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October 27 2007

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This is how they made ham salad.

Woolworth's Ham Salad Sandwiches (Copycat/Clone)
1 (1 inch thick) slice baked ham -- diced
1/4 cup finely diced celery--more if desired
sweet pickle relish -- as desired
Miracle Whip salad dressing --as needed ( not mayo)
sale and fresh ground black pepper--to taste
4 slices whole wheat bread--toasted
2 lettuce leaves--optional

DICE the ham slice( this is very important, do not grind it.)
Add the diced celery, then add enough pickle relish and Miracle Whip, season it to you liking, and mix well.

Spread the ham salad onto two of the toasted whole wheat bead slices, top with a lettuce leaf and place the last toast slice on. Cut each sandwich diagonally. Serve with chips.

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I am calling out for information from our Nancy-landers, especially those in the border areas of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California -- I have a husband who LOVES enchiladas, but here in the midwest, all I can find on the store shelves are the canned varieties of enchilada sauce with the bright orange color or the green enchilada sauce. I am looking for an authentic recipe for the ENCHILADA SEASONING MIX, and recipe to make the sauce, but I do not want one that has tomatoes in it. I have come close with a dry enchilada seasoning mix that I can find locally, and it is good, but I want to make the most authentic possible. I have scoured the websites, and everything I find has a tomato base in it.

I know that true enchilada sauce is made primarily of dried peppers, and other spices, and I believe, sometimes has a beef stock base.

Please help me make my husband's favorite meal with a real authentic Mexican enchilada sauce!!!
Sandy H, Blue Springs, MO


I am responding to Gladys in Avon Lake, OH in the http://www.nancys-kitchen.com/2007-october-recipes/october-26-2007.htm newsletter who is looking for the baked beans with pineapple in the crockpot. If she will look at the bottom of any newsletter she will see the following: “Favorite recipes/links of our members”. Down about ½ way is the link for what she is looking for. I am including the link here for her: Baked Beans with Pineapple (Crockpot)

Also, I am sending a recipe I made last week and hubby and I love it! It has such a nice flavor and the sauce is great over egg noodles!

*I used 1-1/2 C. chicken broth and 1/2 C. white wine – chardonnay) Yummy!

Sour Cream Chicken Paprika
"Paprika lends gentle flavor with a lot of color to chicken and onion cooked in sour cream."

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups chicken stock*
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream

You can leave breasts whole or cut them up, whatever your preference. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and pan-fry until cooked through and juices run clear, about 10 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.

Using the same skillet, cook onion in butter until translucent but not brown, about 5 to 8 minutes. Season with paprika and salt. Pour chicken stock into the pan, and bring all to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer; mix flour with sour cream until smooth, then whisk into chicken stock. Place chicken in skillet; simmer until chicken is heated through and sauce has thickened.
Source: www.allrecipes.com
Chris in NM

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The problem with the margins will be taken care of before the newsletter is sent out this evening.
Nancy Rogers


Just wondering if someone has the date of the Lemon Bar recipe, October 30th is my 53rd wedding anniversary and my hubby's favorite it anything lemon. Thought I would try them if I can get the recipe. Many thanks.
Jean/Ohio


In your June 12th newsletter, Carol in Ill. asked about deer repelent. I found these hints in my files. I hope they are what she was looking for.
Rose Marie, in Freeborn, Mn.

Deer Repellent recipe
This will not hurt the deer. The deer will shy away from the scent of other animals, so you trick them with the bloodmeal and hair clippings. Your barber is a good source for some hair sweepings.

1 yard old sheeting, cotton, or muslin
1/4 cup bloodmeal
1 cup hair clippings

Cut the fabric into small 4-inch squares. Mix the bloodmeal and hair together and place about a tablespoon onto the center of each square. Bring up the ends and secure with a string or rubber band.

To use, hang these little packets from the branches of the trees and shrubs where deer are a problem. You should be able to notice deer avoiding the spot almost immediately.

You can plant Marigolds around the trees, they will keep all kinds of critters away.
Source: http://www.recipegoldmine.com


I am looking for a sausage quiche recipe that has spinach and green peppers, onions, cheddar cheese, eggs, etc. Can you help me?
Daradams


Hello to all,
I tried to go to the web site for Toma via this newsletter. It said there was no such site for haggermaker.

