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18 recipes, alphabetically.
- Drinks
Another Recipe for Cocoa Mix
Large-batch dry cocoa mix of powdered milk, instant chocolate and powdered creamer, stirred into equal parts boiling water.
- Desserts
Bavarian Crème Fudge
Chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk beaten smooth with peppermint flavoring and set in an 8-inch pan.
- Desserts
Bon Bons
Peanut butter, powdered sugar and Rice Krispies rolled into one-inch balls, chilled, then dipped in melted semi-sweet chocolate.
- Desserts
Brenda's Famous Caramels
Cooked to the soft ball stage with the cream added in two stages, poured into molds with walnuts and wrapped in wax paper.
“I found ice trays work well as molds.”
- Drinks
Cafe Vienna Mix
Instant coffee, dry milk, powdered creamer, sugar and cinnamon stirred together as a keep-on-hand hot drink mix.
- Desserts
Caramel Pecan Turtles
Rolled and cut sugar cookies, each capped with melted caramel, three pecan halves and a spread of chocolate.
- Desserts
Chocolate Truffles
Ganache set firm in a pan, cut into 64 squares, rolled by hand and dusted in cocoa and powdered sugar.
- Drinks
Cocoa Mix
Dry milk, cocoa and sugar stirred together and kept on hand; a quarter cup plus hot water makes a cup of cocoa.
- Desserts
Decadent Chocolate Truffles
Semi-sweet chips melted with sweetened condensed milk, chilled firm, rolled into balls and coated in nuts, coconut or sprinkles.
- Desserts
Easy Peppermint Patties
Peppermint fondant rolled into a log, chilled firm, sliced into rounds and dipped in melted chocolate wafers.
- Desserts
Four Layer Mint Fudge
Condensed milk fudge rolled out on waxed paper, then spread and folded together with a crème de menthe buttercream.
- Drinks
French Vanilla Cafe
Instant coffee ground to a powder and stirred together with sugar and two creamers; two tablespoons makes a cup.
- Appetizers
Grandma Fischer's Peanuts
Sugar and water cooked down to a syrup, poured onto a buttered sheet, salted, and baked to set.
- Desserts
Million Dollar Fudge
Boiled sugar and evaporated milk poured over chocolate, marshmallow cream and nutmeats, beaten smooth and set in a 9x13 pan.
- Drinks
Mocha Coffee
Dry mix of instant coffee, Nestle's Quik, powdered milk and powdered cream to keep on the shelf for hot mugs.
- Desserts
Nut Roche
Butter and sugar cooked to 290 degrees for a hard toffee, spread with melted milk chocolate and toasted nuts, then broken into pieces.
- Desserts
Peanut Brittle
Microwave brittle: raw peanuts cook in sugar and corn syrup, then baking soda foams it up before it's poured out to set.
“If the pan is warm the brittle stays puffier!!”
- Desserts
Toffee
Butter, sugar and whole almonds cooked to hard crack, lightened with a pinch of soda, and coated with chocolate on both sides.