Warm Apple Cake

Cake:

2 c. flour
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
3/4 t. salt
2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg
1/4 t. cloves
4 c. peeled, diced apples...1/4 inch
1 T lemon juice
1 c sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. unsalted butter
2 eggs
1/2 c. nuts (optional)

Brown Sugar Sauce:

1/2 c. unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 c brown sugar
1/4 c. milk
1/4 t salt
1/2 t. vanilla extract

Oven 350ºF.  Spray 13x8 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray
CAKE:
1.  Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt  and spices, then set aside
2.  Whip together sugar, brown sugar and butter
3.  Mix eggs in, one at a time, then slowly add flour mixture, just until combined
4.  Add apples and mix lightly until combined.
5.  Pour batter into baking dish and spread in even layer.
6.  Bake 33-38 minutes
7.  Let cool about 5 minutes, then cut into squares and serve with sauce
 SAUCE:
1.  combine butter, brown sugar, milk, salt and vanilla in small saucepan
2.  Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring a few times.  Allow to boil 1 1/2 minutes.
3.  Let sauce cool slightly.  Serve over warm cake.

Rhubarb Cream Cheese Pie

Liliana Mott

1 - 9 inch pie crust - unbaked

Filling:

1/2 c. cornstarch

1 c. sugar

1/8 t. salt

1/2 c. water

3 c. chopped fresh rhubarb

Topping:

1 - 8 oz package cream cheese, softened

1/2 c. sugar

2 eggs

1/4 c. sour cream

1 t. vanilla

Whipped Cream

Preheat oven to 425F

Make or buy a pie crust and put into pie pan

Filling:   Stir cornstarch, sugar and salt in saucepan until well mixed.  Stir in water until well blended.  Add rhubarb.  Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until mixture boils and thickens.  Pour mixture into prepared crust.  Bake 10 minutes at 425F.  Then reduce heat to 325F.  Remove pie from oven and add topping.

Topping:  Beat cream cheese and sugar in a bowl until smooth.  Beat in eggs, sour cream and vanilla.  Spoon mixture over baked rhubarb filling.  Bake at 325F for 30-35 minutes or until topping is set.  Remove from oven; cool on a wire rack to room temperature, then refrigerate and chill well before serving.  Garnish with sweetened whipped cream.

Refrigerate leftovers.

Laundry Soap

Tired of spending large amounts of money on laundry soap?  Then this recipe is for you!

1 bar Fels-Naptha Soap
1/2 c. Borax
1 c. Washing Soda  (This is NOT the same as baking soda.)
5 gallon bucket with lid
1 gallon containers...used milk jugs or whatever
Water

1.  Grate the bar of soap.  Put grated soap into 4 cups of hot water and stir continuously over medium heat until soap has all dissolved and melted.
2.  Fill the bucket half full with hot water, then add the soap mixture, Borax and Washing Soda.  Mix well.
3.  Fill the bucket to the 5 gallon mark and stir it again.  Put on the lid and leave it overnight.

By morning, the soap should have thickened into a gel.  Stir it, then use a funnel to pour it into the it into the one gallon containers.  Fill each one half full with the soap and fill the remainder of the container with water.  Put on lid and then shake it to mix.

Use 3/4 c. per load of wash.  Works for regular or high efficiency washers.  Always shake well before using.

Canadian Cheese Soup

I don't know why it is called 'Canadian'...but it's good soup.  The recipe was one served at a place called The Beanery in Cache Junction, Utah.  Cache Junction was a railroad town with restaurants, hotel, bank and more.  Now it is mostly gone.  The recipe surfaced when we were putting together an exhibit about the coming of the railroad to Cache Valley for the local Pioneer Museum.

1/2 c. finely chopped onion
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. flour
4 c. milk
4 c. chicken broth
1/2 c. finely diced carrots
1/2 c. finely diced celery
dash of salt
dash of paprika
1 c. sharp cheese, diced  (processed or regular cheese)

Cook onion in butter until tender but not brown.  Blend in flour.  Add milk, broth, carrots, celery, salt and paprika.  Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and bubbles and vegetables are done.  Reduce heat, add cheese and stir to melt.  Simmer 15 min.   Serves 8

note:  I find it best to have veggies precooked, then add cheese until melted and remove from heat immediately.