I did find the website for authors and it is awesome.
I sent a message about 3 weeks ago asking for a recipe for crab cakes and a creamy crab soup I had when I went to Delaware just recently. There has been no response that I have seen. Maybe someone can lead me to a web site that I might try and find them.
Carolyn, Rochester, New York

Comment
Sorry you couldn't find it. Did you go to
http://www.yahoogroups.com
and put haggermaker in the search blank?
Tona does not have a site but she does have a very nice recipe group at Yahoogroups. I would suggest to choose the digest option so all recipes for the day come at one time.
Nancy Rogers


Hi,
This is for Mary in Green Brook, NJ, will you send in your date nut recipe?
Phyllis - Irvine, CA


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Peanut Butter and Jam Muffins
2 -1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 TS baking powder
1/2 TS salt
2/3 cup brown sugar
8 TB butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
approx 1/3 + or - cup jam (any kind)


Preheat oven to 375F and line a muffin tin with paper liners. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and brown sugar. In a medium bowl, whisk together the melted butter, peanut butter, eggs and milk until smooth. Pour into flour mixture and stir until just combined. Fill each cup of the prepared muffin tin about halfway up with batter. Top each with a heaping teaspoon of jam and cover with remaining batter. Each muffin cup (of a standard 12-cup muffin tin) should be filled to the top.

Bake for 17-20 minutes, until a tester comes out clean and the top of the muffin springs back when lightly pressed.

Cool on a wire rack.
Makes 12.

Note: I’ve used strawberry jam, but much prefer raspberry. I think raspberry has more tart & sweet to it.
Dawn - cape cod, ma


Do you have a recipe for a Black Berry Wine cake? thanks
MARY ANN


Concerning the inquires about Jiffy Cornbread mix. I use it all the time but it is not best for recipes like dressing or stuffing as it has a slight sweet taste that you don't want in your stuffings. It is a small box in the cake and mix isle and makes enough for two or three people.
dtt


For Kim in Canada forgot the date your recipe for Grand Slam cake was in the newsletter but was wondering if you prepare the cake mix as usual and add the addition ingredients you have listed or if your only use the ingredients listed. Please rewrite your recipe as I thought it was very interesting and something my family would really enjoy. Thanks in advance.
Marilyn


Morning All, recently my husband and I ate at a cafe in Pepin, WI. and I ordered Norwegian meatballs and it was absolutely fabulous. I've had Danish meatballs, but this was different. I've searched the internet high and low and have been unable to find a recipe that I think would even come close. They wouldn't give me the recipe, but said it had ground lamb and ground veal. They also said it had cardamon in it. I don't know if the cardamon was in the meatballs or the sauce. If anyone has a recipe they might like to share I sure would appreciate it.
Thank you, Marsha along the Mississippi river in Iowa


Not a foods question, but a laundry one that I hope this friendly group can help with. I bought an old quilt (old, not antique) at a garage sale but it has been washed and or dried using a very strong fragrance detergent and/or softener. I use a detergent without fragrance, but did add Biz which has a slight fragrance to the water. I also dried with a light fragrance dryer sheet that I can stand. It still smells like a very strong perfumed detergent. Is there something I can add to the wash water to remove that fragrance? I have been thinking about using baking soda or washing soda, but wanted to get your ideas. I don't think I can stand the fragrance as it is when we start using it. I've had this same problem before with covers and clothes.

Any ideas? I appreciate your help. Take care of yourself Nancy and every one have a great week.
Eureka, IL


Marie in Va whip up eggs with just a tiny bit of cottage cheese and fry in frying pan The cottage cheese makes them so good and when my kids were little they never knew there was cottage cheese in them but it is just a tiny amount. Mary Ann upstate N Y


Hi Nancy - hope you're feeling better. I''m fairly certain none of us would mind if you took a couple days off to rest. I had a bad chest cold that went straight to my lungs and caused heavy congestion. A lot of people in my town have this. And it takes a long time to get rid of it.

