Apple Crisp

Fill oblong pan 1/2 full of apples.  Sprinkle sugar and vanilla over them.  Mix 1 cup sugar butter the size of an egg 1 egg 1 1/2 c flour Work this until it forms a crumbly mixture and sprinkle evenly over the apples.  Pour over this, 1/2 cup water and bake in oven until apples [...]

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Carmelized Sweet Onion Dip

A little break from all the Grandma recipes.  My sweet onion jam was such a hit that when I saw this recipe I thought it would be perfect for all the holiday parties and gatherings going on last month.  Alas, I lost it and never made it.  I just found it cleaning my dining room [...]

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Mother’s Raisin Pudding

Clipped from a newspaper.  Grandma wrote “Good” on it. by Edith Higbee Monmouth, IL 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup raisins 1/2 c. milk 1/2 tsp. vanilla Stir all of the above together well.  Put in a greased pan.  Mix 2 cups boiling sugar.  1 T. butter and 1 [...]

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Cindy’s Dump Cake

Unfortunately named, but my Grandma drew four pretty stars on the scrap of paper that she wrote it on, so either she was feeling festive, or it was tasty. 1 can cherry pie fillling 1 can crushed pineapple Sprinkle over these one box yellow cake mix Pour over cake mix two sticks oleo, butter or [...]

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Barbeque Sandwich

2 lbs roast pork 3 T. drippings 1/2 c. ketchup 1 T. vinegar 1 T. brown sugar 1/4 c. water 1 T. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp. salt Roast pork until done.  Shred into small pieces. Combine remaining ingredients and simmer about three minutes.  Pour over pork and spread meat on heated buns.  Can add cheese [...]

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Bread Pudding

3 1/2 c. milk 3 eggs 3 c. bread cubes (dry white bread) 3/4 c. sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon vanilla 1/4 tsp salt raisins 350 for 45 mins. — This recipe is written on a scrap of legal paper, and is obviously a recipe from the last years of my Grandma’s life.  My Grandmother had [...]

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Pineapple Pie

I have never heard of such a thing!  This recipe card is super stained though, which is always a sign of tasty things. Yes Sharky, I know I still owe you pineapple cookies. 1 1/4 c. sugar 2 c. boiling water 2 egg yolks 1/4 c. corn starch or 3 T. flour 1 c. crushed [...]

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Rhubarb Pie

My Grandmother was oh so good at the pie making.  (oh I know, EVERYONE thinks their Grandma was the best baker ever.)I don’t think she used a recipe for any baked good ever in her life, so I have no idea whose recipe this is. 1 T. flour 3 – 3 1/2 c. rhubarb 1/8 [...]

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Ice Cream Dessert

2 1/2 c. rice crispies-rolled 1/2 c. melted butter (1 cup) 1 c. brown sugar 1 c. angel flake coconut 1/2 c. nuts ground almost 1/2 gallon ice cream Mix together all ingredients except ice cream and press 1/2 of mixture into 9×13 pan.  Add ice cream cut into 1 1/2 inch slices.  Freeze.   Press [...]

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Billy Sunday Pudding

1 cup pearl tapioca pudding 5 cups water 1 lb pitted dates 1 cup nut meats 3 cups brown sugar Mix together and bake 2 hours in a moderate oven. Recipe from Trudy Bailey. — Yes, I am finally back to posting recipes from the recipe boxes.  Sorry I took that whole year off, and [...]

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