Belongs to cokerlj Cran-Apple Pie 
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You can use my pie recipe or you can use your own pie recipe…just follow the part about adding the cranberries.

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  • FILLING:
  • large Golden Delicious apples
  • orange juice
  • margarine
  • cinnamon
  • sugar
  • whole berry cranberry sauce
  • ice water as needed
  • shortening
  • PIE CRUST:
  • flour
  • salt
Belongs to cokerlj Cranberry Sauce 
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This will be as pretty and firm as store bought canned sauce and be much better. So good and so easy you will never buy canned again!

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  • bag cranberries washed
  • boiling water
  • sugar
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My mother always made dressing this way…it is really pretty easy and always good. You can use turkey, chicken or duck necks and broth. Sometimes if I don’t have enough of my own broth I will use a can of prepared broth. When I have my husband’s family over I will 5 x’s the recipe.

You might need to buy:
  • CORNBREAD:
  • yellow cornmeal
  • all purpose flour
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • egg
  • milk
  • shortening or bacon grease melted
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  • DRESSING:
  • saltine crackers
  • dry toast
  • recipe cornbread
  • margarine
  • ribs celery diced
  • livers
  • onion quartered
  • whole stems parsley
  • salt & pepper to taste
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  • garlic minced
  • small bell pepper chopped
  • eggs
  • milk
  • rubbed sage
  • salt & pepper to taste.
  • gizzards
  • poultry necks
  • BROTH:
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My own concoction! A take-off on Pineapple Upside Down cake.

You might need to buy:
  • Cool Whip if desired
  • dried cranberries
  • rum OR orange juice
  • butter
  • light brown sugar
  • cinnamon
  • yellow cake mix
  • vanilla
  • lemon or orange juice
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“Antique Recipe”

You might need to buy:
  • eggs beaten
  • sugar
  • white Karo syrup
  • vanilla
  • margarine melted
  • pecans whole or broken pieces
  • unbaked 10 inch pastry crust
Belongs to cokerlj Roast Turkey - Brine, Roasting & Gravy 
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I got the basic recipe for this from the “Good Eats” television program, Alton Brown. He had some ingredients that I knew my family did not like so I added and substituted items I thought my family would like making this my own.

You might need to buy:
  • water
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  • ice water
  • white cranberry juice
  • white wine
  • ADDITIONAL BRINE INGREDIENTS TO BE ADDED LATER:
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  • large sprig fresh rosemary
  • ground ginger
  • poultry seasoning
  • black peppercorns
  • light brown sugar
  • kosher salt
  • BRINE:
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  • salt & pepper to taste
  • whole stems parsley
  • water
  • VEGETABLE STOCK:
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  • vegetable oil
  • TURKEY:
  • liquid from cooked turkey pan
  • GRAVY:
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  • cornstarch
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • cooked giblets
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  • water or broth as needed
  • AROMATICS:
  • fresh rosemary
  • fresh sage
  • large stems parsley
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We make a double batch, bake in small bread pans, give as gifts! Freezes well.
YOU CAN SUBSTITUTE GRATED YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH … can’t tell the difference!

You might need to buy:
  • eggs
  • sugar
  • vegetable oil
  • vanilla
  • pecans chopped
  • cinnamon
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • baking soda
Belongs to cokerlj Candy Cane Coffee Cake 
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Really pretty…makes 3 and freezes well or give one away. Great for Christmas morning!

You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • salt
  • eggs
  • flour
  • Minute Tapioca
  • vanilla
  • eggs
  • each 8 ounce packages cream cheese softened
  • FILLING:
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  • lemon zest
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  • GLAZE:
  • bag powdered sugar
  • vanilla
  • butter or margarine melted
  • warm water
  • dry yeast
  • sour cream
  • milk as needed
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  • DECORATIONS:
  • large container candied red cherries
  • green candied cherries

This is an old recipe from the ’70’s. This used to be my tried and true punch that I always made for Christmas Parties…but now I use the much easier “False Champagne” punch, recipe in this book.

You might need to buy:
  • each 18 ounce can apple juice
  • pineapple-orange juice
  • pineapple-grapefruit juice
  • cold ginger ale
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This is easy and I use this often because it is so good…it is also easy to add to when you need more. Tip: Save one of your ginger ale bottles to pour any left over punch in for the next day.

You might need to buy:
  • large frozen concentrated apple juice thawed