Syrup

2 cups brown sugar
4 cups white sugar
4 cups water
boil for 1/2 minute

Easy Coffee Cake

Cut Rhodes frozen bread loaves into 10 or 12 pieces (2 loaves or 24 rolls put in pieces in 9x13 inch pan or bundt pan greased

Mix:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup soft butter
1 small package vanilla pudding, dry (regular)
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
Sprinkle 3/4 of this on bottom of pan.
Lay pecans here and there and place slices of dough over that
Add remaining topping over the dough

set in refrigerator overnight before baking, if possible

if not, let stand at least 10 minutes

Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes

Turn out on a cookie sheet

Crab Meat Pizza

12 oz cream cheese
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 Tablespoons salad dressing
1 small onion

Mix the above together and spread on a nice pizza plate

Top with 1/2 bottle chili sauce
Add broken crab meat
Garnish with fresh or dried parsley

Serve with crackers such as Ritz, Triscuit or Hi Ho

Caramel Brownie

1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons melted shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 well-beaten eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup sifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts

350 degrees
Bake 40 minutes

Cream Sponge Cake

3 egg yolks, beaten
add 1 cup sugar and beat again
sift 1 1/2 cups flour, pinch of salt, and 1 teaspoon baking powder about four times
Add 1/2 cup boiling water before adding flour
Vanilla
fold in 3 egg whites

Do not grease pan
Turn pan upside down when done

Corn Hot Dish

Julie made for Carol's 11/24/06

1 can kernel corn (do not drain)
1 can cream-style corn
1 stick oleo melted
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs slightly beaten
1 package jiffy cornmeal muffin mix
add muffin mix last

bake at 350 degrees for 1-1 1/2 hours

Double the recipe for 9x13 pan

French Silk Pie

cream together:
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar

add:
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 square melted chocolate

add:
3 whole eggs

Beat 5 minutes with beater on high
add 1 whole egg and beat another 5 minutes

Pour into baked pie shell and chill
Serve with whipped cream

Vegetable Beef Soup

Bethel College food services

"Vegetable soup allows for a great amount of creativity. Left-over vegetables can be added and new combinations tried to make the soup a little different each time it is made."

1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced onions
1/2 cup diced carrots
1/2 cup shredded cabbage
1/2 cup peas
1/2 cup lima beans
1/2 cup barley (optional)
3 quarts beef stock

Prepare vegetables and add to hot beef stock.
Cook until vegetables are tender.
Add barley (if desired) and cook until tender.
Leftover vegetables and beef can be added, heat through.
Season to taste.

Chocolate Sauce

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup hot water
1/2 square chocolate
1 1/2 Tablespoons corn starch
dash of salt
1 1/2 Tablespoons butter
vanilla

Boil

Chicken Casserole

Make in a 9x13 inch pan

1 package minute rice

Mix together with 1/2 can hot water:
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of chicken soup (or cream of mushroom)

1 envelope of onion soup mix

Cut up chicken and lay on top and sprinkle 1/2 package of onion soup.
Cover with aluminum foil and seal good.
Bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours (don't look at it; keep it covered)

Turkey Salad

For 70 people

1 package of pasta rings (12 cups from a 1 1/2 pound bag)
5 pounds diced turkey
1 1/4 stalk celery (8 cups)
2 quarts miracle whip
Sweet pickle juice to thin out dressing (try 1/2 cup)

Meat-Rice Balls

Kitchen Korner, read 1/22/58

1 1/2 pounds hamburger
1 egg
2 slices toasted bread crumbled fine
1 cup diced celery
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1 cup milk or more
1 small can tomato soup
1 can water
salt and pepper to taste

Mix together
Shape into meat balls
Pour tomato soup over all and bake about 2 hours in moderate oven
(Yield: 14 meat balls)

Caramel Frosting

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
5 Tablespoons milk
Mix altogether and let boil up in the pan without stirring it. Take it off the burner and cool.

