Cheese Torte

Crust

1 pkg. zwieback bread
1 cup sugar
2 heaping Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. cinnamon

Mix together with hands. Take out 1 cup to sprinkle over top. Pad the rest in a pie tin on bottom and sides.

Filling

2 lbs. cottage cheese
3 eggs well beaten
1 cup sugar
2 heaping Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 pint cream

Mix together and beat for a few minutes. Place in pie tin and sprinkle 1 cup crust mix over top. Bake slow for 1 hour.

Note: There is no temperature setting for 'bake slow' so experiment. I suggest starting at 300 degrees and see if that works. If you try this and find the right baking temp, please post a comment.

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Date Cake

Note: It's been awhile, but here is another recipe with no instructions other than ingredients and baking time and temp. I'm assuming you blend all this together and put it in a cake pan of sorts, but figuring it out is all part of the fun here at Elaine's Old Fashioned Recipes.

2 Tbsp. butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup hot water
1 1/2 cups flour
1 pkg. dates
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt

Bake slow at 350 degrees - about 30 to 40 minutes

Banana Cookies

Note: This one is another recipe from Aunt Clara.

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1 egg well beaten
1 3/4 cups Quaker oats
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Sift flour, sugar and all dry ingredients. Cut in shortening like for biscuits. Add egg, banana, oats and nuts. Mix well (add flour if necessary) and drop by spoonful on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.

Cherry Winks

Sift together:
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda

3/4 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. milk
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup drained maraschino cherries
3 1/2 cups crushed corn flakes

Blend margarine and sugar and cream. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well and blend in milk. Fold in sifted dry ingredients. Add nuts, dates and cherries and mix.

Drop dough by teaspoon into crushed corn flakes and toss lightly to coat and place on greased cookie sheet. Top each with 1/2 or 1/4 of a cherry. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.

Makes 5 dozen.

Baby Ruth Cookies

1/2 cup butter or other shortening
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 1/3 cups flour
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Baby Ruth bars cut small

Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg. Stir in other ingredients. Chill and drop by half teaspoons on greased cookie sheet. Bake in a moderately hot oven (350 degrees) for 10 to 12 minutes. Makes 75 cookies.