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Recipes Found on Tombstones in Cemeteries
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items Recipe gravestones tell stories of love, grief, and remembrance.
1 cup butter or margarine, ¾ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 egg, 2 ¼ cup flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, 1/8 teaspoon salt
Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson's Spritz Cookies
Cream: 1 cup sugar, ½ cup oleo; Add: 2 beaten eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla; Add 3 cups flour, 3 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt; Add alternately with 1 cup cream; Chill and roll out with flour; Bake 350 degrees oven, and frost
Maxine Kathleen Poppe Menster – German Christmas Cookies
1 square chocolate, 2 tablespoons butter, melt on low heat; stir in 1 cup milk; bring to boil 3 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, pinch of salt; cook to soft ball stage; pour on marble slab; cool & beat &eat
Martha Kathryn “Kay” Kirkham Andrews – Kay’s Fudge
1 cup flour, 2/3 cup sugar, 2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 cup butter, ¼ teaspoon salt; Mix ingredients. Add 3/4 cup milk; Put fruit into pan. Pour on topping. Bake at 350 until done.
O’Neal Bogan Watson – Peach Tart / Peach Cobbler
cut into cookies; 2 cups sugar, ⅔ cups oil, 2 eggs, 3 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 3 /2 cups flour, ½ teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder; mix all together; may have to add more flour as rolling out; bake on greased pan at 350 for 6 -...
Mitchell Edward Neal – “Peg’s Sugar Cookies”
2 Cups of Sugar, 1/2 Cup of Milk, 1/4 Cup of Cocoa (Swiss Miss), 1/4 Cup of Margarine (1 Stick); Bring to a full boil in a saucepan, Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes, Then add 3 Cups of Quick Oats, 2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butte,r 2 Teaspo...
Bonnie June Rainey Johnson – Chocolate Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies
8 oz spreadable sharp cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup real mayonnaise, 1/4 cup sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon dried minced onion, splash of milk, handful of dried bacon bits; Combine all ingredients in mixer. Refrigerate. Enjoy!
Deb Nelson – Red Lantern Cheese Dip
Soften a 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese. Spread in bottom of cooled, cooked pastry shell. Fill shell with 3 cups of blueberries. To an additional 1 cup of blueberries add 1 cup of water. Bring just to boiling. Simmer 2 min. Strain reserving juice, about 1/2...
Margaret Davis – Glazed Blueberry Pie
1 Perdue oven stuffer Cut in 10 pieces, 1 small Parsnip, 1 small Turnip, 2 stalks Celery, 4 Carrots, Parsley, Dill; This makes 1 large pot; Clean chicken. Cover with cold water, Celery, Carrots, parsnip, turnip; Bring to a boil, Cook about 2 1/2 hour...
Valerie C. Volpe – Chicken Soup
1 cup Mayonnaise, ½ cup Buttermilk, 1 tablespoon Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix, ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper. 1/8 teaspoon Paprika, 1/8 teaspoon Garlic Powder
Dr. Marty Lee Woolf – “Dr. Death’s Ranch” Dip
1 cup shortening, 1 cup margarine, 3 cups sugar, 4 eggs; Sift together and stir in: 5 1/2 cups flour, 4 teaspoons cream of tartar, 2 teaspoons soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt; Roll (softly) into balls the size of small walnuts. Roll in mixture of 6 tablespoo...
Annabell R. Gunderson – Snickerdoodles
1 cup soft shortening (part butter), 1 ½ cups sugar, 2 eggs, 2 ¾ cups gold medal flour, 2 teaspoon cream of tartar. 1 teaspoon soda, ¼ teaspoon salt; Heat oven to 400° degrees. Mix shortening, sugar, and eggs thoroughly. Measure flour by dip-level-po...
Sharon Lawrence – Snickerdoodles
Scotcharoo Bars
6 Cups crushed Rice Crispies
1 1/4 Cup Corn Syrup
1/4 Cup Honey
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Bag Butterscotch Chips
1/2 Bag Chocolate Chips
| Crush the Rice Crispies in a big bowl and then measure them out. In a Pan | Add Sugar...
