Easy Caramel Frosting

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup cream or evaporated milk
2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 tsp. vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon maple extract

Melt butter.  Remove from heat.  Add brown sugar.  Stir until smooth.  Bring to boil one minute.
Remove from heat.  Add cream, return just to boiling.  Let cool, beat in confectioner's sugar. 

Use at once to frost cake.

Mary's (Aunt Berry's) Salad Dressing

2 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup catsup
1/4 cup chili sauce
1 t. prepared mustard
1/2 cup oil
1 t. black pepper
dash Tabasco sauce
juice of 1 grated onion
1 T. water
1 T. Worchestershire sauce

Tea Cakes

1 cup butter
1 heaping cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
3 cups all purpose flour
3 T. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla

Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 13 minutes, depending on size of cakes.

Karo Pecan Pie (Aunt Jicey)

In Aunt Jicey's handwriting, I believe.

3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup Karo
1/8 tsp. salt
2/3 cup pecan meat
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sugar

Mix together all ingredients, adding nut meats last.  Pour into 9-inch pie pan lined with pie crust and bake in hot oven at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to moderate (350 degrees) and continue baking until silver knife blade inserted in center of filling comes out clean.

Nan's (Tot's) Amish Cookies --- Amish Sugar Cookies

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 1/4 cup plain flour
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Blend sugars, butter and oil.  Add eggs and beat well again.  Add vanilla.

Combine flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt.  Add to first mixture.  Mix well.

Drop small balls of dough in granulated sugar.  Put on baking sheet, flatten with fork.  Bake at 375 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes.

Makes 4 dozen.

Tot's Hummingbird Cake

3 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups oil
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 (8 0z.) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup nuts
2 cups bananas

Mix by hand.  Combine dry ingredients, then add eggs and oil.  Stir until mixed --- add the other (ingredients).

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Hush Puppies

1 cup corn meal
2 tsp. baking powder
1 T. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup flour
1 cup chopped onion
1 egg
3/4 cup sweet milk

Mix and drop by spoonfuls into hot oil.