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June 18 Newsletter

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Charles the Cook

SOY SAUCE PORK CHOPS
No one will ever guess your secret marinade!
4 (1−inch thick) center or loin cut pork chops
1 small bottle soy sauce

Place pork chops in a nonreactive dish. Pour soy sauce over them. Marinate pork chops in the refrigerator; they may be started early in the morning, or shortly
before cooking, but are best if they marinate at least 1 hour. Build a charcoal fire, and when coals are hot, spread coals to distribute heat. Grill
pork chops about 6 to 8 inches from the fire. Baste with soy sauce from the non−reactive dish every 10 minutes for 1 hour, or until done.

SWEET CORN WITH LIME BUTTER
Soak whole, unshucked ears of corn in water for a few hours or overnight. Place them over charcoal or in the ashes of a barbecue pit. Rotate the ears about every
5 minutes to avoid burning on one side. They will be ready in about 30 minutes, when the husks are beginning to scorch on all sides and the interior is steaming.

Lime Butter
1 1/2 sticks butter, softened
2 T. fresh Mexican lime juice
Salt, to taste
Mash butter and lime juice together with a fork. Add salt and blend.

Source: The Grill Master (one of the over 100 books to download from E-Cookbooks Library)

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Hi Nancy,
Lori in NE was asking for a monster cookie recipe that uses Karo Syrup. I have used this recipe for years and it is still a favorite cookie of my sons.
Hope this is what Lori is looking for.

Monster Cookies
3 eggs
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick margarine or butter
1 cup sugar
3/4 lb peanut butter (12 oz jar)
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon Karo corn syrup
4 ozs semi-sweet chocolate chips
4-1/2 cups oatmeal, old fashioned
1/2 pound M&M plain candies

Cream together the eggs, sugar, peanut butter, margarine or butter, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, cookie dough will be very stiff. Add chocolate chips and M&M candies.

Use an ice cream scoop and bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Let cool some before removing from cookie sheet (or they will break) then finish cooling on a wire rack. Store in a air tight container.

HI! This a Monster cookie Very large batch ( June 14th newsletter )
Jocelyne in Québec

Monster Cookie Recipe with Karo syrup
1 lb. butter
1 lb. chocolate chips
4 c. brown sugar
8 tsp. baking soda
5 c. peanut butter (3 lbs.)
1 lb. M&M's
1 Tbsp. vanilla
4 c. white sugar
1 Tbsp. Karo syrup
12 eggs
18 c. oatmeal

Mix all ingredients. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

Nancy, for the lady with the white rings on her table, she can find this item on the left hand side of this newsletter under "Walter Drake-In The Kitchen". Just put "white ring remover" in the "product search". It's $7.99 plus shipping.
Evelyn in Tennessee

Hi Betty ( June 14th ), So you have Canadian blood ! :)) Summer is here too but doesn't last long here :)))
I take the opportunity to say that I really admire all those kids that are going to war ! As a mother , I don't know how I would deal with that ..My 18 years old son went to do Community help in very poor areas last year and me heart was in pieces...he lost 15 pounds in only 3 weeks ( And the worst is that he wants to leave in December for 6 weeks for a similar project but this time in Nicaragua! ) so I can't imagine how all of you mothers feel....Bravo for their courage ..
Jocelyne in Québec

This is for Jo Ann in the June 16th email. She was asking about the Best Spaghetti Sauce You'll Ever Eat recipe with the bread and butter pickles in it Well, Jo Ann, it is in the June 1st email and it is sooooooo good. I made it out of curosity and we loved it.
Barbara in Corsicana, Tx.

P.S : Betty : Keep me posted on that garlic bread LOL

Nancy great newsletter while we have been gone. We came home for a couple of days and then will be going away again. We had a soup in a restaurant called Oaken Barrel that was called BLT Soup but didn't have lettuce in it that I could see. The Smokey flavor you could taste and what we could see bacon, ham sliced very thin, carrots thinly sliced, celery thinly sliced, diced tomatoes and a very thick base. It was so good and I would love to have the recipe. Hopefully someone in this site has the recipe will will share. Thank you in advance.

