SOME GOOD OLD RECIPES

Raisin Pie

3 cups seeded raisins or 15 oz box
1-cup sugar
2-½ cups water
½ cup orange juice
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons & 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Cook raisins, sugar, water, orange juice, lemon juice, salt, and butter for five minutes.  Dissolve cornstarch in 3 tablespoons of cold water.  Add to raisin mixture.  Cook for 5 minutes.  Let set till cool.  Pour into 9” pastry lined pie pan.

Make top of pastry arranged lattice fashion or a top crust with markings for vent.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or till golden brown.

PERFECT PIE CRUSTS

4 cups unsifted all purpose flour, lightly spooned to cup.
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons of salt
1 3/4 cups solid vegetable shortening--not refrigerated
(do not use oil, lard, margarine or butter)
1 tablespoon white or cider vinegar
1 large egg

Put first three ingredients in a large bowl...mix well with table fork.  Add shortening and mix with fork until ingredients are crumbly.  In a small bowl, beat together with fork 1/2 cup water, the vinegar and egg.  Combine the two mixtures, stirring with fork until all ingredients are moistened.  Divide dough into 5 portions and, with hands, shape each portion into a flat round patty ready for rolling.  Wrap each in plastic or wax paper and chill at least one hour.  When ready to roll pie crust, lightly flour both sides of patty and roll between wax paper.  Transfer to pie pan, press with fingers to remove air pockets.  This freezes well for later use.

Green Tomato Pie

4 cups green tomatoes, sliced
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
½ cup molasses
3 tablespoons clear jell
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg 
Line a nine-inch pie plate with piecrust. 
Brush with melted butter and chill for 15 minutes.
Combine 2 tablespoons flour with 2 tablespoons sugar
 (Sprinkle on chilled crust)
Slice tomatoes in thin slices.  (Do not pare tomatoes)
Cover with boiling water and let stand 10 minutes…drain.
Put tomatoes in unbaked pastry shell.
Combine sugar and spices.
Add molasses.
Pour mixture over tomatoes.
Cover with top crust.  Seal edges and cut steam vents in top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Rhubarb Pie

4  cups  Rhubarb, cut into one-inch pieces.
1 and one-quarter cups sugar, plus 2 tablespoons.
2 tablespoons flour, plus 4 tablespoons.
2 tablespoons margarine, plus enough margarine to melt for crust brushing (suggest to use soy margarine, a dairy free product available in most grocery stores).
   Line a nine-inch pie plate with raw pie crust.  Brush with melted margarine and chill for about 15 minutes.
   Combine 2 tablespoons flour with 2 tablespoons sugar: Sprinkle on chilled crust.
   Heap 4 cups of Rhubarb cut into 1-inch pieces over crust shell.  Mix 1 and one-quarter cup sugar and 4 tablespoons flour.  Sprinkle on Rhubarb.  Dot with 2 tablespoons margarine.
   Apply top crust.  Slit to vent.
   Bake assembled pie at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  
   Cool until warm.  Pie is best served warm.
   If desired, top pie slices with Cool Whip or another non-dairy topping.

White Chocolate Strawberry Pie
1 Box (6 oz.) NESTLE Toll House Premier White Baking Bars, divided
2 Tablespoons milk
1 Package (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 Teaspoon grated orange peel
1 cup whipping cream, whipped*
1 (6 oz.) KEEBLER Graham Cracker Pie Crust
2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
*You may use 1 1/2 Cups COOL WHIP instead of whipping cream
In a double Boiler or microwave, melt 2 baking bars with milk. Cool to warm temperature.  Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth.  Beat in orange peel and melted chocolate.  Fold in whipped cream.  Spread into crust.  Arrange strawberries on top.  Melt the remaining baking bar; drizzle over berries.  Refrigerate for at least one hour.  Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 8 servings

Mustard Eggs

10 hard cooked eggs
3 Tbsp. yellow mustard
2/3 cup sugar
½ cup vinegar
1 cup water
pinch of salt
Mix all ingredients except the eggs and heat.  Add Eggs and store in refrigerator for a day or so to develop flavor.  Then enjoy.

