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Recipes

Time-honored Amish-style recipes for cooking and baking from scratch—celebrating comfort, tradition, and heartfelt nourishment.

Cream Sticks

Ingredients 2 T. yeast1 c. warm water6 c. flour 1 c. scalded milk1/2 c. margarine 2/3 c. sugar2 eggs 1/2 tsp. salt1 tsp. vanilla Instructions

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Hay Stack

 Ingredients coarsely crushed crackerssloppy joepotatoes [cooked and cubed]hard boiled eggs [mashed]radishes [thinly sliced]onion [chopped]lettuce [shredded]grated cheesecelery [sliced]tomatoes [diced] Instructions Place on plate in order given.

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Peanut Butter Pie

Ingredients Baked 9″ pie shell 2 cups milk3/4 c. sugar 2 T. flour [rounded]1 T. cornstarch 3 eggs1/4 teas. Salt vanillacrumbs3/4 c. powdered sugar1/2 c.

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Shoo Fly Pie

 Ingredients 1 cup flour2/3 cup brown sugar1 Tbsp.butter(crumbled)1 cup light molasses (or1/2 cup Karo syrup)3/4 cup boiling water 1tsp.baking soda1 egg, beaten Prepared pie shell

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Amish Bean/Bubbly Soup

Ingredients 2-3 T. butter 1 c. cooked navy beans[optional]3 qt. milk [appr.] salt8 c. stale homemade bread [cubed] Instructions Brown the butter in a saucepan,

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Date Pudding

Ingredients 1 c. chopped dates1 tsp. soda1-1/2 T. butter1 c. boiling water1-1/2 c. flour1 c. sugar 1 tsp. salt1 tsp. vanilla1 c. chopped nuts2 eggs

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Home Made Bread

 Ingredients 1 qt. warm water1 T. salt1/2 c. sugar4 T. lard1 T. yeast1/2 c. water3 lbs. flour [10-12 c.]     Directions Dissolve yeast in

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