Baked Goods

I found this recipe in an old cookbook with no cover. Father Chester Kozal, International Falls, Minn. Ingredients- 1 graham cracker crust, 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1 tsp. grated lemon rind, 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar, 1 1/3 cup Eagle brand condensed milk, 2 eggs, seperated, 4 tbsp. sugar. Instructions- Combine juice and grated rind, gradually stir into milk. Add egg yolks and stir. Pour into crust. Add cream of tartar to whites, beat until stiff, adding sugar gradually. Brown in oven.

I found this recipe in an old cookbook with no cover. Mrs. Sam Evanoff, International Falls, Minn. Ingredients- 1/4 cup butter (soft), 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 1/2 cups drained crushed pineapple, 2 egge seperated, 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell. Instructiona- Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks and stir until light. Add pineapple. Beat egg whites medium stiff. Combine with creamed mixture. Pour into unbaked shell and top with lattice strips. Bake 375 degrees until crust is brown and filling set, about 30 minutes.

I found this recipe in an old cookbook with no cover. Mrs. Lydia Maxwell, International Falls, Minn. 1/2 lb. butter, 2 tbsp. sugar, 2 cups flour, pinch salt. Cream butter, add flour sugar and salt. Work well, press into a springform pan and bake until brown. Filling- 1 can crushed pineapple mixed with 1 cup sugar. Boil with 1 tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in a little water. When cool add 1 can cocoanut and beaten whites of 2 eggs. Pour into crust and return to oven to set.

I found this recipe in an old cookbook with no cover. Mrs. Jack Murray International Falls, Minn. Use a prebaked pie shell or graham cracker crust. Filling- 2/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1 tbsp. butter, 2 cups milk, 2 egg yolks, 1 tsp. vanilla. Instructions- Combine sugar and flour, add to preheated milk and bring to boil until thick. Add egg yolks to mixture, then butter and vanilla. Slice bananas between layers of filling. Beat 2 egg whites and 1 tbsp. sugar to make meringue. Brown in 350 degree oven.

I found this recipe in an old cookbook with no cover. Mrs. Madeline Parkin, International Falls, Minn. Ingredients- 4 medium sliced apples, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 2 cups flour, 2 tbsp. sugar, 4 tbsp. shortening, 1 pt. water, 1/2 tsp. salt, 3 tsp. B.P., 3/4 cup milk. Instructions- Select apples that will cook quickly. Peel, core and chop fine. Combine 1 1/2 cup sugar and pint of water in deep baking dish and place over slow fire. While syrup is cooking, make a rich biscuit dough of remaining ingredients. Sift flour, salt, sugar and B.P. together. Cut in shortening.

I found this recipe in an old cookbook with no cover. Mrs. Phyliss Hart, International Falls, Minn. 1/2 cup dates, 2 tbsp. flour, 1/2 cup water, 15 orange slices(cut up). Cook until thick, cool, add 1/2 cup chopped nuts, if desired. 1/2 cup shortening, 2 eggs, 1 cup sugar. Cream. Add to above. Sift together 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. soda, , add alternately with 1 tbsp. milk, 1 tbsp. water. Spread half of dough in greased cake pan, cover with filling, spread rest of dough on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Cut and roll in powdered sugar.

I found this recipe in an old cookbook with no cover. Mrs. Gerald Mongrain, International Falls, Minn. Ingredients- 1 1/2 cups raisins, 1 1/2 cups water, 1 cup shortening, 3/4 cup white sugar, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, 3 1/2 cups flour, 1 1/2 tsp. soda, 1 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. vanilla. Instructions- Boil the raisins in water until about 1 cup of water remains. Cool. Cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs and mix well, add raisins and water and sifted dry ingredients. Add vanilla. Spread thinly on cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

I found this recipe in an old cookbook with no cover. Mrs. WM. Borden, International Falls, Minn. Ingredients- 1 cup shortening, 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed, 1 tbsp. cold water, 2 cups sifted flour, 1 tsp. soda, 1/2 cup white sugar, 2 eggs, seperated, 1 small pkg. chocolate chips, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 tsp. salt. Instructions- Cream shortening; add 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Beat until fluffy. Add egg yolk, water and vanilla. Blend. Sift dry ingredients together and add to first mixture. Spread evenly in 10 x 15 pan.

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3 Cups mashed potatoes
1/2 cup crisco (I use butter flavored)
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp Baking powder
1 Tablespoon surgar
1/2 tsp salt

whipping cream for preparing potatoes

Peel and boil red potatoes, mash potatoes with hand masher until well mashed.
Add whipping cream and using hand mixer beat or whip until potatoes are fluffy
Refrigerate the potatoes overnight. Best if well refrigerated.

*Note: use enough cream to make whipped mash potatoes
about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of cream for 5# of potatoes