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I just read a letter from Mary in CT. She mentioned in Fridays newsletter that Carolyn from Illinois was making warm delights with Bisquick. Like Mary do not always have a cake mix on hand. I must have missed that recipe, and if someone would be kind enough to let me know which newsletter that was in, I would appreciate it. I could look it up and try it.
Thank you, Jo/Colorado

Nina in TN - 9-10-08 newsletter - Wanted to know if the high setting on most crock pots was hot enough to cook ground beef. Every recipe I've seen that called for ground beef says to brown the meat first, and drain off fat. I've always browned my beef before adding to crock pot so I'm interested also in knowing if this is an unnecessary
step. What part of TN are you in?
Nina Middle TN (N'ville area)

Would the following members please send me an email with their email address.

Frances in Auburn, VA;
no name listed from Birmingham, AL;
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Margaret Tulsa
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Joyce S in Indianapolis
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I don't remember who was looking for a recipe for Boston Cream Pie but I have a good one. It's from Hershey's Kitchen recipes.

Classic Boston Cream Pie
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1&1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 &1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease & flour one 9" round baking pan. Beat shortening, sugar, eggs & vanilla in large bowl until fluffy. Stir together flour, baking powder & salt; add alternately with milk to shortening mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely.

Rich Filling:
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1&1/2 cups milk
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Stir together in medium saucepan; gradually add milk & egg yolks, stirring until blended. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil & stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in butter & vanilla Cover; refrigerate several hours until cold.

Using long serrated knife, cut cake hoizontally into 2 even layers. Place 1 layer on serving plate, cut side up; spread filling over layer. Top with remaining layer, cut side down. Prepare dark cocoa glaze & pour over top of cake, allowing glaze to drizzle down sides. Refrigerate till cold.
8-10 servings

Dark Cocoa Glaze:
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons Hershey's cocoa
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Heat water & butter in small saucepan over medium heat until mixture begins to boil; remove from heat. Immediately stir in cocoa. Gradually add powdered sugar & vanilla, beating with whisk until smooth; cool slightly. Makes about 3/4 cup glaze.
Linda W. in Michigan

Pudding Recipes (Everything from Bread Pudding to Noodle Pudding recipes

To Susie in Indy - Just wanted to wish you the best of luck on your coming surgery from another Indy girl. I hope everything goes well and that your recovery is easy and fast. I don't have a recipe for "healthy" Blueberry pancakes, but what if you used half whole-wheat flour in the mix?

To Judy in Alaska: I cannot wait to try your pumpkin cake recipes. They may be the new stars of our Turkey Day lol

Nancy and fur babies - as always, thanks for all your hard work that you do for the newsletter. Seeing it in my inbox is always a treat, and I can never wait to read it, no matter what I should be doing.
Cassi in Indy

In Friday's (Sept 12th) newsletter, Lisa from central PA requested some recipes for her college bound daughter. I am assuming she has the use of a hotplate. I have a recipe I use when I need something quick and easy. I first learned to make it in my high school Home Economics class back in the sixties.
My family calls it Hamburger hash.
Sandy in Iowa

Hamburger Hash
1 pound of hamburger
1 can of Veg-All mixed vegetables (undrained)
1 can Beef Vegetable soup (straight from can)
Potatoes
Salt and Pepper to taste

Brown hamburger in large fry pan. Do not add any oils or shortening. When browned, do not drain. Add the can of Veg-All vegetables, including liquid. Add the can of Beef Vegetable soup. Peel and slice thin as many potatoes as you wish, leaving room for juices to boil. I use a big family size fry pan and fill it up with potatoes. Then you just add enough water to cover potatoes. Salt and pepper to taste and cook for about 20 minutes after it starts to boil. The potato starch will thicken the juices to make a thin gravy. Serve with crackers or crusty bread and a toss salad. Of course, you may add as many fresh vegetables as you wish, but the idea here is to keep it simple and economical. It is a hearty stew-like dish that tastes really good on a cool day.
Sandy in Iowa

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These soups have no msg and are low calorie.

The following is a recipe for Plum Cake made with baby food plums.

