1 C. brown sugar 1 C. white sugar (heaping) 1 heaping cup shortening 3 eggs beaten well 1 t. cinnamon 1/2 t. cloves 1 + 1/2 t. salt 4 +1/2 C. flour 2 t. soda in a little warm water 1 C chopped nuts
Cream butter and sugar, add eggs slowly, mixing thoroughly, then add nuts and soda water. Stir dry ingredients together thoroughly. Mix wet and dry ingredients together thoroughly. Make into rolls (log shape) and wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Refrigerate a few hours or over night. Slice in 1/8 to 1/4 inch slices. Bake @ 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
Luncheon Recipes
Best Ever Banana Cake (Joelle)
1 + 1/2 C. white sugar 1 C. sour cream 1/2 C. soft butter 2 eggs 1 + 1/2 C. mashed bananas 1 t. salt 2 C. flour 1 t. baking powder 1/2 C. chopped walnuts (sprinkle on top of iced cake)
Mix together the sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs. (You may substitute 1 cup milk + 1 T. vinegar for the sour cream). Mix the dry ingredients together and blend until smooth. Pour onto a greased and floured baking sheet (roll pan). Bake at 350 detrees for 20-25 minutes (bounces back when touched).
Banana Cake Icing
1/2 C. butter 2 C. powdered sugar 1 t. vanilla extract 3 T. milk
To make icing, melt 1/2 cup butter until delicate brown (don't use margarine) It foams when it boils so stir away the foam while cooking to see that it's not burning. Mix in powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Blend until smooth. Spread on cake while the cake and icing are still warm. Top with chopped nuts immediately.
The Stick Together Family
The stick together families Are happier by far Than the brother and the sisters Who take separate highways are. The gladdest people living Are the wholesome folks who make A circle at the fireside That no power can ever break. And the finest of conventions Ever held beneath the sun Are the little family gatherings When the busy day is done. There are rich folks, there are poor folks Who imagine they are wise And they're very quick to shatter All the little family ties. Each goes searching after pleasure In his own selected way Each with strangers likes to wander, And with strangers likes to play But it's bitterness they harvest And it's empty joy they find, For the children that are wisest Are the stick together kind. There are some who seem to fancy That for gladness they must roam. That for smiles that are the brightest They must wander far from home. That the strange friend is the true friend And they travel far astray And they waste their lives in striving For a joy that's far away. But the gladdest sort of people, When the busy day is done, Are the brothers and the sisters Who together share the fun. It's the stick together family That wins that joy of earth That hears the sweetest music And that finds the finest mirth. It's the old home roof that shelters All the charm that life can give. There you find the gladdest playground There the happiest spot to live. And, O weary, wandering brother, If contentment you would win, Come you back into the fireside And be comrade with your kin.
