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For Betty in ME:

Candle Salad

Per person:
1 lettuce or spinach leaf
1 pineapple ring
1 banana
1 maraschino cherry
Mayonnaise

Place lettuce/spinach leaf on a plate, top with pineapple ring, stand banana in pineapple ring, place cherry on point of banana. Drizzle a little mayonnaise over the top.

This simulates a flaming candle with melting wax.
grannym IL

Hi Nancy & co-workers, Re: May 29 N/L this is for Ditto & Little One's uncle in AZ regarding liquid starch. I had this same problem several years back. Finally bought School Glue (Washable) at Dollar General Store. Diluted it with tap water, dipped damp doilies in solution, squeeze out excess, spread doily on waxed paper, or absorbent towel, let dry. I don't have amount of ingredients to use, I used an 8 oz. bottle of glue. Probably about 1/2 or 1/3 as much water. Margaret, Tulsa

Chino Valley, AZ-I have two types of homemade starches.

For general laundry as in ironing a shirt mix 1 or 2 tablespoons cornstarch in 2 cups of water. Mix thoroughly and pour into a spray bottle and spray as you iron.

To stiffen doilies and crochet work use sugar and water in equal parts. Mix up any amount needed just keep your ratio equal. Heat on range till sugar is dissolved but do not let it boil and crystallize. Dip the item in solution ,shape as for ruffles, or smooth for flat work and let dry. Do not iron.
Nana in SE Ohio

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These are some ideas for Betty in ME and her first grade budding cooks.

Fruit salad: Mix one 28 ounce can of fruit cocktail with a 3 oz. box instant vanilla pudding. Fold in a 12 oz. carton of cool whip and then stir ins such as a cup of mini-marshmallows, grapes, pineapple chunks, mandarin orange slices. I would avoid nuts due to possible allergy concerns. I don’t know how your projects are funded , but you might have each child bring in a favorite stir in.

Make Your Own Dessert

Set up a line of ingredients on the table. Give each child a Styrofoam cup and fork/spoon. Let them concoct their own dessert. One suggestion that works is banana slices, a couple tablespoons applesauce each, and a couple tablespoons yogurt. They can layer in parfait fashion or stir into a fruity smoothie. This can be endlessly varied with different fruit and yogurts or substitute pudding for the yogurt. You can also have an assemble your own sundae with ice cream and varied toppings.

Orange Balls

1 12 once box of vanilla wafers crushed into crumbs
1 lb. box of powdered sugar.
1 stick of melted butter. If you don’t want to use heat, you can use 1/2 cup of a liquid squeeze type margarine
1 6 oz can frozen orange juice concentrate, thaw but not diluted.

Mix and roll into balls or logs and roll in coconut. Nana in SE Ohio

In the Sunday, May 29, 2011 newsletter, Ditto and Little One's uncle, Chino Valley, AZ wanted to know where to buy liquid starch or how to make it.

When I was working and had to iron my work uniforms, I purchased mine at Wal-Mart.
Arvilla

For Dawn in SW Ga
Thank you for the recipes I love the old memories of grannies, great tasting things too. I will keep your recipe and may try it one day. But right now I am mostly looking for ways to make simple , quick things that done' need canned. Where we live it's hard to keep canned foods. I have pretty much had to give up on canning. The freezer only holds so much. I do dry a lot of the figs .

These are Raisin Pie recipes my grandmother used to make for my mother and my uncle. He ask me to make him one a few days before he died in 1986. Remembering how good they tasted to him. Mother was 93 when she passed away four years ago.

These 2 recipes are by Elizabeth Hess

Raisin Pie

2 cups raisins
2 cups water
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 Tbl. cornstarch
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. salt
1 Tbl. vinegar
1 Tbl. butter

Boil raisins in 1 1/2 cup water 5-minutes.Combine brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt. Moisten with 1/2 cup water. Add to raisins and stir until thick. Remove from stove . Add butter and vinegar. Put into unbaked pie shell. Bake in moderate oven ( 350 - degrees) about 25 - minutes.

