 1/2 c. vinegar
- 3/4 tsp. ginger
Directions:
- Cut chicken into bite size pieces and saute in skillet using Pam, until brown.
- To Dutch oven add juice from 20 oz. can of pineapple chunks, brown sugar, water, soy sauce, vinegar and ginger.
- Heat through and thicken sauce with 3 Tbsp. cornstarch in 1/4 c. of water.
- Cut green pepper into bite size chunks and add to sauce along with chicken and pineapple chunks.
- Simmer until heated through and green pepper is tender.
- Serve over rice.
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Mostaccioli
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1/2 c. chopped onion
- 1/2 c. chopped green pepper
- 2 c. (1 lb.) canned tomatoes
- 1 (6 oz.) can tomato sauce
- 1/2 c. water
- bay leaf (optional)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 8 oz. mostaccioli, cooked and drained
- 1/2 lb. Velveeta cheese, sliced thin
- grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Brown meat and drain.
- Add green pepper and onion.
- Cook until tender.
- Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, water and seasonings.
- In a 2-quart casserole dish, layer half the noodles, half the meat sauce and half the Velveeta cheese.
- Repeat layers.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Bake 30 minutes.
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Pecan Muffins
Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 c. sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. sour cream
- 1/2 c. peach preserves
- 1 egg
- flour
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2/3 c. chopped pecans, toasted
Directions:
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°.
- Line 10 muffin cups with muffin papers.
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Country Corn Bake
Ingredients:
- 2 cans (11oz each) Mexican style whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 can (10-3/4 oz) condensed cream of potato soup
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1/2 c. thinly sliced celery
- 1-1/3 c. French Fried onions, divided
- 1/2 c. (2-oz) shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 Tbsp. bacon bits
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Combine corn, soup, milk, celery, 2/3 cup French fried onions, cheese and bacon bits in large bowl. Spoon mixture into 2-quart square baking dish.
- Cover; bake 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
- Stir; sprinkle with remaining 2/3 cup French fried onions.
- Bake, uncovered, 3 minutes or until fried onions are golden. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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Rum Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 c. pecans or walnuts, chopped
- 1 (18 1/2 oz.) pkg. yellow cake mix*
- 1 (3 3/4 oz.) pkg. Jell-O vanilla instant pudding and pie filling
- 1/2 c. cold water
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 c. Wesson oil
- 1/2 c. Bacardi dark rum (80 proof)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- Grease and flour 10-inch tube or 12-cup Bundt pan.
- Sprinkle nuts over bottom of pan.
- Mix all cake ingredients together.
- Pour batter over nuts.
- Bake 1 hour.
- Cool. Invert on serving plate.
- Prick top.
- Spoon and brush glaze evenly over top and sides.
- Allow cake to absorb glaze.
- Repeat until glaze is used up.
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Ranger 9-Bean Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. mixed beans
- 2 qt. water
- 3 ham hocks
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1/4 garlic powder
- 1 tsp. ground red pepper
- 1 (28 oz.) can tomatoes
- 3 Tbsp. lemon juice (bottled)
- 1 Tbsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. black pepper
- 2 c. ham, diced
Directions:
- Select beans from:
- Northern, pinto, lima (large or small), black-eyed, garbanzo, small white, kidney (red or white), pink, red, black, and navy.
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Strawberry Jello Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 small can crushed pineapple
- 1 small box strawberry jello (4 oz.)
- 1 (8 oz.) Cool Whip
- 1 (12 oz.) cottage cheese
Directions:
- Mix pineapple and jello.
- Boil 3 minutes.
- Cool.
- Mix with cottage cheese and Cool Whip.
- Chill.
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Chicken A La King
Ingredients:
- 1/3 c. mushrooms
- 1/4 c. chopped green pepper
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 1 c. chicken broth
- 1 c. cream
- 1 c. diced cooked chicken
- 1/4 c. chopped pimento
- 1/4 c. flour
Directions:
- Saute mushrooms and green pepper in butter.
- Blend in flour and seasonings.
- Cook over low heat, stirring, until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
- Remove from heat.
- Slowly stir in broth and cream.
- Bring to boil over low heat, stirring constantly.
- Boil for 1 minute.
- Add chicken and pimento; continue cooking until meat is heated through.
- Serve over noodles.
