Pecan Pie

½ stick butter ½ cup sugar 3 eggs 1 cup waffle syrup, maple flavored 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup or more chopped pecans 1 unbaked pie shell Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Beat well. Add syrup, and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in pecans. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake 350 degrees about 55 minutes, … Read more

Hickory Nut Pie

2 eggs, beaten ½ cup syrup Pinch salt ½ cup sugar 1 cup nutmeats, or more 1 tsp. vanilla 1 unbaked 8-inch pie crust Mix together all ingredients, adding nuts last. Pour into a small-unbaked pie crust. Bake in 400 degree oven for ten minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees. Bake till brown.

Cream Pie

(Coconut cream pie is Keith’s favorite as an adult.) 2/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup cornstarch 1/3 tsp. salt 2 cups milk, scalded 3 egg yolks – reserve whites 2 T. butter 1 tsp. vanilla 1 baked pie shell Meringue 3 egg whites 4 tsp. sugar Few drops of vanilla Blend sugar, cornstarch and salt. Slowly … Read more

Vanilla Ice Cream

6 eggs 2 ¼ cups sugar 4 ½ tsp. vanilla ½ tsp. salt 9 cups cream or (5 cups milk, and 4 cups heavy cream) Add sugar gradually to beaten eggs.  Continue to beat until mixture is very stiff.  Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.  Pour in gallon freezer, and freeze as directed. Strawberry or … 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

Sugar Cookies

(This was the recipe used for Christmas cut out cookies at the Glor’s. The kids loved helping Grandma make these.) Cream together and beat until light and fluffy: 1 C. shortening 1 C. sugar Add and beat well: 2 eggs 2 T. cream 1 T. vanilla Sift together: 31/2 C. cake flour 2 t. baking … Read more

No Bake Cookies

Cook the following one minute after it reaches boil or until forms a soft ball in cold water: 2 cups sugar ¼ cup cocoa 1 stick butter ½ cup milk Add the following: 2 ½ cups quick cooking oats ½ cup peanut butter 1 tsp. vanilla Mix well, and drop from spoon on wax paper.  … Read more

Orange Dessert Cake

1 box orange cake mix 1 large box orange Jell-O or 2 small boxes 2 c. boiling water 7 oz. orange soda pop 1 small box instant vanilla pudding 1½ c. milk 1 pt. Cool Whip Bake cake according to package directions, using 9 x 13 x 2 cake pan. Mix orange Jell-O in boiling … Read more