Raisin Cream Pie

Cook one round cup raisins with enough water to cover. Cook until almost dry, then add 1 - cup sugar. Beat one egg in a cup, then add enough sour cream to make 1 - cup. Mix egg and cream together and add raisins. Add 1 Tbl. cornstarch to thicken. Cool 1 are 2 minutes. Until mixture thickens. Pour into baked pie shell. Cool before serving. Top with whipped cream.
Kate

This is for Betty , who in the 5/29/11 newsletter requested recipes that she could do with first graders. Here is one the grandkids enjoy helping me make. IMM from friendly Iowa

submitted the recipe in 2005.
Robbie In

Goof Balls

1 cup butter or margarine
One 14 oz. can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 pound package large marshmallows, MUST be fresh.
15 oz. package caramels, unwrapped
approximately Five cups of Rice Krispie cereal

Place unwrapped caramels, milk, and butter in large microwave safe bowl, melt together until caramels are liquid. Stir once in process, only takes a little bit.

Place a toothpick in each marshmallow, dip them in the Carmel

mixture, roll in Rice Krispies and place on waxed paper lined sheet to cool. So much fun to enjoy, the heat from the Carmel mixture makes the marshmallow

swell up sort of like toasted ones. Some folks freeze

the marshmallows before dipping, but my recipe did not ask for that. It is a great recipe for a family to do together. Makes about 60. You can also roll the marshmallows in nuts, crushed candy, coconut and grated chocolate. Just use your imagination
IMM from friendly Iowa

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Hi Nancy, I looked through the Rhubarb recipe's and didn't see this one. It is so good. Just wanted to share. I also have a question for the group. When you can Rhubarb you have it in liquid. Does one just discard the liquid when making muffins or bread and would you loose your flavor if you do? I'm guessing if you were to do a pie you could thicken the juice.

Another question can you substitute oil in place of shortening and would it be the same amount?

I like many look forward to your newsletter. Thank you and to all who help us out.
Linda D. Topeka, Ks.

Rhubarb Cake

4 cup Diced Rhubarb
1 cup Sugar
1 (6 oz.) pkg. Strawberry Jello
2 cups Marshmallows small one
1 1/2 cup flour
1 Tbsp. Baking Powder

Cake Mixture
1 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening (I use butter flavor Crisco)
2 Eggs

1 cup Milk Mix rhubarb, sugar, jello and marshmallows. Put in a well greased pan. Mix flour and other ingredients together and pour over rhubarb mixture. Bake at 350 degrees and use 13X9 pan for 40 to 60 minutes. Cake batter may be used as a shortcake. I have halved the recipe and used a 9x9 foil pan.
Linda D. Topeka, Ks.

This is for Ditto and Little One's uncle, Chino Valley, AZ who wants to stiffen some crochet work. I seemed to me that I had heard of using other things for that. Google provided the following link which gives a number of ways to accomplish the stiffening when you don't have the starch.

Crochet About.com Starch Recipe
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for Betty ME for children's recipes

These are from various sources over the last 45 years. I had a "real" cooking station in my classroom plus we cooked different things for different theme studies. At one time, my class cooked a complete meal each year for their parents. I had to stop this the last 10 or so years I taught since we lost our "kitchen area" a former Home Ec Dept that wasn't used for several years.

Bear Claws

Canned refrigerator biscuits
cinnamon and sugar ( like you would use for toast)

Give each child a 2 whole biscuits and if old enough let them cut one into four pieces with a plastic knife or a craft stick.

Roll each quarter into a ball. Put whole biscuit and balls into a small ziplock bag with a little cinnamon and sugar mixture and shake to coat.

Place on a piece of tinfoil with child name written on it with permanent marker then put onto a cookie sheet. Make sure that each of the balls are touching around the top of the whole biscuit.

