Mix sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk in a large kettle. Bring to a full boil, turn off heat and add oats, peanut butter, and vanilla. Mix well. Drop on wax paper.
Scalloped Corn
Add both cans of corn to a large mixing bowl. Crumble stack of crackers into fine crumbs. Add to corn. Mix in butter, egg, and milk. Stir til mixed. Lightly butter a shallow baking dish. Add corn mixture. Sprinkle parsley on top. Bake at 350 degree oven on center rack for 30-40 minutes, until golden brown.
Fake Peach Cobbler
In an oblong baking dish, pour out peach pie filling, in bare spots add peach slices. Spread dry cake mix over the top of peach mixture. (about 1/2 inch all over, usually only takes half of cake mix.) Drop small pieces of butter over the cake mix and drizzle about a half of cup of the peach slice juice over it. Bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes or until cake mix is brown. Enjoy it warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side.
Cake Mix Cookies
Mix all ingredients together thoroughly and shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. Makes 5 dozen.
Husband Preserver
Be careful in the selection; do not choose to unripe or too old. Best results if he has been reared in a healthy atmosphere. Some insist on keeping him in a pickle, others prefer to keep him in hot water. Such treatment, however, makes the husband sour, hard and sometimes bitter. Many housewives have found that even poor varieties can be rendered tender and good by a garnish of patience, the sweetening of a smile, and the flavoring of a kiss to taste. Wrap him in a mantle of charity, place him over a warm steady fire of domestic devotion, and serve with peaches and cream. When thus is prepared, a husband will keep for years.
Elephant Stew
Fill your largest pot with 500 gallons of water. Bring to a fast boil and insert an elephant. Let fast boiling continue as fast as possible until subject appears tender. BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERCOOK!! Add salt, pepper, and paprika to suit taste. Drawn butter may be added, but do not melt first. Just draw it. One elephant should feed about 700 people. If more are expected, ADD A RABBIT. But keep it a secret- since no one likes the idea of a hare in their stew.
