Exquisite Chocolate Mint Sticks

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Ingredients for Memere's Exquisite Chocolate Mint Sticks: Unsweetened Chocolate, Butter, Sugar, Flour, Salt, Nuts, Peppermint Extract, Confectioner's Sugar & Milk.

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Thumbprint Cookies

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Ingredients for Memere's Thumbprint Cookies: Flour, Baking Soda, Salt, Ginger or Cloves, Cinnamon, Butter, Sugar, Egg, Molasses, Milk & Fruit Preserves.

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Pumpkin Raisin Muffins

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Ingredients for Memere's Pumpkin Raisin Muffins: Pumpkin, Nut Bread Mix, Eggs, Raisin, Cinnamon & Sugar.

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Memere's Famous Cheesecake

How our dear Memere ever followed this recipe card is beyond my understanding.


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Memere's Famous Cheesecake

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Memère’s Famous Cheesecake
Most often Memère used a 10” spring form pan for preparing Cheesecake.
These are my interpretations of her writing. If you should find any errors Please let me know.

Graham Cracker Crust


1½ Cups (10 oz) Graham Crackers Crushed

¼ Cup Sugar

½ tsp. Cinnamon

⅛ tsp Ginger

¾ Stick Butter –melted

Combine all ingredients.

Press into bottom of 10” Spring Form Pan.

Bake a 350º For 5 Minutes.

Fill with your favorite filling & follow filling directions.

Ginger Pecan Crust

25 Ginger Snaps Crushed

½ Cup Well Chopped Pecans

½ Stick Butter Melted

Combine all ingredients.

Press into bottom of 10” Spring Form Pan.

Bake a 350º For 5 Minutes.

Fill with your favorite filling & follow filling directions.

Chocolate Crust

1½ Cups (10 oz) Graham Crackers Crushed

6 Tablespoons Butter Melted

¼ Cup Sugar

¼ Cup Cocoa

¼ tsp. Cinnamon

⅓ Cup Well Chopped Pecans

Combine all ingredients.

Press into bottom of 10” Spring Form Pan.

Bake a 350º For 5 Minutes.

Fill with your favorite filling & follow filling directions.

Cheesecake Filling

4½ - 8 ounce Packages Cream Cheese

1½ - Cups Sugar

6 Eggs

1½ tsp Vanilla

Combine ingredients in a large bowl.

Beat for 15 minutes until smooth.

Bake for 40-45 minutes at 375º.

Cool for one hour. Add topping (below).

After baking the topping refrigerate for 24 hours.

Then decorate with jam, fruit or fruit topping.

Cheesecake Topping

1 Pint Sour Cream

½ Cup Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla

Beat until smooth. Top cooked cheesecake.

Bake for 10 minutes in a 425º oven.

Refrigerate Cheesecake for 24 hours.

Fresh Fruit Topping


Glaze:

½ Cup Fruit

½ Cup Water

½ Cup Sugar

2 TBSP Corn Starch

⅛ tsp Salt

½ TBSP Butter

Combine first 5 ingredients in a sauce pan. Cook until thick. Remove from heat, add fruit & butter. Cool. Pour over Cheesecake and additional fresh fruit if desired.

Fresh Fruit Pie

1 Baked pie crust.

4 Cups Blueberries

Using recipe above – Double Glaze recipe.

Brown Rice Vegetable Pilaf

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Ingredients for Memere's Brown Rice Vegetable Pilaf: Oil, Brown Rice, Onion, Celery, Carrots, Beef Broth, Water, Rosemary, Salt, Zucchini & Parmesan Cheese.

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Old Fashioned Butter Cookies

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Ingredients for Old Fashioned Butter Cookies: Butter, Sugar, Egg, Flour, Baking Powder, Orange Juice & Vanilla.

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Memere's Pumpkin Cheesecake

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Ingredients for Memere's Pumpkin Cheesecake: Cream Cheese, Sugar, Eggs, Flour, Canned Pumpkin, Sour Cream, Vanilla Extract, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger & Cloves.

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Banana Streusel Coffeecake

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Ingredients for Memere's Banana Streusel Coffeecake: Bananas, Sour Cram, Vanilla, Butter, Eggs, Brown Sugar, Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Salt, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cocoa, Butter & Chopped Nuts.

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Happy New Year 2011