from Diane B.’s book, Corvallis, OR
Ingredients
4 eggs
2 c. sugar
2 sticks butter
1/3 c. cocoa
1/2 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
1 1/2 c. nuts
1 1/2 c. flour
1 t. bkg powder.
Icing
1/3 c. cocoa
1 stick butter
1 box powdered sugar
6 T milk
Cream butter, add cocoa and sugar alternately with milk until reach desired consistency.
Preparation instructions
Melt butter with cocoa. Beat the eggs and add the sugar, salt, vanilla. Beat till fluffy. Add cocoa and butter. Then add flour and bkg powder and nuts.
Grease and flour 9 x 13″ pan. Bake 350 for 30 minutes. Remove and add bag of mini marshmallows. Put back in oven until melted and puffy. Cool and then ice.
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Ginger crinkles
from Diane B.’s book, Corvallis, OR
Ingredients
2/3 c. canola oil
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
4 T molasses
2 1/2 c. flour
2 t. soda
1/2 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. ginger
1/4 c. sugar for dipping.
Preparation instructions
Preheat oven to 350. Mix oil and sugar thoroughly. Add eggs and beat well. Stir in molasses. Mix dry ingredients together and add to mixture. Chill dough. Drop by rounded teaspoonful into sugar and form into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets 3″ apart. Bake 15 min.
Submitted by: Diane B
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Coffee cake
from Diane B.’s book, Corvallis, OR
Ingredients
1 1/2 c. flour
3 t. bkg powder
1/4 t. salt
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. shortening
1 beaten egg
1/2 c. milk
1 t. vanilla
Preparation instructions
Mix together flour, bkg powder, salt and sugar. Then add the shortening and to that add 1 egg, milk and vanilla till it’s a smooth batter. Pour 1/2 batter into a floured cake tin. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the streusel filling. Top with remaining batter and then the other half of streusel.
Streusel Filling
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 T. flour
2 t. cinnamon
2 T melted butter
1/2 c. chopped nuts
Bake coffee cake 20-30 minutes 350 degree oven.
Submitted by: Diane B
September 30, 2012 | Posted in:
Waffle cookies
from Mandy D.’s book, Colton, SD
Ingredients
1 Stick Margarine
3/4 C. Sugar
1 Egg
2 squares chocolate ( or 3T cocoa & 1 T fat for each sq of choc.)
1/2 t Vanilla
1/2 C. Milk
2 C. Flour
1/2 t soda
1/4 t salt
Preparation instructions
Mix all of the ingredients together and bake in a waffle Iron
Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting:
6 T Butter (softened)
3/4 C. Cocoa (or less)
2 2/3 C. Powdered Sugar
1/3 C. Milk
1 t vanilla
Mix all together with an electric mixer
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Apple cake
from Mandy D.’s book, Colton, SD
Ingredients
1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
Dash of cinnamon
Dash of salt
4 c. raw apples, diced
1/2 c. walnuts
TOPPING:
1 scant c. brown sugar (do not pack down)
1/4 c. soft butter
2 T. flour
Preparation instructions
Mix together and put into a greased 9 X 13-inch pan. Combine topping ingredients and put on top of batter. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
Submitted by: Joyce K
September 27, 2012 | Posted in:
Oven beef stew
by Mandy D.’s book, Colton, SD
Ingredients
1 1/4 lb. lean stewing beef cubes
4 med. carrots, sliced (can use baby carrots instead)
1 med. onion, sliced
3/4 c. celery, cut up
1 2/3 c. potatoes, cut in 3/4″ cubes
1 c. tomato juice
1/3 c. water
1 T. sugar
1 2/3 T. Minute Tapioca
Salt, to taste
Preparation instructions
Mix all of the above ingredients well and cover in a large casserole or enamel roaster. Bake at 250 degrees for 5 hours. Do not brown or do not uncover once. You’ll be tempted, but DON’T PEEK.
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St. Joseph bread
by Donna G.’s book, Avon Lake, OH
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
10 cups flour
1/2 cup shortening or butter
2 pkg. yeast
3 eggs
1 tbsp. anise seed
2 cups water
Preparation instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cut shortening into dry ingredients. Dissolve yeast into 2 cups warm water and add to dry ingredients.
Put dough in oiled bowls. Rise to double. Form into loaves and rise again. Bake for 30 minutes.
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White fruit cake
by Heather M.’s book, Boxford, MA
Ingredients
1 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
9 eggs
6 c. flour
4 oz. candied pineapple
4 oz cherries (or 8 oz. mixed candied fruit)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 c. chopped nuts
1 pkg. chopped dates
1 lb. white raisins
2 oz. brandy
Preparation instructions
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Mix butter and sugar for 20 mintues at high speed. Add one egg and a little flour at at time until all is incorporated. Sprinkle some of the flour over the fruit. Add the rest of the ingredients to the batter. Stir well. Grease a 10 inch tube pan and line wiht wax paper. Pour batter in and bake for 3 hours.
Decorate top of cake before you put in oven with cherries and almonds, making a flower pattern.
Submitted by: Heather M
September 30, 2011 | Posted in:
Pork roast oriental
from Mandy D.’s book, Colton, SD
Ingredients
1Tbls flour
1 tbls sugar
1/2 tsp ginger
1 clove garlic (minced) or 1/8 garlic powder
1/2 cup sherry cooking wine
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 soy sauce
1Tbls ketchup
5 to 7lb loin pork roast
Preparation instructions
Mix and marinate pork several hours. Then bake 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Submitted by: Susan W
September 30, 2010 | Posted in:
Prairie village barque
from Mandy D.’s book, Colton, SD
Ingredients
10lb ground beef
3T white sugar
1lb onion, chopped
3T brown sugar
1(51oz) can tomato soup
1T accent salt
1T lawry’s seasoned salt
4T prpared mustard
1T pepper
4T salt
1 1/2 c oatmeal
Preparation instructions
Brown ground beef and add sugar while browning. Drain if necessary. Add remaining ingredients and simmer until all is heated through.
Submitted by: Susan W