Then beat it, add some cream if it gets too stiff

Salmon Loaf

6 slices buttered bread
2 eggs
1 can 1-pound salmon, juice and all
2 cups milk
pinch of salt

Mix and bake 350 degrees for 1 hour

Sophie's Cookies

1 cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour (1/4 cup more)
salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Chill 1 hour and roll into balls and put into sugar and press down with a fork.
Put halved walnuts on top or ground nuts

Frozen Cranberry PIe

1 8-oz. cream cheese
1 can cranberry sauce
1 cup Cool Whip

Whip all together and put in graham cracker crust and put in freezer

Pumpkin Bread

Cream together:
2/3 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
4 eggs

Add:
2 cups cooked pumpkin
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup broken walnuts
1 cup water

Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour

Makes 2 loaves

Small Doughnuts

1 1/3 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup salt
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup sweet milk
1 egg, well-beaten
1 teaspoon melted butter
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1 snitch of nutmeg

add milk to eggs, then add that to dry ingredients, then butter

Fry in lard- drop by the teaspoon. Dip spoon in fat then butter.

Ethel's Rhubarb Drink

cut the bottoms from rhubarb and skins and boil until tender
drain

Add:
1 cup sugar and 1 cup pineapple juice to the rest of the juice

When serving add raspberry ginger ale.

Hot Dish Potato Pizza

8/7/73

1 1/2 pound hamburger
1/2 cup milk
1 can cheddar cheese soup
4 1/2 cups sliced potatoes
salt and pepper

Put in pan and stir in:
15 oz. can tomato sauce
1/2 cup onion
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Top with a dot of butter

Bake and when done add:
Mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese and return to oven until melted.

Hot Chocolate Fudge

1/2 pound butter
4 oz. Baker's Germany Sweet Chocolate
1 large can evaporated milk
4 cups powdered sugar

Cook 10-15 minutes.

Brown Sugar Frosting

2 cups brown sugar
6 Tablespoons cream
1/4 cup butter

Combine and boil 1 minute. Let cool and add:
1 teaspoon vanilla

and beat until ready to spread

(You can add a little powdered sugar (sifted) if it does not seem to get thick enough)

Velveeta Cheesy Chili Dip

Prep: 5 minutes
Microwave: 8 minutes

Mix 16 oz Velveeta cheese and 1 can (15 oz) chili

Microwave in a 2-quart microwavable container on high for 6-8 minutes or until the Velveeta is melted, stirring every 3 minutes.

Serve hot with tortilla chips or french bread chunks.

Makes 3 3/4 cups

Sloppy Joes

1 pound ground beef, browned a little
1 small onion, cut finely (add to beef)
1/2 cup catsup
2 Tablespoons prepared mustard (*hand-written note in different pen that says "4T")
1 can chicken gumbo soup
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

Simmer all together for 20 minutes and stir, until well done. Place between buns.

Easy Apple-Bread Pudding

2 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
2 1/2 cups dry bread cubes (about 5 slices of bread)
1 medium-sized red apple, sliced thin (1 cup)

In greased 1-quart baking dish mix eggs, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
Stir in milk
Add bread and apple
stir gently to combine
Let stand about 5 minutes for bread to absorb some liquid
Bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 45 minutes (or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean).
Let stand at least 15 minutes before serving.
(Makes 4 servings)

Nutritional outputs
Per serving:
250 cals
9 g protein
38 g carbs
8 g fat
144 mg cholesterol
251 mg sodium

Blueberry Cake

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
(cream butter and sugar together)
Add
2 eggs, well-beaten
1/2 cup light cream
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 cups flour, sifted
2 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
Mix all above ingredients together

1 1/4 cups blueberries dusted with 2 Tablespoons flour

Fold into cake mixture very gently

Pour into an 8x12 inch pan. Dust the top with 1/4 cup sugar and a little nutmeg

Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees

Date Cake

1/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup dates (20)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Sprinkle soda over the dates. Add boiling water and cool.

Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Bake in a 9x9 pan.

Overnight Ginger Cookies

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup shortening
2 well-beaten eggs
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon soda dissolved in a little hot water (1-2 Tablespoons)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
4 1/2 cups flour

Mix together. Blend well.
Form into loaves and let stand overnight in refrigerator.
Slice 1/4-inch thick slices.
Bake 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

No-Roll Pie Crust

1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons milk

Mix and put into a 9-inch pie tin and press into shape.

Christmas Salad

3 packages raspberry Jello
2 1/4 cup boiling water
3/4 cup ginger ale or 7-up
1 lemon
2 packages frozen raspberries
1 package frozen cranberry-orange relish

Dissolve Jello in water. Add ginger ale or 7-Up, raspberries, relish and juice from lemon.
Pour into oiled mold and refrigerate.
Better if made night before.