Sweet Potato Fries - YUM!
I don't have a recipe written down as I just created this last night. I tried making sweet potato fries and they came out insanely good. The trick to getting the sweet potatoes fries crispy is to slice them thin; I made them like 3-toothpick thickness. I then fried them in my deep fryer in peanut oil. It was the peanut oil that made ALL the difference. I salted them immediately after taking them out of the fryer.

Also, to the couple of people that recommended adding a bit of mayo in the scrambled eggs. We just tried that this morning and it gave it a wonderful taste. And the color was better too. Thank you!
Dawn - cape cod, ma

Comment
I am feeling better. I had hoped to get a lot done today but all I have gotten done is this newsletter and none of the duplicate names have been deleted.

My cold seems better but my head aches when I work at the computer. I talked with Dennis Weaver at Prepared Pantry on the phone a few days ago. He had the a cold. He must have sneezed or coughed and it traveled from Idaho to Texas right to me through the phone. I am going to send it back to him this week, the same way, LOL.

I wanted to post some pictures of my cats today but Ditto took my little SD card adapter for my camera out of the desk drawer. He uses his paw to open the drawer and look through it any time he is bored.  Ditto especially likes little blue items like pens, pencils and my sd card adapter for the computer. I didn't take time to look for it. Think it may be easier to buy another adapter for the computer to read my camera sd card.
Nancy Rogers


This is for Gladys in Avon Lake, OH:

Baked Beans with Pineapple for Crockpot
1 pound lean ground beef
28 ounces baked beans
8 ounces pineapple tidbits, drained
1 large onion, chopped
1 large green pepper, chopped (can be sweet red pepper or omitted )
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

In a skillet, brown beef; drain. Transfer to a 4 to 5-quart slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Cover and cook on low for 4-8 hours or until bubbly. (Really only needs to be heated up.) Serve in bowls. 6 servings

Gladys, I have made this many times for pot lucks we have had to attend and everyone loves it. Enjoy.
Fran in FL

This recipe was also sent in by Muriel, Naples, FL. She added 1 Jar (4 1/2 oz.) sliced mushrooms, drained to her recipe.


I don't know what is more fun, getting recipes from ladies or seeing were they come from, it is so nice to see ladies from all around the country are reading and answering the letters. Thanks to Caroline from Mo. and Jae from Oklahoma for the punch recipes, I will use one I know. Both look so good
Marlene Fl.


Pineapple Baked Beans
4 (16 oz.) cans pork and beans
3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1 cup chili sauce
1 tbsp. molasses
1/4 cup good-quality bourbon
1/2 cup strong coffee
1 (16 oz.)can crushed pineapple, drained
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker; cover and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours. A half hour before serving turn to high and remove cover to steam off excess liquid.
Marlene Fl.


Hello Nancy & Gang,
To Judy in NV-thanks for posting those best of the best recipes. I love new recipes, but I especially love all the "old time" recipes from our relatives. There are always great stories and precious memories with each one. Nancy, somehow I just knew that you were a caregiver of long standing-your efforts shine thru with every letter. Thanks you, thank you for all of your work with this letter. I have visited many sites, but none as warm and comfortable as this one.

This is my grandmother's signature holiday cake. It is delicious and I hope some of you will give it a try. It was always on the table for Christmas, and everyone always argued about who was taking the leftovers home, but by the time we left we were all so full we didn't want to even smell anymore food-lol.

Grandma's Applesauce Cake
2 c pecans-chopped
1 lb seedless raisins
2 c applesauce
1 c sugar
3/4 c butter
2-1/2 c flour
1/2 c fig preserves (her home canned ones were used)
1/2 c pear preserves (here too)
1/2 c syrup (my Daddy's homemade from our cane)
2 t vanilla

Frosting:
2 c sugar
1 c milk
1 c brown sugar
1 t vanilla
Preheat oven to 350*. Mix all the cake ingredients and put in prepared pans making 3 layers. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Mix the sugar and milk and boil until thick. Add butter and flavoring and whip until thick enough to spread. Ice cake.


My sister brought this great dish to Mother's last Thanksgiving. It was a very tasty side dish and one I have fixed often since then.

