Monthly Archives:July 2009

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Apple Cake

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lard or margarine
2 eggs
1 cup chopped apples
1 cup milk
Mix together, then add:
2 cups flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/3 cup nuts, chopped
Mix together again. Pour into a greased 9×13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour. Good. This recipe came from my grandma Irene Lofthus.

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Sweet Chex Mix

1 family size Crispix cereal
1/2 bag pretzels
1 can mixed nuts
Put above ingredients into a brown grocery bag.

In a saucepan, slowly bring to a boil the following ingredients:
2 sticks margarine or butter
1/2 cup light corn syrup
2 cups brown sugar
Remove from heat and add:
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Pour over cereal mixture, roll bag up and shake. Microwave on high for 4 minutes. Take out every minute and shake. Pour onto 2 cookie sheets and cool. Enjoy. Nice treat if you like sweet and salty.

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Scotch Tea’s

2 cups quick cooking oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter-melted

Mix all, and place in greased 8 in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. 20 is usually best. Recipe is good. It came from my mother-in-law Sylvia Plunkett.