Sponge Cake

5 eggs separated
beat yolks and add:
1 2/3 cups sugar
3/4 cup hot water
  Sift and add after sifting:
     1 2/3 cups flour
     1 2/3 teaspoons baking powder
add beaten egg whites last

Spice Cake

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Dill Pickles

1 gallon water
1 cup salt
2 cups vinegar

Boil and pour over cucumbers

Fill jars with cucumbers putting dill in bottom and on top
Put in a tip of a spoon of alum on top and pour boiling syrup over.
Let stand in warm attic for 6 weeks and once in awhile so white scum doesn't settle in bottom

Dill Pickles

[made 1960]

Enough for 2 quarts

1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup salt
3 cups water

Bring to a boil and pour over cucumbers

Soak them overnight, then scrub and park in jars.

Put dill in bottom and top of jar

Hash Brown Potato Bake

1 pound package of frozen hash browns
8 ounces sour cream
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup melted margarine
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups crushed corn flakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease a 9x13 pan.
In a large bowl break up potatoes (no need to thaw) and combine with remaining ingredients except crushed corn flakes and shredded cheddar cheese
Mix well with potatoes
Spread into pan
Sprinkle on top with cheddar cheese and crushed corn flakes
Serves 8

[from card labeled: Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary, PO Box 327, Antigo, WI, 54409]

Karmel Korn (Caramel Corn)

2 packages Old Dutch Korn Kurls

Boil 5 minutes:
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup margarine
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Take from heat. Stir in 1/8-1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Pour over Korn Kurls and stir
Bake 10 minutes, stirring regularly, at 250 degrees
Bake 45 minutes, stirring occasionally
Remove from oven
Store in air-tight containers
* making 1/2 the recipe works fine

Brunch Cheese Casserole

Serves 6: 9-inch square pan (one recipe)
Serves 12: 9x13 pan (double recipe)

3 slices white bread
1/2 pound American or cheddar cheese, shredded (I use 1/2 sharp & 1/2 medium cheddar)
4 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 cups milk
paprika
1/2 pound bacon (fry and crumble to put over top in last 15 minutes)

Butter pan well
Cut crusts from bread, cut into squares, put in bottom of pan
Sprinkle cheese on top
Beat eggs -- add salt, mustard and milk
Pour over bread and cheese
Sprinkle with paprika

Refrigerate at least 12 hours before baking

bake 1 hour, uncovered, at 325 degrees
Garnish with crumbled bacon last 15 minutes of baking

*Remove from oven 10 minutes before serving (to set)
(*very important)

Green Tea Punch

50 servings

juice from 2 dozen oranges
1 dozen lemons
(use frozen juice if you like)
5 quarts cold green tea (not too strong)
1 large can crushed pineapple
Sweeten to taste. Add a little red food coloring to make a delicate pink and some cherry juice and about 6 bottles ginger ale.

Peanut Butter Bread

1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup peanut butter
2 cups flour
2 Tablespoons baking powder
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon melted butter

• Mix sugar and peanut butter 
• Sift in flour, baking powder and salt
• Then add 2 eggs and milk
• bake in well-greased pan in moderate oven 35 minutes

Grandmother's Pound Cake

[on cut out piece of Crystal Foods, inc. styrofoam grade HH large egg carton]

1 cup butter
1 2/3 cups sugar
5 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon flavoring (vanilla, almond, rum, etc.)

Work butter until creamy; beat in sugar and eggs, one at a time.
When creamy fold in flour with spoon. Spread in buttered and floured loaf pan.
Bake 1 1/2 hours at 300 degrees

Corn Flakes Cookies

1 pound German sweetened chocolate
2 squares bitter chocolate
Melt chocolates together
add
5 cups corn flakes
vanilla
Mix and drop on cookie sheet and cool

Ham Loaf

1 pound ground ham
1/2 pound ground pork
1 onion
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 cup cracker crumbs
salt and pepper
*can also be made as a beef loaf if you substitute ground ham with ground beef

Lemon Mist

2 cups sugar
juice of 2 lemons (or Real Lemon)
1 teaspoon lemon or orange extract

• Mix and let stand for a few minutes

• Add

1 quart milk
1/2 pint regular cream (or condensed milk)

• Blend with beater and put in freezer. When partially frozen, whip and return to freezer.

