Re: [CnD] the Our Special book
Oh my gosh, Carol! I just opened the box! There are two Our Special Cookbooks there! One is copyright 1976 and the other is copyright 1990. They are in perfect condition as far as I know. Good thing I have that security system on our house, LOL! I could transcribe the contents and put them into our little family of groups. I will try to do it before the end of the year as a Christmas present for all of you and then you guys can let me know. Wow, that would be a big project for me to actually get them into my computer. Shooee! The first one is about 81 pages and the second aboutg 112 I think. It feels really fat compared to the second. I do not know if there are duplicates, I am just overwhelmed and I need to write the gentleman and thank him again, now that I found out what was there. I am really honored. He lost his wife six days after I lost George and I just met him because I answered his ad to give away some recipes. He also sent me a box of hand-copied braille recipes, some of which is on thermoform type pages that will not wear down. I have two volumes of the Evelyn Lee Cookbook from the 60s and a 1948 one volume book called The Braille Cookbook, and somewhere in this house is a little Campbell cookbook and my Cooking Without Looking the first book. I do not know where my son put those. Erg! But this one I am going to watch like a hawk so it will not go anywhere and try to get some of this stuff into my computer! Whoo-hoo! Lora - Original Message - From: o...@rogers.com To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] the Our Special book Lora, I would love it if you would E-mail the contents from the cookbook to me so that I could write to you and let you know which recipes I would like to have for my collection. Thank you so much for your offer. Sincerely, Carol B. E-mail Address: o...@rogers.com - Original Message - From: Lora Leggett kc8...@comcast.net To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] the Our Special book I have just received some Our Special magazines and there may be a cookbook in there, but I do not know the year of its publication or whether it was the first, second, or whatever. I won't give them up, but if someone wants to know the contents or wants recipes, I can help. Lora --- Original Message - From: Allison Fallin afal...@cox.net To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] the Our Special book I use it every year when I make pumpkin bread as gifts, and it's great. I'd love to have a new copy of that book, because the Braille on my copy is so worn. If anyone has one they'd like to give away, I'd love to know about it. - Original Message - From: Nancy Martin nm72...@gmail.com To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:43 PM Subject: [CnD] the Our Special book Hi everyone, If someone has a copy of that first Our Special cookbook put out by the National Braille Press, I'd like your opinion on the pumpkin bread recipe. It doesn't call for any oil, shortening or butter. All others I've read use some kind of fat ingredient. Any thoughts would be appreciated. On a similar note, if anyone knows where I could buy a copy of the second Our Special cookbook put out by the National Braille Press, I'd be interested. thanks, Nancy Martin ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] peanut butter cookies
Dessert PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES 1 cup solid shortening 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup smooth peanut butter 2 ½ cups plain flour 2 large eggs 2 tsp. baking soda pinch of salt Sift flour, soda and salt. Cream shortening and sugars. Add peanut butter and eggs. Add flour mixture last. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Make criss-cross marks with a fork on each. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Yields 2 ½ to 3 dozen. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Christmas bars
CHRISTMAS BARS 1/2 c. butter 2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate 3/4 c. flour 1 c. sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla Method 1. Melt chocolate and butter, cool slightly. 2. Mix sugar and flour, stir in chocolate mixture. 3. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well combined. 4. Pour into greased 8 x 8 x 2 inch pan. 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. 6. Cool for 15 minutes. MINT CREAM LAYER: 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar 3 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. evaporated milk 3/4 tsp. peppermint flavoring 2 to 3 drops green food coloring Method 1. Beat all ingredients together and spread over cooled bottom layer. 2. Chill until firm, about 1 hour. CHOCOLATE GLAZE: 2 tbsp. butter 3 oz. sweetened chocolate 1 tsp. vanilla Method 1. Melt chocolate and butter together. 2. Remove from heat and vanilla. 3. When cooled, but still liquid, spread over second layer. 4. Chill 3 hours, then cut into bars. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Spicy Mincemeat Bars
