Category: desserts
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Grandma Godfrey’s Lemon Pie
My grandmother made great pie. Our family’s favorite was her Lemon Meringue. One summer we went to visit my older brother at the school he was attending near Denver, Colorado. He requested that we bring him one of grandma’s lemon pies. So we did, it was my job to protect this pie from Farmington, UT…
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Carrot Cookies with Orange Frosting
“Carrot cookies?” my sweet husband said in that, “okay my wife is nuts” tone. I promise they are good. The sweet flavors from sugar and carrots make a yummy combination. You don’t even realize your eating carrots. Carrot Cookies 1 cup cooked mashed carrots1 cup shortening1 cup sugar1/2 tsp. lemon or orange flavor2 1/2 cups…
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Grandma’s Banana Bread
Grandma almost always had banana bread in her freezer when I was growing up. I thought she just really liked banana bread. Now I know why – no one wants to eat a brown banana. No matter how many bananas I buy, I almost always have a couple that don’t get eaten.
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Marble Cake
As a young mother it was, and still is, tradition to make a special dessert for Sunday dinner one of our favorites was cake, in particular any kind of chocolate cake. One day I decided to try making a marble cake and it soon became my son Robert’s favorite and after over baking it one…
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Chocolate Chip Cookies at their Best
Chocolate Chip cookies are a staple in my families diet. My husband and son are big cookie monsters. One batch of these never lasts long. I know every family probably has at least 2 recipes for Chocolate chip cookies but here is another one. I’ve been making this recipe since I was a little girl…