Oatmeal Crispies

Bryan’s Favorite Cookies Ingredients 1 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 2 well-beaten eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1.5 cups sifted enriched flour 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups quick-cooking oats .5 cups chopped walnuts (optional) 1 bag chocolate chips (optional) Directions Thoroughly cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well. … Read more

Aunt Abby’s Brisket

1 3-3½ pound fresh beef brisket ½ cup brown sugar 1 envelope regular onion soup (not instant) ½ tsp. garlic powder ¾ cup catsup Line a large roasting pan with heavy foil. Place brisket in pan; sprinkle the sugar, soup mix, and garlic powder over the brisket. Drizzle catsup over all. Fold ends of foil … Read more

Breakfast Treats

1 cup raisins 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup chopped nuts 1 can ready to bake biscuits Combine raisins, sugar, and nuts. Stretch biscuits to 3 inches if possible. Butter generously with softened butter. Press raisin mixture over top of biscuits, and bake at 450 degrees 8 to 10 minutes or until done.

Grape Pie

4 ½ cups grapes (2 lbs.) after separating skins from pulp probably will have 2 or 2 ½ cups. Cook pulp. Run through strainer to remove seeds. Mix with skins. 1 cup sugar ¼ cup flour 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell Mix all ingredients, and put in unbaked pie shell. Can cover with pie crust … Read more

Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

(This is from the Quakers Oatmeal package.  Sometimes  Mother would put hickory nuts, black walnuts, pecans or chocolate chips in the cookies.) 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine, butter or shortening 1 cup brown sugar ½ cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1½ cups flour 1 tsp. soda ½ tsp. salt 3 cups quick … Read more