To Terri in MN I have made the One Cup of Everything But the Kitchen Sink Cookies and they are big and I think so good. You have to make sure they don't burn. What trouble are you having. I will make a batch when we get back to stay for more than a day or two to see if I can make them do what trouble you are having.
Susie Indy

Does anyone have a recipe for BBQ chicken nachos like those served at Smokey Bones restaurant? It includes bbq sauce.
Thanks, DeeGee

This is in response to Virginia, Apache Junction, AZ about her experience with the Icing in the Cake recipe. I couldn't find it by that title, but have made countless varieties of them. Here is my recipe:

ICING IN THE CAKE
4 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1 cup milk
1 box of cake mix
1 container of frosting

Break eggs into bowl and beat well by hand. Add oil and milk and mix well. Pour in the cake mix and stir in by hand....DO NOT BEAT. Finally FOLD the frosting. You can just use only 3/4 of the frosting, if you want, and then use the rest as a glaze by putting it in the microwave for a few seconds. I do this sometimes. Pour into a greased or sprayed (I use the spray with flour in it) bundt pan. Bake at 350 for 55 min. Sometimes I turn mine down to 325 the last 20 min to prevent ver-browning but that is my oven. Till toothpick comes clean. Let set for 10 minutes and invert onto a plate.

Virginia...what you ended up with is what we call a "crawling cake"...I've only had that happen once, when someone was helping me and they "beat" the cake batter before I could stop them.
I love this recipe because the combinations are endless. I even add mini chocolate chips or frost with another container of frosting for absolute pure decadance!

The new coconut cake mix and frosting is wonderful for this recipe and also the caramel cake mix!
PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP!! TRY AGAIN!!!

I was just wondering if you knew if you can use a
2-1/2 quart corning wear dish in place of the fluted cake pan?
Thanks J

To Jocelyn in Quebec, Made the Cheesy Garlic Bread and it was great. I couldn't find the Asiago cheese at the store I shopped at, I was so tired after a long day of shopping and having blood tests that I didn't want to go to another store, but I did find a container of Asiago cheese spread. Read the ingredients and it seemed as though it would work. My DH and I went into the kitchen today, (Saturday) and made the bread. I used less mayo than it called for and a little more garlic. Next time I will mix some cheddar cheese in with the mix. At any rate, it was really good. I will use it when the family comes for ribs on July 8, I'm sure they will all want the recipe. Again, thank you for taking the time to send in the recipe. If anyone else wants it, it was in the June 14, P1 newsletter.

Nancy, all I can say for you is a huge thank you for your hard work. Hugs for you and pats for the cats. Take care and stay well.
Betty in Whittier.

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Ditto is helping me with the newsletter. He is putting his tail on my mouse pad so I can't move the mouse.
Nancy

Hi Nancy, I hope you are having good weather. It is 36ºC/97ºF here today, we haven't had rain for over a month and it is still 4 days before summer starts. Those are unusual temperatures for Northern Ontario.

This recipe is for Jackie Spencer - Ohio who asked for a Raspberry Angel Food Cake recipe in June 8th newsletter. I am a little behind in reading the newsletters as I have been fighting a viral infection for a couple of weeks. Best wished to you and your Furry assistants.
Betty in Canada

Raspberry Angel Food Cake
10 large egg whites
1-1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. pure almond extract
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup cake flour
2 cups fresh raspberries

Heat oven to 325ºF. Ungreased 10" tube pan.

In mixing bowl, beat egg whites until frothy; beat in cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Add extracts. Gradually beat in sugar until stiff, scraping bowl occasionally. Sift flour over beaten whites; sprinkle with berries. Gently fold flour & raspberries into batter until well mixed. Pour into ungreased 10" tube pan.

Bake at 325ºF for 40-45 mins or until lightly browned & entire top appears dry. Immediately invert cake pan; cool completely, about 1 hr.

16 Servings

One serving equals: 65 calories.., 35 mg sodium…, 0 cholesterol…, 13 g carbohydrates,.. 3g protein, trace fat. ++++ Exchanges: 1 starch

Trying to catch up on back issues and found a couple of requests to keep ants at bay. Well ladies, a bottle of cinnamon will do just that. Shake it where you don't want them to go and they will not cross that line.

I had 2 great nieces visiting and they spent hours spreading cinnamon until they FINALLY believed it worked. It was a good science lesson for them, Cinnamon is very inexpensive and doesn't hurt our environment
Lou, Fl.

