Corn Casserole

2 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped fine
1 egg, well beaten
2...... 16 ounce cans cream-style corn
2 Tablespoons flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup milk
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Brown the bacon and onion,; mix the egg and corn..stir that into onion mixture.
Blend together the flour, sugar and milk. Stir into corn mixture.
Pour into greased casserole dish....
Bake @ 350 for 45 min. - 1 hour

Berries on a Cloud..** Low Fat Recipe

2 cups fresh red raspberries
4 teaspoons raspberry liqueur, optional
1.........8 ounce carton lemon flavoured yogurt
1/4 of an 8 ounce container of thawed fat-free whipped desert topping..
3 Tablespoons sugar
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Keep back 1/4 cup of the raspberries.
In bowl, toss remaining berries with liqueur if you choose to use the liqueur.
In small bowl, stir together yogurt and desert topping.
Spoon berry-liqueur into 4 desert dishes.
Dollop yogurt mixture onto berries.
Can serve immediately or chill up to 4 hours.
** Note
Just before serving, place the 3 Tablespoons sugar into a heavy saucepan. Heat over medium heat until sugar begins to melt, shake pan often to heat sugar evenly.
DO NOT STIR THIS NOW !!
Once the sugar starts to melt, reduce heat to low and cook about 5 minutes more or until sugar is melted and golden...now, stirring as needed with a wooden spoon.
Remove pan from heat..let stand for 1 minute.
Dip a fork into the caramelized sugar and let syrup run off tines of fork for several seconds before gently shaking the fork over the yogurt mixture............allowing thin strands of caramelized sugar to drizzle over berries.
If sugar starts to harden in pan..return to heat and stir until melted again.
Top with reserved raspberries..and serve immediately...

Thank You

I do so hope I don't embaress Iora..but I will do anyway....I just have to thank her for a few things...
Not only is Iora a fine, fun, wonderful friend and a special one..but she is also a teacher and mentor.
For the past few weeks..Iora has worked tirelessly to get our rooms up and running...we've tweaked this and changed that, its been up in air and helter skelter.......but without Iora's help, teachings and guidance...our rooms would not be so lovely. She has undertaken the formidable task of teaching me about web sites, html, music playliosts..you name it and patiently she's teaching. I'm having the time of my life..and many nights..(my nights ) we've sat..on messenger..with her guiding me, encouraging me...all night long.
But........the end results are
a treehouse,
a kitchen..
a hauhet best friends place to leave words of love, sympathy and comfort
a chat room
a hauhet fun place
a special pattern room
and more in planning stages.....
So....to my mentor and friend.....thank you...I do so thank you.. and a request..
don't shoot me for the music..we change again soon.....
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...Thanks to Iora, I can do so much now

And thank you to all the ones that have shared recipes..patterns..and enjoy our rooms. We would love to hear from you....use the forms and drop us a note. If we can change something for the better, let us know

Easy Creamy Rice Pudding

1...4 ounce package instant rice
rice. Take off heat and cover...let stand for 5 minutes.1....... 4 serving size package instant vanilla pudding mix
....... and the amount of milk called for on package of pudding...prepare pudding as you normally would.............next comes the rest of recipe
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1 1/4 cups milk
1 cup quick cooking white rice
1/4 cup dried cherries,snipped apricots, peaches or blueberries...( Apricot is always my choice )
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon...or if you have it..ground cardamon instead of the cinnamon
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Heat the milk over medium heat..just to boiling. Stir in dried fruit and
Then stir in prepared pudding and cinnamon or cardamon....
Either serve warm or cover top of pudding with plastic wrap to prevent skin from forming..and refrigerate...

Bread / Cinnamon Bread Custard

14 slices firm textured bread or cinnamon bread..about 1/2" thick
6 eggs
3 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
3 cups milk
2 cups half and half..or light cream
1 Tablespoon vanilla
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Put the bread in a double layer in 13 x 9" pan thats been lightly greased..cut the bread as needed to fit bottom of pan.
In large bowl, beat together eggs and egg yolks. Beat in sugar. Gradually add milk, half and half and vanilla. Pour egg mixture over bread.
Bake @ 375 for 25 to 30 minutes or until knife tip put in center comes out clean. you can dust with powdered sugar if you like...

