Showing posts with label Something for Saturday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Something for Saturday. Show all posts

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Saturday Flicks.

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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Saturday at the Movies

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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Something Yummy for Saturday





Mystery Torte
(Submitted by JoAnn Cole Peterson)



16             Ritz crackers, chopped
2/3 cup     Pecans or walnuts, chopped
3               Egg whites, beaten stiff
½  tsp       Baking soda
1   cup      Sugar
1tsp      Vanilla
          TOPPING
½ pint   Cream
              Chocolate, (bitter or sweet)shaved
Procedure
1   In a large bowl, mix Ritz crackers and nuts.
2   In another bowl. Mix: beaten egg whites, baking powder and sugar (sifted together), and vanilla.
3   Pour into lightly greased 8 inch pie pan.
4   Bake:  350°, 30 minutes.
5   Cool.
6   TOPPING
7   Whip cream and sweeten to taste.
8   Spread on cooled torte.
9   Top with shaved chocolate and more chopped nuts.

10  Chill 3 hours or as long as all day.
Addendum:  Someone complained about the recipe. Here is a set of directions for those who are not sure of what to do.
Sift together baking powder and sugar. Beat egg whites until stiff and gradually add baking powder/sugar mixture. When whites are almost stiff, fold in nut and cracker mixture all at once. Add vanilla. Pour into greased 8" pie plate. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool. Whip the cream, sweeten with sugar and vanilla. Spread over entire top of cooled torte. Refrigerate overnight or at least 3 hours. Garnish with chocolate curls, chopped nuts, or fresh fruit just before serving. Cut in 8 wedges.



Lucetta Underwood's Vanilla Dessert 
(Submitted by Ellen Cole)

1  cup   Cream
½ cup   Sugar
½ tsp   Vanilla
Procedure
1   In large mixing bowl, whip cream.
2   Fold in sugar and vanilla.
3   Freeze.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Something Yummy for Saturday




Fruit Cake Bon-Bon's (Submitted by Ellen Cole)

1   6 oz. can        Frozen orange juice, thawed
½  cup                 Molasses
1   15 oz. pkg.    Raisins
1   1 lb. pkg.        Candied fruit
½  cup                 Butter
2/3 cup                Sugar
3                         Eggs
½ cup        Nuts, chopped
1/8 tsp       Soda
       cups    Flour  
1tsp          Cinnamon
½ tsp        Nutmeg
¼ tsp        Allspice
¼ tsp        Cloves
Procedure
1   In saucepan combine: juice, molasses, and raisins.
2   Bring to a boil over medium heat.
3   Simmer 5 minutes.
4   Remove from heat.
5   Stir in candied fruit.
6   In a large bowl cream shortening and sugar.
7   Add eggs, one at a time.
8   Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices.
9   Stir into creamed mixture.
10 Add fruit and nuts.
11 Fill small baking cups 2/3 full.

12 Bake:  350°, 20 - 25 minutes.




Caramel Brownies (Submitted by Mary Jane Rabinowitz)

1                         German Chocolate cake mix
1   stick                Margarine, melted
1/3 cup                Evaporated milk
1 6 or 9 oz. pkg.  Chocolate chips
1pkg. (50) pieces         Kraft caramels
1/3cup            Evaporated milk
1   pkg.            Walnuts, chopped
Procedure
1   In a large bowl, mix cake mix: cake mix, margarine, and evaporated mike.
2   Place 1/3 to 1/2 of batter in greased cake pan.
3   Bake 6 minutes at 350°.
4   In a double boiler, melt caramels, chocolate chips, evaporated milk.
5   Pour over batter.
6   Add walnuts.
7   Place the rest of the batter on top.
8   Bake:  at 325° for 15 minutes.
Yield: 9 x 13 pan