January Recipes
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1 packet graham crackers, crushed
/ ½ cup coconut ½ cup raisins; add after cooking (or they'll turn to hard little pellets!)
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CAKE: 2 cups flour
/ ¼ tsp. salt (or
1/2 the amount of both apples and carrots) Combine dry ingredients. Mix in oil and unbeaten eggs. Add carrots (or apples), nuts and milk. Bake 30 - 40 minutes at 325.
1 stick (1/2 cup) margarine / 8 oz. cream cheese 1 box powdered sugar / 2 tsp. vanilla
Combine all ingredients, mixing well. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of walnuts or pecans on top if desired.
(Recipe from Mom (Carolyn) Shelton) |
1 cup flour
/ 2 tbsp. cooking oil
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1 cup shortening / 1 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking soda / 4½ cups flour Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses and mix well. Dissolve soda in water. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with the water mixture. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet or... Add more flour (approx. 3/4 cup) to made dough easy to handle. Roll and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 375 degrees for 9 minutes.
(Recipe from my Mom who got it from Grammy, her mom.) |
6 c. dried red pinto (or kidney) beans (1 2-lb. pkg.) 2 T. margarine / 1 large onion, chopped / 1 t. garlic powder 1 ½ lbs. ground beef / 1 tbs. chili powder 3 bay leaves / 2 15-oz cans tomato sauce 5 dried red peppers / 1 tbs. salt
Wash beans. Cover with cold water plus 1 or 2 inches and soak overnight. Drain. Add 1 T. salt and water to cover. Simmer until tender (about 1 hr.) Drain beans again, saving the liquid. Brown meat and onion and add to beans. Add tomato sauce, garlic powder, 1 - 2 c. bean liquid (I use more), chili powder, peppers, bay leaves, 1T. salt. Simmer, covered, for 1 hour. |
1 cup shortening / 1 cup sugar 1 egg / 1 cup molasses / ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon / ½ tsp. cloves / ¼ tsp. ginger 1 tsp. soda dissolved in 1 cup of coffee Flour, but not to make it too stiff: about 2½ cups
Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg, molasses, salt, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. Dissolve soda in coffee and add alternately with flour. Pour into 9X13-inch pan. (Metal pan works best.) Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.
(Recipe from Grammy and then my Mom) |
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