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Favorite Pie 'n Cake Recipes From Family 'n Friends





Pecan Pie - from Joyce

3 eggs   -   1 cup corn syrup   -   1/8 teaspoon salt   -   1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar   -   2tablespoons butter   -   1cup pecans   -   1/2 cup milk or cream

   Mix all together and pour into an unbaked pie shell. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes. Turn the temperature down to 350° for 30 minutes.



Pumpkin Roll - from Susan

Beat 3 eggs & add:    -   1 cup sugar   -   2/3 cup pumpkin   -   1 teaspoon lemon juice

In 2nd bowl mix: - 3/4 cup flour - 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder - 1 teaspoon ginger - 1/8 teaspoon cloves - 2 teaspoons cinnamon - 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg - 1/4 teaspoon salt

   Mix all together. Put in jelly roll pan. Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups pecans on top. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes. Turn out on a dish towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Roll up into a roll and place in refrigerator to chill. After it's chilled well unroll.
Mix together: 1 - 8 ounce package of cream cheese - 4 tablespoons oleo - 1 teaspoon vanilla - 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar.
Spread over cake then roll it back up, and rechill it. Slice and eat!




Cheesecake - from Genelle

9" graham cracker pie crust - 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened - 1 can condensed milk - 1 teaspoon vanilla - 1/3 cup lemon juice

   Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, making sure they are mixed until smooth. Pour into shell and refrigerate for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Top with fruit of your choice after the pie has set.



Fudge Cake - Aunt Kate's

1 cup sugar - 3/4 cup shortening - vanilla - 3/4 cup milk - 3 eggs - 2 cups flour - 3 teaspoons baking powder
Frosting: 1/4 cup sugar - 1/4 cup milk - bring to boil and add 1/4 cup cocoa
That's all the directions passed down from Aunt Kate for this cake. But, just mix everything together, and bake at about 350°.




Chocolate Cake - from Aunt Kate

Melt together: 1 stick oleo, 1/2 cup shortening, 7 tablespoons cocoa, & 1 cup water.

Add it to: 2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Bake at 350°.
Frosting: 1 stick oleo, 6 tablespoons milk, 4 tablespoons cocoa, 1 box powdered sugar.



Oatmeal Cake - from Joyce

1 cup oatmeal, 1 1/2 cups boiling water. Let set while you mix the other ingredients.

1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup shortening, 2 eggs, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Bake at 350°

Topping: 1 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup butter, 1 cup coconut, nuts (optional).

Pour over hot cake, then brown in the broiler.



Mince Pies - Annette Chisham Childers (1846-1914)

6 pounds ground, lean meat, 2 pounds chopped suet, enough chopped apples to make twice this bulk, 3 pounds currants, 3 pounds seeded raisins, 1 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon allspice, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 4 pounds brown sugar, 1 quart sorghum molasses, 1 quart cider (more if too dry), salt to taste. When using, add a cup of strong coffee.




Cake (Milkless, Eggless, & Butterless) - Annette Chisham Childers (1846-1914)

Boil 3 minutes: 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup water, 1 cup seeded raisins, 1/3 cup lard, 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg, 1 pinch salt.
When cool, stir in 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in warm water, 2 cups flour in which 1 teaspoon of baking powder has been sifted.
Bake in a slow oven.



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