Spicy Mincemeat Bars 1 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 2-1/4 cups self-rising flour 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 2 cups prepared mincemeat 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup rolled oats 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Method 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Spray a 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan with non-stick vegetable spray. 3. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. 4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 5. Beat in flour and spices. 6. Stir in mincemeat, pecans, oats, and vanilla until well blended. 7. Spoon into prepared jelly-roll pan; smooth the top. 8. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. 9. Cool in pan on a wire rack. 10. Cut into bars. 11. Makes 4 dozen. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] the Our Special book
Hi Lora, I have the book copyrighted 1976. But I've never seen the 1990 book. By the time I learned about it, they were all sold. Last week I ordered the latest book from National Braille Press. I can't remember the exact name of it but will look it up if requested. It's something like favorite recipes from our readers. The book costs $9. I can't wait to see the 1990 book. Nancy - Original Message - From: Lora Leggett kc8...@comcast.net To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 2:05 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] the Our Special book Oh my gosh, Carol! I just opened the box! There are two Our Special Cookbooks there! One is copyright 1976 and the other is copyright 1990. They are in perfect condition as far as I know. Good thing I have that security system on our house, LOL! I could transcribe the contents and put them into our little family of groups. I will try to do it before the end of the year as a Christmas present for all of you and then you guys can let me know. Wow, that would be a big project for me to actually get them into my computer. Shooee! The first one is about 81 pages and the second aboutg 112 I think. It feels really fat compared to the second. I do not know if there are duplicates, I am just overwhelmed and I need to write the gentleman and thank him again, now that I found out what was there. I am really honored. He lost his wife six days after I lost George and I just met him because I answered his ad to give away some recipes. He also sent me a box of hand-copied braille recipes, some of which is on thermoform type pages that will not wear down. I have two volumes of the Evelyn Lee Cookbook from the 60s and a 1948 one volume book called The Braille Cookbook, and somewhere in this house is a little Campbell cookbook and my Cooking Without Looking the first book. I do not know where my son put those. Erg! But this one I am going to watch like a hawk so it will not go anywhere and try to get some of this stuff into my computer! Whoo-hoo! Lora - Original Message - From: o...@rogers.com To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] the Our Special book Lora, I would love it if you would E-mail the contents from the cookbook to me so that I could write to you and let you know which recipes I would like to have for my collection. Thank you so much for your offer. Sincerely, Carol B. E-mail Address: o...@rogers.com - Original Message - From: Lora Leggett kc8...@comcast.net To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2012 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] the Our Special book I have just received some Our Special magazines and there may be a cookbook in there, but I do not know the year of its publication or whether it was the first, second, or whatever. I won't give them up, but if someone wants to know the contents or wants recipes, I can help. Lora --- Original Message - From: Allison Fallin afal...@cox.net To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] the Our Special book I use it every year when I make pumpkin bread as gifts, and it's great. I'd love to have a new copy of that book, because the Braille on my copy is so worn. If anyone has one they'd like to give away, I'd love to know about it. - Original Message - From: Nancy Martin nm72...@gmail.com To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:43 PM Subject: [CnD] the Our Special book Hi everyone, If someone has a copy of that first Our Special cookbook put out by the National Braille Press, I'd like your opinion on the pumpkin bread recipe. It doesn't call for any oil, shortening or butter. All others I've read use some kind of fat ingredient. Any thoughts would be appreciated. On a similar note, if anyone knows where I could buy a copy of the second Our Special cookbook put out by the National Braille Press, I'd be interested. thanks, Nancy Martin ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list
Re: [CnD] unsubscribe
Please, can't we get back to recipes and off this subscribe unsubscribe thread! Allison - Original Message - From: Mike and jean mjs1...@sc.rr.com To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Date sent: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 09:16:12 -0500 Subject: [CnD] unsubscribe Please unsubscribe me from this list so that I can resubscribe and resolve the problems that I am having with the list. Mike ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Sugar Cookies
Sugar Cookies 1/2 cup margarine 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons cream of tarter 1 egg 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in milk 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour sifted Sift dry ingredients together. Cream shortening, add sugar, add egg and mix until light and fluffy. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk to sugar mixture. Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Betty Crocker No-Roll Sugar Cookies
