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red velvet cake



sugarvanillamilksalt

Make a paste of red food coloring and cocoa. Cream thoroughly the shortening and sugar. Add paste to that. Add buttermilk, alternately with cake flour and salt. Beat well after...

 

tomato basil soup



can condensed tomato souphalf and half can use milk or whipping creamthinly sliced fresh basil leaves

Cook first three ingredients over medium heat 5 to 8 minutes until hot, stirring often. DO NOT BOIL or soup will curdle. Stir in basil. Garnish with grated cheese and...

granny's potato salad



to 8 potatoesstalks celerycelery seedslarge onion

Peel and cut up potatoes first. Boil slowly until soft in salted water 20 to 30 minutes. Chop up onion and place in the bottom of a bowl. Drain most...

 

cabbage soup



lemon, squeezedhead cabbage, slicedlarge bottles tomato juice

Place all ingredients in large pot. Bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour....

harvard beets



medium fresh beetstbsp cornstarchtbsp sugarc water if canned beet use the liquid

Cook and slice beets. In saucepan, stir cornstarch, sugar, salt and pepper. Gradually stir in water (liquid from canned beets) and vinegar. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils....

 

marinara sauce



cans tomatoes, crushedgarlic, mincedparsleyoregano

Heat oil over medium heat and cook onion until translucent. Add garlic, oregano, basil and tomatoes; heat until simmering. Add salt and pepper; simmer until mixture reaches sauce consistency. Remove...

spinach salad



spinachfresh mushrooms, slicedchopped green onionstomato wedges

Dressing:5/8 c. olive oil3/8 c. cider vinegar3/8 c. ketchup1/2 c. honey1 1/2 tsp. dry mustard1 1/2 tsp. celery seed1 1/2 tsp. seasoning salt Heat together all ingredients for dressing. Don't...

 

cabbage soup



watercan stewed tomatoesminced onionsliced carrots

In saucepan, combine tomatoes, soup, broth and onion. Cover and bring to a boil; simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Simmer...

thanksgiving dressing



15 x 11 pans of day old breadbunch chopped celerylarge onionsticks butter

Put day old bread slices on cake pans in oven at 250° until slices are browned. After cooled, soak browned slices a few seconds in water. Squeeze out water well...

 

pumpkin roll



sugarcream cheeseeggsvanilla

Mix first 6 ingredients. Grease a large bread pan (one with a rim). Line pan with wax paper or foil. Grease paper or spray with Pam. Pour batter into pan....

creme de menthe cake



container Cool Whipwhite cake mixsmall bottle creme de menthe liquor

Make cake according to directions. Add 1/4 cup creme de menthe. Bake as directed. When cake is cool, add fudge topping as frosting. Then add 1/4 cup liquor to Cool...

 

grandma's hickory nut cake



cups sugarcup buttereggsteaspoon salt

Cream together sugar and butter for cake. Add eggs; beat on medium speed of mixer for 2 minutes. Mix dry ingredients together lightly with fork. Add dry ingredients alternately with...

red velvet cake



eggsvanillasaltsoda

Mix food coloring and chocolate to make a paste. Cream Crisco and sugar. Add eggs. Mix. Add paste mixture. Sift dry ingredients together. Add buttermilk and vanilla. Mix real good....

 

s'mores



graham crackersHershey barsmarshmallows

Take a graham cracker, put a piece of Hershey bar on top, then put a large marshmallow on that. Put in microwave until the marshmallow melts....

peanut butter cups



Tbsp peanut butterTbsp Cool Whip Lite

Mix together and put into 12 muffin cups, Use paper liners. Drizzle with 2 Tbsp Hershey's syrup. Freeze. They taste surprisingly like a peanut butter cup....

 

bread and butter pickles



sugarsaltcider vinegarwhole cloves

Mix together cucumbers, onions, green peppers and salt in large bowl or earthenware crock. Cover vegetables with small ice cubes and cover with a weighted plate and set aside for...

bourbon balls



vanilla wafer crumbspecans, groundcocoabourbon or rum--add more if you like a stronger flavor

Mix all ingredients, except sugar, thoroughly and shape into balls the size of a walnut. Roll in confectioners sugar. Keep in an air tight container until ready to serve. Serve...

 

red velvet cake



or 1/4 csugareggs

Mix coloring and cocoa together; let set. Beat together the Crisco and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and continue beating. Add coloring, cocoa and vanilla. ...

homemade mayonnaise



white pepperWorcestershire saucepaprika

Mix first 5 ingredients together first. Have mixer bowl ice cold. Put yolks in and start beating. Add the first 6 ingredients while continuing to beat. Add the oil a...

 

applesauce



saltapplessugar to tastesmall amount water

Wash, peel, core and quarter apples. Simmer, covered, in small amount of water until tender. Press apples through sieve. Sweeten sauce to taste (about 1/2 cup sugar to four apples)....