86-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 11, 1991
Hone Oi The Range #|
Straight From
Mothers’ Kitchens
There’s nothing like a home
made meal to brighten the day for
your mother. Why wrestle with
restaurant crowds when your
mother would probably prefer that
you make her favorite dishes a
sure tribute to show that your
mother taught you how to be a
good cook.
And, while you may insist that
no one can surpass your mother’s
cooking, try these recipes. You
may be surprised. But how would
you ever know unless you put
these recipes to the test.
SOFT SUGAR COOKIES
11/}I 1 /} cups sugar
% cup vegetable oil
'A cup softened butter
2 eggs
dash of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
4'/j cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
'A teaspoon salt
Mix together ingredients. Drop
heaping teaspoonfuls of dough on
ungreased cookie sheet Sprinkle
with cinnamon sugar. Bake at 350
degrees for 10 minutes.
Contributor writes that this is
her mother, Alice S. Runkles’
favorite recipe.
Bonnie Lou Koons
Harrisburg
STRAWBERRY CAKE
BASIC FLAN RECIPE
3 /< cup sugar
A cup butter, softened
3 egg yolks
1 % cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
'A teaspoon salt
'A cup milk
'A teaspoon lemon extract
Beat butter, sugar, and egg yolks
until fluffy. Stir in dry ingredients.
Add alternately with flavoring and
milk. Blend well. Pour into
greased and floured pan. Bake at
350 degrees about 25 minutes.
Take one box of strawberry
glaze and mix together. Fold in
strawbenries. Put on top of cake.
Keep in refrigerator until served.
Contributor writes that this is
her mother Fern L. Bower’s favo
rite recipe.
Bonnie Lou Koons
Harrisburg
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8- Make It With Cheese
June
DIRT PUDDING
2-quart plastic flower pot
Artificial flowers
Child’s shovel
16 ounces Oreo cookies,
crushed in food processor
Beat together.
'A cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
Set aside.
Beat together
2 small packages French vanilla
Instant pudding
3‘/j cups milk
Add:
8 ounces whipped topping
Put some cookie crumbs in bot
tom of the flower pot. Pour some
of the pudding mixture on top.
Repeat layers ending with cookie
crumbs on the top. For an extra
touch, put some gummy worms
around the dirt. Wrap flower stems
in plastic wrap and stick in the cen
ter of the pot. Chill. Serve with the
shovel.
Two brothers write that this is
one of their favorite recipes that
their mother makes.
Matthew & Michael Koons
Harrisburg
BAKED CORN
2 tablespoons flour
'/: teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
A teaspoon pepper
1 egg, beaten
A cup milk
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups com
Garlic powder, to taste
Parsley flakes, to taste
Combine all ingredients except
com in a bowl, mixing well. Add
the com. Place in a casserole
sprayed with non-stick spray.
Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 35
minutes or until bubbly. Serves 4.
This is one of Mary Isenberg’s
favorite recipes. She is the mother
of Indiana County Dairy Princess
Susan Isenberg.
Susan Isenberg
Indiana Co. Dairy Princess
MOTHER’S FAVORITE
PEANUT BUTTER PIE
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
A cup peanut butter
9 ounces whipped topping
Mix cream cheese and confec
tioners’ sugar. Add peanut butter
and mix well. Fold in whipped top
ping. Pour in crust and refrigerate.
Linda Beiler
Ronks
Children have a tendency to remember their mom’s scrumptious desserts. Here is a
dessert that Is impressive and simple to prepare—Chocolate-Peppermint ice Cream
Cake.
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MOTHER ZELLER’S
MCKINLEY CAKE PIE
2 unbaked 9-inch pie shells
Lower part:
1 egg
'A cup sugar
1 cup molasses
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup water
Mix first four ingredients; add
the water slowly until thoroughly
mixed. Divide mixture into two
and pour into pie shells.
Cake part:
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 cup milk
A cup butter
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
Cream egg, sugar, and butter.
Add milk alternately with flour
and baking powder mixture.
Divide in two. Spread dough over
the liquid mixture in the two pie
shells.
Bake for 3S to 40 minutes at 375
degrees.
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CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT
ICE CREAM CAKE
1 package 9-ounces devil’s food
cake mix
1 egg
'A cup milk
2 cups whipping cream, divided
1 quart chocolate ice cream,
softened
1 quart peppermint ice cream,
softened
2 tablespoons peppermint
schnapps, if desired
Whipped cream
Peppermint candy
Prepare cake mix according to
package directions, using egg and
'A cup milk. Bake in one 9-inch
round cake pan. Cool in pan IS
minutes; remove from pan and
cool completely. Meanwhile, whip
1 cup cream until soft peaks form.
Beat in softened chocolate ice
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Betty J. Light
Lebanon
I RECIPE FOR LIVING
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; Stir in equal parts of compassion and love. \
■ Measure in a few drops of frankness, ?
: (but not enough to be bitter). y
* Blend well, knead gently and form into a firm loaf. $
> Bake in moderate oven. Baste occasionally wiht sincerity and serve h
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you favorably. \
cream. Return to freezer until firm,
but not hard, about 45 minutes.
Repeat with remaining whipping
cream and peppermint ice cream.
Stir in peppermint schnapps. Cut
cake layer horizontally in half.
Place one half, cut side up, on bot
tom of 9-inch springform pan.
Spoon half of chocolate ice cream
mixture and half of peppermint ice
cream mixture over cake. Swirl to
combine. Repeat Cut remaining
half of cake into 8 wedges. Trim
off edges. Place on top of ice cream
mixture. Return cake to freezer for
several hours or overnight
To serve, place cake on serving
plate. Run a sharp knife around
outside edges. Carefully remove
sides of pan. Garnish with addi
tional whipped cream and pepper
mint candy.
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