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Soups & SaladsFamily-tested
Orange Jello
Orange Jello is a comforting soup or salad featuring , boiling water, orange sherbet, preserved from the family cookbook.
Main ingredients
- boiling water
- orange sherbet
- mandarin oranges
Prep5 min
Cook10 min
Total15 min
DessertsFamily-tested
Apple Crisp
Apple Crisp is a sweet family dessert featuring tart apples, nutmeg or allspice, brown sugar, preserved from the family cookbook.
Main ingredients
- tart apples
- sugar
- nutmeg or allspice
- butter
Prep20 min
Cook15 min
Total35 min
Magazine RecipesFamily-tested
Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles
Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles is a clipped-and-kept family favorite featuring vegetable shortening, plus 2 tablespoons sugar, vanilla extract, preserved from the family cookbook.
Main ingredients
- butter
- vegetable shortening
- plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- eggs
Prep20 min
Cook9 min
Total29 min
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Easter Story Cookies
We save the handwritten substitution, the person who always asks for seconds, and the memories that turn instructions into heirlooms.
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