Rocky Road Cookies – Indiana State Fair Winner
Ingredients 1 package (6-ounces) chocolate bits 1/2 cup margarine 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup chopped nuts Method Melt half the chocolate bits and margarine over low heat; cool. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add remaining chocolate bits […]
Caramel Corn
Ingredients 2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup white Karo syrup 2 sticks Oleo 1/4 teaspoon Cream of Tartar 1 teaspoon baking soda 7 quarts freshly popped corn Method Combine brown sugar, Karo syrup, oleo, and Cream of Tartar and boil for five minutes. Remove from the stove and add 1 teaspoon soda. Pour over 7 […]
Orange Carrot Cake
“Bake a prizewinner from the Indiana State Fair” Ingredients 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar 1 cup coconut 2 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon grated orange peel 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cup cooking oil 2 teaspoon vanilla 11 ounce can (1 1/3 cup) mandarin oranges, undrained 2 cups shredded […]
Elephant Ears – State Fair
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups milk 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons shortening 2 packets dry yeast 4 cups flour Oil for frying Sugar Mixture (recipe follows) Method Heat together, but do not boil, milk, sugar, salt, and shortening until shortening is melted. Cook to lukewarm. Add yeast and stir unit dissolved. Stir in […]