G Man's Veggie Casserole
2 cans of asparagus-drained
2 cans of English peas-drained
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1 can of cream of celery soup
4 hard boiled eggs-chopped
4 oz pimento-diced and drained
3 green onion-finely choped
4 oz mushrooms-drain-optional
1 t garlic powder
salt & freshly ground pepper to taste
2 c sharp cheese-shredded
1 c Italian bread crumbs
2 T melted butter
In a lightly sprayed 13x9 pyrex, pour peas in a single layer, top with a layer of asparagus, then eggs, mushrooms, onions, and pimentos. Mix soups together with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Pour over vegetables. Sprinkle on cheese then bread crumbs. Drizzle with butter. Bake 350* until brown and bubbly. Enjoy!!
Mimi in AL ^..^


Softening homemade bread crusts

I don't butter bread tops because we're on a low fat diet. However, covering the bread with a dishtowel as it cools on a rack lets the steam from the bread soften the crust.

Of course, there are many breads we prefer with a hard, crispy crust. Baguette pans give wonderful, crisp crust top and bottom
Leah


Maggie B....her is a recipe I found in "All Recipes" for French Apple Pie. I don't know if Nancy will allow it since it isn't my recipe. It does not call for raisins but you could add 1/2 cup to the recipe and it wouldn't hurt it.

French Apple Pie with Cream Cheese Topping
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2-1/2 cups diced apple without peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons hot water
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie pan.
Combine 1/4 cup butter, white sugar, egg, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda, flour, nuts, apples, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and hot water in the order given. (Batter will be thick). Pour into pie pan.

Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Serve with cream cheese frosting. To make frosting: mix cream cheese, 3 tablespoons butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and sifted confectioners' sugar. Beat until smooth. Can serve hot or warm. Also, can refrigerate and let cream cheese topping set up for a cold dessert.


I noticed that you stated that you had sold Annie's Kitchen and Alicia's Kitchen recipe groups. Would it be possible to tell us why you sold them?
Mary

Comment
I sold the two groups because I want to spend more time on this recipe group. The company that purchased the two recipe sites (not this one) are very nice people and have more time and resources to spend on improving Annie's Kitchen and Alicia's Kitchen than I do. My first love is doing this newsletter. The money paid for the the two recipe sites went into a rainy day fund to keep this newsletter and site online. It would please me a lot for you all to continue to visit Annie's Kitchen and Alicia's Kitchen.

I did not sell the recipe newsletter groups with the site. All of you are still with me. As stated before, I would never sell any members names or email addresses to any person, group or company. I did have to change the email address on two of the three groups I send out the newsletter. I have gotten some emails stating they are sorry to see me go. I am not going anywhere, you are stuck with me for a long time, LOL.
Nancy Rogers


Chocolate Rum Cake
1 package yellow cake mix
1 package instant chocolate pudding mix
4 eggs
4 tablespoons rum
1/2 cup oil
1 cup sour cream
1 cup chocolate chips divided
1 cup chopped nuts, divided

Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, rum, oil, sour cream, 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup nuts. Blend well. Fold in remaining nuts and chips. Bake in greased tube pan at 350º for 1 hour.
Bette~Indiana


Garlic Cheese Biscuits
2 cups Bisquick buttermilk baking mix
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes

Preheat oven to 450º. Mix Bisquick , milk, and shredded cheese with a wooden spoon until soft dough forms. Beat vigorously for 30 seconds. Drop by heaping tablespoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes until golden brown. Stir together butter, garlic, and parsley. Brush mixture over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet. Serve warm. Makes 1 dozen biscuits.
Bette~Indiana


Hello Nancy:
Hope your cold is better. Best medicine is staying under the covers and sweating it out. No TV, no reading, no computer. Just sleep it off, if you can do it. Just get up to eat and go to the rest room.

This always works for us.
I think everyone will understand if you don't get a newsletter out for a few days.

When you are feeling better, you will see:

That I responded to Leslie in Pa.'s inquiry about bread machines. These last 2 paragraphs were left off when you published the newsletter on 10/26/07 regarding the Bread Machine. If you want me to resend the complete copy of it to you, just let me know.

