Thursday, February 24, 2011

Chocolate Chip Cookies #2


Classic
Chocolate Chip Cookies

  • 2 1/4 c. Flour
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 1 tsp. Baking Soda
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 2 c. Dark Chocolate Chips (12 oz. pkg.)
  • 1 c. (2 sticks) Butter, softened
  • 3/4 c. Granulated Sugar
  • 3/4 c. packed light Brown Sugar
  • 3/4 c. Granulated Sugar
  • 3/4 c. Light Brown Sugar, (packed)

    Heat oven to 375

    Stir together Flour, Baking Soda, and Salt.
    Beat Butter, Granulated Sugar, Brown Sugar, and Vanilla
    in large mixing bowl with mixer until creamy.
    Add Eggs; beat well.
    Gradually add dry mixture, beating well.
    Stir in Chocolate Chips.

    Drop dough onto ungreesed cookie sheet with teaspoon.
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
    Let cool on cookie sheet for about 1 minute before removing.

    Makes about 5 dozon cookies.

    Sunday, February 13, 2011

    Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows

    By
    Roger Tim Johnson



    Melt 1 bag of Chocolate chips on low heat and keep hot.

    Put a few Large Marshmallows in the Chocolate and roll them around so as to cover all sides of each Marshmallow.

    When Marshmallows are completely covered, take out with 2 toothpicks... one in each hand... and set on a piece of Aluminum Foil to cool.

    Repeat, until all the Chocolate is used.

    Friday, February 11, 2011

    GUMDROPS

    From a
    1923
    cookbook



    Soak 6 1/2 tablespoons granulated gelatin in 1 1/4 cups cold water until liquid is absorbed.
    In a saucepan put 1 1/3 cups sugar, 1/2 cup white corn syrup, and 1 tablespoon water.
    Stir until well mixed, color with green or red coloring and bring to boiling point.
    Boil without stirring until mixture forms a soft ball when tried in cold water.
    Add gelatin, stir over fire 1 minute, add 3 tablespoons lemon juice, strain and add a few drops oil of lime or cinnamon.
    Let stand 5 minutes in cool place.
    Sift cornstarch lightly into a shallow cake pan placed in a large pan or tray.
    Very gently level off the top with a knife.
    Make impressions in cornstarch with end of knife handle.
    Pour gumdrop mixture into impressions, using a teaspoon or a confectioner's funnel ---
    ---leave until firm.
    Place in sifter and shake off extra starch, hold a moment in steam and roll in coarce granulated sugar.
    (While one batch is hardening the rest will become hard, heat again so it will pour into molds.)

    o o o o

    Tuesday, February 8, 2011

    Plain White Sauce

    White Sauce
    for
    Vegtables


    2 Tbs. Butter

    2 Tbs. Flour

    1/4 tsp. Salt

    1/8 tsp. Pepper

    1 c. Milk

    Mix Butter and Flour together first,
    then add the Salt and Pepper.
    Mix in hot Milk, a little at a time.

    Put cooked vegtable in a caserole dish and
    poor over the White Sauce.

    Set in oven until hot.

    Cookies with a Kiss

    Valentine's Day
    Special
    _____________

    When making
    Peanut Butter Cookies
    add something special



    Follow the recipe as you normally would, then after pressing the
    cookie dough down on the cookie sheet with a damp fork, place a
    Hershey Kiss on top and lightly press it down.
    Do this with each cookie before placing in the oven.

    Monday, February 7, 2011

    PEANUT BREAD #2

    From a
    1923
    cook book


    1 c. Salted Peanuts, shelled and ground in meat grinder

    1 c. Sugar

    4 tsp. Baking Powder

    4 c. Flour

    1 tsp. Salt

    1 Egg

    1 1/2 c. Milk

    Beat well,
    pour into long, high bread tin
    and let stand twenty minutes.
    Bake in moderate oven 45 minutes.

    Slice when a day old.

    Good for bread and butter sandwiches.

    Sunday, February 6, 2011

    Peanut Butter Cookies #2

    Oh! They look so yummy,
    and they disappear so quickly!
    Peanut Butter
    Cookies
    (Makes 5 dozen, but won't last long)

    • 2 cups + ..... Peanut Butter... = (18 oz. jar)
    • 2 cups Sugar
    • 2 Large Eggs
    • 4 tsp. Baking Soda
    • 4 Tbsp. Flour

    Mix together very well

    Place a dab of dough on a cookie sheet,
    then press down with a damp fork...
    Repeat until cookie sheet is full. (leave about
    1 inch between the cookies). Cookies will expand.

    Bake at 350 for 6 minutes... Do not over bake.

    Take out of oven and let cool on cookie sheet
    for about 1 minute before removing.


    Saturday, February 5, 2011

    INDIAN HARVEST

    WILD RICE


    In a sauce pan, bring 4 cups of water to a boil.

    Add 8 ounces of wild rice, and optional seasoning.

    Return to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer.

    Cook approximately 50 minutes, until tender. Do not over cook.

    Drain excess liquid. Serve.


    NOTE:
    Wild rice may be cooled down by rinsing in cold water.

    Reheat by sauteing in butter with any of your favorite herbs...
    onions - garlic - bacon - mushrooms, etc.