Steamed Cranberry Pudding

1 1/3 c flour 
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 c molasses 
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 c. boiling water 
1 cup cranberries
Stir soda into molasses and set aside. Boil cranberries in water for five
mins. Mix all ingredients together and pour into a greased 28-oz juice can
and steam for 1 hour
Sauce: 
1/2 c. white sugar 
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. cream 
1/2 tsp vanilla
Mix all together and boil for a few minutes. Pour over warm slices of
pudding.

Rice Pudding

1 cup of white rice
1 cup of sugar
about a 1/2 gallon of milk (whole or 2%)
Combine the rice and the sugar in a double boiler and cover with milk.
Keep the double boiler going and continue to cover with milk (check it
about every 1/2 hour). This whole process will take about 5 hours until
it is tender, but it is definitely worth it!! Sprinkle with cinnamon and
(if you want) raisins.

Queen of Puddings

2 TBs Bread crumbs 
1/2 Lemon rind grated
1/2 oz butter 
3 oz Castor sugar
1/4 pint Milk 
1 Egg (seperated)
a little red jam (Raspberry Plum strawberry)
Put Bread crumbs Lemon rind & butter and 1/2 the sugar into Bowl.
Bring milk to boil over med heat, pour on to contents of bowl and leave
to soak for 10 mins, Add egg yolk lightly beaten, pour into buttered
1/2 to 1 pint Baking dish. Place in mod oven 355 F or gas mark 4 Bake
20-25 min. Test centre remove spread with jam, Wisk egg white till stiff
add 1/2 remaining sugar wisk again with a metal spoon fold in rest of sugar
spoon over pudding, rough up the surface plae in hot oven 400 F gas mark 6
3-5 min till golden.

Coffee Cake

1-1/2 cups unbleached sifted flour
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup fresh fruit
Topping:
5 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. butter (softened - NOT MELTED)
1 tsp. cinnamon
Heat oven to 350. Sift flour with sugar, baking powder, soda and
salt. In separate bowl, beat together eggs, sour cream and vanilla.
Add to flour mixture and beat until smooth. Spread in oiled 9x9"
baking pan. Dot with fresh fruit. Mix topping ingredients together
until mixture resembles cornmeal. Sprinkle over batter. Bake for
(20-25 min)*. Coffee cake is done when toothpick inserted in center
comes out clean.

When I cooked it in a gas oven it was more like 60 min. cooking time. Keep an eye on it.

Peach Cobbler

Cream together:
2 eggs
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
Pour into 9x11 slightly greased & floured baking dish. Pour peaches (or
1 can cherries, or whatever) over the cake batter (juice and all). Sprinkle
with 1/2 cup sugar. Bake at 375 for 45 mins. or until toothpick inserted into
cake part comes out clean (45 to 55 mins).

Fresh Peach Cobbler

1-1/4 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 cups sliced fresh peaches
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. lemon peel
Combine 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, salt and cinnamon. Cut in butter
with 2 knives until coarse (resembling corn meal). Combine peaches,
lemon juice, lemon peel, 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Spoon into
greased 9" square dish. Sprinkle flour mixture over peaches. Bake
covered for 15 mins. Remove cover and bake 35 to 45 min. longer.

Dirt Dessert

1 Planter
Plastic Flowers
1 Spade
Cellophane or wax paper
candy rocks (optional)
gummi worms (optional)
2 - 1lb packages oreo cookies
1/2 stick margerine
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup powder sugar
3 1/2 cups milk
2 small packages french vanilla instant pudding mix
12 oz cool whip
Mix with blender: margerine, cream cheese and powder sugar.
Mix in separate bowl: milk, pudding mix and cool whip.
Combine the above.
Crush oreo cookies with cream left in the middle (blender or
chopper/mixer works well).
Line bottom of planter with cellophane/wax paper.
Put layer of oreos then creamed mixture - continue until mixture
is used up and last layer is oreos.
Garnish with gummi worms and candy rocks and serve with the
spade.

Chocolate Mousse

200 grams (.45 lb) semi-sweet chocolate
1/2 cup water
5 eggs (seperated)
1 tsp. instant coffee (if desired.
vanila flavoring (extract or powder)
2 tbsp. conf. sugar.
Melt the chocolate in a pan, over low heat, with a few tbspns of
water. Beat the egg yolks and add them to the chocolate with the
instant coffee.
Beat the egg whites with the conf. sugar until thick, and then
beat a few minutes more.
Add the beaten egg whites to the melted chocolate and *slowly*
mix it in.
After that, we usually place it in small, glass, personal-size
bowls, and refrigerate until it gets thick. You could also put
it in one large one, or, for a formal occasion, champagne
glasses.

Cherry Crisp

1 box white cake mix
1 stick of margarine
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 can cherry pie filling
2 tbls lemon juice
1 teas almond flavoring
Mix cherries, lemon juice and almond flavoring, pour into a 9" pan.
Melt margarine, mix with dry cake mix and walnuts. Sprinkle over
cherries, bake at 350 for about 30 minutes until slightly brown on
top.
I have also used chocolate cake mix for a psuedo "black forest cake".
Easy, quick, and yummy!

Apple Fantasy Dessert

2/3 c. flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
3 tsp vanilla or rum or bourbon
3 c. diced apples
Beat eggs, add sugar and vanilla and beat well. Add dry ingredients
and mix. Dump in apples and stir until evenly distributed. Put in a
deep baking dish or souffle dish. Bake 45 minutes at 350. Serve
warm.