Oatmeal Cookies

1 1/4 c. butter
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar
1 teas. vanilla
2 eggs
1 teas. salt
1 teas. soda
1 1/2 c. flour
2 1/2 c. quick oatmeal
1 1/2 c. rice krispie cereal

Cream butter and sugars. Add vanilla and eggs. Mix well. Add dry ingredients and stir. Drop onto a greased cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until done at 350 degrees.

This recipe makes a crunchy cookie that is quite sweet.

Poppy Seed Dressing

1/2 cup sugar
1 teas. dry mustard
1 teas. salt
1/3 c. vinegar
1 cup salad oil
1/2 chopped onion

Put all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Add 1 1/2 Tablespoons poppy seeds.
Stir in or blend for a moment.
Store in glass jar in the refrigerator.

This is good with sliced cucumbers!

From a cookbook my mom had from a radio show called "Happy Talk" in Longmont, 1975. I remember listening with my mom in the summer as we fixed dinner, not lunch, as we lived on a farm. Farmers have dinner at noon and supper in the evening. ♥♫

Orange Fluff

This is served over plain angel food cake.

Mix in double boiler:
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
Stir in 1/3 to 1/2 cup squeezed orange juice (use less if frozen concentrate is used). Cook over hot water. Stir constantly until thick. Cool.

Whip 1 cup whipping cream until thick. Add this to egg mixture and stir gently. Spoon over angel food cake.

Recipe from Lesley Beauprez, mother of students in my class.