Toffee Torte

1 angel food cake
1/2 pint whipping cream, whipped
4 Heath toffee candy bars
1 stick of butter (1/4 pound)
4 egg yolks
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 pinch salt

• Beat egg yolks until light
• Add powdered sugar, salt and vanilla to softened butter
• Add sugar/salt/vanilla/butter mixture to the eggs
• Fold in stiffly beaten whipping cream
• Divide cake in half
• Use half of the frosting for filling
• Use the remainder to frost sides and top
• Chop candy bars and sprinkle on top and sides of cake

Quick Hot Dish

1 can tuna
1 can mushroom soup
1 can peas
Heat above and pour 1 package of in chow mien noodles. Mix and serve

Eggs on Toast

[October Special]

4 slices white bread
4 eggs
Butter
Salt and pepper
Parsley or endive

Cut hole in center of each slice of bread with a cookie cutter. Butter and toast one side of the bread.

Butter the second side; place in a fry pan pre-heated to 300 degrees.

Add egg to center hole of the bread.

Fry to desired doneness. Place on platter. Garnish with Endives or Parsley. Serve.

Poor Man's Crab Casserole

[Land O Lakes]

1-pound package frozen cod fillets (not breaded), thawed and drained

Crab Mixture
2/3 cup Sweet Cream Butter, melted
1 cup crushed herb seasoned stuffing mix
6-ounce package frozen crab meat, thawed and drained
4-ounce can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1 egg
2 T chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 T lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Topping
1/2 cup crushed herb stuffing mix
2 T butter, melted

Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees

Place cod fillets in bottom of an ungreased 8-inch square baking dish.

In a bowl, mix crab mixture ingredients. Sprinkle crab mixture over cod fillets.

In same bowl combine all topping ingredients; sprinkle over crab mixture.

Bake for 35 minutes or until heated through and the fish flakes with a fork.

Yield: 4 servings
[Copyright Land O' Lakes, Inc., 1981]

Crisp Cookie Torte

1 1/2 cups coarsely broken chocolate cookies
1 scant cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnut meats or pecans
3 egg whites (beaten)
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Combine cookies, sugar and nuts
Beat egg whites until stiff, add cream of tartar and vanilla
Fold in cookie mixture
Pour into a 9x9 greased pan
Bake in slow oven 325 degrees for about 1 hour
Cut while still warm

It can be served with ice cream and a chocolate sauce over each square
or just plain whipped cream

This recipe makes 9 servings

(1 quart of ice cream and 1 cup chocolate sauce for recipe)

Baked Frosted Squares

Cream together 1 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup butter
Add 1 egg and 1 egg yolk (save the egg white from this egg for the topping) and 1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat hard
Add 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt
Mix well
Stir in 1 cup chopped nuts
Spread in greased 9"x15" pan

Now beat egg white until stiff, but not dry
Add 1 Cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat thoroughly
Stir in 1/2 cup chopped nuts.
Spread over top of dough

Bake in preheated oven moderately hot 350 degrees for 30 minutes
Cool in pan for a few minutes before turning out on racks
Cut in bars
Makes about 25-30 bars

Pineapple Cranberry Punch

A blend of fruit juices and ginger ale creates a colorful party punch.

[made for Tupperware party 3/31/88]
[made for Sue's shower 7/24/94]
[very good]

1 can (46 oz.) Dole Pineapple Juice
1 bottle (32 oz.) cranberry juice
1 bottle (32 oz.) ginger ale
1 can (6 oz.) frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
Ice cubes
Orange slices, strawberry halves or mint sprigs

Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl.
Add ice.
Garnish with orange slices, strawberries or mint, as desired.

Makes about 3 1/2 quarts.

Meat Birds

Top round, sliced thin
Make your favorite dressing and roll up and fasten with toothpicks
Roll in flour and salt and pepper
Brown in oleo
Add consumee
simmer 1 hour covered

Apple Torte

Undercrust
1/2 cup butter or other shortening
5 Tablespoons sugar
2 whole eggs (beaten)
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Grease an oblong baking pan.

Press the mixture around the edges and bottom of pan (Don't bake it!)

