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Maple Applesauce

Maple Applesauce

6 c [6 medium] sliced peeled -

Cooking apples 1/2 c Water

2 Cinnamon sticks

2 tb Hungry Jack pancake and

Waffle syrup In larege saucepan, combine apples, water and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove cinnamon sticks; stir in syrup. Serve over potato pancakes or pancakes. Makes 6 1/2 servings. Source: Pilsbury Holiday Cookbook. Typed in MMFormat by Cindy Hartlin —–

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    nutella filled cardamom crepes

    nutella filled cardamom crepes

    Nutella Filled Cardamom Crepes

    2/3 cup all-purpose flour
    2 eggs
    1 cup milk
    3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon ground cardamon

    Whip the eggs, butter and milk together to get some air into the batter, then add the dry ingredients. Mix well and let sit for a minute.

    Use a crepe pan to cook crepes, or just swirl it around in a nonstick pan so it is thin enough. Fill with Nutella and roll up.

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    chocolate ricotta cheesecake

    chocolate ricotta cheesecake

    Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake

    Graham Crust
    1 cup graham cracker crumbs
    2 tablespoons granulated sugar
    1/4 cup melted butter or margarine

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

    Stir together all ingredients. Press mixture onto bottom and 1/2 inch up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 10 minutes; cool.

    Filling
    3 cups ricotta or low-fat cottage cheese
    1 cup granulated sugar
    4 eggs
    1 cup whipping cream
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    1/3 cup Hershey?s Cocoa
    1/4 cup all-purpose flour
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    Glazed Fruit
    Sweetened whipped cream (optional)

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

    In food processor or blender container, place ricotta cheese, sugar and eggs; process until smooth. Add remaining ingredients except Glazed Fruit. Process until smooth. Pour batter into prepared crust. Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until set. Remove from oven. Loosen cheesecake from rim of pan; cool to room temperature. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.

    Remove rim of pan; top with fresh or Glazed Fruit, mint sprig and pipe with sweetened whipped cream, if desired.

    Glazed Fruit
    Stir 1 1/2 cups sliced peaches, pitted sweet cherries, fresh strawberries or pineapple chunks with 1/2 cup fruit preserves until fruit is well coated. Arrange on top of cheesecake.

    You are… the lens in the beam. You can only receive, give, and possess the light as the lens does. — Dag Hammarskjld

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      brandy butter ice cream

      brandy butter ice cream

      Brandy Butter Ice Cream

      1/2 pint whipping cream
      1/4 pint milk
      5 ounces confectioners sugar
      1 tablespoon vanilla extract
      5 tablespoons brandy
      3 ounces unsalted butter, softened

      Pour cream and milk into a bowl and beat together until softly stiff. Stir in sugar, vanilla extract, brandy and butter until smooth. Pour into a freezer container and freeze according to manufacturers instructions until solid.

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          Dessert: Peach-Oat Cobbler

          Dessert: Peach-Oat Cobbler

          8 To 10 ripe peaches or 5-1/4

          Cups sliced canned Elberta Peaches, drained 3 1/2 tb Brown sugar

          2 tb Quick-cooking tapioca

          1/2 ts Almond extract

          1 tb Canola oil

          ————————–LIGHT OAT-RAISIN BISCUIT————————– ———————————–CRUST———————————– 1 c All-purpose flour

          1/3 c Quick rolled oats

          2 ts Baking powder

          3 tb Granulated sugar

          1/4 c Raisins

          1/4 c Canola oil

          1/2 c Low-fat milk

          ———————————-TOPPING———————————- Chopped dates mixed with Low-fat vanilla yogurt Preheat oven to 425-degrees. Grease 8-inch square baking pan or dish. Before peeling, drop fresh peaches into very hot water about 1 minute. Peel and halve peaches, remove pits and cut flesh into sixths. In a large mixing bowl, carefully spoon together peaches, brown sugar, tapioca and almond extract. Pour peach filling into greased baking pan or dish; drizzle with oil and set aside. In another large mixing bowl, combine crust ingredients. Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon about 30 seconds until a stiff dough format. Spoon dough on top of peach filling to create a cobblestone effect. Bake 20-25 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cool 30 minutes; then serve with dates and yogurt mixture. SOURCE: THIS WEEK MAGAZINE, July 7,93 Shared by Cate Vanicek

          One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that ones work is terribly important. — Bertrand Russell