Bake according to package instructions, they will stick together and look like a bear print when cooked and are oh so yummy!
Cathy
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Cookie Mouse

You will need:
1 large round cookie
2 vanilla wafers
cream cheese
3 big chocolate chips
shredded coconut

Spread the cream cheese on the cookies. Place the chocolate chips on the large cookie. Add shredded coconut for whiskers.

I know longer have the book. The cookbook I use is called "Cup Cooking" by Barbara Johnson. It was distributed by Gryphon House, Inc.

The recipes are done for individual child prep, so all kids can participate in all parts of the work. The Dixie Cups referred to are the 5 oz wax coated paper cups. These are all cooked in a covered electric skillet.
Cathy
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Gingerbread

3 T gingerbread mix
1 T water

Put mix in cup. Add water. Stir well. Bake in electric skillet at 400 degrees 15 minutes or until done.
Cathy

Pineapple Upside Down Gingerbread

1 t salad oil
1 t brown sugar
1 T crushed drained pineapple

Pour oil in cup. Sprinkle sugar on top of oil. Spread pineapple on top of sugar. In separate cup prepare gingerbread as above. Pour over pineapple but do not mix. Bake as above.
Cathy
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Molasses Muffins

1 T flour
1/4 of 1/4 t baking soda
1 pinch salt
2 T bran
1 T milk
1 1/2 t molasses
10 raisins

Put flour, soda and salt in cup. Mix well. Mix in bran. Stir in milk and molasses. Stir in raisins. Bake in paper cup at 375 deg 30-40 min.
Cathy
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Instant Pudding

2 T instant (not cooked) pudding mix
2 T dry milk
1/3 C water

Put pudding mix and milk in cup. Stir well. Add milk and stir for 2 minutes. Cool in refrigerator.
Cathy
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Peanut Honey Balls

1 T peanut butter
1/2 t honey
1 1/2 t powdered milk

Put peanut butter in cup. Add honey and then milk. Mix well. Roll into balls. Crush 5 wheat chex with rolling pin (I put them in a ziploc bag & smash them). Roll balls in crushed chex.
Cathy
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Also, in electric skillet--this time foil lined---

Cheesy Weiner Wheels

Spread small amount of tomato paste on a Ritz cracker.
Cut slice of cheese into 1/4's.
Place piece of cheese on cracker.
Slice weiner into fairly thin circles. Place weiner slice on cheese.
Put on foil in electric skillet at 350 deg until cheese melts.
Cathy
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Baked Apples

Cut 1/2 apple crossways and then core.
Place apple cut side down in oiled skillet
Put 5 raisins in hole of apple.
Pour 1 t sugar in hole.
Sprinkle 1 pinch cinnamon in hole.
Pour 1 T water to side of each apple.
Cover skillet. Bake until soft at 350 degrees.

Hope these recipes will give Betty some ideas. She might want to google children's recipes for school. There are several cookbooks for just school and the recipes are designed around a certain topic or theme.
Cathy
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Hello Nancy and All, I want to say how much I appreciate Kate's sending us her recipes. I would like the rest of her recipes as they are so helpful, especially in today's economy and if one is retired. They could make the difference between having or not having an ingredient you might need.

And, Carol SoCal, the ingredients for Chocolate Covered Orange Peel are two of my husband's favorites. I would very much like to have a T&T recipe so that I could make them for him.
Betty in MS

I can not find vanilla beans. How much vanilla do I need to substitute in a recipe calling for scraping a vanilla bean?
Thank you, Bette

Looking for a recipe for a MOIST, dense, yellow cupcake. Most of the ones from scratch that I have tried are too dry and taste more like corn muffins. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Loretta in N.Y.

Nancy, from May 26th until July 4th each person who views the Flag Cake Recipe, Taste of Home will donate 10 cents to the USO. I thought this was a great way we can help a service member to call home free.
Betty in MD

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