Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree, canned or fresh
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup evaporated milk, undiluted
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 unbaked pastry shell (9-inch)
  

Directions:

1. Comibne pumpkin, sugar, salt, spices, and flour in a medium sized bowl.
2. Add eggs; mix well.
3. Add evaporated milk, water, and vanilla; mix well.
4. Pour into pastry-lined pie pan.
5. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, reduce to 350 degrees and bake for about 35 minutes, or until center has set.
   

Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

• 1 cup instant rice, uncooked
• 2 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 slightly beaten eggs
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
  

Directions:

1. Mix first six ingredients in a saucepan, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
2. Reduce heat, cook 15 minutes.
3. Pour into eggs and beat quickly. Add vanilla.
4. Let cool 10 minutes.
   

Sandi's Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients:

• 1 box elbow macaroni
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 ounces Velveeta cheese
• 3 heaping tablespoons cottage cheese
  
• 1 can tomato sauce
  

Directions:

1. Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain.
2. Mix in the oil, cottage cheese, velveeta cheese, and tomato sauce.
3. Cook in oven (350°) for about 1/2 hour, or until cheese is melted and macaroni is heated through.

This is very similar to Aunt Robin's Macaroni and Cheese. In fact, it is her recipe except that I goofed the first time I ever made it and mixed in the cottage cheese. Aunt Robin's recipe had the cottage cheese layered on the top.

Bourbon Balls

Ingredients:

• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 2 1/2 cups vanilla-wafer crumbs
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• 3 tbsp corn syrup
• 1/2 cup confectioner's (in small bowl)
  

Directions:

1. Sift together cocoa and confectioners' sugar.
2. Combine bourbon and corn syrup; stir into cocoa and sugar.
3. Add vanilla wafers and nuts; mix thoroughly.
4. Roll mixture into small balls.
5. Roll balls in confectioners' sugar.
6. Store in tightly covered container.

Cream Cheese Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb white cream cheese
• 1 cup shortening (best to use half butter, half Crisco)
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 cup 4x sugar (approximately)
  
• maraschino cherries, pecan halves, dates, etc.
  

Directions:

1. Mix cheese and shortening with fork.Mix in the flour with your hands.Chill several hours.
2. Roll out 1/8" thick on cloth-covered board covered with the powdered sugar. The dough will absorb about 1 cup.
3. Cut into strips 1/4" wide.Roll up cherries (or pecan halves, etc.) Place folded side down on ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes.

These are our favorite cookies!