This homemade wreath adorns the home of Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Johnson. The wreath was made by Mrs. Johnson, who used fresh ap
ples and a pineapple for the decoration.
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Brownies
Melt in a double boiler:
Vi cup butter
4 oz. chocolate (or V* cup cocoa +
'/* cup cooking oil)
Cool this mixture.
Beat until light in color and
foamy in texture:
4 eggs at room temperature
Vi teaspoon salt
Add gradually and continue
beating until well creamed:
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine cooled chocolate mix
ture into eggs and sugar by hand.
Before the mixture becomes
uniformly colored, fold in, again
by hand: .
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
And before the flour is uniform
ly colored, stir in gently:
1 cup pecan meats
Bake in a 9 x 13-inch pan about
35 minutes at 350?.
Fudge
3 cups sugar
V) cups undiluted evaporated milk
1 7-oz. jar marshmallow creme
1 cup chopped nuts
V* cup margarine
1 12-oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate
pieces
1 teaspoon vanilla <>
Combine sugar, margarine, and
milk in heavy 2Vi quart saucepan,
bring to full rolling boil, stirring
constantly. Continue boiling 5
minutes over medium heat, stirring
constantly to prevent scorching.
Remove from heat. Stir in
chocolate pieces until melted. Add
marshmallow creme, nuts and
vanilla, beat until well blended.
Pour into greased 13 x 9-inch pan.
Cool at room temperature. Cut in
to squares. %
Oraage SUce Cake
1 cup margarine
1 y* cups sugar
4 eggs
Vi teaspoon salt
Vi cup buttermilk
1 cup coconut
1 teaspoon soda
3 Vi cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped dates
1 lb. orange slices cut in small
pieces
1-2 cups chopped pecans
Cream margarine and sugar
thoroughly. Add eggs one at a
time. Mix soda and salt with flour
and add these dry ingredients alter
nately with butter -milk to sugar
margarine mixture. Begin and end
with dry ingredients. Mix well.
Pour into greased and floured tube
pan. Bake in oven (270-300?) 2Vi
hours. While cake is still hot and
still in the pan, mix the following
topping.
Topping: 1 cup fresh orange
juice and 2 cups powdered sugar.
Pour topping over hot cake.
Remove from pan when topping
has been absorbed. Do not serve
immediately. Allow to stand and
mellow several hours or overnight.
Germaa Chocolate Pie
Vi bar sweet cooking chocolate
V* c. butter
Vi c. sugar
Pinch of salt
Vi c. light corn syrup
3 eggs
V* c. milk
I Vi c. tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. vanilla
Vi c. chopped nuts
V* c. flaked coconut
1 unbaked 9-in. pie shell
Melt the chocolate in top of dou
ble boiler over hot water. Add the
butter, sugar, salt and corn syrup
and stir until dissolved. Cool. Beat
the eggs, then add the milk and
cornstarch and mix well. Add to
the chocolate mixture, then stir in
the vanilla, nuts and coconut.
Pour into the pie shell. Bake at
375 ? for about 30 minutes or until
filling is set.
Chocolate Pudding Cake
I package (6 ounces) semisweet
chocolate chips
1 Vi cups Bisquick baking mix
Vi cup chopped nuts, if desired
XA cup sugar
Vi cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
) egg
1 {/i cups hot water
** cup sugar
Place XA cup of the chocolate
chips in 2-quart . microwavable
casserole. Microwave on high
(I004t) just until melted, I to 3
minutes. Mix in baking mix, nuts,
Vi cup sugar, the milk, oil, vanilla
and egg with fork; beat vigorously
until well blended. Microwave
water, Vj cup sugar and the re
maining chocolate chips in 4-cup
microwavable measure on high 2
minutes; stir. Microwave until
mixture toils, 2 to 4 minutes
longer; st r. Carefully pour over
mixture iii casserole. Microwave
on med um (50*7#) 9 minutes;
rotate casserole V* turn.
Microwave on high until cake is
almost dry on top, 5 to 7 minutes
longer. Serve warm with ice cream
or whipped cream if desired. 9 ser
vings.
High Altitude Directions (3500
to 6500 feet): For cake, decrease
baking mix to 1 '/* cups and sugar
to l/* cup. Add '/? cup all-purpose
flour. Use 8-cup microwavable
measure or 2-quart casserole.
Cheese Ball.
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese
V* cup finely chopped green pep
per
2 tablespoons grated onion
1 8 '/* -ounce can crushed pineap
ple, drained
1 tablespoon seasoned salt
2 cups finely chopped nuts
Combine all except 1 cup nuts.
Form into two balls, wrap in wax
paper and chill in refrigerator for 3
or 4 hours. When cool shape in a
better ball and roll in rest of nuts.
Freeze or chill in refrigerator.
Emergency Substitutions
Although it is best to use ingre
dients called for in recipes, there
are times when substitutions can be
made.
