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Alberta LaMarque Squires

Recipe Name: Rocks Cookie dont ask, thats what she had written Prep Time: Depends on how fast you move. Ingredients

1 cup butter 1 cups brown sugar 3 eggs 3 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon tsp salt 1 cup walnuts 1 cup raisons 1 tablespoons water

Directions

Cream butter & sugar. Add well beaten eggs. Sift soda, salt, cinnamon and flour. Mix cream part with of the flour mix. Add the raisons, nuts and water. Drop teaspoons of dough on well greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 18 minutes

Albertas notes: good, good. I want this back.

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Alberta LaMarque Squires

Recipe Name: Candied Pecans Prep Time: This one want take much time at all Ingredients Directions cup pecan halves Preheat oven to 375. 1 tablespoon water Toss pecans with water, then brown sugar. 2 tablespoons brown Place nuts on a parchment lined baking sheet. sugar Bake 5-8 minutes until sugar is caramelized. Slide parchment with nuts off pan to cool; set aside. Albertas notes: this makes about a half a cup so you should double the recipe until you have enough. These are real good on top of your sugar cookies but are best on top of a fresh baked rum cake. From the Kitchen of: Alberta LaMarque Squires Recipe Name: Christmas Divinity Prep Time: 45 minutes Ingredients 2 cups sugar cup water cup light corn syrup 2 egg whites-fresh 1 teaspoon vanilla extract cup chopped pecans cup candied cherries coarsely chopped Candied cherry halves Directions Combine sugar, water and syrup in a pan, cook over low

heat stirring until sugar dissolves. Cook on high heat, dont stir until it reached hard ball stage about 260 Beat egg whites (room temp) until stiff peaks form. Pour hot sugar mix in a very thin stream over egg whites while beating constantly at high speed w/mixer. Add vanilla, and beat (5-10 mins) until mixture holds shape. Stir in pecans and chopped cherries. Drop by teaspoons onto waxed paper. Top with candied cherry halves. Let cool.