Maple Sausages and Skillet Potatoes

****NOTE: This is enough for 8 to 10 people
2....12 ounce packages thawed pork link sausages..( 24 total )
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup pure maple syrup..( can use also,a maple flavored syrup )
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
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Cook sausages according to package directions..and drain fat from skillet.
In small bowl, mix together sugar, syrup, and mustard.....add mix to skillet.
Cook uncovered for 3 to 5 minutes over medium heat..or until sausages are glazed, stir them frequently...Have potatoes ready and serve while all is hot

Skillet Potatoes
3 Tablesppons olive oil..
2 pounds unpeeled red or yukon gold potatoes...about 6 cups of cubed potatoes
2 cups chopped frozen chopped onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon red pepper
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Heat oil, add potatoes and onions, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and cook 10 minutes..stir once or twice..potatoes will be nearly tender and ready.
Uncover and cook for 5 minutes more or until potatoes are tender and goldenbrown...
Serve whilst hot with above maple link sausages...

White Chocolate Snackies

From Annie
8 cups poppped popcorn
2 cups mini pretzel twists
1 cup peanuts
1 cup snipped dried fruits...........can be cherries,cranberries, raisins, apricots..peaches..etc, or mix them any way
1/2 cup M and M's
1......12 ounce package white chocolate pieces
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In a very large bowl combine popcorn, pretzels, peanuts and apricots..or the fruit of choice...
Melt chocolate in top of double boiler..... Pour melted pieces over popcorn mixture, tossing to coat. Spoon mixture onto wax paper lined cookie sheets...Cool completely

Dosew's Leftover Rice Salad

Leftover rice
chopped onion
dried fruit..raisins..apricots..etc
Dressing:
4 parts olive oil to 1 part balsamic vinegar...salt, pepper and a bit of honey till it tastes nice

Dosew's Savoury Tarts

Savoury Tarts
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Custard for Quiche
½ pint milk
3 eggs
Salt and pepper
Beat eggs , milk and salt and pepper
Sieve and pour over fillings in pastry cases
Bake at 325 til just set
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Fillings for mini-quiche
Onions and bacon-precooked
Sprinkle a little cheese on
Tomato onion and cheese
Bacon and mushroom
Cheese and chives
Salmon and shrimp
Cheese and asparagus

Dosew's Tarts./ Desserts

**** Note...The recipes to follow are that of Dosew..(she finally returned from holiday in Malta...yayyyyyyyyyyy). The one recipe..called Eton's Mess was a new one to me and I can't wait to try it..
****The Eton's Mess here is pictured in a glass instead of the tart shell Dosew made hers in..
I wanted to add a photo, thinking maybe there might be someone besides me that didn't know what it was and what it lookek like
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Party Tarts
Bake tiny pastry cases blind in little pie tins and
here are
some fillings for them

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Sweet Tarts

1. Eton Mess
Mix together whipped cream crushed meringue and halved strawberries ...
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2.Apple Fudge Tarts
Slice an eating apple thinly
Put about 4 slices apple per pastry case
Crumble a little fudge over each
Bake for 10 mins
Scatter a little Demerara sugar over

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3. Plum and Ginger tarts
Gently stew 1lb plums with 1 tspn ginger and sugar to taste and 2 pieces of stem ginger in syrup, thinly sliced

Fill the cases when cool and drizzle over a little syrup from ginger jar
Rhubarb can be used instead of plums
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4. Cherry tarts
Combine canned cherries with whipped cream,crème fraiche or marscapone cheese and fill cases.

Peaches or any canned fruit can be used instead of cherries
Any cheesecake filling of your choice makes nice party tarts
If you make tiny cheesecakes with a biscuit base try crushing chocolate
digestive biscuits for a party taste

Pineapple Cheese Ball

2....8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened
1 mediun green pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1..... 8 ounce can crushed pineapple, well drained
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
2 cups chopped nuts
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Mix together cream cheese, green pepper, onion, pineapple and salt. Mix well. Chill for several hours or overnight. Shape into a ball and roll in chopped nuts....
Serve with your favourite crackers..

