1 c coconut milk, preferably fresh 2 eggs, lightly beaten ¼ c palm sugar (if unavailable, then use ½ c dark brown sugar) Combine ingredients in small saucepan. Set over very low heat and stir, breaking up the sugar. Allow mixture to thicken slowly as sugar dissolves. For smoothest results, do not beat mixture, but…
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Mimi’s Butternut Cake
I remember Mimi making this recipe every fall. Uncle Bill would faithfully bring Mimi a basket of butternuts he’d collected, and they would spread them out in the cellar on some newspaper to dry by the furnace. Later, the nuts would be cracked, and the nutmeats retrieved, although I never saw this part of the…
New England Squash Pie
1¾ c strained, mashed, cooked squash 1 t salt 1½ c milk 3 eggs 1 c sugar 1 t cinnamon ½ t nutmeg ½ t ginger 1 T butter, melted Beat all the ingredients together with a rotary beater. Pour into pastry-lined pie pan, a little thicker than ⅛-inch. Bake at 425° for 45–55 minutes,…
Bake While You Sleep Cookies
2 egg whites pinch of salt ¼ t cream of tartar ⅔ c sugar ½ t vanilla 1 c chocolate chips ½ c chopped nuts Preheat oven to 350°. Beat egg whites til foamy. Add salt and cream of tartar. Beat until stiff. Add vanilla, chips, and nuts. Drop by teaspoon on foil or lightly…
Honey Cake (or Strufoli)
This recipe was given to me by Nana in 1971. I visited her on Court Street, and we spent the afternoon making strufoli. 3 eggs ½ c sugar ¼ c vegetable oil (or less) ¼ t salt 2 t extract (1 each of lemon and vanilla) 2 c flour 2 t baking powder Put first…
Betty Doyle’s Magic Dessert
1 can pineapple chunks, drained Large raspberry yogurt Mix — serve in wine glasses, parfait, etc. Garnish at will. Although this seems too simple, it’s really good and can be open for lots of additions.
Molasses Brownies
The Brownies recipe is one of my mothers. So you see it is an oldie. — Marion ⅓ c butter ⅓ c sugar ⅓ c molasses 1 egg pinch of salt 1 scant cup of flour 1 cup nut meats, chopped (can get by with less) Bake at 350°, and check at 10 minutes. They…
Chocolate Syrup Cake
From Hazel Dunlap 1 stick oleo 1 c sugar 4 eggs 1¼ c sifted all-purpose flour ¾ t baking soda ½ t salt 1 1-lb can Hershey’s chocolate syrup 1 t. vanilla Cream oleo and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Mix flour and baking soda, and add alternately with chocolate syrup. Blend in…
Whoopie Pies
Mix: ⅓ c shortening 1 c sugar 1 egg 1 c milk 1½ T vanilla 2 c sifted flour 1¼ t baking soda ½ t salt 5 T cocoa (sifted) Filling: ¾ c shortening (Crisco) ¾ c confectioner’s sugar, sifted 2 t vanilla 3–4 drops almond extract (opt) ¼ jar marshmallow Fluff Mix first five…
Milk Chocolate Creme Brulée
8 oz milk chocolate 1 oz semi-sweet chocolate 4 c heavy cream (light cream OK) 2 T brewed coffee ¼ c sugar 8 egg yolks pinch salt Melt chocolates. Heat cream and coffee. Whisk sugar into egg yolks. Whisk hot cream into egg/sugar mixture a little at a time. Whisk cream/egg mixture into chocolate. Strain…
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