Plum Cake
2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup Wesson oil
3 eggs
2 large jars of baby food plums

Mix all together. Pour into a greased, floured bundt/tube pan. Bake at 350 deg. for 40-50 minutes (depending on your oven)

Remove cake from pan when cool and drizzle with glaze shown below.

Juice of one lemon or RealLemon equaling the juice of one lemon
3/4 cup confectioners sugar

Mix the lemon juice and confectioners sugar and drizzle over cake.
Sherrill in San Antonio

I was wondering if you could use butter flavored shortening in the pie crust recipe that Mary Ann had posted.
Thanks,
Laurie, Fruitport,MI

This is for Suzie in NW Michigan -
Search "Mary Hunt" and go to her website Debt Proof Living. At the top of her site she has a product Nok Out for sale. It is supposed to be very good for all odors.

I like to wipe my kitchen counter tops with a wipe. Make your own - Cut a roll of Bounty Paper Towels (must be Bounty as other types disintegrate) in half with a serrated knife.
Take out the cardboard core. Mix 2 T baby shampoo (must be baby shampoo as others are too soapy) and 1 cup warm water. I use an old wipes container to keep the wipes in, but you can use any container that has a lid. Pour the water/shampoo mixture over the half roll of towels. Turn container occasionally so all towels are saturated. I like these better than commercial wipes.

I just made my second batch of homemade laundry soap. This gets your clothes so clean!

At Meijers the Fels Naptha Soap is where the bath soap products are.
Brenda in IN

New recipes have been added to our recipe message board.

Back in the 1950's we had a McCrory's Dime Store in our town. They had a lunch counter in the store and made the best sloppy joes.

I would love it, if somebody has that recipe. They were so good. Thanks
Frances- NC

Nancy, in reference to the Pina Colada Poke Cake, the recipe I have calls for a can of sweetened condensed milk to be poured over the cake too. Everything else about your receipe is the same. If you thought your cake was rich, you have to try it with the condensed milk. It is sinful. The longer it sits in the refrigerator, the moister and better it gets.
Susan in middle GA

Hi Folks,
My DH has asked for an applesauce raisin bundt cake that I baked for him many times in the past but I just cannot, for the life of me, find. I clipped it many years ago from the "Food" section of our local paper. It was a favorite because it was so exceptionally moist.

Does an yone have a TNT recipe for an applesauce raisin cake for a bundt or tube pan that they would be willing to share?
Gail in LA

To Lorraine in Wyoming this is my recipe for Chicken and Dumplings. I always make a huge pot full because they taste even better the next day.
Barb/De.

Barb's Chicken And Dumplings
1 whole chicken
3 large cans chicken broth with garlic
2-3 chicken bouillion cubes
1 onion chopped
flour
salt
6-8 eggs

Rinse chicken. Put in stock pot and cover with chicken broth(can also just use cold water instead of broth). Add bouillion cubes and onion. Bring to a a boil then reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook til chicken falls off the bone. Put chicken in a colander place in a bowl to catch juices. Let cool. Pull off skin and discard. Pull meat off bones and
set aside. Add juices to stock pot.

DUMPLINGS
Pile flour in a large bowl to fill about 2/3 full or make a pile on counter top (about 4 or 5 cups). Make a well in the flour and add the eggs and salt. Using your hand, pull flour into the eggs until you have a stiff dough ball. On a floured surface turn out dough and knead til smooth. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Using a floured rolling pin, roll out each piece til very very thin. ( The dumplings will plump up when cooked). Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut dough into strips about 1"x4". To avoid clumping be sure broth is boiling and add strips and any scraps a few at a time stirring after each addition. Simmer til
dumplings are firm. Add chicken and warm through. Yummy!
Barb/De.

HELP! I made a Calvin Coolidge's Custard Pie (from an old Grange Cookbook). It tasted great, but was very watery. The recipe stated to boil the milk , which I did. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Nancy and Furry Associates, I really enjoy your website and all the recipes, hints and blogs. What a blessing to many people including myself.
Jan C, Western PA

Hi Nancy,
For Lindsay in UP, I can't handle the strength of the chili seeds. An easy way to remove them is to cut off the growing tip and roll them on your chopping board, give them a few taps and the seeds will fall out, leaving you ready for the chopping as required.