Filling
5 large apples chopped fine
1/4 pound walnuts chopped fine
1/2 pint sour cream
3 egg yolks (well beaten)
Mix with 1/2 cup sugar

Pour filling over the crust filling. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes

Beat the 3 egg whites and add 3/4 cup sugar. Put this on top of the baked torte and brown in the oven.

Serve with a small portion of whipped cream or ice cream

Chocolate Halfway Cookies

1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 Tablespoon cold water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 package (6 oz) chocolate chips
1 cup more brown sugar

Cream shortening and first two sugars
Add egg yolks, water and vanilla
Then add dry ingredients
Press into a 9x13 pan
Sprinkle with chocolate chips
Beat egg whites until stiff Add 1 cup brown sugar, beat into egg whites until stiff and pour over the chocolate chips

Bake at 375 degrees (350) for 25 minutes

Chili

combine in saucepan

1 pound ground beef
1 can tomatoes or 1 pound fresh tomatoes
1 can kidney beans
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 Tablespoons chili powder
2 Tablespoons vinegar

Cover and bring to simmer and cook 20 minutes.

Corn Hot Dish

2 cans cream corn (cream style)
2 cans chicken soup
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork or pork sausage
2 medium onions
1 package noodle rings

Punch

1 quart egg nog
1 quart peppermint
1 quart ginger ale

Mini Cheesecakes

Serves 36

3/4 cup sugar
2 8-ounce cream cheese
3 egg yolks
Beat 3 egg whites. Stuff and fold into above.

Butter muffin tins well. Coat with fine graham cracker crumbs.

Shake until sides are coated. Spoon mixture into tins. Fill to top.

Bake 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees

Remove and cool.

Mix 3/4 cup sour cream
2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Top each muffin with 1 teaspoon of this. Then bake 5 minutes again. Let completely cool before removing.

Pecan Cookies

1 cup shortening
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon cold water
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix together and add 2 cups flour

Use 1 teaspoon and shape. Put pecan in center. Bake 375 degrees for 20 minutes. When they come out of oven place in sack with powdered sugar.

Lime Punch

25 servings
2 packages lemon lime Kool-Aid (make as directed)
1 large can pineapple juice
1 quart Bubble Up (7-Up)
use 1/2 amount of water

100 servings
8 packages lemon lime Kool-Aid (make as directed)
4 large can pineapple juice
4 quarts Bubble Up (7-Up)
use 1/2 amount of water

150 servings
12 packages lemon lime Kool-Aid (make as directed)
6 large can pineapple juice
6 quarts Bubble Up (7-Up)
use 1/2 amount of water

200 servings
16 packages lemon lime Kool-Aid (make as directed)
8 large can pineapple juice
8 quarts Bubble Up (7-Up)
use 1/2 amount of water

Meat Loaf

1 pound hamburger
3 slices of bread (dried and rolled out then moistened with milk)
1 egg
Dried onion or flakes or fresh onion diced finely
salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together. Put mixed loaf in a bread pan.

Meat loaf sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 good shakes Worcestershire sauce
some mustard and catsup (enough to make a thick sauce when mixed with sugar and Worcestershire)

Spread sauce over meat mixture

Bake 60-90 minutes in 350-375-degree oven

Pie Crust

{makes 12 double pies}

12 cups flour
4 teaspoons salt
6 cups (5 c) shortening
4 eggs
26 Tablespoons water (1 1/3 cups)
4 Tablespoons vinegar

{enough for 6 double pies}
6 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 1/2 cups shortening
2 eggs
1 cup water
2 Tablespoons vinegar

Swedish Cinnamon Coffee Cake

[made for G&P birthday coffee '72]

Place in this order in mixing bowl:
1 packet active dry yeast
2 cups Occident or King Midas flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1/4 cup butter (melted or soft)*
2/3 cup hot milk

Directions:
Beat at speed 3 for 3 minutes (Batter will climb beaters, just push down with rubber spatula). Spread in well-greased 13x9-inch pan.

Topping:
Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 2 Tablespoons butter, 1/4 cup chopped nuts, if desired, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Sprinkle over the batter. Cover. Let rise in warm place for 30 minutes, or until light.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown. Frost warm, if desired, with vanilla frosting.

*Place butter in milke to melt when milk is heated.