Betty Crocker No-Roll Sugar Cookies Prep Time:50 min Start to Finish:3 hr 5 min Makes:About 3 1/2 dozen cookies 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup butter or margarine, softened 3/4 cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 eggs 4 1/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1. In large bowl, beat 1 cup granulated sugar, the powdered sugar, butter, oil, milk, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Cover; refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm. 2. Heat oven to 350°F. Place 1/4 cup granulated sugar in small bowl. Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll balls in sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 3 inches apart. Flatten to 1/4-inch thickness with bottom of glass.. Sprinkle cookies with a little additional sugar. 3. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until set and edges just begin to brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Norwegian Sugar Cookies
Norwegian Sugar Cookies 1 cup sugar 1 cup butter or margarine 2 eggs 3 Tablespoons milk 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoon cream of tarter Cream sugar and butter. Beat in eggs. Add milk and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients and stir (may need to add 1/4 cup of flour). Chill 1 hour. Roll thin and sprinkle sugar or roll into balls with a glass dipped in sugar press down. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
[CnD] Banana Pudding Sugar Cookies
Banana Pudding Sugar Cookies 2/3 cup shortening 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 small box instant banana pudding 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided Cream the shortening and the sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the vanilla extract, baking powder and salt. Add the DRY instant banana pudding powder. Mix in 2 cups of the flour; add the remaining 1/2 cup only if needed. Cover dough and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease baking sheets. Shape dough into walnut size balls and place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Flatten balls and bake for about 8 minutes or until light golden brown. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Sugar Cookies
Hi, Just wondering if these cookies are meant to be rolled out, dropped by spoonful or rolled in to balls. Thanks Lee - Original Message - From: Mary Ann Robinson brightsmile1...@comcast.net To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 6:54 PM Subject: [CnD] Sugar Cookies Sugar Cookies 1/2 cup margarine 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons cream of tarter 1 egg 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in milk 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour sifted Sift dry ingredients together. Cream shortening, add sugar, add egg and mix until light and fluffy. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk to sugar mixture. Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2634.1.1/5444 - Release Date: 12/07/12 11:28:00 ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Christmas bars
Hi. Oh my goodness these cookie bars just kept sounding better and better! At first I wasn't sure about the bar recipe, but then as the recipe continued with the mint layer and then the chocolate? Oh, I think I may just have to try these! It just so happens that we just bought some peppermint extract the other day. I want to try to make something along the lines of a Girlscout Thin Mint cookie. Yum! Jeri -Original Message- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Anna Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 12:19 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: [CnD] Christmas bars CHRISTMAS BARS 1/2 c. butter 2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate 3/4 c. flour 1 c. sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla Method 1. Melt chocolate and butter, cool slightly. 2. Mix sugar and flour, stir in chocolate mixture. 3. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well combined. 4. Pour into greased 8 x 8 x 2 inch pan. 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. 6. Cool for 15 minutes. MINT CREAM LAYER: 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar 3 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. evaporated milk 3/4 tsp. peppermint flavoring 2 to 3 drops green food coloring Method 1. Beat all ingredients together and spread over cooled bottom layer. 2. Chill until firm, about 1 hour. CHOCOLATE GLAZE: 2 tbsp. butter 3 oz. sweetened chocolate 1 tsp. vanilla Method 1. Melt chocolate and butter together. 2. Remove from heat and vanilla. 3. When cooled, but still liquid, spread over second layer. 4. Chill 3 hours, then cut into bars. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Christmas bars
How do we spread the icing the glaze so evenly not get them mixed up in each other, even with the chilling? Wendy ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Christmas bars
I don't no. I've never made these before. I got this recipe a long time ago and thought I'd pass it on. Anna - Original Message - From: Wendy Williams wdy...@msn.com To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Christmas bars How do we spread the icing the glaze so evenly not get them mixed up in each other, even with the chilling? Wendy ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
