Title: RUSSIAN GARLIC SALAD
Categories: Salad/dress
Yield: 3 Servings

30 Garlic cloves, cleaned
– peeled
1/2 c Olive oil
1/4 c Lemon juice
4 tb White wine vinegar
Salt pepper to taste
1/2 ts Oregano (optional)

Blanch the whole cloves of garlic in boiling water for 5 minutes;
remove and plunge into cold water. Drain, and mix with the remaining
ingredients. Allow to marinate for 5 days in the refrigerator before
serving. The salad is served as it is, in small bowls alongside the
main plate. Or you may chop this up and add it to a layered green
salad.

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Country Rhubarb Dessert

Recipe By : Great American Recipe Card/R. Banghart
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Rhubarb
Strawberries

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 cups fresh rhubarb — washed/in 1/2″ piece
1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter — softened
1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar
3 eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
whipped cream
strawberries — for garnish

Blend flour and softened butter until like coarse crumbs. Add confectioner’s
sugar. Press into buttered 9″ square pan or 10x7x1/2″ rectangular pan .Bake
at 350° for 15 minutes until golden. When crust is baking, beat eggs. Add 1
1/4 cup sugar, very gradually. Beat intul very light and fluffy, 5 minutes on
High with electric mixer. At low speed, add flour, baking powde,r vanilla and
salt. Fold in rhubarb with spatula. Pour over baked crust. Spread evenly.
BAke at 350 ° for 40 minutes until light brown and top feels dry. Serve
cooled, with whipped cream and strawberries.

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Title: Hardy Vegetable Soup
Categories: Soups/stews, Vegetables, Canadian, Beef
Yield: 10 servings

4 qt Water 1 c Mixed vegetables *
3/4 c Celery, chopped 1/2 tb Sweet basil
3/4 c Onion, chopped Salt pepper to taste
2 Garlic cloves, chopped 1/2 c Macaroni
1 c Carrots, sliced 1/2 c Pot barley
2 c Potatoes, diced 2 c Chicken, beef,ham
(leftovers
2 tb Canola oil 2 c Coarsely chopped cabbage
1/2 c Tomato paste 1 Tomato, chopped
1/2 c Green pepper, diced

In a soup pot saute the celery, onion and garlic in oil for 5 minutes. Add
water, vegetables, pot barley, meats, seasonings. Bring to the boil and
simmer for 1 1/4 hours. For last 1/4 hour add cabbage and macaroni. * Soup
mix

from Fillmore, Sask. Lindsey Jones, F-Intercook

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Title: RUNZA
Categories: Italian, Beef, Hamburger
Yield: 4 servings

1 1/2 lb Hamburger
1/2 x Cabbage
1 Onion
1 Partially frozen Bread
Dough
Salt+papper
Cheese (velveeta)

Contributed to the echo by: Sukee Bailey Hello, try
this for dinner, Keep in the Freezer for left overs,
and when you want it again.. just heat-up with
Microwave oven. RUNZA OVEN TEMP. 350-375

Brown hamburger and onion. drain, add cabbage and
simmer. Slice bread dough and roll out on Floured
board. Fill with hamburger + cabbage, put slice of
cheese pinch tight. Bake till Brown.

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SAVORY BEEF STEW

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beef

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/4 c Oil
2 Parsnips, diced
2 Stalks celery, diced
1 Onion chopped
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
3/4 c Beef broth
1/2 ts Thyme, crushed
1/4 ts Salt
2 lb Chuck stew meat
2 Turnips, dices
1 Carrot, diced
2 Cloves garlic, minced
3/4 c Red wine
1/4 ts Rosemary, crushed
1 10 oz pkg frozen succotash
1/8 ts Pepper

In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium high
heat. Coat the beef chunks with flour then add to the
oil and cook, turning, until browned. Remove and set
aside. Add next 6 ingredients to saucepan; saute 5
minutes. Return beef to saucepan. Add tomatoes, and
next 5 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat
cover and simmer until meat is tender, about 45
minutes. Add succotash, salt and pepper. Cook until
heated through.
Serve over rice or noodles.

This is from one of my MIL’s clippings from Women’s
Day. Date unknown

Shared by Robert Rostrup

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Title: Chocolate Mint Snow-Top Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 3 servings

-Jo Ferry cmsj69b
1 1/2 c Flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Mint chocolate chips
6 tb Butter; softened
1 c Sugar
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
2 Eggs
Confectioners sugar

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In
small saucepan over low heat, melt 1 cup mint chocolate chips. (Or,
microwave chips in bowl on HIGH power 1 minute; stir. Microwave on
HIGH power 30 seconds longer; stir until smooth.)
In large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add melted
chips and vanilla. Beat in eggs. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Stir in remaining 1/2 cup chips. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; freeze
30 minutes until firm.
Preheat oven to 350. Shape dough into 1 inch balls; coat with
confectioners sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12
minutes until tops appear cracked. Let stand 2 minutes. Remove from
cookie sheets; cool. Makes about 3 dozen.