Karen's Quick Yeast Rolls

>>>>> From Karen
2 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 package yeast
1 cup buttermilk, lukewarm
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 beaten egg
3 Tablespoons shortening, melted and cooled

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Dissolve the yeast in warm buttermilk. Add the sugar, baking soda, egg and melted shortening,
Mix well and add to dry mix. Blend them together well.
Shape into rolls and let rise 1 hour.
Bake the rolls at 425 for 15 minutes.
this makes maybe 3 dozen rolls

Brown Sugar Bacon

I was reminded again today...as to how good brown sugar bacon is...thanks to Amy. Her recipe for her family is....

1/2 pound of thick cut bacon..cut the slices in half
2 Tablespoons brown sugar..
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Lightly mix the bacon with brown sugar..just to coat. Put on 2 baking sheets lined with foil. Bake at 375 until brown and crispy. Will take from 10 to 15 minutes at 375. She says she turns the bacon over one time.
**** Note...This is good enough that maybe you should double the recipe. It will be gone in a flash.

Sausage Breakfast Wraps

One...8 ounce package cresent rolls
1 pound pork sausage
1/2 cup cubed cream cheese
1/2 cup picante sauce
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Seperate the dough into 4 rectangles; set them aside. Brown sausage in a skillet, drain well.
Stir in cream cheese, heat until the cheese is melted..and then stir in picante sauce.
Spread the sausage mix across the length of cresent rectangles,dividing mixture among the 4 rectangles, and then roll them up.
Put on ungreased baking pan..and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

Breakfast Cakes..(Baking Powder Biscuits)

**** From 1907 Pure Food Cook Book
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Into two cups of sifted pastry flour, sift and mix one level teaspoon of salt and four level or two rounded teaspoons baking powder; chop in one level tablespoon chilled shortening, wet to a stiff dough with about three-fourths cup of milk, or half milk and half water. Toss out on a floured board, pat it down and roll one-half inch thick. Cut into small rounds and bake in a hot oven.

Genuine Old-Time Sponge Cake

From 1907 Pure Food Cook Book
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Use the weight of the eggs in sugar and half their weight in flour. This enables you to make a cake of any size you desire.
The usual proportion for one loaf, by measure, is four or five small eggs, one cup of fine granulated sugar, and one cup of sifted pastry flour, the grated rind and juice of half a lemon.
Beat yolks until thick and very creamy, add sugar and beat till light colored; add lemon.
Beat egg whites till stiff and nearly dry, and fold them in with great care, so as to not break down the bubbles, sift in the flour lightly and fold over (not stir) till just barelf covered.
Bake in a moderate oven from forty to fifty minutes. You will look far to find a better sponge cake than this when properly made and baked.
**** Note: This recipe was written in one paragraph..making it kinda hard to follow..so I have tried to space the steps a bit

Pure Food Cook Book

This is one of the many older cookbooks I have..and as my collection grows..I thought I would share a few of the recipes and ideas.

This book was published in 1907 and was put out by a company advertising their shortening or cooking fat. I have to try some of the recipes..they actually sound quite good.., and I'm sure Crisco or your favourite brands of shortening can be used.

Reading through the introduction was wonderful and it was stated that an urgent request for just such a book as this be brought into being for the household in which the mother is "both housekeeper, cook and waitress". It was sadly noted that "eighty two per cent of the families in the country keep no domestic help".

Sarah's Sweet Potato Cake & Coconut Pecan Frosting

**** From Sarah
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1 1/2 cups cooking oil
4 eggs, seperate yolks from whites
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups sugar
4 Tablespoon hot water
3 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped nuts
1 1/2 cup grated raw sweet potato
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Combine oil and sugar, beat until smooth. Add egg yolks and beat well. Add hot water, then dry ingredients which has been sifted together. Stir in potatoes, nuts and vanilla and beat well.
Beat egg whites until stiff, then fold into mixture.
Bake in 3 greased 8" cake pans for 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cool and frost...
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Frosting for Sweet Potato Cake....
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1 large can evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 stick butter
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
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Combine milk, sugar, butter and egg yolks in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly..until mixture gets thick..about 10 to 12 minutes. Take off heat, add the coconut and pecans, beat until cooled off and of spreading consistency.

Oatmeal Pie

******* from Sarah...my dil's mom
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2 eggs
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup coconut
3/4 cups oats
1/2 cup melted butter
Mix everything together , pour into deep pie shell and bake at 350 for 45 to 55 minutes....till set

Pineapple Chess Pie

***** From Sarah...my dil's mom
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3 eggs, beat them slightly
2 cups sugar
2 Tablespoons flour
1 stick butter, melted
1 can crushed pineapple, drained
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Just lightly beat the eggs. Add sugar, flour, butter and crushed pineapple. Stir all together, and pour into a deep dish 9" unbacked pie crust. Start baking at 375 and then turn to 350 after a couple of minutes. Bake just until pie sets.