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            Mimis Bread Pudding (Lois Comeaux)

            Mimis Bread Pudding (Lois Comeaux)

            1/2 Long loaf french bread

            12 oz Evaporated Milk

            12 oz Water

            3 Beaten eggs

            1 1/2 c Sugar

            1 oz Vanilla

            1/2 c Flour-dusted raisins

            2 Bananas

            ——————————-WHISKEY SAUCE——————————- 1/2 Stick butter

            1/2 c Sugar

            1 Jigger of whiskey or rum

            Soak the bread in the evaporated milk and water for about a half hour. Add the eggs, sugar, vanilla, raisins, ans bananas. bake at 350 deg.F for 45 min to an Hour. Serve hot or cold with Whiskey Sauce.

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              “That Cherry Stuff”

              “That Cherry Stuff”

              1 Can (21 oz.) cherry pie

              Filling 1 Tub (8oz.) frozen whipped

              Topping, thawed 1 Can (14 oz.) sweetened

              Condensed milk 1 Can (8 oz.) crushed pine-

              Apple, drained 1 c Coarsely chopped nuts, (any)

              In a large bowl, fold together all the ingredients. Spoon into a serving bowl or dessert dishes. Chill before serving. FROM MR.FOOD the MIAMI HERALD 10/6/94. Submitted By SALLI SCHWARTZ (<102003.3307@COMPUSERVE.COM> On THU, 6 JUL 1995 021448 GMT

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              Do continue to believe that with your feeling and your work you are taking part in the greatest the more strongly you cultivate this belief, the more will reality and the world go forth from it. — Rainer Maria Rilke

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              Strawberry Bavarian

              Strawberry Bavarian

              Strawberry Bavarian

              -Karen Thackeray 2 c Strawberries; sliced/hulled

              1/2 c Sugar

              1 Env unflavored gelatin; 1 tb

              3/4 c Cold water

              2 Egg whites

              1 c Whipping cream

              Place berries and sugar in a bowl. Partially crush berries with a fork or potato masher (there should be some berry chunks); set aside. In a 1-qt pan, stir together gelatin and water; let stand for 5 min or until gelatin has softened. Stir in strawberry mixture. Bring just to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour into a large bowl and let cool thoroughly until mixture is thick but not set. In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold beaten egg whites into strawberry mixture. In the same bowl you just beat whites, whip cream; fold into strawberry mixture. Pour into 6 dessert glasses. Cover and refrigerate for at LEAST 4 hours or, better yet, until the next day. Enjoy!!! Source: Sunset Easy Basics for Good Cooking

              For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it is a pity that you use it so little. — Rachel Carson

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              Carolina Dream Frosting - Dkp

              Carolina Dream Frosting - Dkp

              12 Egg yolks

              1 3/4 c Sugar

              1/2 t Salt

              3/4 c Butter or margarine

              1/2 c Bourbon

              1/2 c Quartered candied cherries

              1 1/2 c Chopped pecans

              1 1/2 c Chopped seeded raisins

              1 1/2 c Flaked coconut

              Combine first 4 ingredients in top of a double boiler; beat at low speed on an electric mixer 30 seconds or just until blended. Bring water to a boil; reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is slightly thickened (about 20 minutes). Remove from heat; add bourbon, and beat at low speed 1 minute. Combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Pour egg mixture over fruit-nut mixture, mixing well. Cool completely. Di Pahls personal recipes-1994

              He who has injured thee was stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him if stronger, spare thyself. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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                All American Desert

                All American Desert

                Ingredients
                1lgjello, berry blue
                1lgjello, red, any flavor
                4cupwater, boiling
                2cupwater, cold
                8ozcool whip, thawed
                4cupangel food cake, or pound cake, broken into cubes
                2cupstrawberries, sliced
                1/2cupblueberries, optional

                Directions:

                Dissolve each flavor of jello completely in 2 cups of boing water in
                separate bowls. Stir 1 cup of cold water into each bowl. Pour into separate
                9×13 inch pans. Refrigerate at least 3 hours until firm.

                Cut into 1/2 inch cubes. Place blue jello cubes in bottom of clear glass trifle bowl. Top with 1/3 of the Cool Whip. Add cake cubes, then sliced strawberries. Top with another 1/3 Cool Whip. Add the red jello cubes and then the remaining Cool Whip. Sprinkle blueberries over top if desired.

                Refrigerate before serving.



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