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Broccoli And Cauliflower Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 head broccoli
- 1 head cauliflower
- 1/2 c. purple onion
- 1/2 c. Miracle Whip
- 2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 6 to 8 strips bacon
- 1/2 pkg. Cheddar cheese, shredded
Directions:
- Fry bacon until crisp.
- Let cool.
- Chop broccoli and cauliflower into bite-size pieces.
- Add chopped onion.
- Mix Miracle Whip, vinegar and sugar; add to mixture.
- Stir together and add cheese and bacon.
- If more dressing is desired, make another batch.
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Pasta With Tomatoes And Four Cheeses
Ingredients:
- 2 3/4 lb. tomatoes, cored and cut into 3/4-inch dices
- 1/2 c. shredded fresh basil
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 c. Ricotta cheese, at room temperature
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- freshly ground pepper
- freshly ground nutmeg
- 1/2 c. Fontina cheese, cut into 1/4-inch dices
- 1/2 c. Mozzarella cheese, cut into 1/4-inch dices
- 1 lb. rotelle or other short pasta
- 1 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
- Combine first 4 ingredients in medium bowl.
- Let stand at room temperature 1 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Fluff Ricotta with fork; thin to creamy consistency with milk.
- Season with pepper and nutmeg.
- Mix in Fontina and Mozzarella.
- Let stand at room temperature while cooking pasta.
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Crisp Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 c. unsifted flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 c. margarine
- 1 c. peanut butter
- 1 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
- In small bowl, stir flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Beat margarine and peanut butter until smooth.
- Blend in sugar, then add eggs and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture and blend well.
- Dough may need refrigeration to easily shape into 1-inch balls.
- Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Flatten with fork (dip fork in sugar if you choose).
- Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Makes 6 dozen.
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Molasses Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c. Crisco
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp. cloves
- 2 tsp. soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- sugar
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/4 c. molasses
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ginger
Directions:
- Cream shortening with 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and molasses; mix well.
- In separate bowl combine flour, soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves.
- Add about 1/4 of dry mixture at a time to creamed mixture.
- Mix until smooth after each addition.
- Chill 1 hour.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
- Roll in sugar.
- Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 325° for 10 minutes.
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Holiday Deviled Eggs
Ingredients:
- 12 boiled eggs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp. mustard (to moisten)
- 1/4 c. shredded cheese
Directions:
- Cut eggs in two.
- Take out yolks.
- Mix yolks, salt, pepper, mayonnaise and mustard.
- Add cheese; mix well and stuff whites. Sprinkle with paprika to give that holiday look!
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Texas Brownies
Ingredients:
- 2 c. flour
- 2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. margarine
- 1/2 c. shortening
- 1 c. coffee or water
- 1/2 c. buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 c. cocoa
Directions:
- In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar.
- In heavy saucepan, combine margarine, shortening, coffee or water and cocoa.
- Stir and heat to boiling.
- Pour boiling mixture over the flour and sugar in the bowl.
- Add buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla; mix well.
- Pour into a well buttered 17 1/2 x 11-inch pan.
- Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until done.
- While brownies bake, prepare frosting.
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Chicken Amandine
Ingredients:
- 3/4 c. dry white wine
- 1/4 c. olive oil
- 1 envelope Good Seasons gourmet Parmesan Italian or Italian salad dressing mix
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1/2 c. each: sliced green onions and sliced almonds
Directions:
- Mix wine, olive oil and salad dressing mix.
- Heat 1/4 cup of the dressing mixture in a large skillet on medium heat.
- Add chicken; cook 8 minutes or until cooked through and browned on both sides.
- Add remaining dressing mixture, onions and almonds. Cook 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Serve hot over cooked pasta. Makes 4 servings.
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Blueberry Tarts
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 3 c. blueberries
- 6 baked tart shells
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. water
- 1 Tbsp. butter
Directions:
- Combine cornstarch, sugar and water.
- Add washed blueberries and butter.
- Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thickened and clear.
- Cool slightly.
- Fill tart shells with blueberry mixture and top with whipped cream, if desired.
- Makes 6 servings.
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Velvet Chicken Soup With Corn(Serves 4 To 6)
Ingredients:
- 3 diced boneless chicken breasts
- 2 1/2 lb. can creamed corn
- 3 c. canned chicken broth
- 3 c. water
- 1 Tbsp. sherry
- 1 Tbsp. salt
- 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/2 c. water
Directions:
- Mix the cornstarch and water to thicken. Garnish with diced ham and parsley.
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