HOW TO MAKE PUMPKIN PIE

Ingredients:
9-inch pie shell
Medium Pumpkin or 1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons molasses
1 1/2 tablespoon melted butter
2 whisked eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
Use a pre-made 9-inch pie shell or prepare crust from scratch using your favorite recipe. Place in a pie pan, pinching up the edges to allow for more pie filling. When done, put the pan in the freezer. The frozen pie crust will stand up better during baking.  In a mixing bowl, stir together the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt.  Mash up the pumpkin and add to the ingredients in the mixing bowl.  Add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to thicken the mix. Put the mixture into a blender and turn to low. Slowly add molasses, melted butter, whisked eggs and milk.  Blend together thoroughly. Pour the pumpkin mixture into the pie shell and bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near the center comes out clean.  Serve slightly warm or chilled.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

1 cup Light Corn Syrup
½ cup Brown Sugar-pack
2 teaspoon Vanilla
18 oz. jar Peanut Butter
12 oz. Chocolate Chips
4 cups Rice Krispies

Cook corn syrup and sugar to a boil.  Stir in the Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chips, Vanilla and Rice Krispies. Press into a 9” by 13” pan with hand. Put in refrigerator for 1 hour till firm. (Makes 4 doz.)
 Note: We suggest Milk Chocolate Morsels for the Chocolate Chips.

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 Cups  Butter or Margarine
1 ½   Cups Brown Sugar
½  Cup White Sugar 
2 Teaspoons Vanilla 
2 Boxes Instant Vanilla Pudding
4 Eggs 
4 ½   Cups Flour 
2  Teaspoons  Baking Soda
12 oz.  Chocolate Chips
Combine the butter, sugar, vanilla and pudding.  Beat well.  Add eggs.  Mix and gradually add in the flour and soda.  Mix well.  Then add the chocolate chips.   Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
Buckeyes Candy

1 lb. Box of  10 x Sugar
1 ½ Cups of Peanut Butter or an 18 oz. jar
½ Cup of Butter or Oleo   
1 Teaspoon  Vanilla   
Then Melt:   6 oz. Chocolate Chips 
      ½ cake  Paraffin  (or less)
Mix all ingredients well…then shape into small balls…to look like size of “buckeyes”.  Cool for several hours.  Melt 6 oz. Chocolate Chips and ½ cake Paraffin (or less).  Put a toothpick into each ball and dip into the melted chocolate.  Let a small uncovered area on top of the ball.  Cool in the refrigerator for an hour or two.

Coconut Ice Cream Cake

Crumb together: 60 Ritz Crackers - broken up 
and 1 1/4 sticks of butter - melted.
Mix well and put in bottom of an 8" x 13" pan
Mix: One half gallon - soft Vanilla Ice Cream
1 1/4 cup of milk
2 - 3 1/2 oz. packs of Instant Coconut Cream Pudding or use one pack each of Coconut Cream and Vanilla Pudding.
Place the mixture on the crumb mix and refrigerate for one hour.  Add one 8 oz. container of Cool Whip on top.  Sprinkle coconut on the top or toast 1 cup coconut for the top of mixture.  Put in freezer till about a half hour before serving.  (Melts in your mouth like ice cream)!

Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 

1 cup Butter or Margarine
1 ½ cups Granulated Sugar
1 cup + 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar (packed)
3 Eggs
1/3 cup Milk
2 1/2 cups Flour
1/2 Tablespoon Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
3/4 Tablespoon Cinnamon
3/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg
1 Qt. or 4 Cups Quick Oatmeal
1 1/2 cup Raisins
1 cup Nuts, (Optional)

Cream the butter and sugar; add eggs and milk; beat until smooth.  Sift dry ingredients together; add to creamed mixture, and beat.  Fold in rolled oats and raisins or nuts; mix well.  Using No. 40 scoop, drop on ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12 minutes.

Oven-Barbequed Chicken

½  cup  all-purpose flour
1  teaspoon paprika
½  teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 (2 -1/2 - 3 LB) broiler-fryer, cut up
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup  butter or margarine, melted
½ teaspoon chilli powder
½ cup  ketchup
2 tablespoons  water
1 tablespoon  vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
½ medium onion, chopped
¼ teaspoon pepper

Combine first 4 ingredients; stir well.  Dredge chicken in flour mixture.  Pour butter into a 13 x 9 x 2 pan.  Arrange chicken in pan, skin-side-down.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.   -   Combine remaining ingredients, stirring well.  -  Remove chicken from oven, and turn; spoon sauce over chicken.  Bake an additional 30 minutes.  Yield:  4 servings.

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