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MARY PIQUET'S OATMEAL SURPRISE

Filling

 

If using dates, use 2 cups of water. If using apricots, use 1 1/2 cups of water. Cook until thick and mushy. Cool.

Crust
 

Blend with fork. If desired, stir in chopped walnuts. Cover bottom of 9 x 13 pan with 1/2 of crust mixture. Spoon filling over bottom crust. Use remaining 1/2 of crust mixture for top crust. Bake 25 minutes at 375° F.

Note: Recently, I visited my dad and told him about this cookbook and asked him if he had a favorite recipe of Mom's. He immediately said, "Oatmeal Surprise! Mom used to make it and it was so good!"
                                                                             Marianne Piquet - Idaho
                                                                                   In loving memory of
                                                                                               Mary Piquet






One often calms one's grief by recounting it.
                                                                                 Pierre Corneille

LENNY'S CHERRIES JUBILEE
 

 

Combine reserved syrup and rum; pour over cherries. Refrigerate at least 4 hours. In chafing dish or saucepan, melt jelly over low heat. Stir in cherry mixture and orange peel. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture simmers. Heat brandy just until warm; pour slowly over cherries and ignite immediately. Do not stir. Spoon sauce and cherries over ice cream. Makes 8 -10 servings.

Note: This was one of Lenny's favorites!
                                                                          Stuart Rosenkrantz - Florida
                                                                                      In loving memory of
                                                                  Lenny and Elizabeth Rosenkrantz

LISA'S SOUTHERN PECAN PIE

 

Combine sugar and water in saucepan. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes. Gradually add hot syrup to eggs, stirring constantly. Add butter and vanilla. Pour into pie shell. Arrange pecans on filling. Bake in moderate oven 350° about 1 hour or until set. Cool before serving. Top with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Note: This was Lisa's sure-fire, never-fail pecan pie. She started making it when she was a junior in high school. It's so simple to make and is absolutely delicious.
                                                                              Faye E. Martin - Georgia
                                                                                      In loving memory of
                                                                                          Lisa Mewbourne

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