Peanut Cookies

On the backside of the little slip of paper containing "Berneice's Doughnuts" is my grandmother's chicken scratch. I love how her recipes are so characteristically her. It's like the wrote the important things - the ingredients and then completely forgot about directions. I suspect she got busy and didn't finish writing it.

I always think of peanut butter cookies, but this has no peanut butter. Looks kind of interesting.

Peanut Cookies

2 c brown sugar
1 c butter
2 eggs
2 1/2 c flour
1 t soda
1 t baking powder
3 c oatmeal
1 c corn flakes ground
1 c salted peanuts chopped

Blushing Apples

Peel and core the desired number of apples.
Make a medium syrup of sugar and water, adding 1 tsp fruit coloring.
Bring to a slow boil and add apples.
Cool slowly until apples are tender.
Remove from syrup.
Chill and serve with cream.

Also written in my grandmother's hand and something I have never tasted. I posted this recipe because it raised questions to me - what is a "medium syrup"? Medium hot? Medium consistency? And what is fruit coloring? Did she mean food coloring?

Norwegian Apple Pie

This recipe is written in my grandmother's hand. If you knew my grandmother it might make you smirk. My grandmother never made pie crust. (My great grandmother would never think of not making pie crust.) Really I am not sure if my grandmother ever made pie. My guess is that she had this at a church function and requested the recipe. Though I never remember eating it myself.

Norwegian Apple Pie

Quarter Apples
1c bread crumbs
1c sugar
1/2 t salt
Cinnamon
Butter

• Butter a deep baking dish.
• Mix crumbs, sugar salt and cinnamon
• Arrange layers of apples and crumbs.
• Dot with butter and bake in moderate oven until browned.
• Serve warm with cream.
• 350 F for 1 hours.