Lemonade Pie

***** From Sarah.....my dil's mom
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1 can Eagle Brand milk
1 small can frozen lemonade, can use regular or pink
1 large carton Cool Whip
2 graham cracker crusts
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Thaw lemonade slightly..and mix the first 3 ingredients together...pour into the crusts and chill...enough for 2 pies

Egg Tarts

Ingredients

Pastry
210g plain flour
1 tsp milk powder
30g icing sugar
1/2 egg yolk
130g cold butter, cubed

Filling
120g castor sugar
250ml hot water
1¾ tbsp milk powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vinegar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
3 eggs

Method

Beat butter, icing sugar and egg yolk until creamy.

Sift in flour and milk powder to mix into a pliable dough.

Cover with a piece of tea towel and leave aside for 20–30 minutes.

Roll out pastry in between two sheets of plastic.

Stamp out 9–10cm circles of pastry with a pastry cutter.

Line egg tart patty tins with pastry circles.

Trim off excess pastry dough and prick the base with a fork.

Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C for 10–12 minutes.

Remove and cool slightly.

To prepare filling, dissolve sugar in hot water and stir in milk powder and salt.

Leave aside to cool, then add vanilla essence.

Break eggs into a clean bowl. Stir lightly with a fork, but do not beat.

Pour the cooled milk mixture into the eggs.

Stir to mix, then strain into a measuring cup. Leave aside.

Pour custard mixture till almost full into pre-baked pastry cases and bake at 180°C for about 15–20 minutes or until filling is set.

Recipe: Amy Beh

Chili

**** Fron Jana and Amy
3 pounds round steak or chili grind
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
6 Tablespoons chili powder
1 Tablespoon dried oregano
1 Tablespoon cumin
1 Tablespoon salt
2 to 2 1/2 Tablespoons cayenne pepper
3 large cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon Tobasco
1 1/2 quarts water..( enough to cover the meat by 1" )
1/2 cup white cornmeal or 3 Tablespoons masa harina (optional)
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Trim steak of fat and cut into 1/4" cubes.
( When you choose meat. see if butcher will run thru a chili grind for you..CC ).
Heat a dutch oven, add the oil and get it hot..add the meat and brown on all sides.
Pour off all but 2 Tablespoons fat, and add remaining ingredients. Turn heat way down, put lid on..but leave large opening. Barely simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Check to make sure isn't drying out too much... Remove cover and simmer 15 minutes more.
If you want a thicker chili: Mix 1/2 cup white cornmeal or 3 Tablespoons masa harina with enough cold water to make a thin paste. Add to the simmering chili and cook another 15 minutes...
Toppings:
shredded cheese..whatever you like ( I like colby anad monterey jack )
raw diced onions..or green onions
fresh jalapenos
salsa
pico de gallo..
saltine crackers
cornbread..
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Jana and Amy took a recipe from little cookbook, tweaked it a bit..and came up with this version....I liked it and hope you do

Amanda's Cranberry Suace

1 bag fresh raw cranberries = 12 ounces
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
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Combine all the ingredients in a pan...stir until the sugars are combined.
Over medium heat, bring the cranberries mix to a boil, stir it now and then.
Reduce heat, simmer uncovered until most of cranberries pop...maybe 20 minutes.
Cool, cover and store in refrigerator

Cranberry Mold

One package ( 6 ounce ) raspberry gelatin
1 1/2 cups boiling water
One can ( 16 ounces ) whole berry cranberry sauce
1 cup cold water
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 apple, peeled and minced
3/4 cups minced celery
3/4 cups chopped pecans
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Put gelatin in large bowl, stir in boiling water and mix for a couple of minutes..(until gelatin is dissolved). Stir in cranberry sauce, cold water and cinnamon. Chill about 1 1/2 hours, until slightly gelled. Stir in apple, celery and pecans. Pour into a 5 cup mold and chill maybe 4 hours..until firm.
To unmold...dip the bottom of mold into hot water...quickly turn onto serving plate....and serve.
**** Makes 10 servings...
**** Note...I found this recipe ages ago, and like it a lot. But.... I also really like the cranberry molds with orange, walnuts and apple..and pineapple...

