Sift into mixing bowl flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add raisins and nuts. Combine egg, vanilla and butter; add to mixture. Dissolve soda in pineapple with juice; add to batter, mixing thoroughly. Pour into greased and lightly floured large loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until done. Remove from baking […]

Toss bread cubes with butter; divide half of the cubes among four greased 12″x9″x2″ baking pans. Arrange apples over bread, using 10 cups per pan. Mix 2 cups of brown sugar, sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon; divide into fourths and sprinkle over the apples. Mix water and lemon juice; pour a fourth into each pan. Top […]

Preheat oven to 325 F (160 C). Peel halve and core the pears, keeping them in water which you have acidulated with half the lemon juice. Dissolve the honey in the water, add the other half of the lemon juice and bring to the boil. Transfer to an oven proof dish or pan large enough […]

IN A SMALL SAUCEPAN, COMBINE the wine, preserves, orange zest, cinnamon and cloves and bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Continue cooking until the preserves are melted and the liquid has thickened, about 6 to 7 minutes. Strain the liquid into a large skillet, transferring the cinnamon stick to the pan. Add […]

Process ricotta, sugar & allspice in food processor or blender until smooth. Scrape into small bowl. Sprinkle with mint. Serve as dip for cherries.

Put one cup of the cold milk aside in a bowl and sprinkle the gelatin on top of it and stir thoroughly. Make a custard of the remaining milk, yolks of the eggs, sugar, and salt. Add gelatin-milk mixture to the hot custard and stir until dissolved. When cold, add flavoring. Just before freezing, add […]

Mix oats, cereal, flour, sugar, soda and spices. Cut in butter or margarine until crumbly. Pat half the mixture into a 8x8x2 inch baking dish. Bake in 350~ oven 10 minutes. Prepare pudding mix according to package directions except use the 1 1/2 cups milk. Pour over crumb layer. Mix remaining ingredients; spoon over pudding. […]

“To peel peaches, bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Drop 1 peach at a time gently into the boiling water, leave it for 5 seconds, and retrieve it by piercing the flesh with a fork. With a paring knife, slit the skin, which will then slip off easily.” “This puree can be […]

Stir boiling water into gelatin in a large bowl for 2 minutes or until completely dissolved. Mix cold water and ice to make 1 1/4 cups. Add to gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened. Remove any remaining ice. Stir in whipped topping with wire whisk until smooth. Refrigerate 10 minutes until mixture will mound. Spoon into […]

A good basic chocolate fudge. The use of whipping cream or non-dairy cream substitute makes stirring unnecessary. This makes a very creamy fudge. Combine cocoa, sugar, salt, and heavy cream in a large saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil; then reduce heat to medium and cook to 234 degrees F. without stirring. Remove from heat […]