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Cheesecake With Cranberry Jewel Topping

Cheesecake With Cranberry Jewel Topping

Servings: 10
Ingredients:

1 1/2 c  Vanilla wafers, crushed
1/4 c  Sugar
6 tb Butter; melted

1/2 c Whipping cream1 pk Vanilla powder1 1/2 lb Cream cheese; room temp.1 c Sugar1 pn Salt4 lg Eggs
12 oz Fresh or frozen cranberries3/4 c Sugar1/2 c Cranberry juice concentrate1/4 c Water
Preheat oven to 350 F. (…)

Our Family’s Plum Pudding 1992, II/II

Our Family’s Plum Pudding 1992, II/II

Servings: 1
Ingredients:

See below

To steam the puddings: Place each pudding in its own steamingcontainer on a rack placed over gently boiling water (see note).Cover each kettle with a tight-fitting lid and steam puddings - 7hours for pudding in a 2-quart mold (6′ tall, 7′ across the top)filled 2/3 full; 6 hours for the smaller one. (…)

Harrod’s Christmas Pudding

Harrod’s Christmas Pudding

Servings: 2
Ingredients:

1/2 lb Unsalted butter plus about
2 ts Butter; for greasing molds
1 1/3 c  Dark brown sugar
3    Eggs; beaten
3 tb Dark corn syrup
2/3 c  Self-rising flour
1 pn Salt
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 ts Apple pie spice
1    Lemon; juice of
1    Orange; fine grated rind of
1    Lemon; fine grated rind of
4 c  Fresh bread crumbs
1 1/3 c  Golden raisins
1 1/3 c  Raisins
1 1/3 c  Currants
1/3 c  Chopped mixed citrus peel
– (2 ounces)
1/4    To 1/2 cup brandy

Garnish with hollyIgnite with brandy
Thickly butter and dust with flour two 1-quart molds (or dome-shapedchina, ceramic or glass bowls). (…)

Our Family’s Plum Pudding 1992, I/II

Our Family’s Plum Pudding 1992, I/II

Servings: 1
Ingredients:

2 c  Currants (1/2 pound)
– loosely packed
1 1/2 c  Golden and/or muscat raisins
– (1/2 pound)
1 1/2 c  Candied fruit peels
1/4 c  Cognac
2 c  English walnuts (1/2 pound)
– finely chopped
2 c  Good beef suet (1/2 pound)
– ground by butcher
1 c  Sifted flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Mace
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/2 c  Blackberry jam or preserves
1 c  Brown sugar
5 c  Loosely packed fresh bread
-crumbs
– from homemade-type bread
1/2 c  Dry cocktail sherry
6    Egg yolks; well beaten
6    Egg whites; beaten stiff
– but not dry

3 To 4 tb. (…)

Mary Litchfield Grimwood’s 1890 English Plum Puddings

Mary Litchfield Grimwood’s 1890 English Plum Puddings

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

4 1/2 c  All-purpose flour*; sifted
4 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Allspice
1/2 ts Cloves
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1    Box muscat raisins; seeded
1    Box seedless nectar raisins
– (golden raisins)
-or-
1    Box sultanas
1    Box currants
2 c  Finely chopped apples
1 1/2 c  Chopped black walnuts and
-pecans; mixed
1 lb Good beef suet
– ground by butcher
2 c  Light brown sugar
6    Eggs; well beaten
1 1/2 c  Buttermilk
1 c  Soft fresh bread crumbs
– from homemade-type bread

*Plus additional flour for dusting fruits and adding to batter ifneeded. (…)

Wilson Family Sauce For English Plum Pudding

Wilson Family Sauce For English Plum Pudding

Servings: 1
Ingredients:

2 c  Light brown sugar
3    To 4 tb. cornstarch
3 c  ;Water
2 tb Butter
2 ts Vanilla or
2 ts Favorite flavoring*
1    Lemon; juice of
1 c  Marshmallows

*Brandy, rum or whiskey, for instance. (…)

Cinnamon Ribbon Bread

Cinnamon Ribbon Bread

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

2 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
2 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c  Butter or margarine
1 1/4 c  Sugar, divided
3    Eggs
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c  Dairy sour cream
2 ts Cinnamon, ground
1/2 c  Pecans, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (…)

Impossible Pumpkin Pie - 2

Impossible Pumpkin Pie - 2

Servings: 8
Ingredients:

16 oz Pumpkin
12 oz Evaporated milk
2 tb Butter -=OR=-
2 tb -margarin
2    Egg
3/4 c  Sugar
1/2 c  Bisquick
2 1/2 ts Pumpkin pie spice
2 ts Vanilla

Heat oven to 350F Grease pie plate, 10 x 1 1/2′. (…)

Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies

Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies

Servings: 24
Ingredients:

1/2 c  Granulated sugar
1/3 c  Packed brown sugar
1/2 c  Butter, softened
1/2 c  Peanut butter
1/2 ts Vanilla
1    Egg
1 c  Flour
1/2 c  Oats, quick or regular
1 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
1 pk 6 oz semisweet chocolate
Chips

1. (…)

Hartshorn German Christmas Cookies

Hartshorn German Christmas Cookies

Servings: 1
Ingredients:

2 c  Sugar
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/8 c  Shortening
2    Eggs
1 c  Milk
1 tb Hartshorn ***
1/2 c  Boiling water
2 ts Vanilla
Flour to stiffen
1 oz Anise seeds

* Hartshorn can be obtained at your pharmacy. (…)