Salted Peanut Cookies

1 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs 2 cups sifted flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup salted peanuts 1 cup uncooked oatmeal 1 cup coarsely crushed corn flakes

Cranberry Salad

1 can whole cranberry sauce 1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple 2 boxes 3 ounce red jello 2 cups boiling water Mix together. Cool until jellied and then add an 8 ounce container of cool whip

Orange Tapioca Salad

2 (3 ounce) boxes vanilla tapioca pudding 1 (3 ounce) box orange jello 3 cups hot water 1 cup cool whip 1 can mandarin oranges (drained) Cook pudding and water until boiling. Add jello. Stir until dissolved. Cool. Then add cool whip and oranges.

Mary Beethe’s Picante Dip

2 8 ounce package cream cheese 1 Green Pepper (chopped) 8 ounce jar picante Sauce 1 small package shredded cheese 2 tomatoes (chopped) 1 onion (chopped) Mix cream cheese and picante sauce using electric mixer. Spread on platter. Top with green peppers, tomatoes, onions and cheese.

Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake

2 rolls refrigerated cinnamon rolls, cut in quarters 1 cup maple syrup 6 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 teaspoons cinnamon ½ cup milk Melt 2-3 tablespoons in 9x13 baking dish. Lay quartered rolls on top. Mix eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, and milk together and pour over rolls, pour maple syrup over top.

Grace Notes

Confession time—I usually begin listening to Christmas music in October. I’m not quite sure how to explain that, because I’m also one of those people who mumbles in disgust when I see Christmas items appearing on store shelves well before Thanksgiving Day.

Peanut Butter Ball

3 1/2 cups Rice Krispies 2 cups peanut butter 2 cups powdered sugar 1 stick margarine, melted Mix together and form into balls. Melt: 12 ounce chocolate chips 1 (1.5 ounce) Hershey Candy Bar 1/4 bar paraffin wax Dip balls in chocolate and place on waxed paper. Place in refrigerator to harden.

Caramels

This recipe is from Laura Lipp, one of my mother's friends, and where I get my name. 3 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter or oleo 1 3/4 cup syrup, I prefer dark 2 cup cream 2 tablespoon vanilla Combine sugar. butter, syrup and 1 cup cream in heavy sauce pan.

Apple or Rhubarb Cobbler

4 cups fruit-(I usually use canned peaches) put in 9x13 pan Cream together: 3/4 cup sugar 3 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup milk add alternately with 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt Topping: 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon cinnamon Mix and sprinkle over cake...

Hidden Valley Oyster Crackers

12-16 ounce package plain oyster crackers 1 package Hidden Ranch dressing mix 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper 1/4 teaspoon dill weed 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 3/4—1 cup salad oil Combine Hidden Valley Ranch mix and oil. Add dill weed, garlic powder and lemon pepper. Pour over crackers. Stir to coat.