Most Recent Recipes Below
The last few recipes I have added show up below, but you can use the categories or the search bar to find all the recipes on this site.
BUTTERSCOTCH
December 22, 2010 
This is Grandma Ralfs recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup boiling water
1 tsp. vinegar
1 Tbsp. butter
Mix, put on fire. Don’t stir. It is ready when it colours. Pour into a greased pan. Mark into squares before it cools and is too firm to do so.
PEANUT BRITTLE
This recipe is from Auntie Margie.
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1 cup peanuts
1 tsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
Mix the sugar and the syrup. Microwave on high for 4 minutes. Add the peanuts and microwave for 3 to 5 minutes of until brown. Add the butter and vanilla and microwave 1 to 2 minutes more. Add the baking soda. Stir and pour onto a greased cookie sheet. Let cool and break into pieces. Makes about 1 pound.
QUANTITY FUDGE
from Barbara’s mother, Margaret Johnston.
Mix and bring the following to temperature 248 F
1 cup evaporated milk
2 Tbsp. butter
In a separate bowl, cream the following ingredients together:
2 pounds icing sugar
1/2 pound butter
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1/2 cup less 2 Tbsp. evaporated milk heated to boiling.
If you want chocolate fudge use 1/2 cup milk and 9 Tbsp. cocoa at this point instead of the evaporated milk. Pour the brown sugar mixture into the icing sugar mixture and mix thoroughly. Pour into a large (Jelly Roll type) pan. Nuts, cherries and coconut can be added if desired.
BROWN SUGAR FUDGE
Ingredients:
2 1/2 pounds of brown sugar
1/2 pound nuts
1/2 pint cream
vanilla
Boil to the soft ball stage. Cool, add nuts and vanilla. Beat until firm. Pour into a buttered dish. Cut into pieces. A small amount of flour may be added to cut the sweetness.
BARBARA’S TRUFFLES
Ingredients:
3 oz sweet chocolate
1 egg yolk
1 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. liqueur (Irish creme is good)
2 Tbsp. Icing sugar
Melt chocolate in microwave, whisk in egg yolk and butter, then liqueur and icing sugar.
Cover in refrigerator about 3 hours or overnight.
1.shape into balls
2.Roll in chocolate (sprinkles, grated, cocoa, etc.)