Carmels

4 cups sugar
2 cups corn syrup
1 1/2 cups half and half
1 cup whipping cream
2 cups nuts, if desired
1 cube margarine
1 can bordens condensed milk
dash of salt
2 tsp vanilla

Combine all ingredients except vanilla.  Cook approximately one hour on medium heat.  Stir constantly add vanilla after taking from stove.  Test in Ice water to form firm ball. 

Chocolate Sheet Cake

1 cube butter
 4 Tbsp cocoa
 1 cup water

 Bring to a boil.


 Add 2 cups flour and 2 cups sugar, sifted together. 
 Add 1 cup milk
 1 Tbsp vinegar
 1 tsp soda
 2 eggs
 1/2 tsp cinnamon

 Bake at 350 for 20-25 mins. 


 Frosting

 1 cube butter
 6 Tbsp milk
 3 Tbsp cocoa

 Bring to a boil.

Add 2 cups powdered sugar
 1 tsp vanilla
 1/2 cup chopped nuts

 Make about 5 minutes before cake is done and add to the cake while still hot. 

Crazy Cake (Jean)

3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
3 cups oil
1/2 cup cold water
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp vanila
2 Tbsp vinegar

 Mix all dry ingredients add remaining and blend well.  Flour cake pan and pour in.  Bake at 350 for 40 mins.

Mandarin Orange Cake

4 eggs
1 cake mix
3/4 cup oil
1 can mandarin oranges with juice

Mix and bake as directed on cake mix

Frosting

1 8 oz carton of cool whip
1 pkg vanilla pudding mix
1 small can pineapple (crushed)

Sourdough French Bread

1 cup HOT water
1 Pkg (1 Tbsp) dry yeast dissolved in 2 Tbsp warm water
3 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp margarine
1 1/2 cup Sourdough starter
5 cups flour
1 Tbsp salt

Pour hot water over sugar and butter.  Cool to warm, add yeast mixture, starter, salt and 2 cups flour.  Beat till smooth.  Add rest of flour to make moderately firm dough.  Knead until smooth.  Cover, rise until double in size, punch down and let raise 30 mins more.  Turn on to lightly floured board and let rest 10 mins.  Grease cookie sheet and dust with cornbread.  Form dough into one, two or four loaves, or as desired into rolls or bread sticks.  Place on cookie sheet.  Slash loaves several places.  Brush with mixture of 1 egg and 1 Tbsp water now and throughout baking. (add generous sprinkling of sesame seeds after last brushing)  Cover and let raise 30 mins to 35 mins for two loaves, 20-25 mis for four loaves, 15 to 20 mins for rolls.  Bread sticks don't brush with egg mixture brush with melted butter and sprinkle with onion or garlic salt as soon as removed from oven.  Bake at 400 10-15 mins