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Wedding
Fruit Cake
1 pound sugar
1 pound butter
1 pound all-purpose flour
10 large eggs
1 pound dates
1 pound raisins
1 pound candied cherries
1 pound candied pineapple
1 pound mixed candied fruit (soak fruit in brandy a
week before using)
1/2 teaspoon ginger
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 teaspoon allspice
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs two at a time, beaten.
Add flour which has been sifted and to which has been
added spices. Flour fruit a little before adding. Mix
well. Prepare loaf pans by lining with buttered brown
paper. Fill 2/3 full with batter and bake for about
3 hours, covering loosely with aluminum foil after
30 minutes to prevent over-browning (do not let the
foil touch the cake). Test with broom straw after about
2 hours.
Makes 10 pounds of cake. |
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Broccoli
Rice and Chicken
2 pounds chicken
tenders or boneless chicken breasts cut in strips
1 1/4 cups uncooked converted rice
1 package Knorr's Cream of Broccoli Soup Mix
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
pepper, to taste
Place rice in a lightly greased slow cooker/Crock Pot.
Sprinkle with parsley and pepper. Top with chicken pieces.
Mix together the soup mix and broth. Pour over chicken
and rice. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. |
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Crockpot
Clam Chowder Recipe
4 (6 1/2
oz.) cans clams
1/2 lb. salt pork or bacon, diced
1 lg. onion, chopped
6 to 8 lg. potatoes, pared and cubed
3 c. water
3 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
4 c. half and half cream or milk
3 to 4 tbsp. cornstarch
Cut clams into bite sized pieces if necessary. In skillet,
saute salt pork or bacon and onion until golden brown;
drain. Put into Crock Pot with clams. Add all remaining
ingredients, except milk. Cover; cook on high 3 to 4
hours or until potatoes are tender. During the last hour
of cooking, combine 1 cup of milk with the cornstarch.
Add that and the remaining milk and stir well; heat through.
Serve in large bowls with crusty French bread. |
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Chicken
Cacciatore
1 lg. onion, thinly sliced
3 lbs. cut up chicken
2 (6 oz.) cans tomato paste
4 oz. sliced mushrooms
1 tsp. salt
1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
1 to 2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1 bay leaf
1/2 c. water
Place onions in bottom of Crock Pot. Add chicken pieces.
Stir together remaining ingredients. Pour over chicken.
Cook on low 7 to 9 hours; high 3 to 4 hours. Serve over
spaghetti. |
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Fabulous
Peach Dump Cake Recipe
1 bag frozen peaches (2 cups sliced peaches)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 Jiffy white cake mix (or 1/2 package of a 2-layer size
cake mix)
4 tablespoons melted butter
Lightly grease the crockpot; place peaches in the bottom.
Sprinkle with cornstarch; toss. Drizzle with vanilla and
sprinkle brown sugar over all. Sprinkle with cinnamon then
cake mix. Drizzle melted butter evenly over cake mix. Cover
and cook on high for 3 to 3 1/2 hours. |
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Lasagna
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
2-15 oz. cans tomato sauce
1-6 oz. can tomato paste
1-1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried oregano
1-12 oz. carton cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
12 oz. lasagna noodles, uncooked
12 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
Brown ground beef and onion in skillet. Add garlic powder,
tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt and oregano. Cook long
enough to get it warm.
Spoon a layer of meat sauce onto the bottom of the slow
cooker/Crock Pot. Add a double layer of uncooked lasagna
noodles (break to fit) and top with cheeses. Repeat with
sauce, noodles and cheeses until all are used up.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
10 Servings |
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Herbed
Chicken Casserole Recipe with Wild Rice
1 to 1 1/2 pound chicken tenders or chicken breasts
6 to 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 to 3 slices crumbled bacon, or 2 tablespoons real bacon
bits
1 teaspoon butter
1 (6 oz.) box Uncle Bens (chicken flavor) long grain
wild rice
1 can herbed cream of of chicken soup
1 cup water
1 teaspoon herb mixture, such as fine herbes or a mixture
of your favorites; parsley, thyme, tarragon, etc.
Saute chicken pieces and mushrooms in oil and butter
until chicken is lightly browned. Place bacon on bottom
of 3 1/2-quart (or larger) slow cooker/Crock Pot. Place
rice over bacon. Reserve package of seasonings. Place
chicken tenders over rice - if using chicken breasts,
cut in strips or cubes. Pour soup over chicken, then
add water. Top with seasonings and sprinkle with herb
mixture. Cover and cook on LOW for 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 hours,
or until rice is tender (not mushy). |
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Bourbon
and Chocolate Pecan Pie
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter -- melted
3 eggs -- slightly beaten
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons bourbon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 (9-inch) pie shell
Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, syrup, salt, bourbon,
and vanilla. Mix until blended. Spread pecans and chocolate
chips in bottom of pie shell. Pour filling into shell.
Bake in a 375 degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings. |
