Scotcharoos

heat 1 cup white corn syrup and one cup sugar (don’t let boil) Add one cup peanut butter and 6 cups rice crispies. Spread in pan. Melt 1/2 package chocolate chips and 1/2 package butterscotch chips.  Spread on top. — This recipe is a family joke.  Every year my cousin makes a giant batch of [...]

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Old Fashioned Donuts

Just in time for Christmas!  My Mom used to make this donuts on Christmas morning.  So tasty.  This recipe came from the Gold Medal Flour bag. 2 T. shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 3 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flours 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. soda 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 c. buttermilk or sour [...]

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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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Sandy’s Brown Sugar Cookies

From my Aunt Sandy. 2 c. brown sugar 1 c. butter 3 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 c. sour milk 3 1/2 c. flour 1 tsp soda 2 tsp. baking powder Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, vanilla. Mix dry ingredients together and add alternating with the milk. Bake at 350 on an ungreased cookie [...]

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Peanut Butter Cookies

A Grandma S. original. 1 c. white sugar 1 c. brown sugar 1 scant cup butter 3 eggs 2 tsp. soda 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 c. peanut butter 3 c. flour Mix and drop by spoonful on greased sheet. — Bake these at 375 for about ten minutes.  You can use smooth or crunchy peanut [...]

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Sandy’s Sugar Cookies

1 c. butter or margarine 1 c. powdered sugar 3 eggs 2 tsp baking powder 4 1/2 c. flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1 c. salad oil 1 c. white sugar 1 tsp cream of tartar 1 tsp soda 1 T. vanilla Cream butter, oil, sugars, and eggs & vanilla.  Add dry ingredients.  Roll into balls, [...]

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Grandma’s Cheese Ball

My family apparently has a lot of cheese ball recipes.  1 stick butter 2  8 oz.  cream cheese 2 c. shredded cheddar cheese 1 T. chopped onion 2 T. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp lemon juice 1 T. each pimento and green pepper Mix together. Form into ball.  Chill. Technorati Tags: cheese, party food, family recipes

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Myron’s Cheeseball

1 pkg cream cheese 1 T. Worcestershire sauce 1 T. accent finely chopped onion 1 pkg. chipped beef Mix together.  Form into ball.  Chill. Technorati Tags: cheese ball, family recipes, party food

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Gertrude’s Beet Pickles

Pull beets, wash with hose and wait a bit.  cut off stems, leaving 3-4 in.  Cook in large container in hot water until tender but not mushy.  Peel, then cut into chunks or slices.  Small beets may be left whole.  Add to boiling syrup and heat through.  Pack in hot, sterilized jars.  Seal, process 10-15 [...]

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Dave’s Jerky Recipe

4 gallons good water 2 c. brown sugar 1 c. Morton tender quick 1 oz. garlic salt 2 oz. whole pepper corns 10-14 lb. meat, cut into 1/4 – 1/2 in strips Soak meat in brine 12 hours.  Remove from brine and soak in following solution for teriyaki flavor. Teriyaki Sauce 1 c. soya 1/2 [...]

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