I have been seeking different kinds of bread recipes that I searched the internet for. I was glad to see your request and hope that the group would respond with some good recipes that they have made. I would love for Nancy's readers to send in their best bread machine recipes.

I did make a stuffed cheese bread that was so good and an herb bread that was also delicious, but very anxious to get some more recipes that are TNT from the group since I was elected to bring some home made bread to Thanksgiving dinner.
CAMILLE, Commack, L.I., NY

Comment
I was lucky I got anything out on the 26th. I was not feeling well and probably did make mistakes. It took longer than usual (3-4 hours) to post it. I considered not sending the newsletter but decided to try anyway.
Nancy Rogers


Thanks to all of the ladies who shared their fluffy scrambled egg recipes. I was told not to whish the ingredients too much before putting them in the skillet and that would toughen them. I am cooking on slow heat and turn or scramble very easily. I have even got a mixer and really beat them too much and they never turned out very good. I am going to try the water and a little mayo before putting them in the skillet, cooking on low, let them set a bit but them keeping on stir them. If you have any more suggestions on how to fluffy them up. please share as I really want them a pretty fluffy yellow.
Thanks Marie in VA


Hi Nancy,
I need help. Hopefully someone in Nancyland will be able to direct me to some recipes that can be done in an authentic ceramic 4.5qt bean pot. I just bought a new one and the six recipes that were included were not to the taste of my family. Any recipes/links/sites shared will be appreciated. I just can't wait to use it but first - I need a recipe.
Many thanks to everyone.
Susana in Louisiana


Re: Newsletter 10/23 - Judy from Tonopah, NV - "best of the best" Family Circle recipes. I have been searching for ages for a recipe that Family Circle printed in the summer or early fall of 1975 for a recipe by a State fair winner named Ali McGraw. It was for a "fresh grated apple pie". I have lost the original recipe but it was a true winner and so easy to grate and mix and freeze for pies in the winter. If you would have it, I would love to see it printed in the newsletter. God Bless, Shirley in Ozark, MO


Madelyn from AK, how many loaves of bread does your recipe make?
von


Hi Nancy,
I would really like to make your Cricket's Pumpkin Bread and the Brandied Cream cheese. Is this like a frosting you put on the pumpkins loaf? I am really unfamiliar with it. Please help.
Thanks Carole with an "E" in Calgary


Want to send a thank you To Mary in Ohio for posting Henry’s Dip Recipe. Will probably try it during the holidays. Have been baking up a storm lately. Baking is a great stress reliever for me. My neighbors are having ball with all the goodies. LOL We are only two at home now, and can not possible eat all the things I bake. If we did, we would not be able to fit through the door!!!! Thanks again Mary.
Harriet/AZ


Nancy and Friends,
Thank you Nancy for the wonderful newsletter. I have a folder full of things to make. Glad the weather is cooling off so I can use the oven without sweating to death.

I would like to thank Tona for her Onions Parmesan in the 10/17 newsletter. These were wonderful. I served them with hamburgers.

Thank you also to Dawn in Cape Cod for the Parmesan Steak Fries in the 10/19 newsletter. Wonderful also. I served these with steak sandwiches.
Keep them coming guys. Lisa-Union Bridge, MD


Sweet and Sour Carrots
2-3 lbs of carrots sliced in rings
1 can tomato soup
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/3 cup shopped onion
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/4 cup vinegar

Cook carrots until tender about 15-20 minutes and drain. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a saucepan and cook 10 minutes. Pour over carrots and let marinate 4 hours.
You can serve this hot or cold.
Lisa-Union Bridge, MD


Sausage-Potato Quiche
3 Tbsp Canola oil
3 cups shredded potatoes
1 cup sausage, browned and drained
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped onions
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp parsley flakes

Mix together the oil and shredded potatoes press over bottom of 9 inch deep dish pie plate for the crust. Bake at 400º for 15 minutes.

Sprinkle over the crust the sausage, cheese and onions. Combine the eggs, milk and salt and pour over mixture.
Sprinkle parsley over top.

