Crites Family Stuff

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Dorothy Farmer: This is a festive, delicious cookie recipe given to me from Jennifer. She ended the recipe with the notation, "Mother, I love you, Jennifer"

Ingredients for 36 servings

• .33 cup peanut butter
• .5 cup sugar
• .5 cup butter
• .5 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• .5 tsp salt
• 1 tsp soda
• 1.75 cups flour
• 1 package of chocolate kisses

Steps

1. Cream first four ingredients, add egg and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients and combine into the mixture. Shape into balls and roll in white sugar. Bake at 375F for 8 minutes. Remove from oven, press in a kiss in the cookie center. Return to oven and bake 2 to 5 more minutes. Don't overheat the chocolate or it will burn.

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Ingredients for 18 servings

• .5 cup butter, creamed
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1 cup grated pecans

Steps

1. Roll into balls. Bake at 350F for 20 minutes. Roll while hot in powdered sugar.

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This is a GOOD sugar cookie recipe. The cookies should be large soft and thick. I have made these cookies with grandchildren to enter in the fair in the "Grandmother-Grandchild" category and have won first place with them. My memory is dim, maybe it was second place, but anyway, we DID win a prize. I also have used this recipe to make Christmas cookies and have iced them with colored icing in Christmas colors. Fun to do with grandchildren!

Ingredients for 36 servings

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• .5 tsp baking soda
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 4.5 cups flour
• .5 tsp salt

Steps

1. Cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs and beat. Add sour cream and vanilla. Sift together dry ingredients (baking soda, baking powder, flour and salt) and add to the shortening, sugar, egg, sour cream and vanilla mixture. Dough should be soft, but not sticky. Roll out to about 1/4 inch thickness and cut in desired shapes. Bake in a 350F oven for 8-10 minutes. enjoy!

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Our boys have loved having layered jello and I make it frequently. Eventually I started bringing it to Farmer family gatherings at John and Marilyn's house. It caused some concern initially since layered jello is synonymous with announcing a pregnancy in the family. Marilyn had made layered jello when pregnant with Marissa. Since we never had an announcement to make when bringing jello, it has now been accepted as the norm.
Marilyn Farmer: Layered jello has been the means of making big announcements. It started at the dinner when we announced the pregnancy and anticipated birth of Marissa. The family has since used this tradition to tell of good news, Jimmy and Josie being the latest, as they announced their pregnancy.

Ingredients for 12 servings

• 3 (3 oz) boxes of gelatin in desired color scheme
• Plain low-fat or non-fat yogurt

Steps

1. Boil 1 cup water. Dissolve 1 package of gelatin. Divide dissolved gelatin in half. To one half, add 3 tbsp cold water. Pour this into a 9x13 glass dish. Chill till set. Add 1/3 cup yogurt to the other half of dissolved gelatin, mix well. When the first layer is set (about 20-30 minutes), add next layer. Repeat this procedure with each package of gelatin until your pan is full or desired color scheme is achieved.
2. Christmas scheme: red and green jello, Easter scheme: pastels

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This was a recipe given to me by Barbara Perryman Bibbins. It is a GOOD chocolate cookie recipe! I have made it many times.
Jennifer Crites: Mom sent these cookies to me in a Pringles Potato Chip canister when I was on my mission in Honduras. It brought such a sense of home to receive one of my favorite cookies!

Ingredients for 36 servings

• .5 cup shortening or margarine
• 1.66666666667 cups sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 6 tbsp cocoa
• 2 cups flour (plus)
• 2 tsp baking powder
• .5 tsp salt
• .33 cup milk
• .5 cup nuts

Steps

1. Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla. Beat in eggs, add cocoa. Alternate dry ingredients and milk. Chill 2-3 hours. Form in balls, roll in powdered sugar. Bake in 375F oven for 10-15 minutes.

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Ingredients for 4 servings

• 1 egg
• 1 cup four
• .75 cup milk
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 tsp baking powder
• .25 tsp salt
• Margarine or butter

Steps

1. Beat eggs with a hand beater in a medium bowl until fluffy. Beat in remaining ingredients except butter, just until smooth. For thinner pancakes, stir in additional 1-2 tbsp milk. Heat griddle or skillet over medium heat or to 375F. Grease griddle with butter.
2. We usually double or triple this recipe. I also like to add blueberries.

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Janette Johnson has this recipe but uses only 1 cup of the cheese, half the bacon and onions in the soup and the rest for garnishing.

Ingredients for 12 servings

• 12 slices bacon (I never use that much!)
• .66 cup butter
• .66 cup flour
• 7 cups milk
• 6 baked potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 4 green onions
• 1.5 cups grated cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper

Steps

1. In a large pot melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Whisk constantly until thickened. Stir in potatoes and onions. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Simmer for 10 minutes. Mix in cheese, bacon, sour cream, salt and pepper. Cook until cheese is melted. Serve.

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Ingredients for 8 servings

• 1 bunch cilantro, chopped with stems removed
• 1 bunch green onions, sliced
• 2 cans corn, drained
• 2 cans black-eyed peas, drained and rinsed
• 4 ripe tomatoes, cut in small pieces
• 1 pkg Italian dressing

Steps

1. Mix dressing according to package directions. Mix all. Chill.

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Ingredients for 10 servings

• 2 cups spiral pasta
• 1 medium zucchini, cubed
• .5 cup sliced ripe olives (or canned)
• .5 cup chopped sweet red pepper
• .25 cup chopped onion
• .5 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
• .25 cup sour cream
• 1.25 tsp dill weed
• .5 tsp salt
• .5 tsp dry ground mustard
• .5 tsp pepper
• .25 tsp garlic salt

Steps

1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water. Place in a large bowl. Add zucchini, olives, red pepper and onion. Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and chill for 2 hours.

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Ingredients for 1 serving

• 2.75 cups confectioner's sugar
• 6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 6 tbsp butter
• 5 tbsp evaporated milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Steps

1. In a medium bowl, sift the sugar and cocoa. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter until smooth, then gradually beat in sugar mixture alternately with milk. Blend in vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. If necessary, adjust the consistency with more milk or sugar.

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