Wonderful Jello Dessert

Dissolve 3 oz gelatin in 1 ¼ cup boiling water.  Add 1 pint vanilla ice cram.  When thick add fruit (strawberries, raspberries etc.) Chill and serve. Frozen pumpkin parfait squares Serves 9 – 12 Mix 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs ( 9 crackers crushed) with ¼ cup each sugar and melted butter; press into…

SPRITZ

Girl Scout favorite recipes 1 cup of Stick margarine (2 sticks = 1 cup)  Let soften at room temperature ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 egg, slightly beaten 2 ¼ cups flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, dash salt 1 teaspoon almond extract Mix ingredients.  Put into Spritz maker.  Put sprinkles on cookies.  Bake at 375 F…

Shorty’s Best Apple Pie

Two pie pastries (one for bottom and top) 5 –6 tart apples 1 cup sugar 3 TBSP flour 1 cup sour cream cinnamon sugar Peel and slice apples.  Combine with sugar, flour and sour cream.  Place in unbaked pie shell. Sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar.  Top with pastry.  Cut 8 slits in top.  Sprinkle again…

Salted Pecans

 Place pecans in shallow pan with enough melted butter to moisten each half. Bake at 325 F until pecans are light brown.  Turn pecans often during toasting.

Raspberry  Poke Cake

  10 –12 servings 1 package white cake mix                     1 3 oz package Jello 1 cup boiling water                               ½ cup cold water   Prepare cake mix and bake in a greased and floured 13 x 9 pan at 350 F for 30 – 35 minutes.  Cool in pan 15 minutes; then poke with fork at ½…

Rainbow in a Cloud

4 servings 1 3 oz package of jello              ½ cup cold water 1 cup of boiling water                           1 ½ cool whip Dissolve gelatin in boiling water.  Add cold water and pour into 8 “ square pan.  Chill until firm at least 3 hours.  Cut into cubs.  Spoon about 1/3 cup whipped topping and top with…

Peanut Blossoms

(made by my maid of honor Carole Kirkland Frano) 48 Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolates ½ cup margarine                                               2 Tablespoons milk ¾ cup peanut butter                                          1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup granulated sugar                                   1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar                      1 teaspoon baking soda 1 egg                                                                ½ teaspoon salt 1.Heat oven to…

Mother Sloan’s Turtle Cookies 

 Makes 2 ½ dozen Bake at 350 F 10 – 12 minutes. Sift 1 ½ cup flour          ¼ t soda                       ¼ t salt Cream:  ½ cup  butter, add gradually ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed Add 1 egg yolk (reserve white) ¼ teaspoon vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon maple flavoring Add dry ingredients slowly.  Mix thoroughly.  Dough…

Mississippi Mud Cake 

Mississippi Mud Cake          makes 15 servings  The women of Huffman United Methodist Church in Birmingham used this recipe for the church’s 125th anniversary celebration.  Of the 100 cakes made, there wasn’t any left! 1 cup butter, melted                  2 cups sugar                 ½ cup unsweetened cocoa 4eggs lightly beaten                   1 teaspoon vanilla         1/8 teaspoon salt 1…

Microwave Caramels

Ingredients:  1 cup Butter          14 oz can sweetened condensed milk  1/8 tsp salt                     16 oz brown sugar  1cup light corn syrup   (1 tsp vanilla) Grease 13x9x2 pan.  In microwave bowl, melt butter on high for one minute. Add brown sugar and corn syrup, stirring well with spatula.  Heat for 1:30. Add milk and…