3 cups Bisquick baking mix
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup Gold Medal flour
1 tsp. ground cardamom
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 cup cut-up candied cherries
3/4 cup chopped nuts
Heat oven to 350F. Grease well five soup cans or eight 6oz aluminum juice cans. Mix baking mix, sugar, flour, cardamom, egg and milk; beat...
1 cup blanched almonds
2 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ginger
Heat oven to 350F. Place nuts and butter in shallow baking pan. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle salt and ginger over nuts; toss.
1 cup
Heat oven to 300F. Mix 1 tbsp. egg white and 2 cups pecans or walnuts, stirring until nuts are coated and sticky. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tbsp. cinnamon; sprinkle over nuts, stirring until nuts are evenly coated. Spread on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes.
About 2 cups.
1 pkg. (8 oz) dried apricots, cut up
1 pkg. (8 oz) pitted dates, cut up
2 1/2 cups Brazil nuts, chopped
1 cup drained red and green maraschino cherries, cut into halves
1/3 lb. red and green candied pineapple, cut up (about 1 cup)
3/4 cup Gold Medal flour (if using self-rising flour, omit baking...
Candies, Cookies, Tiny Fruit Cakes, Seasoned Nuts:
Pack in a box with waxed paper between layers. Freezes for about 9-12 months.
Nut Breads, Yeast Breads, Coffee Cakes, Steamed Puddings:
Cool thoroughly before wrapping. Freezes for about 9-12 months
Pies:
Freeze before wrapping. Freezes for...
Prepare your choice of any of the relishes below. Place vegetables in a bowl of ice and water to keep them fresh and crisp until serving time. Nibble for snacks. No need to count calories - there are so few.
Carrot, Cucumber or Zucchini Sticks:
Cut carrot,cucumber or zucchini into short, narrow...
1 tbsp. salad oil
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup cleaned cooked shrimp, chopped
1 cup bean sprouts, rinsed and drained
1 can (8 oz) water chestnuts, drained and sliced
2 to 3 tbsp. soy sauce
5 eggs
1 tbsp. salad oil
Hot Soy Sauce
In skillet, heat 1 tbsp. salad oil...
For each serving, place 1 scoop ice cream in small dish. Make a face with colored candy-coated milk chocolate candies for eyes and mouth, wafer cookies for ears and, if you like, toasted coconut for hair.
For teenagers, offer a serve-yourself fountain of assorted sauces, fruits, nuts and other...
For each serving, peel and slice 1 banana lengthwise in half; place in shallow dish. Top banana with 1 scoop each of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry ice cream.
Spoon chocolate sauce over chocolate ice cream, drained crushed pineapple over vanilla ice cream, and frozen strawberries (thawed)...
Heat oven to 400F. Beat 2 egg whites until foamy. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tbsp and at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy. Fold 1/4 tsp vanilla and 1/2 cup chopped nuts into meringue. Cover 24 soda crackers with meringue, carefully sealing to edges. Bake crackers on ungreased baking...
Bake any flavor layer cake mix in 2 layer pans, 9x1/2", as directed on package. Prepare fluffy white frosting mix as directed on package. Reserve small amount of frosting for making cookie-candy animals; frost cake with remaining frosting.
Decorate top of cake with candles, whole gumdrops and...
Variations on salad greens. Serve with sweet fruit dressing.
*Peach, apricot or pear half or pineapple slice; top with tiny cream cheese balls rolled in chopped nuts (pistachios are especially attractive).
*Halved green grapes or cherries in cavity of peach or pear halves.
*Peach or pear...
Prepare pound cake as directed on package except - fold in 1/2 cup mixed diced candied fruits and 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts. While warm, frost with a confectioners' sugar glaze and decorate with nuts and candied fruits.
Heat oven to 350F. Grease and flour 12-cup bundt pan, tube pan, 10x4", or 2-quart anodized aluminum mold. Prepare lemon cake mix as directed on package except - use 2 tbsp. less water; if desired, add 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts.
Pour batter into pan. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick...
1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup mashed carrots or 2 jars of Jr. size baby food
3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 small can crushed pineapple (drained)
1 cup chopped nuts, or raisins
Grease and flour angel or bundt pan. Beat oil, sugar and...
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup fruit sugar
1 tsp. instant coffee granules
1 tsp. boiling water
1/4 cup amaretto liqueur *
1 1/5 cup crushed vanilla wafer crumbs
1/2 cup chopped toasted almonds **
Cocoa, colored sugar or chocolate shot
In top of double boiler...