Old Fashioned Lemonade

Squeeze 3-4 lemons to make 1 cup juice.
Dissolve: 1 cup sugar in lemon juice in large pitcher.
Add: 2 1/2 cups cold water.
Add a handful or 2 of ice cubes.
Can add a slice of lemon for looks.

Hot Apple Cider Punch

Serves 24 (3 quarts)
Combine in crock pot. Stir to blend and then stir occasionally.
1 orange , sliced 1/4 inch thick, stud with whole  cloves (float on top)

2 qt. Apple cider
2   7oz bottles/cans 7-up
2 cups orange juice
1/4 tspn. nutmeg
1/4 tspn. ground cloves
1  tspn. cinnamon
1/2 tspn. allspice
1/4 cup brown sugar

No-Fail Pie Crust

Mix: 1 1/2 cups flour
        1/4 tspn. salt
        1/4 tspn. baking powder
Cut in: 2/3 cups solid shortening
until it looks like pea gravel.
Beat: 1 egg until yellow and fluffy.
Add: 1 tspn. white vinegar just barely.
If dough is too floury to make into a big ball,
add a couple drops of ice water.
Divide dough in half.
If using pastry cloth, rub it with flour.
If not, sprinkle small drops of water on counter top and cover w/ layer of flour.
Brush off excess.

Rub flour on rolling pin, Roll 2 times in each direction, pick up pie crust and turn over.
Dust lightly w/ flour if necessary. Roll big enough to cover pie pan.

Roll pie crust very lightly up on rolling pin and unroll on top of pan.

MAKES 2 CRUSTS

Bess Damm Toffee

(Bessie Tyler Damm)

Butter 9 in. pan
Pour into pan, 1 cup of chopped nuts.
In heavy pan,boil:                    1 cup brown sugar
                                                3/4 cup butter
for 7 min. or until 260'F on candy thermometer.
Pour over nuts.
Sprinkle with semi-sweet chocolate chips and more nuts.
Press down firmly (use aluminum foil) Chill.
Break into chunks.

Mud Bars

Preheat oven to 375'F.
Cream: 1/2 cup of butter
             3/4 cup of brown sugar
             1 tspn vanilla
Add: 1 egg stir well.
Stir in:1 cup + 2 tbspn  flour
          1/2 tspn baking soda
          1/2 tspn salt
          12 oz package chocolate chips
          1/2 cup of chopped nuts
Spread into foil-lined 9-inch square pan.
Bake at 375' F for 23-25 minutes.

Remove from oven. Sprinkle 2/3 cup choc. chips  over top. Allow
to stand until chips are shiny. Spread with spatula. Let cool. Cut into 3x1 1/2 inch bars

MAKES 18 BARS

Oreo Truffles

1 package of oreos
18 oz pkg of cream cheese
chocolate for dipping (I use wilton's melting chocolate )

-put oreos in food processor and process until dust.
-combine oreo dust and cream cheese in electric mixer until combined
-roll oreo cream cheese mixture into small balls
-dip balls in chocolate that has been melted in a double boiler or microwave
-ENJOY!!!!!!!

Baked Apple Doughnuts

Sift together : 1 1/2 cups of flour
                      1 3/4 tspn. baking powder
                       1/2 tspn. salt
                      1/2 tspn. nutmeg
                      1/2 cup of sugar

Cut in: 1/3 cup of shortening
Add in: 1 beaten egg
            1/4 cup of milk
            1/2 cup of grated apple (2 small)

Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full.

Bake at 350' F for 20 to 25 min.

Remove from pan.

Roll in 1/2 cup of melted butter, then roll in 1/3 cup of  sugar + 1 tspn. cinnamon.


MAKES 12