Date Nut Bread

2 1/2 c. flour 1/2 c. brown sugar 3 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp. salt 3 T. vegetable oil 1 1/2 c. boiling water 1 1/2 c. cut up dates 1 egg 1 c. chopped nuts Mix boiling water and dates.  Cool stir into batter. 9″ loaves 55-65 minutes 8″ loaves 55-60 minutes Cool [...]

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Danish Puff

1 c. flour 1/2 c. butter or margarine 2 T. water 1 c. water 1/2 c. butter or margarine 1 tsp almond flavoring 1 c. flour 3 eggs Mix first ingredients as for pie dough.  Round into ball and divide in half.  Pat into 2 strips (12 x 3) on cookie sheet. Mix next two [...]

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Apple Cake Dessert

Cream together 1 c. sugar 1/2 cup butter or oleo (one stick) 1 egg slightly beaten Sift together 1 cup flour 1/2 tsp soda 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp vanilla Cream sugar and butter together. Add slightly beaten egg and sifted dry ingredients.  Beat well.  fold in apples and [...]

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Willa’s Apple Crisp

If that last Apple Crisp recipe was just too natural for your tastes, why don’t you try this one? 1 cup brown sugar 3/4 c. flour 1 c. oatmeal 1/2 c. butter 3 cans apple pie filling Mix first ingredients together.  Empty the pie filling into a 13×9 pan.  Sprinkle with cinnamon.  Sprinkle crumb mixture [...]

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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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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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Peanut Butter Frosting

oh so gooooooood. I put this on plain old chocolate cupcakes.  Then I put it on vanilla cupcakes.  I think tomorrow I am going to put it on anything I eat. 1 8 oz. pkg of cream cheese (room temp) 1 stick of butter (room temp) 4 c. powdered sugar 3/4 c. jif peanut butter [...]

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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.  [...]

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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 [...]

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