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Swedish Nut Cake
Swedish Nut Cake is a sweet family dessert featuring crushed pineapple in natural juice, baking soda, regular flour, preserved from the family cookbook.
Main ingredients
- sugar
- eggs
- crushed pineapple in natural juice
- baking soda
Prep20 min
Cook45 min
Total1 hr 5 min
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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
Vegetables & SidesFamily-tested
Calico Beans
Calico Beans is a family-table side dish featuring bob evans hot sausage, great northern beans, kidney beans, preserved from the family cookbook.
Main ingredients
- bob evans hot sausage
- great northern beans
- kidney beans
- butter beans
Prep15 min
Cook1 hr
Total1 hr 15 min
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Ramen Noodle Salad
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