This came from our local McCartneys supermarket, a company that was in Oklahoma when I was. It was a good supermarket, great service, and all items packed by store employees into your bags. Then you drove around to where all you had to do was open your trunk and they would put the bags into… Continue reading Broccoli Cheese Soup (McCartneys)
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Apple-Cranberry Pie
¾ cup brown sugar¼ cup sugar1/3 cup flour1 teaspoon ground cinnamon4 cups pared, sliced tart apples2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen, whole or chopped2 tablespoons butter or margarinepastry for a 9 inch, two crust, deep-dish pie Preheat oven to 325°. In large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Add fruit and mix well.… Continue reading Apple-Cranberry Pie
Double-Delicious Cookie Bars
½ cup butter or margarine1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk1 cup peanut butter chips3 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, divided1 ½ teaspoons shortening If baking this in a glass baking dish, heat oven to 325°. Otherwise, heat it to 350°. Place margarine in baking pan, and place the pan in… Continue reading Double-Delicious Cookie Bars
German’s Sweet Chocolate Cake
Cake:4-ounce package of Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate½ cup boiling water1 cup butter or margarine2 cups sugar4 egg yolks1 teaspoon vanilla2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon salt1 cup buttermilk4 egg whites, stiffly beaten Coconut-Pecan Frosting:1 cup evaporated milk1 cup sugar3 slightly beaten egg yolks½ cup butter or margarine1 teaspoon vanilla1 1/3 cups flaked… Continue reading German’s Sweet Chocolate Cake
Barbara’s Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup margarine, softened1 cup brown sugar1 tablespoon salt1 tablespoon baking soda 1 cup raisins1 cup white sugar2 eggs1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cups sifted flour3 cups uncooked rolled oats1 cup chopped nuts Heat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix together margarine, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda. Add raisins, white sugar,… Continue reading Barbara’s Oatmeal Cookies
Berry Pie
1 cup sugar3 tablespoons cornstarch4 cups fresh blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries1 recipe double crust pastry1 tablespoon margarine Heat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, stir together sugar and cornstarch. Add berries; toss to coat well. Roll out half of pastry on a lightly floured surface to a circle of about 11 inches across. Line… Continue reading Berry Pie
Lemon Meringue Pie
You could always use a package of lemon pie filling, but there is nothing so tart and lemony as a filling you made yourself out of fresh lemon juice. 1 cup sugar3 tablespoons cornstarch1 ½ cups cold water3 egg yolks, slightly beatengrated rind of one lemon¼ cup lemon juice1 tablespoon corn oil margarine1 baked 9… Continue reading Lemon Meringue Pie
Cocoa-Nut Balls
For all you nutball fans out there, here’s a link to “Hazelnut Nutballs”, which are flavored with vanilla and hazelnuts. 1 cup margarine½ cup sugar2 teaspoons vanilla Cream together, and set aside. 2 cups flour½ cup cocoa½ teaspoon salt Combine, and add to the creamed mixture above. Then add 2 cups finely-chopped walnuts. Shape into… Continue reading Cocoa-Nut Balls
Cinnamon Petal Biscuits
2 cups sifted flour3 tablespoons sugar4 teaspoons baking powder½ teaspoon cream of tartar½ teaspoon salt½ cup shortening2/3 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened3 tablespoons sugar mixed with 2 teaspoons cinnamon Preheat oven to 425°. Grease a cookie sheet. Sift together the dry ingredients. Using two butter knives, cut the shortening into the flour… Continue reading Cinnamon Petal Biscuits
Apple-Raisin Betty
There was a local chain of supermarkets out West, once, called McCartneys. Around 1985, they offered free recipe cards, which you would find in the department that was selling the ingredients. I picked up quite a few. This one was, of course, near the apples. It’s an apple-and-cinnamon flavored rice pudding. It’s a classic recipe… Continue reading Apple-Raisin Betty
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