Oatmeal Cookies

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These cookies come out more like muffins (light and flecked with spices) instead of the dense oatmeal cookies you normally see. But they are very good. These are the famous Grandma Grimm cookies. If you ever want to make Jeremy's day, bake him these and chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips. 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup butter or lard 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup sour milk 1 tsp soda (level) 1 tbs baking powder 2 cups oatmeal (quick) 1 cup raisins 2 cups flour walnuts (your preference)

Mix all ingredients and drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake @ 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes

Bread Pudding

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This recipe came from Emma Williams, our beloved maid when we kids were very young. It seems silly for us to have had a maid in our cluttered and chaotic lives, but Emma was a real lifesaver. And she made a damn fine bread pudding. 2 cups milk 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup butter (melted in pan) 1/2 loaf raisin bread (8 slices)

Melt butter in bottom of shallow baking dish. Cut raisin bread slices into cruton-sized cubes. Mix all ingredients and add to baking dish.

Bake @ 350 degrees for ~ 1 hour or until browned.

The lemon sauce recipe from a box of geinger bread mix makes a good topping as well but is not necesary.

Banana Pudding

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This is a quick pudding to make that doesn't need to bake in the oven if you're short on oven space or time. Be sure to let it sit long enough for the nilla wafers to soak up the moisture from the pudding or they're hard to eat with a fork. 1 (5 1/2 oz.) package vanilla flavor instant pudding and pie filling 3 cups cold milk 2 cups of whipped topping (Cool Whip) 50 Nilla Wafers 4 large bananas

Prepare pudding according to the package directions using 3 cups of milk. Fold in one half of whipped topping. Reserve six wafers and 1 banana. Slice remaining bananas. Arrange a layer of wafers on the bottom of a 2-quart round baking dish or bowl. Spread one-quarter of the pudding over the wafers. Top with banana slices. Place wafers around sides of dish. Continue layering wafers, pudding and bananas, ending with pudding. Cover and chill three hours or until serving time. Slice remaining bananas. Garnish with banana slices, remaining six wafers and whipped topping.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.