Spicy Fresh Tomato Salsa
3 lbs tomatoes chopped
1 green chili, seed removed and finely chopped (wear gloves)
1 large red onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
1 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro), roughly chopped
1/2 tbsp basil, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh mint, finely chopped
1 tbsp tomato purée
1 and 1/2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Place all the ingredients into a large non-metallic bowl. Mix thoroughly, then chill for 6 hours to let the flavours mix.

There are a lot of wonderful dip recipes on the Message Boards at:
http://whatscookin.proboards4.com/index.cgi?board=dip
Sylvia <Scotland>

re: Sloppy Joes recipes,
I usually add 2 tbsps. pickle relish, and sometimes two slices of velvetta cheese.
Dairiel of St. Paul, MN

Susie in NW Michigan, try sprinkling baking powder on the carpet, and seats if necessary, leave an open box in your car.
Dairiel in St. Paul, MN

Good morning Nancy, Hope your home wasn’t one of the damaged ones from the over 8 inches of rain there yesterday! WOW! That storm really wreaked havoc in Lubbock! We only got a little over 1 inch of rain from the same storm a day earlier! There was an article in the El Paso paper about your rain.

I am responding to Susie Indy in the 9/12 newsletter requesting a recipe for make ahead mashed potatoes. I did a search on some of the older newsletters and found one she posted about 3 years ago.

Do Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Nov. 3, 2005 newsletter from Susie Indy

9 medium potatoes, 3 lbs.
3/4 cup milk
½ cup whipping cream, heavy
½ cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Scrub potatoes. Leave skins on, if desired, or peel thinly and remove eyes. cut into large pieces. Heat 1" water, salted if desired, to boiling in 3 quart sauce pan; add potato pieces. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cook covered 20 to 25 minutes or until tender; drain. Shake pan gently over low heat to dry potatoes. Heat milk, whipping cream, butter, salt and pepper in 1 quart sauce pan over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted. Measure out ¼ cup of the milk mixture; cover and refrigerate. Add remaining milk mixture in small amounts to potatoes in medium bowl, mashing with potato masher or electric mixer after each addition. Amount of milk needed to make potatoes smooth and fluffy depends on kind of potatoes used. Beat vigorously until potatoes are light and fluffy. Spray 2 quart casserole with cooking spray. Spoon potatoes into casserole. Bake immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Heat oven to 350ºF. Pour reserved milk mixture over potatoes. Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until potatoes are hot. Just before serving, stir potatoes. Chris in NM

I found another one, too, that is a bit shorter.

Creamy Crockpot Potatoes Recipe
2 pounds small red potatoes, quartered
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 can cream of potato soup, undiluted
1 envelope buttermilk ranch salad dressing mix

Place potatoes in bottom of crockpot. Beat cream cheese, soup and salad dressing mix. Stir into potatoes. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Chris in NM
http://www.nancys-kitchen.com/potato_recipes.htm

For Loretta in Va. In the 9/12 newsletter looking for a recipe for maple fudge, I found the following.

Amish Maple Candy
4 c. brown sugar
1 c. rich milk or cream
Butter size of egg
2 tbsp. vanilla
2 c. chopped nuts

Mix sugar and milk, let sugar and milk boil 5 minutes. Add butter. When melted take off heat, add vanilla and nuts. Beat well until the bubbles have disappeared. Pour into greased pans. When cool cut in squares.
Source: http://www.abbyskitchen.co.uk

There are several recipes for maple fudge on this page http://www.abbys-kitchen.com/candy-recipes.htm and tons of fudge recipes! One of my favorites is the marshmallow crème fudge. Good luck! Chris in NM

Top 100 Recipe Sites
http://www.top100recipesites.com/index.html

For Doris, S. Indiana, in the 9/12 newsletter, wanting a Borscht recipe for her hubby!

