Glazed Pecans

Provided by Linda George

1 egg white
1 tsp water

Beat together and add to 1 pound of pecan halves

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Mix together and add to nuts

Spread on a buttered cookie sheet.  Bake at 225 degrees for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Apple Cake

2 cups sugar
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups flour
2 eggs
1 cup nuts (preferably pecans)
1 tsp soda
3 cups diced apples
1 cup oil
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
6 ounces of butterscotch chips

Combine flour, cinnamon, soda, baking powder, salt.  Beat together oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.  Stir in apples and nuts.  Add flour mixture, stirring by hand, mixture will be stiff.  Pour into greased 9x13" pan and sprinkle with morsels.  Bake 50 to 60 minutes at 350 degrees.

It is also very good without nuts and morsels.

Fresh Apple Cake

Provided by Pat Hayes (1990)

1 cup liquid shortening
2 cups sugar
2 eggs

Mix above ingredients together and add the following

2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract

Add:

3 cups apples, chopped finely

Grease and flour a 13x9" pan.  On top of batter, sprinkle 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans and 1 cup butterscotch morsels.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes.

Turtle Cake

Provide by Carol Myers

1 cake mix - Swiss or German Chocolate

Mix with:

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup plus evaporated milk
1 egg

Put 1/2 of the batter in the bottom of a greased and floured 13x9 inch pan.  Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Melt together:
1 (12 ounce) package of Kraft Caramels
1/2 cup of evaporated milk (the remaining milk in the can is the "plus" to be added to the cake mix)

Pour melted mixture over baked cake, then sprinkle on 1 cup of chopped pecans and 12 ounces of chocolate chips.  Add remaining batter by spoonfuls, spreading together.  Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees.  Cut while warm.  Keeps best in refrigerator.

Glazed Pecans

Beat together 1 egg white and 1 tsp water.  Add 1 pound of pecans and mix well.

Mix together:

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Add to nuts.

Spread on a buttered cookie sheet and bake for one hour at 225 degrees.  Turn over occasionally.

Delicious Salad

Provided by Ruth Hammons

1 3 ounce package of lime jello
1 cup boiling water
1 cup marshmallows
1 3 ounce package of cream cheese
1 8 ounce can of crushed pineapple, well drained
1/2 cup of chopped pecans
1/2 pint of cream, whipped
1/2 cup of chopped celery

Dissolve jello in boiling water and mix in marshmallows until melted.  Add cream cheese, pineapple, pecans, cream, and celery.  Pour into a four cup mold and chill.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Provided by Marie Scheurich (my mom) (1996)

Mix the following ingredients and place in a baking dish

3 cups of cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 - 1 cup of sugar (start with 1/2)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbs orange juice
2 eggs
4 tbs melted butter

Mix the following ingredients well and place on top of the mixture

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped pecans
4 tbs melted butter

Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.