Return to oven and bake at 400º for 35 minutes or until knife inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.
Lisa-Union Bridge, MD


For Marie in Va for fluffy scrambled eggs. I use about a Tbsp of half-n-half per egg and really whisk it good. Make sure your pan is hot with melted butter.
Lisa-Union Bridge, MD


Here are another three Best-of-the-Best recipes from Family Circle in the mid-1970s.

BEST-OF-THE-BEST COLE SLAW
1 medium cabbage (about 3 pounds)
1 cup diced green bellpepper
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup shredded carrot
2 tbsp sugar
1/2/ cup oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp celery seed

Quarter and shred the cabbage. Layer cabbage with ice cubes in a large bowl; fill with cold water to cover. Let stand 1 hour. Drain; squeeze in clean towel. Put cabbage into bowl with green pepper, onion and carrots. Mix remaining ingredients together. Pour over the cabbage; toss. Cover; refrigerate 2-3 hours. Toss again before serving. Serves 12.

BEST-OF-THE-BEST MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER
2 cans (7-8 oz each) minced clams
1/4 cup butter
1 cup diced onion
1-1/2 cup diced potato
1-1/2 tsp leaf thyme
1/4 tsp white pepper
1 cup diced celery
3/4 cup diced carrots
1/4 cup diced green bellpepper
1 can (2#, 3 oz) Italian-style plum tomatoes
1/8 tsp curry

Drain clams; reserve 2 cups broth. Melt butter; saute onions. Add remaining ingredients except the clams; bring to boil. Lower heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add clams; turn off heat. Let stand 2 minutes; serve (serves 6).

BEST-OF-THE-BEST CHEESECAKE
Crust:
1-1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup melted butter

Filling:
3 8-oz pkgs cream cheese, at room temperature
1-1/4 cup sugar
6 eggs, separated
1 pt sour cream
1/3 cup flour
2 tbsp vanilla
grated rind from 1 lemon
juice from 1/2 lemon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x3 inch springform pan. Place it in the center of a 12-inch square of aluminum foil. Press the foil up around the sides.

Mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and melted butter in a small bowl. Press 3/4 of mixture into the bottom and on the sides of the pan; chill.

With an electric mixer on low speed, mix the cream cheese until soft. Add sugar. Add egg yolks, one at a time. Add the sour cream, flour, vanilla, lemon rind and lemon juice. Beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold egg whites into cream cheese mixture. Pour into pan. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Turn off oven; leave in oven for one hour. Remove and cool on wire rack. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs. Chill overnight. Dust with powder sugar before serving.
Judy from Tonopah Nevada


For Boots in VA. We put fine steel wool around all the openings where critters can can under our house. Stretch it out thin and put it around the bottom of your skirting. Works well.
Judi


Marie in Va. best scrambled eggs are the easiest. All you need is butter or margarine and the eggs. Melt the butter/margarine in a non stick pan. Whip the eggs with a fork until fluffy. Cook on low stirring with a rubber spatula, turning the eggs from outside to the middle of the pan. Continue until they are the consistency you like. Remove immediately as they continue to cook even after removing from stove. Salt and pepper as desired. I didn't know I made exceptional scrambled eggs until I heard my husband telling someone that I made not only the prettiest but best tasting scrambled eggs he's ever eaten. Talk about pressure!
Sandy in KY


There was a mention of using orange cream cheese nut roll with date and nut bread. Can you provide recipe for this date and nut bread?
Thanks, Linda from TN.


Some messages were not posted in today's newsletter.  They will be posted tomorrow.
Nancy


*This may be a repeat recipe.  I could not remember if it had been posted before.

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Messages that pertain to canning and home remedies are no longer included in the newsletter.  Messages that pertain suggestions and opinions about health issues are not posted as well.

Some messages have been edited to avoid duplicate information that has been posted in recent newsletters.
Nancy Rogers


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Hummingbird Cake
Orange Soak Cake by Tona in Bama
Snickerdoodle Recipe by Prepared Pantry
Lemonade Dessert by Annette
Cake Mix Cookies
Angel Food Variations
Honey or Cinnabon Cake
Dreamsicle Cake sent in by Terry
Baked Beans with Pineapple (Crockpot)
Orange Sunshine Cake
Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies
Grape Salad

Life and Times of Sigmund Freud Kitty
(Told in his own words)

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