1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. salt2 tsp. cinnamon1 tsp. nutmeg3 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup buttermilk1 cup chopped walnuts2 cups Sun Maid raisins1 cup chopped datesCook raisins in water--boil water, then cook them for 5 minutes. Drain theraisins. In a mixer, combine butter/margarine, sugar, eggs and beat untilsmooth. In a separate bowl, add baking powder, baking soda, salt,nutmeg, cinnamon, and flour--use a spoon and mix these dry ingredients.Add the buttermilk to the mixer and blend. Slowly add the dry ingredientmixture to the mixer and mix. By hand with a wooden spoon, add thedates, nuts and raisins to the batter and stir until well mixed. Dropheaping teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet about 2" apart. Bake at375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Test with your finger--if you lightly touch acookie and it gets dinged, put them back in a minute or two longer._______________
(by Dorothy [Blair] Duffy - friend)1 - 16oz. canned ham1 - 3oz. package orange Jell-O1/3 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)2 tsp. dry mustard1 cup boiling water 1 - 17oz. can canned sweet potatoes or yamsIn a bowl, dissolve Jell-O, brown sugar, dry mustard in the boiling water.Place the opened canned ham in a shallow pan and arrange the sweetpotatoes or yams along the sides of the ham. Pour the Jell-O mixture over the ham and potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Baste using thejuice in the bottom of the pan every 15 minutes while it's cooking._______________
(by Shirley McNevich)
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