Gratitude Journal

Changing My World…One Attitude at a Time

Date Pudding

November 19th, 2007 at 11:41am |

This is an old Amish recipe. Don’t worry if you don’t like dates. You won’t know they are in there. This starts as a cake then combines to make the most wonderful dessert.
Date Pudding

1 cup chopped dates
1 cup HOT water
1 tea. soda
1 cup sugar
1 tbls. melted butter
1 cup flour
1 egg
Cool Whip or equivalent
3 bananas
1/2 cup […]

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Southern Pecan Pie

November 19th, 2007 at 11:27am |

Southern Pecan Pie
Beat 5 eggs with 1 cup sugar, a dash of salt. Add 1 1/2 cup light corn syrup and 1/3 cup melted butter. Mix well. Add 1 1/2 cup pecans. Bake at 350 degrees until done, about 1 hour. For a real treat substitue walnuts for the pecans. Enjoy!

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Pumpkin Pie

November 19th, 2007 at 11:01am |

As promised, some recipes from my kitchen. Who doesn’t love Pumpkin Pie! This is the absolute best Pumpkin Pie recipe ever. It is very simple to make. I always use Pillsbury ready pie crust. It is better than homemade.
Pumpkin Pie

4 beaten eggs
1 lg. can pumpkin
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tea. salt
2 tea. cinnamon
1 tea nutmeg
1/2 tea. […]

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Pumpkin Cookies

September 13th, 2007 at 8:45pm |

                                   
 This is an old Amish Recipe given to our family by an Amish Lady who worked for my father years ago. It’s a favorite!
 1 cup butter             1cup sugar           3/4 cup pumpkin
 1 egg                      2 cups flour          1 teas. soda
 1 teas. cinnamon      1/2 teas. salt
      Cream butter, sugar, and pumpkin together. Add egg.Add dry sifted ingredients. mix well. […]

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Eggplant Baked in Cream

July 10th, 2007 at 7:05pm |

2 medium eggplants
2/3 cup melted butter
1 cup heavy cream
1 box instant stuffing mix
bread crumbs
Peel eggplant, slice and cook to mush in very little water. Drain and mix with melted butter, cream and stuffing mix. Place mixture in buttered casserole dish. Dot with butter and top with bread crumbs. Bake at 275 for 2 hours. The […]

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