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Cookies & CandyFamily-tested
Parkay Cookies
Parkay Cookies is a favorite cookie or candy featuring parkay margarine, vanilla, colored sugar, preserved from the family cookbook.
Main ingredients
- parkay margarine
- sugar
- vanilla
- flour
Prep20 min
Cook9 min
Total29 min
Vegetables & SidesFamily-tested
Southern-Style Green Beans
Southern-Style Green Beans is a family-table side dish featuring green beans, to 2 t bacon drippings, pepper, preserved from the family cookbook.
Main ingredients
- green beans
- to 2 t bacon drippings
- sugar
- salt
Prep5 min
Cook1 hr 40 min
Total1 hr 45 min
Main DishesFamily-tested
Swiss Steak
Swiss Steak is a dependable main dish featuring round steak, or 2 cans mushroom sauce, potatoes, preserved from the family cookbook.
Main ingredients
- round steak
- flour
- or 2 cans mushroom sauce
- potatoes
Prep15 min
Cook5 min
Total20 min
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LBJ Salad
We save the handwritten substitution, the person who always asks for seconds, and the memories that turn instructions into heirlooms.
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