Sue in FL, (June 17)
I found liquid lecithin on Amazon.com. I googled it, and that was one place listed.
Joyce in Nederland, TX

This is for Niki in Va, who wanted a cake and frosting recipe. This is so easy, no mixer needed and is
very good and moist. Roz in Indy

NO-EGG CHOCOLATE CAKE

Combine following in bowl:
3 c. flour
2 c. sugar
6 Tbsp. cocoa
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. Salt

When flour mixture is combined, make hole in center, add and mix:
2/3 c. oil
2 Tbsp. vinegar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. lukewarm water

Sift all dry ingredients into mixing bowl; mix well. Make hole in center of flour mixture, Add oil, vinegar, vanilla and water; mix well. Put in greased cake pan (oblong) 11x13; bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.

Dear Diane,
I live just across the river from St. Louis, in Bethalto, Il., and the gooey butter....that your friend is referring to is, indeed, a gooey butter cake, which originated in St. Louis. I have just lived in this area for 10 years, having moved down here from Chicago, and I can tell you that they are the best thing this side of Springfield. They are like a rich coffee cake with a top of gooey butter cream. Kind of like a cream cheese filling in a Danish. Ymmmmm! Truly......I hope you get a chance to try one. They're in every grocery market and bakery in the entire area.

Have a wonderful time in St. Louis!
Phyllis D. Bethalto, Il.

Gooey Butter is a cake -- a yellow cake with butter and sour cream. It's served plain, with ice cream, with berry toppings, just about any way you want it served! You can order it for any meal! Makes a mighty fine sweet breakfast with a glass of milk!
Helen Central TX

For Diane in Albuquerque June17 newsletter

Gooey Butter Cake
Couldn't help it, could you? We defy anyone not to click on a banner that says "Gooey Butter Cake." And just for clicking here, we're going to give you a treat.

What's Gooey Butter Cake? It's a scrumptious only-in-St.Louis treat served for breakfast, lunch or dinner -- Ala mode or plain. You can find it in bakeries all over the St. Louis area, but what's someone from out-of-town to do? Here's the answer. Enjoy making one of St. Louis' popular, quirky foods.
Bon Appetit! Brenda

Gooey Butter Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 box yellow cake mix
3 eggs
1 - 8 oz. Package of cream cheese
1/2 t almond extract
4 cups of confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease one 9x13 cake pan. Melt butter. Empty cake mix into a large bowl. Stir melted butter, along with one egg, into the cake mix. Press mixture into pan. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, almond extract, confectioners sugar and the remaining two eggs. Beat for three minutes with an electric mixer set on medium high speed. Spread over top of the cake mixture in the pan. Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes until golden brown on top. Allow cake to cool. Dust the top with confectioners sugar. (Cake will be gooey on the top, so don't overbake!)

The same or a very similar recipe was sent in by Julie from MD and Caroline in St. Louis

I am a recent widow, and have many friends who are, and we share the same problem! After years of cooking for husbands and families, it is now HARD to cook for just ONE without having to eat the same thing for several meals. Surely some of the good people who read the newsletter, could send in some small recipes to help us. I would appreciate them.
Irma in Iowa

This is for BETTY in MD,
about Pineapple Angle Food Cake,

You posted in June 3rd Newsletter that you had made a delicious Pineapple Angle Food Cake from "Wanda Country Home" "The Happier Cooker" that had only 2 ingredients not using oil or eggs.

Well it is June 16 and have just now been able to get to June 3rds Newsletter. Well went to The Happier Cooker website and they DO NOT have that recipe on website anymore and would really love to have you post this recipe for me here on Nancy's newsletter. Hopefully you will be able to do this for me. Thank you in advance and God Bless.
Yvonne

I really enjoy each day with all the recipes and 're soon to be moving to a home where there are all hardwood floors just recently refinished and it's been so long since I've dealt with these, I was wondering if your readers would care to pass along some helpful hints. Thanks. Appreciate you so very much Nancy!!
Lois