Russian Borscht
6 grated beets
2 large onions, grated
4 carrots, grated
1 head cabbage, grated
6 beef bouillon cubes
8 cups water
1 cup white wine
Sour cream

Combine all ingredients (except sour cream) and simmer a few hours. Serve hot with sour cream and dark rye bread and butter.
Source: C D Kitchen
Chris in NM

For Sher in Pa wanting to know if she could substitute milk for ½ and ½. I do it all the time! However, we always have ½ & ½ on hand since I like it in my coffee, but it is very rich, so I substitute milk in a recipe.
Chris in NM

For anyone who wants to cook with baby food, just go to http://whatscookin.proboards4.com/index.cgi?
Nancy’s message board and there is a section Recipes using Baby Food.
You will find a few pages of recipes there!
Chris in NM

Suzie in NW MI. My mother in-law's recipe uses a can of chicken gumbo soup. I don't see why you couldn't experiment with different soups to see what you like. Here is her recipe.

Sloppy Joes
Brown
1 pound hamburger
1 small onion diced
salt and pepper to your taste

Drain and add
1 TB mustard
1 TB catsup
1 can chicken gumbo soup
heat and simmer 15 min.
I hope this is what you remember.
Theresa in SW MI

Pineapple Recipes
Macaroni Recipes

Hi. I enjoy your e-mails very much. No matter how we try we can not print your recipes unless it tells you to print this recipe. I had a man that works on computers and he cannot get them printed.
thank you Rosie

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For Doris, S. Indiana:
Here is my MIL’s recipe for Borsch:

Blender Borsch
1 cup beef broth
1 cup beet juice
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup cooked beets
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons sour cream plus more for topping
Zest of 1/2 lemon

Buzz in blender until smooth. Chill and serve with sour cream on each serving.
Dianne H

Re: I have a request, please. My eldest daughter is away at college and is asking if anyone has some recipes for easy entrees, snacks and appetizers that she doesn't have to cook in an oven or microwave. I would appreciate any help the group can give me.
Thanks, Lisa from central PA

One of the treats my daughter likes is: Deli sliced ham, spread with cream cheese and rolled up in a tube. What I do is lay the ham on paper towels and dab out all the moisture. Then I get the spreadable cream cheese (comes in many flavors) and spread it on the ham slice. Start at one end and roll. You can even stick a dill pickle spear in there too (dried the same way as the ham).We have even used turkey deli meat too. My daughter always took these to school when I packed her lunch.
Hope this helped, Angie in Ohio

As a child in early 1940’s, I can remember my mother making cake similar to this.

She would bake cake layers and all the while have a “snuff” glass filled with shredded coconut and milk, soaking to make “coconut milk”. As she stacked her cake, she dribbled a little of this “coconut milk” on the layers before adding the frosting. I vividly remember this after more than sixty years.
PeggyNELA

Moist‘n Creamy Coconut Cake
From Baker's Angel Flake Coconut advertisement

1 package (2-layer size) yellow cake mix or pudding-included cake mix
1-1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups Baker's Angel Flake Coconut
3-1/2 cups or 1 container (8 oz) Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed

Prepare cake mix as directed on package in a 9x 13 pan. Cool 15 minutes, then poke holes down through cake with utility fork.

Meanwhile, combine milk, sugar and 1/2 cup of the coconut in saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 minute. Carefully spoon over warm cake allowing liquid to soak down through holes. Cool completely.

Fold 1/2 cup of the coconut into whipped topping and spread over cake. Sprinkle with remaining coconut. Chill overnight. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.
Peggy W

Raspberry Squares (Or Any Flavor Jam)

In Processor mix together:
1 Cup Flour
1 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tbsp Milk
1/2 Cup Soft Butter
1 Egg (Beaten)

Press into greased 9 X 9 Pan.
Spread with 1/2 Cup Raspberry Jam (or any flavor)

Mix together and spread the following on top of jam:
1 Egg
1 Cup Sugar
1 Tbsp Soft Butter
1 Tsp Vanilla
1 Cup Coconut

Bake 350 oven for 20-25 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.
Judy/Buffalo

This is for Mary in Ct - I'm so glad you like the Bisquick Warm Delites. It is fun to try it different ways. Sometmes I don't put anything in it and put sausage gravy over it. My 4 year old grandson likes cheese and garlic in his.
Carolyn - Illinois

Hi Nancy - I hope you aren't getting too much bad weather from Ike. I have had tornado warnings out for the past hour. I haven't had any bad weather though. I found this recipe for Easy Chicken and Pasta. It is TNT and from a Homemaker Schools Recipe Collection fall 1997 magazine.

