1¼ c flour 1 t baking powder ¼ t salt ½ c soft margarine 1 c sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 t vanilla ½ c finely chopped nuts 2 t cinnamon Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until creamy, margarine, egg, sugar, vanilla. Add flour mixture. Chill until easy to handle. Shape dough into…
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Chocolate Truffles
10 oz semi-sweet chocolate ¼ c butter 2 T coffee (instant) 1 c powdered sugar 1 t brandy/rum 1 T whipping cream ½ c cocoa Melt 6 oz chocolate and butter in top of double boiler. Stir in coffee, powdered sugar, brandy and cream. Refrigerate 30-40 minutes, until firm. Spoon teaspoons onto waxed paper. Shape…
Sugar Crumb Coffee Cake
1¼ c sifted flour 1¼ t baking powder ¼ t salt 3 T shortening (or butter) ⅔ c sugar 1 egg, unbeaten 5 T milk Topping 1½ T butter 4 T flour 2 T confectioners sugar dash of salt ½ t cinnamon ½–1 c chopped nuts ¼ t vanilla Stir flour once, measure, add baking…
Finnish Coffee Bread
1½ c milk 1 c sugar 1 t salt 1 stick butter 3-4 beaten eggs (3 jumbo) 1 t cardamom (12 seeded, peeled, and ground) 2 yeast — ½ c warm water 7 c flour Warm milk almost to boil. Add sugar and salt; stir well. Then add butter and eggs. Pour into a large bowl…
Fruit Salad
Use as many different kinds of fruit as are fresh. Chop and mix in large bowl, sprinkle with sugar, and chill. Choose fruit for color, texture and taste. In one of Abby’s fruit salads, she will typically include equal amounts of: peaches strawberries cantaloupe honeydew blueberries kiwi grapes, red apples (sometimes) bananas (sometimes) pears (sometimes)…
Jean Butler’s Macaroni Salad
frozen cheese tortellini broccoli cuts carrots, shredded Vidalia onion, chopped Good Seasons Italian dressing olives, sliced pepperoni stick, cut up mozzarella cheese, sliced celery, chopped optional: artichoke hearts, garbanzo beans, garlic slivers Abby suggests the following for amounts: ½ pkg tortellini, cooked and drained; ½ c broccoli, steamed until just tender; ¼ c each carrots,…
Tortellini Salad
1 (9-0z) pkg cheese tortellini, uncooked 2 c (2″) julienne-cut zucchini 2 T grated Parmesan cheese 1 c cherry tomato halves ⅓ c red-wine vinaigrette dressing ½ c chopped red bell pepper 1½ t chopped fresh dillweed ⅓ c sliced scallions ¼ t pepper Cook tortellini in boiling water for 6 minutes, omitting salt and…
Mimi’s Potato Salad
Potatoes (approx 1 per person), chopped, cooked (boiled), peeled Bacon Onion, chopped String beans, cooked and chopped Salt, pepper, paprika Celery salt Miracle Whip Add bacon after mixing all other ingredients (at last minute).
Escalloped Tomatoes Somerset (Tomato Casserole)
3 c tomatoes, chopped (about 8 medium) 1 c common crackers, rolled ¼ t paprika 2 T green peppers, chopped 1 c common cheese (cheddar f.ex.), cut fine 3 T onions, chopped ½ t salt ½ c celery, diced ¼ c butter, melted Mix everything; put in buttered casserole dish and bake at 350° for…
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