2 pound butternut or buttercup squash ½ cup brown sugar, packed ¼ cup butter or margarine, melted 1 tablespoon flour 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon mace 2 baking apples, cored and cut into ½ inch slices Heat oven to 350⁰.  Cut each squash in half.  Remove seeds and fibers; pare squash.  Cut into ½ inch…

1 cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder Stir or sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder.

1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup shortening ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract 2 pounds confectioners’ sugar In a large bowl, stir together the shortening and corn syrup. Mix in the salt and vanilla flavoring, then gradually mix in the confectioners’ sugar until it is a stiff dough. If you are using…

1 pound semisweet chocolate, chopped ¾ cup light corn syrup Melt chocolate in a large metal bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the corn syrup. The mixture will become sticky but keep stirring until very well blended.  Spoon onto a piece of plastic wrap…

1 c. dry black-eyed peasWater1/2 c. diced lean cooked ham (or Canadian style bacon)1 chopped onion1/2 c. chopped green bell pepper1 clove garlic, mincedSalt, coarsely black pepper, to taste2 bay leavesGenerous dash red cayenne pepper (or Tabasco sauce)3 c. cooked rice Wash black-eyed peas. Add 5 cups of boiling water; boil for 3 minutes. Cover…