Peach Cobbler

2 eggs beaten well
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
butter the size of a walnut melted and added to the above
put in a 9x9 pan
spread in pan and cut peaches over the dough

bake 350 degrees for 35 minutes

Feather Bed Rolls

1 cake yeast
2 1/2 cups milk, scalded
2 T sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 tsp. salt
5 cups flour

Make into a sponge first, using part of the flour. Put into muffin tins. Raise and bake.

Olive Dip

6 ounce cream cheese
1/2 cup mayo
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup salad olives
a little pepper
2 Tbsp olive juice

Mix and serve with crackers

Cherry Cream Pie

[3/4/58]

Bake a pie shell and cool it
Soften an 8-ounce package of Philadelphia cream cheese and when smooth add 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 cup powdered sugar. Then add a cup of whipped cream and blend it in.

Pour into pie shell and ad a can of ready prepared red cherries over the top. Be sure to use the thickened type canned cherries.

[Rog Larson's favorite from his mother's file.]
[KITCHEN KORNER]

Sauce for Apple Dumplings

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons flour
add some water to this mixture
salt
vanilla

Kram (Swedish Pudding)

Makes 4 to 6 servings
2 T cornstarch or 4 T flour
2 T sugar
2 T water
2 C fruit juice, heated

Make paste of cornstarch, sugar and water. Slowly stir in hot fruit juice. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 3 to 5 minutes, or until mixture is clear and thick.

Serve cold, with or without whipped cream.

Dumplings for Stew

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 Tablespoons shortening
3/4 cup of milk

Miriam's Grape Wedding Punch

7 cups grape juice
1 1/2 pints lime sherbet
1 1/2 pints soft vanilla ice cream
3 cups Ginger Ale
(sherbet and ice cream can be put in a blender)

• Serves 24

100 servings
3 quarts vanilla ice cream
3 quarts lime sherbet
8 small cans grape juice and water (or 4 large cans)
4 quarts Ginger Ale

No Fuss Corn Chowder

• Cook 1/2 cup chopped onion in 2 Tablespoons butter (or oleo) until tender
• Stir in 1 can cream of potato soup
• 1 16-ounce can whole kernel corn undrained
• and 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 Tablespoon freeze dried chives
• dash of pepper

Cook until hot. Makes about 4 cups.

Cheese Ball

[Bethel Library]
[Wanda Holms]

2 8-ounce packages of cream cheese
1 small can drained crushed pineapple
2 Tablespoons minced onion
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/3 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup chopped nuts

• use 1/2 cup nuts inside and roll in the other 1/2 cup (chill before rolling)

Graham Cracker Bars

24 graham crackers, crushed
1 can sweetened evaporated milk
1 package chocolate chips
1 package coconut flakes

Put in a 9x9 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes

Quick Hot Dish

1 can tuna
1 can mushroom soup
1 can peas

Heat above and pour 1 package chow mein noodles into the mix.
Mix
Serve

Butter Cookies

1 c sugar (or brown sugar ground up)
1 c shortening
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 c nuts
3 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Mix together
Drop on tin and flatten with a fork

Creamy Apple Squares

1 yellow cake mix
1/2 c butter, softened
1/4 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Combine brown sugar and cinnamon together. Set aside 2/3 c of brown sugar/cinnamon mixture aside for later.

Combine and mix the rest of the brown sugar/winnathe above ingredients until crumbly

Oatmeal Bars from Camp Arrowhead

4 c quick oatmeal
2/3 c melted butter
1 c brown sugar
1 c dark Karo syrup

Mix and put in a loaf pan (9x13)
Bake for 20 minutes

1 c chocolate chips
add 3/4 c peanut butter, crunchy style

Melt the chocolate chips over hot water and spread over the top of the first mixture in the pan.