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GINGER VINEGAR

Recipe By : Homemade in the Kitchen
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Oils, Vinegars, Condiments

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 cup white wine vinegar

Mix the ginger and the vinegar together in a sterilized 1/2-pint mason jar.
Place a sterilized seal on top a screw on the ring. Set the jar aside for 1
week to steep, out of direct sunlight and away from heat. Strain the
contents through a fine sieve into a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Clean out
the sieve. Rinse the Mason jar and return the strained vinegar to the jar.
Rinse the measuring cup. Line the sieve with a moist flat-bottom coffee
filter and set it over the cup. Strain the vinegar through again, a bit at a
time, allowing it to drip into the measuring cup. Pour the vinegar into an
8-oz bottle or cruet and seal with a cork. The vinegar should be ready to
use immediately, with a shelf life of at least 1 year.

YIELD: 1 cup

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Title: THREE-WAY SHORTBREADS
Categories: Cookies, Ethnic
Yield: 6 servings

1.25 c All-purpose flour 3.00 tb Sugar
0.50 c Butter

In a large mixing bowl stir together the flour and sugar. Cut in butter
until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Form mixture into a ball and knead
until smooth. Follow the directions below for any desired shape.

SHORTBREAD WEDGES: On an ungreased cookie sheet pat or roll dough into an
8-inch circle. For scalloped edge, with forefinger and thumb of the other
hand. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough circle into 12 to 16 pie-shape
wedges. Do not seperate wedges. Prick each wedge with a fork, making a
design. Bake at 325 degrees F. oven for 25 to 30 minutes or just until
edges are light brown. While warm, re-cut wedges. Remove from pan; cool on
a wire rack.

THUMBPRINTS: Prepare dough as directed; shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Place balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Using your thumb,
press an indentation in the center of each cookie. Bake in a 325 degree F
oven about 18 minutes or until bottoms are light brown and wedges are
slightly golden. Immediately spoon 1/2 teaspoon fruit preserves (such as
cherry, strawberry, or peach) into each indentation. Cool completely, then
remove cookies from cookie sheet.

PECAN SPICE SHORTBREAD: Prepare the dough as directed, except substitute
brown sugar for the sugar and add 1 teaspoon apple pie spice to the flour
mixture. Pat the dough into an ungreased 9-by-9- by 2-inch baking pan.
Sprinkle dough with 1/4 cup chopped pecans; press nuts lightly into dough.
Bake in a 325 degree oven for 23 to 25 minutes. While warm, cut into 16 2
1/4-inch squares. Cut each square diagonally to make triangles. Cool in
pan. Drizzle with Vanilla Icing. VANILLA ICING: In a small mixing bowl
combine 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Stir in enough milk (2 to 3 teaspoons) to make an icing of drizzling
consistency.

Recipe from: Daily Breeze Newspaper, by Camille Kraeplin 12/11/91

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Title: VALENTINE LOLLIPOPS
Categories: Desserts, Candies, Holidays
Yield: 12 servings

-Safflower oil
2 Plastic 6-count lollipop mol
8 oz Imported white chocolate
8 oz Imported bittersweet chocola
12 Lollipop sticks
12 Red cellophane bags (optiona
12 Gold ribbons (optional)

Lightly oil lollipop molds. In small bowl set over
saucepan of simmering water, stir white chocolate just
until melted and smooth. Remove bowl from over water.
In another small bowl set over same saucepan of
simmering water, stir bittersweet chocolate just until
melted and smooth. Cool chocolates slightly. Drizzle
small spoonful of white chocolate into bottom of each
mold. Drizzle small spoonful of bittersweet chocolate
over. Using toothpick, swirl chocolates slightly to
marbleize. Repeat layering of chocolates and swirling
until molds are filled. Insert lollipop sticks into
groove in molds and rotate sticks to coat with
chocolate. Gently tap molds on work surface to release
air bubbles. Refrigerate lollipops until very firm, at
least 3 hours or overnight. Refrigerate cookie sheets
until chilled. Invert molds onto chilled cookie
sheets. Gently bend corners to release lollipops (it
may be necessary to let molds stand 30 seconds and
then repeat bending). If desired, insert each lollipop
into cellophane bag and tie decoratively with ribbon.
(Lollipops can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover tightly
and keep refrigerated.)

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4 to 4 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. sugar
1 (1/4 oz.) pkg. active dry yeast
1 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 egg
Vegetable oil
Powdered sugar
Insert dough hook attachment to mixer. Mix 1 1/2 cups of the
flour, sugar, yeast and salt on low speed. Heat milk and butter in
small saucepan until warm, 85 degrees. Add to flour mixture, mixing
at medium speed. Add egg; mix at medium speed 2 minutes. Add 1 cup
of the flour, beating at medium speed until smooth. Add remaining
flour as necessary to make a soft elastic dough; mix at medium speed
until dough climbs hook. Place dough in a greased bowl; cover and
rise in warm place free from draft until doubled in bulk, about 1 to
1 1/2 hours. Punch dough down; roll on floured surface to 1/4 inch
thickness. Cut dough into 2 1/2 inch squares; cover and let rise
until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Heat 2 inch oil in large
saucepan to 350 degrees. Fry doughnuts until golden, about 2
minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with
powdered sugar.