Fruit Cocktail Sheet Cake

Yield: 1 cake	Fruit Cocktail Sheet Cake
1 1/2c plain flour	Mix dry ingredients.  Add oleo and fruit cocktail.  Mix by
1c sugar	hand and pour into a greased 9 x 12 inch cake pan. Mix  1c
1t cinnamon	chopped pecans and 1c packed light brown sugar.  Spread
1t baking soda	over the top of batter and press in.  Bake at 325 degrees for
1c packed light brown sugar	40 minutes or until done.  Top with whipped cream or ice
1t salt	cream.
1 med can fruit cocktail
1 stick oleo, melted
1c chopped pecans

Pound Cake

Yield: 1 cake	Pound Cake
1/2c Crisco shortening	Cream Crisco, butter and sugar together until creamy. Mix
1/2c butter	eggs in one at a time, beating one minute after each.  Blend
2c sugar	in flour and mix well.  Add vanilla.  Bake in greased and
6 eggs	floured tube pan at 300 degrees for 60 to 70 minutes or
2c flour	until done.
1t vanilla

Old Fashioned Fig Cake

Yield: 1 cake	Old Fashioned Fig Cake
2c flour	Sift together first 6 ingredients and set aside.  Mix sugar,
1t salt	oil, eggs and buttermilk.  Add dry ingredients and then add
1t baking soda	pecans, fig preserves and vanilla.  Grease and flour bunt
1t cloves	pan, pour mixture into pan and bake at 350 degrees for
1t nutmeg	45 to 60 minutes until done.
1t cinnamon
1 1/2 c sugar
1c Crisco oil
3 eggs
1c buttermilk
1c fig preserves
1c chopped pecans
1t vanilla

Mississippi Mud Cake

Yield: 1 cake	Mississippi Mud Cake
2 sticks margarine	Melt margarine, add cocoa, eggs, flour, salt and sugar.
1/2c cocoa	Beat well, add nuts and stir.  Pour in greased and floured
4 eggs well beaten	square pan and bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees.
1 1/2c plain flour	Pour package of marshmallows over cake while still hot.
2c sugar
1 1/2c chopped pecans
dash of salt
1 sm pkg mini marshmallows

Buttermilk Cake

Yield: 1 cake	Buttermilk Cake
1c Crisco	Cream Crisco, sugar, and butternut flavoring.  Add eggs,
3c sugar	one at a time, mixing well between each egg.  Dissolve
2t vanilla	soda in the buttermilk.  Add the flour and buttermilk in
5 eggs	alternating amounts to the egg mixture, mixing well as the
1/3t baking soda	ingredients are added.  Bake in a greased and floured tube
1c buttermilk	pan at 325 degrees for about 70 minutes or until done.
2t butternut flavoring	Dump out onto a cake plate and glaze while it is still hot.
3c cake flour sifted 4 times
	Buttermilk Cake Glaze
	1c powdered sugar                      1T water
	2T orange juice concentrate
	Mix the glaze ingredients thoroughly and pour over cake
	while it is still hot.

Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake

Yeild: 1 cake	Red Velvet Cake
2 1/2c plain flour
1c buttermilk	Cream sugar and Wesson oil.  Add eggs, beat well.  Sift
1 1/2c sugar	together flour, salt, and soda.  Put cocoa, vinegar, and red
2c Wesson oil	food coloring in a cup.  Mix well and add to sugar mixture.
1t vinegar	Beat well.  Add milk, flour and vanilla.  Mix thoroughly.
1t baking soda	Pour into two greased and floured cake pans.  Bake at
1t salt	350 degrees for 30-45 min (or until done).  Baking time
1t vanilla extract	can vary depending on humidity and altitude.  Cool cakes
1T cocoa	completely before frosting.
2T red food coloring
2 eggs	Frosting
	1 stick oleo                               1T vanilla extract
	1 box conf. Sugar                     1c nuts
	1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese, at room temp
	Blend together oleo, sugar, and cream cheese.  Add vanilla
	and nuts.  Beat until spreadable consistency.

Old Fashioned Tea Cakes

Yield: depends on size of	Old Fashioned Tea Cakes
cookies
1/2 c butter	Cream butter and sugar.  Add egg and beat well.  Add soda
1c sugar	to buttermilk and dissolve.  Add all ingredients to flour and
1 egg	mix.  Roll into cookie shapes and bake at 400 degrees until
1/4c buttermilk	brown or desired doneness (I don't like them quite as brown)
1t baking soda
1t vanilla extract
3 1/2 -4c flour

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Mix

Yield: 1 batch	Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Mix
1c all-purpose flour	Ingredients can be layered in a jar for a gift with a tag
1t baking soda	attatched that lists the additional ingredients that are
1t ground cinnamon	needed when ready to prepare the cookies.
1/2t ground nutmeg
1/2t salt	when ready to prepare, heat oven to 350, mix in additional
3/4c brown sugar, packed	ingredients and drop cookies onto a cookie sheet cooking
1/2c sugar	until done
3/4c raisins
2c oats
Additional Ingredients:
3/4c butter
1 egg
1t vanilla