For Phyllis in Phoenix ~ Hariett/AZ is absolutely right about the Don Aslett Easy Glide Microfiber Mop. I have a very bad, stiff back and cannot use a broom or regular mop, but this one is like using a push broom. I can stand up straight instead of bending over and push the dry mop pad to 'sweep' my vinyl floors, then toss that mop pad in the dirty clothes basket and attach a wet mop pad to do the mopping. No streaks. Remove the soiled mop pad from the mop, toss it in the washer with the soiled dry one, either hang it to dry or put it in the dryer and the mop pads are ready to use again. Sorry this sounds like a commercial, but I am sold on it.
Peg in East TN. Proud Grandmother of an American Soldier

To Margo/Boston: Margo, please post the recipe for the Danish Birthday cake. TIA

I have a request for a recipe that was on the Swans Down Cake flour box about 40+ years ago. It was a Chocolate fudge cake made with both brown sugar and white sugar. This cake, when made, was like eating a piece of fudge. I remember you had to add boiling hot water as the last ingredient. Did anyone save this recipe from so long ago? I have written to the Co., but they no longer have this in their archives. So many of the companies have been sold or merged with other companies, it is difficult to trace old recipes. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Harriet/AZ

For those who have asked:
Liquid Lecithin is available at any health food store.
Jane

Thanks Harriet in AZ for the information, how to clean my tile floors. I appreciate all the time and caring it took for everyone to respond to my problem. I'll try them all and see which ones help the most. Thanks again.
Phyllis in Phoenix

Hi Nancy,
I am looking for a recipe that I had years ago. It was for Portabella Mushrooms done on the grill. I know you cut off the stems and cooked first of all the stem side down then you filled each mushroom with a filling of bread crumbs, sautéed onions, fresh herbs and finally parmesan cheese or maybe cheddar cheese. They were so good. Do any of the ladies have such a recipe?

Thanks for all you do for us Nancy,
Have an awesome day, and know that someone who thinks you're great has thought about you today!
Carole with an "E" in Calgary

Muriel, in PA, try cleaning your teapot by making a strong solution of dishwasher soap and water, and letting it sit overnight. Or buy some Dip It that is used for cleaning coffee pots, and follow the directions on the package.
Dorothy from WA

Hi folks! Just a comment about Wedding gifts. When a couple has each had their own living arrangements and now “merge” householders—the couple seems to have more things they need for one. I try to figure out something that they may not have such as a crystal pitcher-and glasses, for serving iced teas, etc. or a crystal candy dish, which I fill with Hershey Kisses & Hugs, or homemade candy. Even a couple sets of monogrammed bath towels would be a different addition that they could use. I have given a crystal pitcher on more than one occasion and always received special thanks, since plastic seems to be in use so much and the glass ones are so much prettier! For the Police Academy graduate, I agree that a set if monogrammed ink pens is especially nice (for writing those unwanted tickets-HA!)
A proud Aunt & Friend some Air Force soldiers here and in Iraq, Pam in HOT Roanoke, VA

Baked Cauliflower and Mushrooms
Makes 6 servings
3 cups cauliflower (1 pound)
1 cup chopped fresh mushroom (4 ounces)
1/2 cup chopped red onion also 1/2 c chopped red bell pepper
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/3 cup chopped green onion

Heat oven to 350ºF. Spray square baking dish, 9x9x2 inches, with cooking spray. Mix all ingredients except green onions. Spread evenly in baking dish. Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender and golden brown. Sprinkle with green onions.

Hi Nancy and all; trying to figure out how to cut and paste from my recipes saved in Wordpad, and also which address to use to reply, hope this works all right. The above is for Eleanor/NC, Hope it is the roasted cauliflower you wanted; somehow I've lost the contributor. I did add the red bell pepper. Marilyn in FL

Thanks to all for the helpful suggestions regarding the blackened sweet potatoes.
I will be trying them this holiday season.

A big thank you to the kind person that suggested white vinegar for ant problems. I put some in a spray bottle, mixed with water and went on a ant hunting mission. I haven't seen an ant yet! It worked wonderfully!

What a great web site this is! Now, can anyone help me with getting my hubby's hand off the remote???? I already tried wrapping it in duct tape as a joke, but he wasn't too amused!
Teahag in Upstate NY

Thanks to all that responded with the Friendship cake recipe. The one I had had more fruit than the marachino cherries and pineapple juice it and unlike two others that were sent in, it had no brandy in it. I am hoping that someone out there has the one I am looking for!