Spices ? Seasonings ? Flavorings
Ingredient Substitute
I tablespoon snip- I teaspoon same herb, dried
ped fresh herbs or '? teaspoon powdered
or ground
I cup chicken or bouillon cube plus I cup
beef broth hot water
I clove garlic. I '8 to |/4 teaspoon instant
minced or pressed minced garlic or I '8 tea
spoon garlic powdei
I medium onion 2 tablespoons instant
chopped or minced or
onion flakes or I ' : tea
spoons onion powder
I teaspoon drs 2 teaspoons prepared
mustard mustard
I teaspoon poultry % teaspoon thyme plus
seasoning teaspoon sage
I Iwtsxxxi pumpkin '* teaspoon cinnamon. 1 ;
P? spice
I medium lemon
I medium orange
White wine
teaspoon linger. 11 tea
spoon f round allspne
I 8 tea>poon nutmeg
2 to J tablespoons juice
(fiesh or bottled)
1 < to 1 > cup fresh juice
or reconstituted frozen
orange juice
tqual amount apple juice
or cider
Baking or Cooking t hocotale
Ingredient Substitute
J tablespoons cocoa plus
I tablespoon shortening
or margarine
I square unsweetened
chocolate plus I table
spoon sugar
I ot. (I square!
unsweetened
chocolate
I ot. (I square)
semi-sweet
chocolate
' : cup setm-sweet J or. or J squares semi
chocolate pieces sweet chocolate
for melting
IHirs Products
Substitute
1 : cup es aporated milk plus
cup watet or I cup
reconstituted nonfat Jrv
ot skim milk plus 2
teaspswns butter or oil
I tablespoon vinegar or
lemon juice plus enough
milk to equal I cup
I cup plain yogurt or I
cup evaporated milk plus
I tablespoon sinegar ot I
cup cottage cheese rntved
in blender with I table
spoons milk and I table
spoon lemon juice
up half-and-half 7 8 cup milk plus J
tablcvpoons margarine ot
butter orl cup esapotalcd
milk
I cup whole milk
I cup buttermilk
or sour milk
I cup dairy sour
cream
Thickeners
Ingredient Substitute
I tablespoon corn- 2 tablespoons flour or
starch
I tablespoon tlour
1 1 ? tablespoons quick
cooking tapioca
? tablespoon cornstarch or
2 teaspoon > quick -cos'king
tapioca or 2 egg solks
Vegetables
Substitute
1 1 > cups cut up fresh
tomatoes, simmered 10
minutes
I cup tomato sauce8iv. canned stewed
tomatoes, blended in
blender or I ctip tomato
puree seasoned or ' 4 cup
tomato paste plus 1 < cup
water
: cup tomato sauce plus
: s-up water
: cup lomato sauce plus
2 tablespoons sugar and I
tablespoon sinegar
lb. fresh mush- 4-o/, can nnishnvoms
rooms
Ingredient
I cup canned
tomatoes
I cup tomato juice
cup catsup or
chili sauce
Ingredient
I teaspoon baking
powder
I pkg. active drv
yeast
' ? cup drs bread
crumbs
I cup honev
Miscellaneous
Substitute
1 ? teaspoon soda plus
teaspoon cream of tartar
I tablespoon drv or I
cake compressed vcasi.
crumbled
H cup cracker crumhs ot I
slice bread, cubed, or ?' ?
cup quick -cooking oats
I ' ? cup sugar plus ' ? cup
liquid
Sweet Potato Mufflas
(Mrs. Agnes tVaktrs)
I cup mashed sweet potatoes
1 Vi cups cooking oil
4 eggs
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups sugar
1 cup raisins
3 cups self rising flour
1 cup pecans, chopped
Rinse raisins and pecans in boil
ing water. Mix all ingredients
together and bake in greased muf
fin pans at 350? for 15-20 minutes.
Muffin papers may be used in the
pan. Batter may be refrigerated
and used as needed.
Sweet Potato Souffle
(Mrs. Agnes H alters)
3 cups potatoes
1 cup sugar
Vi cup milk
Vi cup butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix and pour in oblong
casserole dish.
Topping
1 cup coconut
1 cup brown sugar
l/> cup flour
1 cup nuts
Vi cup butter
Mix together and pour over
casserolc. Bake at 350? for 20
minutes.
Delicious Chocolate Cake
(Mrs. Agnes If alters)
I stick margarine
I cup sugar
I cup flour (self-rising)
4 eggs
1 16-oz. can chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream margarine and sugar
together. Add eggs one at a time,
beating after each addition. Stir in
flour. Add chocolate syrup and
vanilla. Pour into 11 Vi x 8 inch
rectangular pan. Bake 30 minutes
in 350? oven. (Optional: Add 1 cup
chopped pecans.) Leave cake in
pan and pour icing over it while it
is still warm.
Icing
1 cup sugar
2 sticks margarine
'/> cup undiluted evaporated milk
cup semi-sweet chocolate
morsels
Place sugar, milk and margarine
in saucepan. Bring to a boil and
boil for one additional mixture.
Remove from heat and add
chocolate morsels. Stir until
dissolved. Pour over cake.
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Holiday with family
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