Muriel's Strawberry Dessert

Ingredients:

• Vanilla wafers, crushed
• 3/4 c butter
• 1 1/2 c powdered sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 pint of berries
• 1 envelope of gelatin

Directions:

• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Add in beaten egg whites
• Spread butter, sugar, & egg white mixture over crushed vanilla wafers
• Put gelatin into juice and heated to soften
• Spread over the wafers/butter/sugar/egg mixture
• Spread whipped cream and nuts over all

Fresh Strawberry Pie

1 c sugar
1 c water
1 Tablespoon rounded corn starch
1/2 cup fresh strawberries

Mix together and let cook until the berries are done.
Fill a pie crust with fresh berries and pour the above mixture over it
Let it stand a couple of hours before using
Serve with whipped cream

Quiche Lorraine

[Made for Mosier Dec. 2001]

Crust:
1 1/2 c sifted flour
1 1/2 c sugar
1 tsp salt

• Mix together and sift into a pie plate.
• Add 1/2 c cooking oil and 2 Tablespoons milk (whipped together first) and pat into the pie pan

Filling:
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 c milk
8 oz. sliced sharp cheddar cheese (Cracker Barrel brand preferred)
3/4 c diced ham or Spam

• Alternate layers of cheese and ham/Spam
• Pour milk and eggs on top of the entire layered portion
• Bake 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes (in some ovens this will take up to an hour to bake)

Basic Cookie Recipe

This recipe is used to make cookie cakes

[Made for Jim's cookie]

Work in as for a pie:

• 4 c flour
• 1/2 pound butter

Beat:

• 4 egg yolks
• 1 c sugar
• after beating those together
• add 1/3 c sour cream (can use whip cream, too)
• 1/2 tsp soda

Next:

• Add flour to the butter mixture
• Refrigerate to bake the next day
• Roll out in a pan and bake 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes

Topping option:

• melt a bag of caramel chips with a little butter
• Stir until melted
• Cut with a crinkler into diamond shapes
• Put a spoon of caramel mixture over top top of each diamond and lay a pecan on top

or  

• cut into squares and put a chocolate star or a mint in the center and turn up the corners

Margaret's Coffee Shop Waffles

Ingredients:
2 eggs, separated
2 c flour
2 Tablespoons sugar
2 c milk
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoons salt

Directions:

• Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with milk into beaten egg yolks.
• Add 6 Tablespoons melted shortening.
• Fold in beaten egg whites.

* at Bethel I did not beat eggs separately.

Tuna Casserole (or Turkey or Chicken)

1 can fried chow mein noodles
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can tuna
1/4 pounds of cashew nut pieces
1 c chopped celery
1/4 c chopped onions
1/2 c water

Directions:

• Stew celery in water and cover for about 5 minutes
• drain off the water and add more water to make 1 cup
• add mushroom soup, mix well
• add celery, salt, tuna and half of the noodles and nuts
• Cover with the rest of the noodles on top
• Bake 350 degrees for 1/2 hour

Coffee Bread

Ingredients:
2 c milk
1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
3 egg yolks, beaten (or 2 eggs whole, beaten)
10-12 whole cardamon
5-6 c flour
2 packages yeast
1 teaspoons salt

Directions:
Heat milk
Melt butter in milk
Stir in sugar and crushed cardamon
Let cool
Dissolve yeast in about 1/4 c lukewarm water
Add dissolved yeast to milk
Add the eggs and stir well
Add flour, just enough to form a soft, yet firm, ball of dough
Cover
Let rise in a warm place for about 1 1/2 hours
Place dough on floured board and shape into a ball
Cut in half if making loaves
Shape into a rectangle with a rolling pin
Spread soft butter and a sugar and cinnamon mixture over the dough
Roll up and place on greased cookie sheet
Cut with scissors. Start from outer edge to center and place dough to opposite side. Snip at about 2-inch widths.
Let rise for about 20-30 minutes
Brush with egg whites and sprinkle sugar and nuts on top (or leave it plain)
Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes
Frost while warm with powdered sugar glaze

Swedish Hardtack

2 envelopes of dry yeast
2 tsp sugar
1 c warm water
1/2 c shortening
1/2 c sugar
1 c scalded milk
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp salt
6 c flour

Directions:

• Mix together yeast, 2 tsp sugar and the warm water. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• (In a separate pot) melt  shortening and 1/2 c sugar in scalded milk
• Let milk mixture cool
• Add salt and 2 c flour to the milk mixture
• Stir milk mixture and add the yeast mixture and the eggs while stirring
• Add the additional 4 c of flour (one at a time)
• Knead the dough and let rise for 1 hour
• Cut dough into 8 portions. Roll those portions out thin with a flatbread rolling pin
• Bake on a cookie sheet in a 400-degree oven for 3-4 minutes
• Turn with a spatula and bake until light brown
• Cool until crisp 
• Cut first

Sloppy Joes

Ingredients:
4 pounds ground beef, browned a little
4 small onions, chopped
2 c catsup
8 Tablespoons prepared mustard
4 cans of chicken gumbo soup
Salt
Pepper
4 teaspoons soy sauce

Directions:
Simmer all together for 20 minutes and stir until well done. Place between buns.