Easy Chicken and Pasta
1 T. oil
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 1/4 C. water with 1 chicken bouillon cube dissolved
1/2 tsp. dried basil, crushed
1 bag (16 oz.) frozen mixture of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots
2 C. uncooked corkscrew pasta

In large skillet over medium high heat, heat oil. Add chicken and cook until browned, stirrig often. Remove chicken from skillet; set aside. Add soup, water, basil and frozen vegetables. Heat to a boil. Add uncooked pasta. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes, stirring often. Return chicken to skillet. Cook 5 minutes or until pasta is done, stirring often. Yield; 4 servings
Carolyn - Illinois

Hi Nancy (Regarding Pina Colada Cake)

I make this same cake and I fold in a 20 ounce can crushed pineapple with juice and the coconut to a 12 ounce container of cool whip and frost the cooled cake. Better if eaten day after it is made, very refreshing on a hot day!!

Amy Orlando FL

I tried this cake this weekend. It is easy to make and very rich.

Pina Colada Poke Cake
1 box butter cake mix (I used 2 layer yellow cake mix)
1 sm. pkg. coconut
1 can Coco Lopez (coconut milk used in Pina Coladas)
1 sm. tub Cool Whip

Combine cake mix with 1/2 package of coconut and bake in 13 x 9 inch pan. Allow to cool, then poke holes with handle end of wooden spoon. Pour Coco Lopez over cooled cake. Top with Cool Whip and remaining coconut. Keep refrigerated.
Source: Found it on the back of a can back in the 80s.
Nancy Rogers

This is for Lisa who is looking for no cook recipes for her college daughter.
Margo/Boston

Snacks and appetizers:

Bean dip spread
one 16 oz can of kidney beans (in water, strain and rinse)
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/3 cup sweet relish
Serve with crackers
Margo/Boston

Fruit dip
8 ounce Package cream cheese
1 jar marshmallow fluff
1 tsp vanilla
Blend with hand mixer until consistency of frosting. Serve with fresh fruit
Margo/Boston

Mexican Dip
two 8 ounce bars cream cheese
two 16 ounce jars salsa
grated cheese
5 green olives
5 black olives
1 tomato
1 or 2 bunches scallions
Make layers:
softened cream cheese
salsa
grated cheese
top layer garnish with chopped olives, tomato and scallions
Layer in a big dish for thinner layers and serve with tortilla chips.
Margo/Boston

Shortbread Cookie (Any Flavor)
3 Cups Flour
2 Sticks “Soft” Butter
2 Tbsp any flavoring

Process until crumbly and press into greased 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 Cup Sugar
Bake 325 oven for 15 minutes. Take from oven and score while still warm. Return to oven and bake until 'golden'. Do Not Over Bake.
Judy/Buffalo

This is for Suzy in Indy that wanted a way to keep mashed potatoes. Just mash your potatoes, put hot water in your crockpot to warm it up. dump water out put mashed potatoes in keep on low. They will stay warm for a couple hrs. My dil put them in a Nesco roaster last year as she had a lot more than I did. They worked out just as good.
Enjoy Bobs wife in Ohio

Nancy, I was wondering if you or any of your good cooks out there has the recipe for IHOPS original recipe for French Toast?

Thanks for all the help and time you give in your newsletter.
JL in South Jersey

Dear Nancy,
I turned off my TV just a few minutes ago and felt so sorry for the ones in the Houston area that are being pounded by IKE (Yikes!). I can't help but keep thinking about the elderly man the commentator told about that refused to leave the island even tho' everyone else had evacuated. I do pray for his safety! Having grown-up, and still live, on the Gulf coast, I have a healthy respect for hurricanes.

