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FOREWORD

THE RECIPE BOOK (Poem)

A WORD TO THE WISE (Poem)

BEVERAGES

  1. Pepper Spiced Tea
  2. Hot Chocolate Mix
  3. Hot Spiced Orange Drink
  4. Instant Cappuccino
  5. Bailey's Irish Crème
  6. Yellow Birds

THE FRIENDSHIP RECIPE (Poem)

BREAKFAST-BRUNCH SPECIALTIES

  1. Broiled Sausage & Applesauce on Toast
  2. Sweet Apple Quick Bread
  3. Southern Garlic Cheese Grits
  4. Egg Substitute
  5. Happy Holidays Brunch Cookies
  6. Sister Joy's Oven Breakfast Hash
  7. Seafood Quiche
  8. Texas Cinnamon French Toast
  9. Spicy Orange Prune Breakfast Cookies

SNACKS-APPETIZERS

  1. Apricot Wings
  2. Pickled Catfish or Carp
  3. Knorr Vegetable Dip
  4. Baked Stuffed Olives
  5. Sister Jean's Tortilla Rollups
  6. Sausage Bread
  7. Bob's Cheddar Sausage Muffins
  8. Shrimp Muffins
  9. Party Rye Appetizers

SOUPS

  1. Midwest Minestrone Soup
  2. Vegetable Beef Barley Soup
  3. Old Fashioned Chicken & Dumpling Noodle Soup
  4. Chili in a Cup
  5. Land's End Chowder
  6. Green Split Pea Soup

PERENNIAL FRIENDSHIP (Poem)

VEGETABLES

  1. Tennessee Style Hominy Casserole
  2. Tammy's Fried Mushrooms
  3. Creamy Peas & Mushrooms
  4. Mexican Corn Pie
  5. Country Style Scalloped Corn
  6. Robert's Really Good Baked Beans
  7. Eggplant Casserole
  8. Herbed Roasted Potatoes
  9. Lima Bean Casserole
  10. Carrot Casserole
  11. Pecan Herb Stuffing
  12. Apricot Nut Rice

SALADS

  1. Terrific Sunny Spinach Salad
  2. Sherbet Salad
  3. Mom's Pink Stuff
  4. Yuletide Lime Coke Salad
  5. Paul's Chicken & Apple Salad
  6. Sauerkraut Salad
  7. Cauliflower Pea Salad
  8. Cherry Pork Salad
  9. Clara's Peaches & Cream Salad
  10. Maggie's Baked Chicken Salad

MEAT & FISH

  1. Sunday Ham
  2. The Best Ribs in Town
  3. Terrific Chicken Spaghetti
  4. Tamale Pie
  5. Baked Snapper with Tomatoes and Capers
  6. Maggie's Favorite Seafood Fettuccini
  7. Scallops Parisienne
  8. Almond Bake
  9. Prime Rib of Beef
  10. Memorial Day Roast Beef
  11. Slow Cooked Roast Beef
  12. Barbecued Brisket

TO TOUCH A STAR (Poem)

DESSERTS

  1. Springfield's Best Prize Winning Grapefruit Pie
  2. Creamy Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
  3. Fruit Cocktail Cake
  4. Carrot Walnut Cake
  5. Chocolate Angel Cake
  6. Crescent Chocolate Chip Cheese Cake
  7. Cheese Cake Cookies
  8. Cherry-ettes
  9. Date Balls

THIS AND THAT

  1. Amish Homemade Noodles
  2. Blueberry or Strawberry Butter
  3. Range Butter
  4. Honey Butter
  5. Cocoa Mallow
  6. Coffee Cream Mousse
  7. Baker's White Chocolate Mousse
  8. Glazed Pecans
  9. Kahlua Caramel Corn
  10. Almond Popcorn
  11. Apricot Oat Gems
  12. Homemade Choco-Mints
  13. Cherry Balls

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

ALL PEOPLE SMILE IN THE SAME LANGUAGE! (Poem)

THE LITTLE THINGS (Poem)

PAWS TO REMEMBER

  1. Liver Treats
  2. Mighty Dog Treats
  3. Tillie Treats
  4. Putting Weight on Dogs
  5. Formula for Orphaned Puppies
  6. Dehydrated Puppy or Adult

A Day's Duty (Poem)

My Shadow (Poem)

For Tillie and Sparkle:

  1. Packages of Fur (Poem)
  2. Laughter (Poem)
  3. Santa Paws is Comin' to Town (Poem)