Ingredients
1 c. shortening
1 c. white sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. rice krispies
2 c. quick oatmeal
1 c. nuts (optional)
1 c. dates (optional)
Combine and mix in order given above. Drop by teaspoonful on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-20 minutes at 350 degrees.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Aunt Clara's Fruit Cake
Yes, this really is from Aunt Clara. One of the few recipes that are typed out not handwritten. This is the second fruit cake recipe for the season. Pick the one you like best. This is my favorite. Mostly because it came from Aunt Clara.
Ingredients:
1 c. med. soft butter
1 c. sugar
4 med. whole eggs
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. bleached raisins
1 lb. glazed cherries
1-1/4 lb. glazed pineapple
1 piece glazed orange
1 lb. walnut meats
3/4 c. brandy
First step: Line bottom and sides of angel food pan with 2 thicknesses of brown paper and 1 thickness of waxed paper. Wrap some paper around tube of pan.
Second step: Steam raisins, drain well and combine with chopped fruit. Pour brandy over fruits and blend well. Cover tightly and allow to stand for several hours.
Third step: Cream butter, add sugar than eggs one at a time. Beat until light - about 3 minutes. Sift flour with baking powder & baking soda. Add half of dry ingredients to creamed mixture a little at a time beating until well blended. Now add fruit mixture about 1 cupful at a time alternately with the nuts. Last add rest of dry ingredients. Use wooden spoon when adding fruit and the last of the flour. Drop batter into lined pan. Press batter as you drop it into pan so that it will be solidly packed. Cover pan and bake 4 hours at 275 degrees. If not firm to the touch in the center of cake remove cover and bake about 15 minutes longer.
Ingredients:
1 c. med. soft butter
1 c. sugar
4 med. whole eggs
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 lb. bleached raisins
1 lb. glazed cherries
1-1/4 lb. glazed pineapple
1 piece glazed orange
1 lb. walnut meats
3/4 c. brandy
First step: Line bottom and sides of angel food pan with 2 thicknesses of brown paper and 1 thickness of waxed paper. Wrap some paper around tube of pan.
Second step: Steam raisins, drain well and combine with chopped fruit. Pour brandy over fruits and blend well. Cover tightly and allow to stand for several hours.
Third step: Cream butter, add sugar than eggs one at a time. Beat until light - about 3 minutes. Sift flour with baking powder & baking soda. Add half of dry ingredients to creamed mixture a little at a time beating until well blended. Now add fruit mixture about 1 cupful at a time alternately with the nuts. Last add rest of dry ingredients. Use wooden spoon when adding fruit and the last of the flour. Drop batter into lined pan. Press batter as you drop it into pan so that it will be solidly packed. Cover pan and bake 4 hours at 275 degrees. If not firm to the touch in the center of cake remove cover and bake about 15 minutes longer.
Frosted Delights
Another blast from the past found inside the cover of a Jelke's GOOD LUCK Vegetable Oleomargarine. Enjoy!
1/2 c. Jelke's GOOD LUCK Margarine
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1-1/2 c. sifted pastry flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Cream GOOD LUCK Margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the beaten eggs and sifted dry ingredients. Add vanilla and mix ingredients well. Spread the batter onto a baking sheet, spreading as thinly as possible. Frost with the following frosting.
Frosting for Frosted Delights
Ingredients:
1 c. light brown sugar
1 egg white
1 c. nutmeats, chopped
Remove lumps from the brown sugar. Beat egg white until stiff. Fold in the sugar. Spread onto the cookie batter. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake in a moderate oven, (325 degrees) for 30 minutes. Cut in squares.
1/2 c. Jelke's GOOD LUCK Margarine
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1-1/2 c. sifted pastry flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Cream GOOD LUCK Margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the beaten eggs and sifted dry ingredients. Add vanilla and mix ingredients well. Spread the batter onto a baking sheet, spreading as thinly as possible. Frost with the following frosting.
Frosting for Frosted Delights
Ingredients:
1 c. light brown sugar
1 egg white
1 c. nutmeats, chopped
Remove lumps from the brown sugar. Beat egg white until stiff. Fold in the sugar. Spread onto the cookie batter. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake in a moderate oven, (325 degrees) for 30 minutes. Cut in squares.
