Candy Bar Salad

Ingredients:

1 large 16 ounce carton of whipped topping
1 small box of powdered vanilla instant pudding
1 large (King Size) frozen candy bar
1 granny smith apple

You should really plan to make this salad weekly throughout the summer so you can try a different kind of candy bar each week. Our personal favorites are Butterfingers, Baby Ruth and Snickers.
I just keep a bunch of candy bars in the freezer for when the motivation for this meal hits.

Directions:

1. Freeze the candy bar
2. Put the candy bar into a zip lock bag and hit with a hammer or meat tenderizer to break ti apart into small pieces
3. Peel and core the apple
4. Cut the apple into small pieces
5. Mix everything together
6. Put in the fridge for at least an hour

Fruit Cocktail Dessert

GG makes this easy and very tasty dessert quite often. It is yummy!

1 cup flour
1 c sugar
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1 15 ounce can of fruit cocktail (undrained)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Grease a 9 x 9 pan
Put all the ingredients in a bowl and stir.
Pour into the pan.
Mix 1/2 cup brown sugar with 1/2 cup chopped nuts and sprinkle them on top.
Bake at 325 for approximately 35 minutes.
Serve with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry on top.

Grandma Davies Half-hour Pudding

Put in bowl to mix - 1/3 c sugar, pinch of salt, 1 c flour 2 tsp baking powder, 1 c raisins and mix with 1/2 c sweet milk (not buttermilk). Put into greased bowl to cook.

Take 2 c boiling water or a little more. Mix with 1 c brown sugar, 1 T butter, 1/4 tsp nutmeg and pour over batter.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until top part is done. This will have sauce in the bottom. Serve hot or cold with cream or ice cream.

Verda's Pineapple Cake

Take 1 yellow cake mix and mix as directed. Bake in two sheet pans 9 x 13 for 12 - 15 minutes. Take one 6 oz cream cheese, mix with 1 large pkg of instant pineapple cream pudding m,ix and 4 cups milk. Spread mixture on top of cooled cake. Top with well drained crushed pineapple (you might want to use one can per cake. Top with cool whip. This is best made the day before . Store in fridge. Also can be frozen.

Grandma Davies Boiled Raisin Cake

1 1/4 c raisins
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 c water
1 1/2 c sifted flour
3 T butter

Combine raisins, sugar and spices, salt and water in a covered saucepan. Bring to boil, boil 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat, add butter, set aside to cool. Add remaining ingredients, mix just enough to blend. Put in 9x9 square pan, bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Aunt Shirley's Large Carrot Cake

1 1/2 c oil
2 c sugar
2 c grated carrots
1 c crushed pineapple
1 t cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
2 T grated orange rind
1/2 c coconut
1 1/2 c chopped nuts
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 c flour
2 tsp soda
Mix together and bake in a 9x12 pan at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
Frost with the following:
1- 4 oz soft cream cheese
1 lb powdered sugar
1/4 lb soft margarine
1 t vanilla

Grandma Davies Fruit Cocktail Dessert

1 c flour
1 c sugar
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1-15 oz can fruit cocktail (do not drain)
Put all ingredients into bowl and stir, put into greased 9x9 pan and top with 1/2 c brown sugar mixed with 1/2 c chopped nuts. Bake approx. 35 minutes at 325 degrees. Serve with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry on top for a delicious dessert

Rhubarb Pie

Grant fell in love with GG because of her Rhubarb Pie.

3 T flour
1 c sugar
2 c rhubarb cut into small pieces
1 recipe of Plain Pastry
Stir flour and sugar together, add egg, beat thoroughly and add rhubarb.
Line pie pan with pastry and pour in filling. Cover with top crust or lattice and bake in very hot oven (425 deg.) for 10 minutes; reduce temperature to moderate (350 degrees)and bake 35 minutes longer. Makes 1 (9-inch) pie.

