Miller Family: Pralines

PRALINES

ALMOST CARAMELIZE 1/2 CUP SUGAR

ADD 1-1/2 CUP OF WATER AND 1 SQ. IN. OF BUTTER

HEAT UNTIL DISSOLVED

ADD 2 CUPS OF SUGAR

COOK TO 230° WITHOUT STIRRING

ADD 1 SQ. IN. OF BUTTER AND 2 CUPS PECANS

COOK TO 238°.

REMOVE FROM HEAT

ADD PINCH OF SALT AND 1 TSP OF VANILLA.

BEAT UNTIL BEGINS TO GET LIGHT IN COLOR AND STICKS TO PAN. DROP QUICKLY ON BUTTERED BOARD OR WAX PAPER.

LOOSEN PAPER BEFORE IT COOLS.

Miller Family: Orange Cookies

Orange Cookies
Ingredients
Rind and juice of 2 oranges – about ¾ cup
½	Cup	Butter	¼	Cup		Orange Mixture
1 ¾	Cup	Raw or mixed white and brown Sugar	3	Cups		All Purpose Flour
3	Large	Eggs beaten	2	Teaspoons		Baking Powder
1	Teaspoon	Lemon Flavoring	¼	Teaspoon		Baking soda
½	Cup	Milk		Dash		Salt
Directions
1.            Cream butter and sugar
2.            Add eggs, flavoring, milk and orange mixture.  Mix well.
3.            Add dry ingredients, stirring but not over-mixing.
4.            Spoon out on greased floured cookie tin or onto a pan with waxed paper
5.            Bake at 350° for 8 minutes.  The tops will brown.
6.            Place balls of dough 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
ICING
1 ½	Lbs	Powdered Sugar	½		Cup	Orange Mixture
2	Tablespoon	Butter
7.            Beat then spread on cookies one minute after cookies are taken from pan
8.            Transfer cookies to wax paper to cool.

Miller Family: Cat Food Cookies

2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1 stick butter
1/4 c. cocoa
1/2 c. peanut butter
3 c. quick oats, uncooked
1 tbsp. vanilla

Combine sugar, milk, butter and cocoa in a saucepan; cook over low heat until mixture boils. Boil 4 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in peanut butter, oats and vanilla. Drop from teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper and let cool.

Weekend

Exams are over! Grades in. Lessons done. I am going to teach about glaciers and watershed (divorsium aquarium?) and have students present to their parents on parent night... not easy, since I don't have a textbook and I've never taught science before! At least I enjoy it :). Enjoy your weekends, friends - wherever you may be.