Funny, I received this e-mail out of the blue a few days ago, and thought it interesting enough to repost here.

On 6/26/07, brazbearr@yahoo.com.br
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Poppy Seed Layer Cake

Cake
1/3 Cup Poppy Seeds
1 Package White Cake Mix*

Lime Butter Cream Frosting
1/2 Cup Butter
4-1/4 Cup (1 lb) Sifted Confectioner's Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 Egg White
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1-1/2 Teaspoon Grated Lime Rind
1-1/2 to 2 Teaspoons Lime Juice
Green Food Coloring (Optional)
Silver Dragees (Optional)

Soak poppy seeds in total amount ( Read more... )

Ok, I came across this today, from an estate sale collection of recipes.  It is a tiny 6-page booklet Pakistani Recipes.  You might say "Well, Um,"  but here is where the real interest comes in.  On the back it says Information Division EMBASSY OF PAKISTAN Washington, D.C..  Huh?  Really? How did this booklet get into an estate sale collection of ( Read more... )

Pork Sausage Cake

2 Cups Sugar
1 Pound Sausage
1 Cup Crushed Pineapple, Undrained
2.5 Cups Flour
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Nutmeg
1 Teaspoon Allspice
2 Teaspoons Soda
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Cup Liquid Coffee
1 Cup Chopped Nuts
2 Cups Raisins

Mix sugar, sausage, and pineapple in mixing bowl.  Sift flour, spices, soda, and baking powder together; add to ( Read more... )

Chilled Fruit Mayonnaise 
HM0013

1 Tbs Knox Gelatine
1 Tbs Cold Water
1 Cup mayonnaise
1.5 Cups Fruits (Pineapple, Oranges, Grapes or Cherries)
1 Cup Chopped Gold Medal Pecan

Soak gelatine in cold water and dissolve over hot water.  Add to mayonnaise and fold in fruits and pecans.  Chill for about 3 hours.

- Gold Medal Pecans, Circa 1960

Ok, but then what ( Read more... )

Baker's Chocolate - Brownies

2/3 Cup Sifted Flour
1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/3 Cup Butter
   2 Squares Baker's Chocolate (2 oz)
   1 Cup Sugar*
   2 Eggs, Well Beaten
1/2 Cup Chopped Nuts, Pecans or Walnuts
   1 Tsp Vanilla

Shift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift again.  Melt butter and chocolate over boiling water.  Add ( Read more... )

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Salami Savories

Mix can condensed celery soup with cream cheese until creamy.  Add finely ground salami.  Spread on toast squares.  Heat in broiler until browned.

- The Calvert Party Encyclopedia, 1968

How could I resist a recipe produced by a whiskey company.  I mean your toungue and taste buds must be burt-off and you be pretty blotto to come up ( Read more... )

Do you ever find your self finding what you think the the most succulent something something, only to have it dashed upon further inspection? Damn it I hate that ( Read more... )

Well if you have ever had the pleasure or dining at Cuca's in Santa Barbara, or you live here, just skip this and go get a chicken burrito with no beans and enough green sauce to drown your sorrows. Man! I have to rave for a moment. There is not thing in the world like it. ...and I know....I have been looking. After traveling for the last ( Read more... )

So, what the hell happened to Christmas? No, I did not fall into a coma, nor get burried in a tomb, but was not able to get to a computer at that time, so the ideas were not flowing. Here I sit recalling, looking at picures of the more that fabulous Müller Family, and feel compelled to let you know what the hell was going on....after all it was ( Read more... )