Congo Squares

It seemed like GG always had these on hand.
2 3/4 c sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2/3 c melted shortening
1 pk chocolate chips
2 1/4 c brown sugar
1 c nuts
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
Add shortening to sugar and cream well. Add eggs and beat. Add rest of ingredients. Mix well and spread in pan 3/4 inch thick. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minute. Cool and cut.

Lime Sugar Cookies

2 C Sugar
2 1/2 C Flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
14 TBSP Butter (1 3/4 sticks) softened
2 tsp. vanilla
2 large eggs
3 tsp. lime zest(I use the zest of 3 limes as I prefer more lime)
Preheat oven to 350.
In food processor combine 1 tsp. lime zest and 1/2 cup sugar. Process for 30 seconds until fragrant and set aside.
Beat butter and remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar together for 3-6 minutes until it's light and fluffy. Add the eggs, rest of lime zest, and vanilla, and beat until combined.
Sift together flour, soda and salt. Slowly add to wet mixture until combined.
Shape dough into 2 TBSP balls and roll in the lime sugar you've set aside. Flatten the dough with a drinking glass dipped in the lime sugar, just until they look like the shape of babybel cheese (like 1/2 inch tall?) Use any extra lime sugar to sprinkle on top. Bake for 10-12 minutes and LEAVE them on the cookie sheet to cool for 10 more minutes. Enjoy!

GG's Black-Bottom Cupcakes

This is GG's special recipe.

1/2 c cocoa
3 c flour
2 c sugar
2 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
Mix together in bowl. Make three depressions in mixture; put 3/4 c salad oil in one, 2 T. vinegar in one, and 2 tsp vanilla in the third.
Add 2 c cold water and stir.
Fill muffin papers 2/3 full with batter. Drop 1 tsp filling on top. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Cool and frost with icing recipe below.

Filling:
1- 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 c sugar
Mix these together and a 1- 6oz pkg of chocolate chips

Frosting:
3/4 stick margarine
3 T sour cream
3-5 T cocoa
1 1/2 T peanut butter
Mix together and add powdered sugar till right consistency and good taste. You can add a small amount of canned milk if you need to thin it down.

N.Y. Cheese Cake

2 graham cracker crusts

Mix together 2 large and 1 small cream cheese, 1 c sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 eggs, then blend in 1 pint of sour cream. Put in pie shells and bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
Cool, serve with cherry or blueberry pie filling.

Carrie's Flapper Pie

Uncle Walter really liked this pie.

14 honey graham wafers, rolled fine, add 1/2 granulated sugar, 1/2 c melted butter, 1 tsp cinnamon. Mix together and pat into pie tin, saving about 1/2 c mixture for top of pie.
Make filling as follows and put into pie shell.
2 c milk
2 egg yolks
2 T cornstarch
1/4 c granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Beat and cook over heat until thick. Fill pie crust. Beat egg whites stiff and add 3 T powdered sugar and spread on top, put on remaining crumbs and bake in slow over 250 degrees for 20 minutes.
Cool before serving.

GG's Aggression Cookies

These get mixed with your clean hands- work out your frustrations or aggressions!

In a very large bowl, put 3 c packed brown sugar, 3 c margarine, 6 c uncooked oatmeal, 1 tsp soda, and 3 c flour.

With your hands, mash, knead and squeeze until it becomes a well-mixed firm dough.

Form into small balls: dip the bottom of a small water glass into granulated sugar and flatten each ball. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets in a 350 degree over for 10-12 minutes.

Grandma Davies Sugar Cookies

These are the best- so moist and delicious!

3 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp nutmeg
1 c sugar
1 c butter or margarine
1 egg
1 c sour cream

Mix dry ingredients together. Work in the butter like pie crust. Make a well in the center and drop in 1 egg, add 1 c sour cream. You might need a little more, but just enough to make a soft dough. Roll 1/8 inch thick, cut, sprinkle with sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes in 375 degree oven until light straw color.