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Bars Cookbook Desserts

School Peanut Butter Bars

1 1/3 C. butter
1 1/3 C. sugar
1 1/3 C. brown sugar
1 scant C. peanut butter
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 2/3 C. flour
2 2/3 C. oatmeal

FROSTING:
Milk
Powdered sugar
Peanut butter

Bake in a greased jelly roll pan at 350º for 20 minutes. Frost while slightly warm.

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Bars Cookbook Desserts

Lemon Bars

Lemon Bars by Dee Lenz

2 C. flour, sifted
1/2 C. powdered sugar, sifted
1 C. margarine
4 eggs, beaten
2 C. granulated sugar
1/3 C. lemon juice
1/4 C. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder

FROSTING:
1 1/2 C. powdered sugar
2 T. milk
3 T. margarine
2 tsp. lemon juice

Mix together 2 cups flour and powdered sugar. Cut in butter. Press into 9×13″ pan and bake at 350º for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Beat eggs. Add sugar, lemon juice and 1/4 cup flour and baking powder sifted together. Stir into egg mixture. Pour over baked crust. Bake about 20 minutes longer. Cool.

FROSTING: Beat until smooth. Spread on cooled bars. Cut as desired.

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Bars Cookbook Desserts

Dolly’s Raisin Bars

1 3/4 C. oatmeal
1 3/4 C. flour
1 C. brown sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 C. butter
3 T. cornstarch
1 1/2 C. sugar
2 C. sour cream
2 C. raisins
4 egg yolks

Combine oatmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda and butter. Press 3/4 of the mixture into a 9×13″ pan. Bake at 350º for 10 minutes. Mix rest of ingredients and cook over medium heat until thick. Stir mixture constantly so it does not burn. Pour this over bottom crust and top with remaining crumb mixture. Bake at 350º for 20 minutes.

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Bars Cookbook Desserts

Delicious Brownies

Delicious Brownies

2 C. sugar
1 3/4 C. flour
4 eggs
2 sticks margarine, melted and cooled
1/2 C. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 C. nutmeats, optional

To cooled, melted margarine, add sugar. Stir. Add cocoa. Stir. Add eggs. Stir. Add flour and then rest of ingredients. Bake at 350º for 20 minutes. Frost as desired.

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Cakes Cookbook Desserts

Ann’s Apple Cake

I got this recipe from Ann Gast, who ran the Eldora Bowling Alley where Rog and I always used to bowl.

1 yellow cake mix
1 can apple pie filling
3 eggs, beaten

TOPPING:
1 C. nuts
1 T. flour
1 T. margarine
1/2 C. brown sugar

Mix the first 3 ingredients together. Put in a greased 9×13″ pan.

TOPPING: Crumble over cake batter. Bake at 350º for 35 minutes.

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Cookbook Miscellaneous Snack

Cheesy Chex

1/4 C. margarine, melted
1/4 tsp. paprika
4 C. Corn or Rice Chex
1/4 C. powdered American cheese (gold can like Parmesan)

Mix margarine and paprika in 9×13″ glass dish. Pour in Chex and stir to coat well. Sprinkle on cheese. Stir again, Microwave for 4 minutes, stirring 2 to 3 times,

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Cookbook Miscellaneous

Margie’s Dill Pickles

My mother-in-law, Margie, makes the best dill pickles; mainly because she picks the cucumbers when they’re really small.

3 C. water
1/4 C. salt
Cucumbers to fill 2 quart jars
2 garlic bulbs
1/2 C. apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp. alum
Dill

  1. Wash and scrub off black points.
  2. Place cucumbers in ice water for 1 hour.
  3. Bring water, vinegar, salt and alum to boiling.
  4. Pack cucumbers in jars, placing dill at bottom, middle and top. Also garlic bulb (1 clove on bottom, 1 in middle and 1 on top).
  5. Place boiling juice over pickles. Put lid on jar.
  6. Set jars in water that has been brought to the boiling point and leave until cool or until the next morning.
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Cookbook Miscellaneous Salads

Thousand Island Dressing

Dee says, the infamous Mrs. Clark gave us this recipe in 7th grade home ec. “The only good thing that came out of home ec that year.”

1 C. Miracle Whip
2 T. ketchup
1/4 C. stuffed olives, chopped
1 hard-boiled egg, diced
1 tsp. onion, grated
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Blend well and chill. Serves 1 pint.

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Cookbook Miscellaneous Recipes with Pictures

Puppy Chow (Muddy Buddies)

Puppy Chow, Muddy Buddies

1 stick butter
1 C. peanut butter
1 C. chocolate chips
8 C. (1 box) Crispix cereal
3 C. powdered sugar

Melt the first 3 ingredients together. Pour over cereal; mix well. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and mix. Put in large grocery bag. Add 2 more cups powdered sugar. Shake bag until coated well.

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Breakfast Cookbook

French Toast

1 loaf Rustic Italian bread, or the equivalent (heavy bread)
1 egg (2 eggs if making the whole loaf)
Cinnamon-sugar mixture
2 tsp. vanilla
1 C. milk, or more

  1. I whisk my eggs in a 9×9″ cake pan. Then add the cinnamon-sugar (like you use for toast) mixture – I’m guessing 1 tablespoon or more.
  2. Add vanilla, then milk.
  3. Heat frypan or griddle until hot.
  4. Pour a small amount of oil on pan or use Pam.
  5. Dip 1 side of bread in batter, flip over; don’t let it soak. Place on hot griddle.
  6. Flip over when brown on bottom side and cook other side.

NOTE — If you are running out of batter and have more to make, just add a little milk as you go.