Kari Jo Lozenski - Scotcharoo Bars
C. Sugar
¼ C. Cocoa
½ C. Milk
8 T. Butter
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
½ C. Peanut Butter
2-3 C. Oats
Mix sugar & cocoa in a saucepan. Add butter and milk. Bring to a boil for 1 ½ minutes. Add remaining ingredients & mix well. Drop by spoonfuls on w...
Memaw's No Bake Cookies
4 Cups Flour
4 Tsp. Baking Powder
1 Half Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Quarter Cup Sugar
Mix in 4 heaping tbsp. lard. Stir in 2 cups of milk.
Debbie Ann Wilson McNutt - Tea Biscuits
2 Sticks Butter
1 Cup Water
3 Tbs Cocoa
2 Cups Flour, Sifted
2 Cups White Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Sour Milk
1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1 Tsp Baking Powder
Bring butter, water, cocoa to a boil. In a bowl mix flour, sugar, eggs, sour milk, salt, bakin...
Helen Rose (Keathley) Sweers – Texas Sheet Cake
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 3 cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1-1/2 cups corn oil 4 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1-1/2 cups shredded coconut 1-1/2 cups shelled walnut...
Kimette Lee DeCota – Kim’s Carrot Cake
Beat: 4 beaten eggs, 1 cup melted margarine, 2 cups sugar. Add: 4 squares melted unsweetened chocolate, 1 tsp peppermint flavouring, 1 cup flour. Beat. I put in a greased and floured small cookie sheet (can use a 9×13 baking dish). Bake 20 minutes 35...> for a 9×13 top: 1/4 cup margarine, 2 tbsp cream, 2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tsp peppermint flavoring (I go 1.5 of this to frost the cookie sheet top). Place the frosted brownie in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes. Melt 2 squares of unsweetened chocola...
John Harold Rodda – Chocolate Mint Brownies
9 to 11 min 375 F, 1) 2 1/4 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 2) 1 cup Crisco, 3/4 cup white sugar, 3/4 cup light brown sugar, 2) 1 tsp vanilla, 2 eggs, 2 cups chocolate chips. Combine dry, Combine wet, then add dry
Jennifer Peggy Allan Ferrante - Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 Cup Sugar, 1 Cup Milk, 1 Cup Self Rising Flour, Half Stick Butter, 2 Cups Cooked Guava Mix first 3 ingredients together. Melt butter in baking dish. Pour mix in pan, spoon guavas evenly on top. Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes till done.
Julia Belle Kelley Pate - Guava Cobbler
1 cup Apricot Preserves; 1/2 cup Sugar; 1 tsp Vanilla; 1/4 cup Dried Apricots in tiny pieces; 3 cups Cream; 1/2 tsp Nutmeg; Stir preserves, apricots, and sugar on low heat so preserves melt and sugar dissolves. Cool and mix in cream. Chill. Add vanil...
Marian Woodward Sheaffer Montfort - Heavenly Daze Ice Cream
A Good Carrot Cake - 2 cups flour; 4 eggs; 2 tsp. baking powder; 2 cups suga;r 1 1/2 tsp. soda; 1 1/2 cups oil; 1 tsp. salt; 2 cups grated carrots; 2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 (8 1/2 oz.) crushed pineapple, drained; 2/3 cup chopped nuts; Sift together flour, ...
Christine W Hammill - A Good Carrot Cake
Mom’s Christmas Cookies - Cream: 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup oleo; Add: 2 beaten eggs; 1 tsp. vanilla; Add: 3 cups flour; 3 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. salt; Add alternately with 1 cup cream. Chill and roll out with flour. Bake 350 degrees oven, and frost.
Maxine Menster - Mom's Christmas Cookies
Ingredients: 8 oz. dates cut into small pieces; 1 cup raisins; 2 cups boiling water; 2 tsp. baking soda; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 2 eggs, well beaten; 4 cups flour; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 cup chopped nuts; Directions: Pour boiling water (where 2 tsp. of ...
Constance Galberd - Date & Nut Bread
3 large ripe tomatoes; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons olive oil; ½ cup milk; Salt and pepper to taste Instructions: Preheat an electric skillet to 350° to 400°F and add the butter and olive oil. Coat thick slices of rip...
Whanitta Sheetz - Fried Ripe Tomato