Pico de Gallo

4 fresh, ripe tomatoes
1 small onion
3 cloves garlic
1 fresh jalapeno
juice of 2 limes
1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
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Chop the tomatoes and, cut onions in a finer dice.and mince the garlic. Remove the seeds from the jalapeno,mince the pepper. Combine the remaining ingredients.......Serve with chips
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Vegetable oil
1 package corn tortillas
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pour 2" of vegetable oil into a deep skillet and heat to 350 degrees. Fry fresh corn tortillas, cut in eighths (into triangles); fry until lightly browned. Drain on paper towels..or brown paper bags..and sprinkle with salt......

Cherry Cream Cheese Pie

1/2 cup sugar
1....8 ounce package cream cheese
1 small container Cool Whip
1 can Cherry pie filling
1 graham cracker pie crust
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Mix softened cream cheese and sugar together.
When well blended, add Cool Whip.
Pour into graham cracker crust and top with pie filling.
Chill

French Fried Bread

1/2 cup boiling water
2 Tablespoons butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cream
1 package or 1 cake yeast
3 large eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
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Pour the boiling water over the butter, sugar and salt. Add cream and cool. Stir in yeast, eggs and flour...
Roll out as for dumplings and fry....

Hot Water Corn Cakes

**** from Ms Charlene
2 cups cornmeal
1/4 teaspoon* salt
2 cups boiling water
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Put your cornmeal and salt in a bowl. Add the boiling water and stir. Keep adding water until your mixture gets thick.
Drop by spoonfuls into the frying pan and fry up on each side until they're brown and crunchy.
Tastes the best with boiled cabbage, but tastes good with blackeyed peas..such as that

Sweet Potatoes

First Ingredients:
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3 cups mashed potatoes
3/4 stick butter
1 large can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
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Mix all together and bake 15 minutes at 450 degrees
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Topping:
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1 cip finelly crushed corn flakes
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans
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Melt the butter, and add other ingredients. Sprinkle over potatoes and bake another 15 minutes at 400 degrees....

Amanda's Noodle Candy

****** From Amanda
1/2 cups peanut butter
1....6 ounce package caramel bits
3 cups mineature marshmallows
1 can Chinese noodles
1 small can cocktail peanuts
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Melt peanut butter and caramel chips. Pour over ingredients.
Either drop in small pieces on buttered waxed paper ....or pour in butter pan to chill..

Beau's Mustard Horseradish Sauce/Sandwiches

***** From Beau
3/4 cup good mayonaise
1 1/2 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 Tablespoon whole grain mustard
1/2 Tablespoon prepared horseradish
2 Tablespoons sour cream
Kosher salt
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Whisk all together...and serve at room temperature

Curry Puff

(Curry Puff is on extreme bottom left in above photo)

Ingredients
400g plain flour, sifted
1/2 tsp salt
175g margarine
180ml cold water Filling
200g chicken fillet, diced
1 onion, diced
200g potatoes, diced
2 tbsp meat curry powder, mixed with enough water to form a paste
1 stalk curry leaves, use leaves only
2cm cinnamon stick
1 star anise
120ml water Seasoning
Salt and sugar to taste
1/2 tsp chicken stock granules

Method

To prepare the filling, heat oil and fry onions until soft.

Add curry leaves, cinnamon stick, star anise and curry powder and fry for 1 minutes.

Add potatoes and fry for 2 minutes. Add chicken and fry for 1 minutes extra.

Pour in water and mix in seasoning.

Cover and cook until potatoes turn soft and filling is dry.

Dish out and cool the filling thoroughly. Put sifted flour and salt into a mixing bowl.

Rub margarine into flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Make a well in the centre and add in cold water to bind.

Turn the pastry onto a floured tabletop and roll out to 1/4cm thickness.

Cut into a round with a 5cm round pastry cutter.

Put a dessertspoon of filling in the centre of each pastry round.

Fold pastry into half to enclose the filling. Seal by pinching and fluting the edges.

Deep-fry curry puffs in hot oil until golden brown.

Drain on crushed absorbent kitchen paper.
Serve hot.