Uncooked Fudge
Here's another one from the box that originated from the inside box top of a pound of Jelke's Good Luck Vegetable Oleomargarine. Pretty sure that company isn't around anymore. But I've reproduced the recipe exactly as it originally appeared inside the box.
Ingredients:
1/2 c. GOOD LUCK Margarine
3 squares bitter chocolate
1/2 tsp. salt
3 c. XXXX confectioner's sugar
5 Tbsp. evaporated milk
1 egg white, unbeaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 c. nutmeats, chopped
Combine GOOD LUCK Margarine and chocolate in the top of a double boiler and heat until the chocolate is melted. Stir until smooth. Pour mixture into a mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients and beat mixture until cool and thick enough to spread. Pour mixture into a shallow square pan. Allow to 'set'. Cut into squares. Yield: 25-36 squares.
Ingredients:
1/2 c. GOOD LUCK Margarine
3 squares bitter chocolate
1/2 tsp. salt
3 c. XXXX confectioner's sugar
5 Tbsp. evaporated milk
1 egg white, unbeaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 c. nutmeats, chopped
Combine GOOD LUCK Margarine and chocolate in the top of a double boiler and heat until the chocolate is melted. Stir until smooth. Pour mixture into a mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients and beat mixture until cool and thick enough to spread. Pour mixture into a shallow square pan. Allow to 'set'. Cut into squares. Yield: 25-36 squares.
Light Fruit Cake
Okay, Christmas is only two days away. There's no way to avoid posting a fruit cake recipe. This is another card in the box from another source. This one comes from the Home Service Department of The Peoples Gas & Light & Coke Company. I don't know if this Chicago based company is still around but their tag line was, 'You can do it better with gas!'
Ingredients:
1/2 c. butter
1-1/2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon peel
1 Tbsp. orange peel
1 Tbsp. citron peel
1 c. seedless raisins
1/2 c. nuts
3 c. sifted pastry flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. milk or water
1 tsp. flavoring
3 egg whites
Cream butter; add sugar gradually and cream again. Add finely chopped fruits and nuts and mix well. Mix and sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture alternately with milk or water and flavoring. Fold in stiffly-beaten egg whites. Bake in loaf or tube pan in moderate oven (325 degrees) for one hour. Leave sit until morning.
Ingredients:
1/2 c. butter
1-1/2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon peel
1 Tbsp. orange peel
1 Tbsp. citron peel
1 c. seedless raisins
1/2 c. nuts
3 c. sifted pastry flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. milk or water
1 tsp. flavoring
3 egg whites
Cream butter; add sugar gradually and cream again. Add finely chopped fruits and nuts and mix well. Mix and sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture alternately with milk or water and flavoring. Fold in stiffly-beaten egg whites. Bake in loaf or tube pan in moderate oven (325 degrees) for one hour. Leave sit until morning.
Filling for Pie
This one is a bit of a mystery to me. It seems to be a basic pie filling to which you can add other ingredients. But that's only a guess as what you see below is all there is on the card. Comment if you have suggestions on how to use this simple pie filling.
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. corn starch
1 pint milk
Boil milk then add all other ingredients. Stir until it thickens.
That's all there is.
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. corn starch
1 pint milk
Boil milk then add all other ingredients. Stir until it thickens.
That's all there is.
Viennese Cream Cheese Frosting
Okay, so this one is in the old recipe box but it's not original. It was cut from the back of a Domino Sugar box so I'll attribute it to them. Still a great recipe for cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. butter
2 3 oz. packages cream cheese
1 lb. Domino Confectioners powdered sugar
2 to 3 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter and cheese together. Add sugar alternately with milk. Beat until blended. Add vanilla.
Yield: frosting for two 9-inch round layers.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Add 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted.
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. butter
2 3 oz. packages cream cheese
1 lb. Domino Confectioners powdered sugar
2 to 3 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter and cheese together. Add sugar alternately with milk. Beat until blended. Add vanilla.
Yield: frosting for two 9-inch round layers.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Add 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted.
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