Believe me, if I'm told to evacuate, I'll grab my evacuation kit and get gone! I have my evacuation 'kit' in a large, previously unused garbage can I can drag into the backseat of my car. In the garbage can I have a sleeping bag, small travel pillow, an extra set of clothes, a slightly worn pair of tennis shoes, toilet paper, paper towels, work gloves, among other things listed on the Red Cross planning sheet. The only things I don't have in there are food items and a first aid kit. My first aid kit is in a large red fishing tackle box on which I have painted a white cross and written (in white) First Aid. I can grab it and go. So if I am ever told to evacuate I can 'Grab and Go' with my garbage can, my first aid kit, and my two little dogs (in their crates). Please, everyone who is in the Gulf Coast area or the East Coast where you might be hit at sometime by a hurricane, prepare yourself an evacuation kit. It takes a little while to accumulate all the 'stuff' that goes in it but just think of the peace of mind, and the the luxury of knowing that should you be told to evacuate, you have what you need, and you won't be running around trying to think of what to grab when you are in a hurry! The old Boy Scout motto applies: BE PREPARED.
My prayers for all in Ike's destructive path!
Oma in LA (Lower Alabama)

For Doris, S. Indiana. Borscht is a German soup and is a family favorite. This recipe makes a big batch so use a large soup kettle. This freezes well.
Sandy in ND

Borscht
2 pkgs soup bone
1-1/2 Pounds stew meat
3 bay leaves
3 garlic cloves
2 Cups Carrots, diced
2 Cups Beets, diced
1 Medium Onion, chopped
1 Small Cabbage, chopped
2 Cups Potato, cubed
1 Cup Celery, chopped
1 Can Tomato Soup or Whole Tomatoes
1 Tablespoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Sugar
1 Tablespoon Vinegar
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
Cream

Cover soup bone and stew meat with water; add 3 bay leaves and 3 cloves of garlic. Let cook till tender. Add remaining ingredients except cream and cook 5-6 hours. Serve cream with the soup. Do not add the cream to the kettle. I always serve it on the side and everyone can add as much as they wish.
Serves 12
Sandy in ND

This is for Ditamac MI/FL wanting to know about whole wheat self rising flour. I see no reason why you couldn't substitute whole wheat flour for the white flour when making self rising flour. Let me know if you do & how it turns out. Ok?
For Carolyn in Illinois about the sloppy joe recipe; yes it does bring back memories but I didn't know just how old this recipe really was. I remember my Mom making this when I was just a small child & I'm 67 years old. So yes, this is quite an old recipe. Glad you enjoyed it.
Linda W. in Michigan

Hi family,
I want to make stuffing with chicken pieces placed over it and baked in the regular oven.I want the chicken pieces to brown without drying out. Last time I didn't have good luck with the chicken getting brown and crispy.
Help. Boots in VA.

In the September 2 newsletter, Mary Ann from upstate NY. wanted a zucchini cobbler recipe. I hope this is what she is looking for.

"Tastes Like Apples" Zucchini Cobbler

8 cups sliced zucchini
2/3 cup lemon juice

Cook 30 minutes or until tender. Add:
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Simmer 1 minute.

CRUST:
4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 sticks butter, melted

Mix until crumbly. Spread half crust in 11x16 inch pan. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Place filling over baked crust, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon to other half of crust and sprinkle on top of filling. Bake 30 minutes.
Jean in TN.

Hi,
Sometime back, there was discussions of a cookbook with the word "funeral" in the title. I wrote it down but have since lost it. Does anyone remember it? Nancy, I look forward to your newsletter daily. I have saved so many good recipes.
Jean in TN.

Nancy,
Can't remember if this site has been mentioned in your newsletter previously, but it is one of the most comprehensive food and recipe resources anywhere on the Web. "They have recipes from countries I never heard of --- until the Olympics.
http://www.recipesource.com/
Thanks---Susan/Superior, WI.

Sloppy Joes
Brown the following 3 together:
2-1/2 ground beef
1 med onion chopped
3 cloves garlic

Mix the meat with the following in the crock pot:
1-1/4 cup ketchup
1/3 cup water
3 tblsp brown sugar
3 tblsp yellow mustard
3 tblsp vinegar
3 tblsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tblsp chili powder

Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours
Sarah,MN

Caramel Squares
In a bowl mix together:
2 Cups Flour
2 Cups Oatmeal
1 Tsp Baking Soda
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Sticks Melted Butter

Press 1/2 of this mixture into 9 x 13 pan. Bake 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and top with:
1 Cup Chocolate Chips
1 Cup Nuts (Walnuts, Pecans, Cashews,
Peanuts, Almonds)

Then mix together:
1 Jar Caramel Ice Cream Topping with 1/4 cup Flour and pour over the chocolate chip/nut mixture.

