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Lingonberry Fingers

Posted on December 2, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from an unknown contributor’s recipe for Raspberry Fingers from Oh Boy! Cookies… Sponsored by Southwestern Band Boosters (undated)

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lemon yogurt pound cake

Lemon Yogurt Cake

Posted on October 17, 2023October 22, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Joan Smyth’s recipe for Yogurt Pound Cake appearing in The Horatio Street Festival of Foods Cookbook, Greenwich Village, New York City compiled by The Horatio Street Association 1978

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split pea soup

Split Pea Soup with Beef

Posted on October 11, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Shirley Feldstein’s recipe for Pea Soup appearing in “Quote” The Maven collected by Pioneer Women/NA’AMAT Baltimore Council 1983

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Vidalia Onion Lemon Salad

Posted on October 2, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Maggie Beaumont (Weavers of the Moonfire)’s Onion Lemon Salad appearing in A Cauldron of Delight: Favorite Recipes of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel and Friends 2012

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Bright Sun Biscuits (Old Bay Cheddar Drop Biscuits)

Posted on September 24, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Annie M. Large (Coven of the Rowan Star)’s recipe, Brigit’s Bright Sun Biscuits appearing in A Cauldron of Delight: Favorite Recipes of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel and Friends 2012

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Vidalia Onion Upside Down Bread

Posted on September 18, 2023October 24, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Annie M. Large (Coven of the Rowan Star)’s Onion Upside Down Bread appearing in A Cauldron of Delight: Favorite Recipes of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel and Friends 2012

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Minted Salmon Burgers

Posted on September 13, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Joan Shaw’s recipe for Mary’s Minted Salmon Burgers appearing in Hooked on Cooking Recipes from Your Friends at the Nantucket Angler’s Club (Nantucket, Massachusetts) first edition 1978, second edition 1998, second printing 2002

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Herbed Tomato-Cod Pasta

Posted on September 10, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Baked Tarragon Cod from Horatio Street Association Cookbook, Greenwich Village, New York City 1986 (unnamed contributor)

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Pasta Salad with Two Tomato Vinaigrette

Posted on September 2, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Tracy Duso-Degon (Coven of the Rowan Star)’s Pasta Salad with Two Tomato Vinaigrette appearing in A Cauldron of Delight 2012

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Salted Peanut Cookies

Posted on August 31, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Betty Grandstaff’s recipe appearing in The Mixing Bowl Jeffersonville High School PTA, Jeffersonville, Indiana 1978

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Oatmeal Lace Cookies

Posted on August 27, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Josephine Santa Maria’s Fat Mary’s Oatmeal Lace Cookies in Philadelphia Homestyle Cookbook published by Norwood-Fontbonne Academy Home and School Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1984

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Disappearing Marshmallow Brownies (Blondies)

Posted on August 20, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Ann Edie’s Disappearing Marshmallow Brownies published in First Church Fare compiled by First Presbyterian Church, Bel Air, Maryland 1990

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Broccoli Casserole

Posted on August 14, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

This recipe was adapted and updated from Lucille Kramer’s Broccoli Casserole in Doorway to Good Eating compiled by Elkhart General Hospital Auxiliary 1979.

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Sunny Graham Chewies

Posted on August 7, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Dorothy Brown’s Sunny Graham Chewies in Doorway to Good Eating (complied by the Elkhart General Hospital Auxiliary)  1979

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Confetti Cauliflower Salad

Posted on August 3, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Evelyn Metzger’s Mock Potato Salad (Diet) appearing in “Quote” The Maven collected by Pioneer Women/NA’AMAT Baltimore Council 1983

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Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Posted on July 31, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Adapted and updated from Sheryl Lehman’s Rhubarb Cake in Sharing the Loaves and Fishes compiled by Vashon Presbyterian Church Vashon Island, Washington 1997

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Tomatoes Vinaigrette

Posted on July 13, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Adapted and updated from  an unknown contributor’s recipe for  Tomatoes Vinaigrette  in  The Defense Center Secretaries Take Pride in Presenting Their Favorite Recipes 1987

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Yellow Squash Fritters

Posted on July 11, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

adapted and updated from Patricia A. Brown’s Squash Fritters in The First State, First Lady’s Recipe Book 1975

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Porcupine Meatballs

Posted on July 3, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

This was adapted and updated from Liv O’Connell’s recipe for Porcupines appearing in the Alcatraz Women’s Club Cook Book, Collected Recipes from Alcatraz Island, California 1952

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Whipped Cream Cake

Posted on June 24, 2023September 21, 2023 by Rachel Rappaport

Adapted and updated from Charlotte Hains Athol’s 1935 Whipped Cream Cake in Let’s Dish: 50th Anniversary Edition, Then & Now Recipe Collection, Complied by the Howard County Historical Society 2014.

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