42—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, July 26, 1975 Recipe Exchange Home Welcome to another edition of Home on the Range. This week we have a special recipe which was sent in by one of our readers who evidently liked the Watergate Cake too! We have two requests which we hope you can give us some help on. One of our readers would like a recipe for funnel cakes. Also a reader would like to have a recipe for homemade on the spaghetti sauce to can. If you have any of these requests please send them along to us and why not enclose one of your own favorite recipes? For more cooking ideas see our Junior Cooking Edition. Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake 1V« cup boiling water 1 cup oatmeal Vz cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar Range 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs Wt cup flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 k teaspoon salt 3 A teaspoon cinnamon V* teaspoon nutmeg Mix oatmeal and water. Let stand 20 minutes. Cream shortening and sugar. Blend in eggs and vanilla and oatmeal. Add rest of ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees to 50-60 minutes. Frosting: Mix cup melted butter, Vz cup brown sugar, 3 tablespoons light cream, M> cup nuts and % cup coconut. Take cake out of oven and spread frosting on top. Put under broiler until bubbly. Mrs. NoahKreitzer Lebanon, PA XXX Pineapple Fluff 1 pound marshmallows 2 cups crushed pineapples 1 cup milk 1 cup whipped cream 16 graham crackers (rolled fine) one-third cup butter (browned) Heat marshmallows and milk in the top of a double boiler until marshmallows are melted. Cool and add the pineapple and cream. Pour mixture into a dish lined with graham crackers. Chill and cut in squares. Mrs. SamStoltzfus Madisonburg, PA XXX Honey Drop Cookies 1 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar, packed 2 eggs one-third cup honey 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 and one-third cups flour 2 teaspoons soda Mix shortening, sugar, and eggs thoroughly. Stir in honey and vanilla. Blend soda and flour; stir in. Chill until firm, heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough into balls or drop unto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 6 dozen. Gloria Loch Route 1 New Tripoli, PA XXX Watergate Salad 1 box dry Instant Pistachio Pudding 1 large container of whipped topping 1 16-oz. can crushed pineapple Ms cup chopped nuts Vz cup miniature mar shmallows Put all ingredients in bowl and mix together. Chill before serving. Do not drain pineapples, add all to dry pudding. Mrs. Miriam Jamison 117 Murry Hill Drive Lancaster, PA XXX Best Tomato Catsup 1 cup vinegar (white) teaspoons whole cloves Vh teaspoons broken stick cinnamon 1 teaspoon celery seed 8 pounds ripe tomatoes (about 25 mediums) 1 tablespoon chopped onion V* teaspoon red pepper 1 cup sugar 4 teaspoons salt Combine vinegar and spices, cover, heat to boiling; remove from heat; let stand. Scald and peel tomatoes, mash; add onion and red pepper, heat to boiling. Cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Put through food null or course sieve. Add sugar, heat to boiling. Cook until mixture is reduced to one-half; 45 to 60 minutes. Strain vinegar and spices, discard spices. Add vinegar and salt to thickened sauce, heat to boiling. Simmer to desired con sistency, 30 to 40 minutes, stirring frequently. Seal in hot, sterilized jars. Makes 2 pints. Mildred Roth Route 1 Kempton, PA XXX Granola Cereal Mix Vt. cup sunflower seed meal 1 cup stone-ground corn meal % cup unsweetened coconut V 2 cup soya flour 12 cups quick or old fashioned oats, uncooked cup chopped dates v 2 cup raisins 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts V 2 cup sesame seeds x h. cup wheat germ For second mixture: Vz cup granulated or brown sugar (optional) 1 cup water 1 cup honey 1 cup sesame seed oil 1, In large mixing bowl, combine sunflower seed meal, corn meal, coconut, soya flour, oats, dates, raisins, pecans, sesame seeds and wheat germ. Mix well to blend. 2. In smaller bowl mix together the sugar, water, honey, and sesame seed oil, then add to the first mixture, stirring until the mixture is moist but still retains its crunchiness. If it is too moist, add more oatmeal; if too dry, add more honey and water. If you wish, you may also sprinkle on a little cinnamon and add a little bit of vanilla flavoring. 3. Spread this mixture on baking sheets, then bake at 225 degrees for one hour, turning occasionally. Mixture should become light brown. Makes one gallon, which can be stored in the refrigerator in tightly The Yazoo Rider is already well known to commercial cutters. They bought twice as many of them this year as they did the year before. It’s a completely industrial-standard machine. Yet it costs about half as much as the tractors they’ve been using, with their belly-slung blades and huge, unwieldy gearcases. Why are we telling residential owners about it? Because the Yazoo Rider actually costs less than well known “homeowner” brands of belly-slung tractor mowers. In residential use it should last a lifetime. Try these with a bellyshmg mower . UNDER FENCES • 12" TURNING RADIUS • UNDER SHRUBS • TO WATERS EDGE Comes with 76 60 48 42 or 36 cut Other attachments available See all the Kazoos at -John L Otauffer RD2, EAST EARL, PA PH 215 445 6175 >/z MILE NORTH OF GOODVILLE ON UNION GROVE ROAD covered jars. To serve, add milk, applesauce or fresh fruit. This also makes a great snack! Gloria Loch Route 1 New Tripoli, pa No-bake Cheesecake Crumb Mixture: 6 tablespoons melted butter 2 cups graham cracker crumbs Mix and place in the bottom of a pan. Filling: 2 envelopes gelatine (plain) cups sugar 4 eggs separated 2 cups milk Cook together for a few minutes. Add: 2 tablespoons lemon juice And 1 large package of cream cheese Cool and beat whites of 4 eggs stiff and add M> cup sugar. Fold in gelatine mixture and fold in 2 cups whipped cream. Place in pan of crumbs and refrigerate until set. Mrs. John King Kirkwood, PA
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