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Prepared Strawberry Ice Cream
Ice Cream●○○ Family-tested

Strawberry Ice Cream

Creamy vanilla ice cream folded with a bright, jammy strawberry reduction.

Main ingredients
  • Standard Creamy Ice Cream Base
  • strawberries
  • sugar
  • salt
Prep20 min
Cook35 min
Total2 hr
Prepared Whiskey Dogs
Appetizers & Beverages●○○ Family-tested

Whiskey Dogs

A appetizers & beverages favorite from the Martell family cookbook, shared by Debbie Pickens Parks.

Main ingredients
  • bottles ketchup
  • brown sugar
  • whiskey
  • packs of hot dogs cut into bite-sized pieces
Prep10 min
Cook2 hr
Total2 hr 10 min
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Apple Cake and Sauce

We save the handwritten substitution, the person who always asks for seconds, and the memories that turn instructions into heirlooms.

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