One other thing, I too have been looking for the Kraft Garlic cheese in a roll. Somebody said they found it at their local Wal-mart but I have looked all over the pkged. meat, cheese and dairy sections in both of our local stores to no avail. Somebody told how to make your own but can't remember which letter that was. Thanks for any help.
All of you have a wonderful summer!
Kay in Indy

Nancy, I am an avid fan of your newsletter. You do an incredible job and have the best newsletter that I have found. It is awesome that you publish it 6 days a week. You are an inspiration to all your readers.

In the 6/15 newsletter, Teri asked about making self rising flour for a recipe that she has. This is what I do to make my own self-rising flour.
Robbie in Bowling Green, IN

As a substitute for 1 cup of self-rising flour, place 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and1/2 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add all purpose flour to measure 1 cup. As a substitute for 2/3 cup of self-rising flour place 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add flour to measure 2/3 cup.

The same or very similar recipe was sent in by Mary Jo in MD and Irma in Iowa

Nancy, all of these Orange Sherbet recipes that have been in the newsletter lately take me back to my teen years. My dad had a R C Cola bottling Co in the 40's and NeHi came up with this recipe. (back then it was called 2 qt. size). My mother would mix it up and pour it into ice cube trays, taking it out when it begin to set up, stirring it and then letting it freeze hard. When I made it for my kids I would use orange with pineapple or strawberry pop with fresh strawberries and made in an ice cream freezer. There was always some in the freezer.

All of these recipes really brought back GREAT memories.
Alis from Washington State

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I remember when I was young and living in Lebanon, Ohio.  I had a cousin, Lucille Snook, that lived across from the golf course.  She would send me over with enough money to buy 2 NeHi orange pops.  I loved them and loved sitting there and drinking them with her.
Nancy

For Virginia in Apache Junction, Az.,
The same thing happened to me Virginia, I left the kitchen and went outside for about 10-15 min. when I first put the cake in the oven. When I came back inside, the kitchen was filled with smoke from the cake overflowing on the oven. I kept taking the burnt pieces of cake out of the oven and the cake finally stopped overflowing. I let it finish baking to where I thought it was done. It was really moist and tasted good, but a little smaller than it should have been...ya think? Half of it was gone from the overflow. I don't think you did anything wrong, not a hard recipe to follow. I know I did it right and I'm sure you did. I'm glad to hear that it wasn't just me that had the problem. Anyone else out there have the same problem??
Bev in NC

Can someone help me, there was a squirrel repellent recipe, I thought I had kept it but can't find it, can someone help me with the recipe.
Thank you Doris from Bitely MI

For Phyllis in Phoenix, June 15th newsletter
My son in law was a tile setter and did many homes in Florida. He had tile all through his house and used plain white vinegar and water to clean the floor and recommended it to all his clients. That's all he ever used. Don't know if this helps you, but at least it's worth a try.
Bev in NC

I'm hoping to get a recipe for tortellini soup. I had it at a local diner and it was out of this world.
It had a chicken broth with tiny meatballs, and I'm not sure, but I think there may have been some kind
of a grated cheese, like parmesan. I love soups, even in the summer time.
Thanks in advance.
CindyO

Hi Nancy. Can't say enough about your wonderful newsletter. Thank you so much for all your time and hard work.

I have a household hint which I would like to share with all the Nancylanders. I realize this sounds crazy, but trust me it works. My husband retired about 2 1/2 years ago and we moved to our lake home which is in the country. We really had a fly problem in the summer. My daughter-in-law told me about an old Indian remedy. Simply fill plastic baggies with water and hang them around your door. I know this doesn't make sense, but, trust me, it works, the flies don't come in the house. We have four of them hanging at all our outside doors and never have flies in the house.
Susie in Arkansas

Hello of Michigan. This is in regard to the "Best Spaghetti Sauce You'll Ever Eat from DJC. I didn't have any bread and butter pickles in my pantry. I did have some sweet pickle spears. They did the trick. Sauce was great.
Edith

Not all replies and requests were posted.  The newsletter is getting much too long for a daily newsletter.  More recipes, requests and replies will be posted in tomorrow's newsletter.  The length of the newsletter is determined by how many words are on the page.  Some members browsers can't open the newsletter if it is over a certain size.
Nancy

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