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Helen Bemis Black’s Granola

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Here is a recipe for granola from 1976’s Cross Country Cookery by Helen Bemis Black.

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Helen Bemis Black's Granola

Servings 8 cups

Ingredients

  • 3 cup uncooked quick oatmeal
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 cup wheat germ
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup cashews
  • 1 cup coconut flaked
  • 1/4 cup safflower oil
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • 1 2 1/2 oz jar whole sesame seeds
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds shelled
  • 1/2 cup orange juice concentrate thawed

Instructions

  1. Mix all except raisins. Mix well to coat. Spread evenly in jelly roll pan. Bake at 250 for 1 hour. Stir often. Add dried fruit. Cool. Store airtight. Makes 8 cups. *May use raisins, dates, apricots, or apples.

Cookie Bush and Doughnut Tree

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Oh weary Mother, rolling dough,
Don’t you wish that food would grow?
How happy all the world would be
With a Cookie bush, and a doughnut tree.

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This recipe is from Cross Country Cookery which was published privately by Mrs.N.C. (Helen Bemis) Black, 2214 South Goebbert, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005. Bicentennial Edition, 1976.

Christmas Cheer Recipe

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Take bushel of tinsel, sprinkle well throughout the house.

Add two dozen stars and one Xmas tree.

Take a generous spray of mistletoe, an armload of holly, and a full measure of snow laid in curved hills along the window sills.

Toss in a Christmas carol and season well with good will and friendly laughter.

Light the candles, “one” for adoration, two for celebration.” Let the first burn brightly, and may those you love be near.

The yield: One Happy Christmas.

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This recipe is from Cross Country Cookery which was published privately by Mrs.N.C. (Helen Bemis) Black, 2214 South Goebbert, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005. Bicentennial Edition, 1976.

Prayer for Dirty Dishes

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Thank God for dirty dishes,
They have a tale to tell;
While other folks go hungry,
We’re eating very well.
With Home and Health and Happiness,
We shouldn’t want to fuss.
For by this stack of evidence,
God’s very good to us.

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This recipe is from Cross Country Cookery which was published privately by Mrs.N.C. (Helen Bemis) Black, 2214 South Goebbert, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005. Bicentennial Edition, 1976.