Recipe source: By Amy Beh

Toffee Bars

**** From Jana
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1...6 ounce package chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
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Thoroughly cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla. Add flour and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Pour mixture into ungreased 15 x 10 x 1" jelly roll pan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until brown, in a 350 oven. While still warm, cut in bars or squares. Cool before removing from pan.... Makes about 4 dozen

Rhea's Maple Nut Mixture

** From Rhea..."grandmarrs"
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
3 Tbls. maple syrup (I use maple flavored pancake syrup)
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Heat and boil the above for 3 min. until bubbly.

Pour over the mixture below:
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6 cups Crispix Cereal
1 can mixed nuts (12 oz can)
2 cups broken pretzels ( I like to use pretzle balls if you can find them)
Spread on a large cookie sheet and bake for 20 min.in a 350 degree oven... After 10 min. stir. This makes a nice size batch. No need to worry, it will be gone in no time at all.
However, it does store well in a Tupperware bowl.
*Remove from cookie sheet RIGHT away and put in a bowl or it will stick to pan. No need to grease pan.
Stir a few times after it is in the bowl.
ENJOY grandmarrs

Five Cup Fruit Salad

**** from Ms Charlene
1 cup mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup mineature marshmallows
1 cup sour cream
1 cup pineapple tidbits
1 cup coconut flakes
Mix all together and refrigerator until it's well chilled...Serve

German Sweet Chocolate Pie

I just hafta make one of these pies for my son. German Chocolate cake is his favourite..so long as it's "made the old way". I think he means..no mixes....
** 1 baked, cooled pie shell
1 cups milk
3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
One...4 ounce bar German's Sweet chocolate
3 egg yolks
2 Tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
3/4 cup coconut
1/2 cups chopped pecans
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Mix sugar, flour, salt and 1/2 cup milk. Scald rest of milk and add chocolate bar; stir till chocolate is melted. Add milk and chocolate to first ingredients; add egg yolks. Cook till thickened over medium heat; add rest of ingredients. Mix well. Pour into cooled pie shell. Can cover with meringue and brown if you like..

Corn Dogs

** I wasn't sure what catagory to put this Corn Dog recipe into. This was handwritten on sheet of paper in one of the older cookbooks...I thought it must be good if someone took time to copy down a recipe... So here goes..
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Corn Dogs
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1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cups cornmeal
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup milk
Mix the batter.. dip the wennie hot dogs in..deep fry and serve

Hello Dollies

****From Ms Charlene
Melt 1 stick butter in a 9 x 13" pan
****** Add in layers in pan..........
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1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup pecans
1 can Eagle Brand milk
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Pour Eagle Brand mild over the other ingredients. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees

Apple Spice Cake...No Sugar !!!!

**** Note from Ms Charlene. This cake is really delicious
4 slices white bread, crumbled up
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2/3 cup powdered milk
1 teaspoon baking soda
6 packages sweetner
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups grated apples
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Beat eggs.., add vanilla and vegetable oil. Mix with first five ingredients and blend well. Add the grated apples. Bake in tube pan at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes.

Millionaire Candies

1.......( 14 oz. ) package caramel candies
3 to 4 Tablespoons milk
2 cups chopped pecans
1/4 bar paraffin
1....( 12 oz. ) package chocolate chips
Buttered waxed paper
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Melt caramels in the milk over low heat, add pecans.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto buttered waxed paper. Chill.
Melt paraffin and chocolate chips in double boiler. Dip candies into chocolate and return to wax paper ...Chill

Lela's Pinto Bean Casserole

**** from Lela
4 cups cooked pinto beans
2 cups chili sauce
2 Tablespoon brown sugar
1 Tablespoon butter or margarine
2 Tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup juice from the beans
3 cups cooked rice
2 Tablespoons chives
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
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Combine first 4 ingredients in pan and bring to boil.
Add cornstarch and mix in juice, cook until thick.
Mix in the rice and chives
Pour bean mixture into casserole dish, sprinkle cheese on top.
Heat through at 350 till the cheese melts

Instant Hot Chocolate Mix

One...2 pound box Nestle's Quick
One....16 ounce jar Coffee-Mate
One....8 quart box powdered milk
One....1 pound box powdered sugar
8 Tablespoons Hershey's cocoa
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Mix all ingredients thoroly. Store mix in tightly covered container. Use 1/4 cup dry mix..and add boiling water for 1 cup...