Feeds 25.

Ham and Egg Brunch

Ingredients:
2 c chopped ham or cut up in small cubes
6 slices bread
2 c shredded cheddar cheese
6 eggs
2 1/4 c milk
1 teaspoon dry mustard

Directions:

• Beat eggs in milk and dry mustard.
• Butter a 9"x13" glass baking dish. Place bread slices on the bottom of the greased pan.
• Spread ham over the bread and sprinkle with the cheddar cheese.
• Pour egg mixture over and sprinkle with more cheese.
• Cover with handiwrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.

Pound Cake Dessert

Ingredients:
1 package yellow or white cake mix
1 package pudding (instant cream kind; strawberry cream is real good)
1 cup water
4 eggs unbeaten

Directions:
Beat together for 8 minutes. Bake for 350 degrees in an angel's food cake pan for 50 minutes.

* If you use lemon pudding, serve with lemon sauce.
* If you use chocolate pudding it makes German chocolate cake. Frost with German chocolate frosting.

Cool 25 minutes. Remove from pan and glaze.

Glaze
Blend 1 c confectioner's sugar with either 2 Tablespoons milk or 2 Tablespoons lemon juices. Drizzle over cake.

Spice cake with butterscotch pudding.

Rice Pudding

1/2 c raw rice - cook it
4-5 eggs
vanilla
1/2 c sugar
1 c half-and-half
3 c milk

Mix together in casserole dish and put the dish in a pan of hot water. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Ham Loaf

Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds ham, ground
1/2 pound pork, ground
2/3 c milk
1 c corn flakes, crushed
1 egg
1 pinch ground cloves
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced onion
2 pounds of sweet spuds

Directions:

• Mix meats
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well
• Shape into a loaf
• Bake on a shallow baking pan in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 1 hour
• During the last 30 minutes of baking, boil sweet spuds in salted water until tender
• Drain, mash and season the potatoes
• Remove meat loaf from the over and frost with mashed sweet spuds
• Brush with melted butter and place under a broiler to brown
• Remove to platter
• Garnish with grilled halves of sliced pineapple and sweet pickles
• Makes 8 to 10 servings

Bar Cookies: Oatmeal Diamonds

Ingredients: 
1 beaten egg
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla or 1/2 tsp lemon
1/2 c sifted flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/3 c shortening, melted
1 c quick cooking rolled oats
1/2 c walnuts, chopped

Directions:

• Combine eggs, sugars and extract (vanilla) and beat well
• sift together dry ingredients and gradually add dry ingredients to egg mixture, beating well
• Stir in shortening, oatmeal, and nuts
• Chill dough about 1 hour
• Sprinkle 1/4-inch thick on a greased cookie sheet leaving 1 inch space around sheet
• Bake 350 degrees until golden brown and flat in the center (about 15 minutes)
• At once, cut in diamonds and remove from pan
• Let it cool
• Makes about 3 dozen

Baked Hot Dish

Directions:
Put down a layer of raw sliced potatoes
Sprinkle on finely chopped onion, a little salt, pepper and garlic powder
Next, spread hamburger or ground beef
On top of hamburger add a layer of baked beans (canned)
Then, add another layer of sliced potatoes

Pour a can of tomato juice over all
Bake at 350 degrees for 1.5 hours depending on size of casserole and how many layers you make

Chocolate Frosting

• Melt 1 5-ounce package of semisweet chocolate in a double boiler
• Stir in a pinch of salt and 1/2 c sour cream
• Blend until smooth and spread over an 8-inch cake (top and sides)

Brownie Top-Side-Down Cake

Ingredients:

1 c brown sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
2 c water
1 c chopped nuts
12 quartered marshmallows
1 package devil's food cake mix, white cake better

Directions:

• Arrange marshmallows and nuts in bottom of a greased 9"x13"baking pan.
• Combine sugar, cocoa, and water. Pour over nuts and marshmallows.
• Prepare cake mix and pour over mixture
• Bake 45-50 minutes
• 350 degrees
• Cut into squares. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream or ice cream.