Pineapple Cookies

1 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1 c. crushed pineapple
1 c. nuts
2 eggs well beaten
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
4 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. vanilla

Mix and drop on greased cookie sheet. Bake in 400 degree oven until brown.

This recipe is super stained and has lots of ancient bits of crushed pineapple [...]

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Apple Cake

From the Woman’s Club- Nov. 1988

2 c. sugar
1 stick butter

cream sugar and butter together.  Add:

2 eggs
2 tsp soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
4 c. finely chopped apples, any kind.
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts (whichever kind you prefer)
2 c. flour

Bake 45 mins at 350 in a 9×13 pan.

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Butterscotch Thins

Holy cripes my family likes cookies.

1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. shortening
1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/3 c. flour
3/4 tsp soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 c. nuts

Melt butter and shortening. Add sugars and mix well. Add egg. Beat until light in color. Sift flour and soda and stir into mixture. Add vanilla and nuts. Shape into roll. [...]

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Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting

1 cup shortening, butter, or margarine
1/2 c. light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 c. canned solid pack pumpkin
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 c. chopped nuts
Penuche frosting

Preheat oven to 350.  Cream butter or margarine and sugar together; add pumpkin, egg and vanilla, mixing well. [...]

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Macaroons

You know what?  I have never had a macaroon in my entire life.  I have no idea why.  They sound tasty.

2 2/3 c. coconut-Angel Flake
2/3 c. sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
4 egg whites
vanilla
1 c. chopped almonds

Combine coconut, sugar, flour, and salt.  Stir in egg whites and flavoring.  Mix well.  Drop by tsp. on lightly greased [...]

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Holiday Punch

2 32 oz. bottles cranberry juice cocktail
1 6 oz. can frozen orange juice concentrate thawed
1 6 oz can frozen pineapple concentrate thawed
1 6 oz can frozen lemon concentrate thawed
2 1/2 c. cool water
stir well.
Add as much 7 up or ginger ale as you want, or leave as is.

From the Galesburg Register Mail.
Note from my [...]

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Twinkie Cake

Oh mercy.  I just showed this gem to my husband and apparently I am making this for dessert tonight.  I am going to use a from scratch recipe, because I don’t want to go to the store.  From a newspaper clipping, circa 1958.
1 yellow cake, bake according to box directions. Let cake cool, slice into [...]

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Coconut Bar

A Grandma S. original

1/2 c. soft butter
1 1/2 c. light brown sugar
1 1/4 c. c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 c. chopped nuts
3 1/2 oz. flaked coconut

Cream butter and 1/2 c. of the sugar.  Add 1 c. of the flour and mix well.  Pat into greased 13×9×2 inch pan. Bake in moderate oven [...]

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Frosted Creams

From Great Aunt Lila

1 sm. package dates cut finely
1 cup sugar
1 c. cold water
1 stick oleo
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves

Boil five minutes.  Cool.  Add 1 3/4 c. all purpose flour, 1 tsp. soda, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/2 cup nut meats.
Bake at 350 on a greased cookie sheet or 1/2 to 3/4″ deep pan 20 mins [...]

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Chocolate Bacon Cupcakes

Look! A Recipe! Just for my vegetarian pal Sharky. Oooh and a picture!

This recipe originally came from the No One Puts Cupcake in a Corner blog, which you should check out some time if you like odd cupcakes. My husband wants me to try her corn dog cupcakes next time, [...]

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