Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 8 servings

• 8 quarts of peeled, sliced apples (Granny Smith, yellow delicious, etc)
• .5 cup lemon juice
• 5 cups sugar
• 5 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 2 cups light corn syrup
• .75 tsp salt
• 2 cups corn starch

Steps

1. Cook apples till tender in a very small amount of water. Add lemon juice and corn syrup. Mix sugar, spices, and cornstarch together before adding to apples. Let cook until it thickens. Pour into quart jars and seal. Water bath for 20 minutes.

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Gooey but so good!

Ingredients for 16 servings

• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1.5 cups light karo syrup
• 1.5 cups butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• Pinch of salt

Steps

1. Boil together until soft ball stage. Add to 1-2 gallons popped corn.

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Ingredients for 15 servings

• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 4 cups Rice Krispies

Steps

1. Boil all ingredients, except Rice Krispies, for 1 minute. Stir in Rice Krispies. Spread in a 9 x 13 pan and let cool. Cut into squares.

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Ingredients for 20 servings

• .66 cup frozen unsweetened apple juice concentrate, thawed
• .5 cup honey
• .33 cup canola oil
• .25 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• .5 tsp salt
• 5 cups old fashioned oats
• .5 cup wheat bran
• .5 cup whole flax seeds
• .5 cup sliced almonds
• .5 cup roughly chopped pecans
• .5 cup sunflower seeds, shelled
• 1 cup raisins

Steps

1. Position oven racks in the top and bottom of the oven. Preheat to 325F. Coat 2 large cookie sheets with cooking spray. In a small saucepan, whisk together the apple juice, brown sugar, oil, and maple syrup. Over medium heat bring to a simmer. Remove from heat, stir in cinnamon and salt. In a large bowl, combine oats, bran, flax, sunflower seeds, almonds, and pecans. Stir in the juice mixture and mix until well combined. Then spread the mixture out on the 2 cookie sheets. Bake for 15 minutes. Take out and stir and put back into the oven switching the pans on the racks from top to bottom, bottom to top. Continue baking for another 15 minutes. Take out and let cool for 5 minutes on pan. Put into a large bowl and mix raisins in well. Let cool completely then store in an airtight container.

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Ingredients for 20 servings

• 8 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 cup wheat bran
• 1 cup flax seed
• 1.5 cups chopped almonds or pecans
• 1 cup coconut
• 1 cup sunflower seeds
• .5 cup oil
• .5 cup unsweetened applesauce
• .5 cup brown sugar
• .75 cup honey or agave nectar
• 2 tbsp vanilla
• 2 tbsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp maple syrup

Topping:

• 2 cups semi sweet or milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup raisins

Steps

1. Mix oats, bran, flax seed, almonds, coconut, and sunflower seeds and set aside.
2. In a saucepan bring to a boil the oil, applesauce, brown sugar, honey, vanilla, cinnamon and maple syrup. Once it boils, remove from heat and pour over the oat mixture. Mix until well combined. Spread onto two large greased cookie sheets. Bake at 250F for 45 minutes, stirring halfway through baking time. Take out of the oven and let granola set on sheets for 1 hour undisturbed. Then add the chocolate chips and raisins and mix well. store in an airtight container or ziplock bags. Keeps for months.

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Ingredients for 10 servings

• 10 cups fresh peaches, diced
• 8 cups fresh tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1.5 cups onion, diced
• 6 jalapenos, seeded and diced
• 2 cups green bell peppers
• .25 cup cilantro, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp cumin
• .25 cup sugar

Steps

1. Mix all together and boil gently about 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Pour into pint jars and process 20 minutes.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• .5 cup butter
• .5 cup shortening
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp almond extract

Steps

1. Cream butter and shortening then add remaining ingredients, adding powdered sugar a little at a time.

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Jenny Garrett: I love that you can use it for a sauce or a candy.

Ingredients for 4 servings

• 2 cups butter
• 2 cups corn syrup
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups sweetened condensed milk

Steps

1. Bring all ingredients to a boil. Boil 5 minutes for sauce or longer if making caramels.

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Annie Crites: "..Cause you never know when you need a butt wiped!"

Ingredients for 1 serving

• 1 Bounty Big Roll, cut in half
• 2.33 cups water
• 2 tbsp baby lotion
• 1 tbsp baby bath
• 1 tbsp baby oil

Steps

1. Combine all but paper towels in a sauce pan and bring barely to a boil. Pour mixture into a rubbermaid container. Place one of the paper towel halves in the container. Loosely place the lid on and let it sit for 2 hours. Flip the paper towels so the soggy bottom drains to the other side. Remove cardboard center tube and replace container lid, securing it tightly. Store in a cool dry place.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• 12 oz chocolate chips (semisweet)
• 2.66 cups evaporated milk
• 1 cup butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Steps

1. Melt chocolate chips with butter. Add milk and sugar, blend well. Bring to a boil and boil for 8-10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add vanilla.

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