Pecan Icebox Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1/4 lb Unsalted butter; softened 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 c Dark brown sugar (packed) 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 Egg 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 c Chopped pecans In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and […]

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Basel Chocolate-spice Cookies (basel Brunsli)

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/4 c Blanched whole almonds -(about 7 ounces) 1 1/2 c Powdered sugar 3 1/2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder 2 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/8 ts Ground cloves 3 oz Bitterswet (not unsweetened) -or swmisweet Chocolate, chopped fairly -fine 1/4 ts (generous) almond extract 2 lg Egg whites 2 To 5 […]

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John’s Lemon Curd And Blueberry Cheesecake

Ingrients & Directions -CRUST- 2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1 ts Pure vanilla extract 1 pn Salt 1 c Unsalted butter; diced FILLING 1 lb Cream cheese 3/4 c Sugar 3 Eggs 1 ds Pure vanilla extract 3/4 c Blueberries; huckleberries, -or ; other seasonal ; berries LEMON CURD 1/2 […]

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Queen Elizabeth Cake (mrs’s Lyons)

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Sugar 1/4 c Butter 1 Beaten egg 1 1/2 c Sifted flour 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Nuts 1 c Chopped dates 1 ts Soda 1 c Boiling water Pour the water over the dates and soda. Let sit while mixing the other ingredients then add the […]

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Crab, Salmon And Scallop Cakes

Ingrients & Directions 8 oz Salt-free saltine crackers 2 oz Whole-wheat crackers 3 Egg substitutes 1/4 c Chopped fresh cilantro -leaves 3 Garlic cloves 1 tb Chopped fresh ginger 1 ds Tabasco Salt and ground white pepper -to taste 8 oz Salmon; cut into 1/2-inch -cubes 8 oz Sea scallops; cut into -1/2-inch cubes 8 […]

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Lucky Day Cake

Ingrients & Directions When I first met my best 2 c Flour -friend Nancy Cunningham, 2 t Baking powder -and she decided to 3/4 t Salt (optional) Take me under he wing and 1 1/4 c White sugar -teach me how to cook, she 1/2 c Shortening (butter or -gave me this recipe -margarine) That […]

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Walnut Cake

Ingrients & Directions 2 3/4 c Sifted flour 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 ts Baking powder 1 c Shortening 3 Eggs 3/4 c Milk 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Almond extract 1/2 c Chopped walnuts Beat together flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, shortening, and eggs. Add milk, vanilla, and almond extract. […]

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Nut Cake

Ingrients & Directions 8 Egg yolks 20 tb Ground nuts 8 tb Sugar Juice of 1 orange+some Grated — lemon zest Raisins 1 Full tsp. Dry yeast Mix all ingredients. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks and add them carefully to the mixture. Bake as any cake in a floured, oily pan. Yields 1 Servings

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Hershey Bar Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 HERSHEY’S milk chocolate bar -(7 oz), broken into pieces 1/4 c Butter or margarine -(1/2 stick) 1 2/3 c Boiling water 2 1/3 c All-purpose flour 2 c Packed light brown sugar 2 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 2 Eggs 1/2 c Dairy sour cream 1 ts Vanilla extract Heat […]

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Pancakes

Ingrients & Directions 3 c Flour 1 ea Egg 1 tb Sugar 4 tb Shortening 4 ts Baking powder 1 1/4 c Milk 1 ts Salt Sift dry ingredients together twice. Mix with wooden spoon. Add egg, shortening, and milk to make a smooth batter. Makes light, thick pancakes. Mrs. J. Howard Beard Yields 4 […]

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