Sprinkle with remaining Flour/Oatmeal mixture. Bake 350 oven for 20-22 minutes. Remove from oven and cool a bit. Then cut into squares while still warm.
Judy/Buffalo

Millie in MO,
My mom used to make a cake that had a name similar to the one you mentioned, Dorte' Torte. I have searched every where and cannot find it. Would you please share yours with me?
Betty Ann in TN

Hi Everyone,
For Debbie this recipe was posted on the Cream Cheese recipes Message Board in 2004 by DRay

Pineapple Cream Cheese Pie
1 (1 lb. 4 1/2 oz.) can pineapple chunks
1 pkg. lemon flavored gelatin
1 (8 oz. pkg.) cream cheese
1 graham cracker crust, chilled

Drain pineapple and add water to make a cup of liquid.
Bring to a boil and add gelatin. Stir until dissolved.
Warm the cream cheese to room temperature and blend with half of the gelatin. When smooth pour into the chilled crust, arrange pineapple on top and add remaining gelatin and chill.
Sylvia <Scotland>

Doris, it wasn't me, I don't like black swimming costumes, but I'm sure the old dear sunbathing in SF was a Scot. The sun shone this morning for about 1 hour and we went to the Co-op (grocery), the amount of young women with skirts up to here and tops down to there was unbelievable. By the time we had gone round the shop the rain was on again.

Pam in Tibble, Al - I'll have a go at your Pear Butter. I did make a Mango Butter many years ago and it was a winner. I know I should be delighted with the pears, but this is only the first of usually three deliveries.

Suzie in NW Michigan, the last time I had a smelly car problem was when my son had bought a take away coffee WITH milk. It spilled in my car and I had the most awful problems with the smell of sour milk. I used every suggestion under the sun the only one that helped and eventually cleared the smell was cotton wool balls soaked in lavender essential oil underneath the two front seats and on the back window shelf. Good luck
Sylvia <Scotland>

Suzie, NW Michigan, Sep 12 Newsletter. Regarding the foreign smell in the car, The cheapest possibility to rid the smell is fresh coffee grounds (if it works for plastic containers, it should work in the car). I'd leave it in for about a week, swishing the grounds once in a while to get the MOST absorption out of them. The other alternative is find someone who is a dealer for EcoQuest products. You can ask for a 3-5 day demo for an air purifier. I would put it in the car on sanitation mode with the windows rolled up with the unit running all night. If the offensive smell is still lingering, do it again until the demo time is up. If it does a good job, talk to the dealer about buying one. (the products speak for themselves; there should be no pressure to buy).
Jan C, Western PA

To Susie in NW Michigan about the bad car odor.
Check the engine area for a dead animal. I knew a lady who's van engine compartment became a "nursery" for a Momma mouse.

Also, try placing a dish of ground, unused coffee in the car. Or wadded up newspaper...they have both been known to remove odors in refrigerators.
Good luck!
Linda E

For Suzy in NW Michigan. I used to work for Rent-a-Car company and they would use something called "Odor Sponge". It comes in a container about the size of Goop Hand Cleaner, and can be found at Pep Boys or WalMart or many different hardware type stores that also sell items for your car. I have not personally used this, but I know Enterprise wouldn't have continued to buy it if it didn't work at all. It's not so expensive that it's not worth trying because the only other option is to have a full detailing done on the car. If an animal "scented" the seats, it may be that the upholstery and filling need to be replaced, and that won't be cheap. So, try the "sponge" and see what happens. And, a box of baking soda sprinkled around and left in the car. At a different time, maybe just before or just after the sponge.
Wendy, South Jersey

Suzie in Michigan,
I had the same thing happen to me with bird seed & water in my trunk, like you I tried everything. Finally took to a car wash that does detail & told them to clean everyplace inside the car. That worked, no more smell. Good Luck
Sue W

For Susan
You might try putting straight pine oil on a couple of cotton balls and place under seats in car. The Pine Oil will be strong but should do away with the smell. Hope this helps!!
Trish in Fl