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Roast and Gravy
Lois Young
64 oz. chuck or shoulder roast
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. pepper
1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix
Sprinkle meat with a little salt...
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Dream Cake
Mary Lou Dilley
1 box white or yellow cake mix
Mix as directed.
Bake in 2 or 3 round cake pans.
After cake has cooled, poke hole in tops with...
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Crab Balls
Karen Friel
2 eggs
3 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 3/4 cups crushed unsalted crackers
1 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning
1 Tbsp. mustard
1 lb. deluxe crabmeat
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix together and roll into balls.
Bake...
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Sweet Potato Pie
Nancy Friel
2 cups sweet potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
3 eggs
1 Tbsp. cream or evaporated...
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Low Calorie Cabbage Vegetable Soup
Pat Keller
½ medium head cabbage
1 or 2 onions
3 or 4 stalks celery
1 qt. chopped or stewed tomatoes
1 qt. tomato juice
1 cup cubed cooked lean beef...
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Taco Soup
Phyliss Lucas
2 lbs. ground beef
2 cups onion, diced
2 cans pinto beans
1 can dark red kidney beans
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
2 cans Mexican-style stewed tomatoes
1 can tomatoes...
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Chicken Delight
Thelma White
Rene White
6 oz. long grain and wild rice mix
3 cups cooked chicken, chopped
2 cans cream of chicken soup
¾ cup mayonnaise
1 cup chopped celery
½ cup chopped onion
¾ cup...
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No Bake Lemon Pie
Nancy Pennybacker
1 9-inch Graham cracker pie crust
1 can Eagle Brand milk
1 small can frozen lemonade
9 oz. Cool Whip
Combine milk, lemonade and Cool Whip in a...