Oatmeal Cake

Here is a oatmeal cake recipe.

Oatmeal Cake
Mrs. John Merritt

1 stick margarine
1 1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup quick cooking oatmeal
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup flour
1teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup nutmeats
1 teaspoon soda

Cut margarine in small pieces in large mixing bowl. Add boiling water and oatmeal. Let stand for 20 minutes. Add brown sugar, white sugar and 2 unbeaten eggs. Mix well and pour into cake pan. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Ice with broiled frosting.

Broiled Frosting

5 Tablespoons brown sugar, heaping
2 Tablespoons sweet cream or milk
1/2 cup nutmeats
3 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla

Melt butter, then add other ingredients. Spread on warm cake and put in oven or broiler annd brown.

Buttermilk Candy

Here is a recipe sure to please, and a candy recipe at that, get ready for that candy making time.

Buttermilk candy
Mrs. Mary Hailstorm

2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
1 scant teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup nutmeats

Combine all ingredients except vanilla and nutmeats in large pan. Bring to a boil and cook until soft ball stage. Remove from heat anbd add vanilla and nutmeats. Beat until firm. Pour into buttered 8 x 8 -inch square pan. Cut into squares when cool.

Super Coffee Cake

Here is another coffee cake recipe, it was in the bread section, sometimes these can be like bread, sometimes they are baked in loaf pan.

Super Coffee Cake
Mrs. Alice Smith

3/4 cup soft butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup molasses
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cup flour
1 1/3 cup dairy sour cream
Filling

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 - 9 x 5 x3-inch loaf pans. Combine eggs, butter, sugar, vanilla and molasses and mix well. sift together flour, baking powder, salt and soda. Add to creamed mixture, alternately with sour cream. Put about 1 1/4 cups of mixture in each loaf pan. sprinkle each with 5 Tablespoons filling. Repeat with remaining mixture and filling. Bake 55 to 60 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool slightly in pans before removing.

Filling

1/2 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
1/2 cup nutmeats
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Combine all ingredients

Stuffed Tomato-Tuna Salad

What is better then homegrown tomatoes stuffed with tuna salad for lunch, or a light dinner.

Stuffed Tomato_Tuna salad

4 medium sized tomatoes
1 Tablespoon salt
lettuce leaves

Remove skins from tomatoes, Scoop out hollow at the stem end of each tomato. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt to the inside of each tomato. Invert on tray and chill 1 hour.

Tuna Salad

1 ( 6 1/2-oz) can grated tuna
1/4 cup onion,diced
1/4 cup celery, chopped
3 small sweet pickles, chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaiuse
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Mix all ingredients and toss lightly. Remove tomatoes from refrigerator and fill each tomato with salad. Arrange on freshly washed lettuce leaves. Serves 4.

Shrimp Remoulade

Shrimp Remoulade ( French)
Mrs. M. P. Mapes

1/4 cup cooking oil
2 Tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon paprika
dash Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoon hot prepared mustard
1 Tablespoon horseradish( cream style)
1/4 cup celery, chopped fine
2 Tablespoons green onion, chopped
1/2 pound frozen shrimp ( or 1 5-oz can)

Place all ingredients except shrimp in a bowl. Stir well. Add shrimp and toss gently. Cover and chill 30 to 60 minutes. Serve on lettuce leaves. Serves 4.

tutti-frutti bread

sorry, so late, but at least it is up. This bread would be good for the holidays that are coming up.

Tutti-Frutti Bread
Mrs. H. L. Spencer

1 box pound cake mix
1/4 cup candied cherries, chopped
1/2 cup pecans or walnuts

Mix pound cake as directed on box. Fold in fruit and nuts and pour into greased and floured loaf pan. bake 40 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees, or until done. cool completely before slicing.

Heavenly 5-cup salad

Ok, i know this can be considered a dessert, but I so love fruit salads.

Heavenly 5-Cup Salad
Mrs. Robert McCarty

1 cup sour cream
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup mandarin oranges, drained
1 cup apples, diced
1 cup nutmeats, chopped

Mix all ingredients together in order given. cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours before serving.

* this would be good with coconut is added as well.