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Fixing Peanut Butter Fudge?I was making peanut butter fudge and mistakenly added the peanut butter to the sugar, milk and butter as it was cooking, I cooked it to 234 degrees F as per instructions, then added the vanilla and marshmallow crème. It did not set up and has the consistency of a thick paste. Is there anything I can do to save it?

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Pineapple Cheesecake Recipe?In the 80's I used to make a 10-inch cheesecake that had crushed pineapple between the crust and filling, made with a zwieback toast crust. The recipe came from a dessert or baking recipe book that was part of a set. I thought it was a Family Circle but having no luck. Can someone please help me find this recipe? Thank you in advance.

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Cranberry Ambrosia Recipe?Years ago, there was a recipe on the Ocean Spray cranberry can for an ambrosia with Ocean Spray Cranapple juice, Jello, Cool Whip and canned cranberry sauce (whole or jelled). Lost the directions and can't remember the quantities. Can you help?

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Recipe For Cherry Pudding?Does anyone have an easy old fashioned recipe for cherry pudding? I lost mine from old family recipe. It was quick and easy one step recipe.

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What Size Loaf Pan to Use?What size loaf does this recipe make? My breadmaker can make 1, 1 1/2 and 2 lb loaves. Also, that's a LOT of sugar - I'm diabetic, so can I use an alternative?

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Ambrosia RecipesWhat happened to ambrosia, food of the gods? We had it a few times around Christmas and I loved it. I haven't heard of it in decades.

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Cherry Cobbler with Dried Cherries?I am gonna fix my first cobbler ever! I received some dried cherries and want to use them in this cobbler. Please have a simple recipe for me that is both sweet and crusty.

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Making an Individual Bagel?I am on Weight Watchers. Sometimes in the morning I make a bagel with 1/4 cup flour. This morning I even tried boiling it first. But I think I'm using the wrong amount of yeast. How much yeast to 1/4 cup flour? I did use bread flour.

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2 Ingredient Fudge Recipe?I need help. I am looking for a 2 ingredient fudge recipe that does not use milk or butter. Would anyone have a recipe?

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Thumbprint Cookie Dough Spreading?I mixed my cookie batter to make thumbprint cookies, however I didn't have time to bake them so I refrigerated the dough overnight. Now the dough is too sticky and the cookies are coming out flat. How do I remedy this? Should the dough be room temperature or cold? Should I add more flour to the batter? I'm afraid that it might take away the flavor.

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Using Betty Crocker Cookie Mix in an Easy Bake Oven?Can the packaged Betty Crocker cookie mix be scaled down to use with an Easy Bake Oven?

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Making Plain Old Style Bread?I'm not a good baker, so I keep trying different bread recipes. The bread turns out not even close to the bread I had when I was a kid. Can't I just make bread with sugar, yeast, oil, and water? My son always eats up the bread I make, but I think it sucks! I want the plain bread that my Grandma used to make, with few ingredients and it turns out heavenly.

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Making Buttermilk Pie?Since the buttermilk pie calls for 2, 9 inch pie crusts, does that mean it makes two pies?

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Making Peanut Butter Cake Frosting Fudge?Some state 1 cup PB and a tub of frosting. The one I saw said 1 16 oz jar PB and 1 tub BC frosting?

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Recipe for a Cake Mix Chocolate Pound Cake?How can I make a cake mix chocolate pound cake?

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Nutrition Info for Diabetic Strawberry Rhubarb Pie?Can anyone give me the nutrition facts on a piece of pie similar to the Diabetic Rubarb Strawberry Pie posted on this site? Or do you have a similar recipe with nutritional information?

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Recipe for Pineapple Pound Cake?I saw a recipe for pineapple pound cake. Does anyone have this recipe?

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Pineapple Bread Recipe?I am looking for a recipe for pineapple bread.

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Making Stove Top Cornbread?If I'm using self-rising cornmeal can I delete the baking soda and salt?

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Substituting Other Canned Fruit for Pineapple in Angel Food Cake?I am making an angel-food cake. I see that it is often made using pineapple. Can I use any kind of canned fruit, and do I drain it?

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Using Heavy Cream to Make Ice Cream?When making ice cream with heavy whipping cream how do I get rid of the waxy or buttery stuff. It is very unpleasant. The taste is great, but the waxy stuff isn't.

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Looking for a Fruit Cobbler Recipe?I need an old fashioned fruit cobbler recipe, if anyone has one. I do not want one made with Bisquick.

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Making a Wacky Cake?I am in Scotland. Is the flour for the wacky cake "plain" flour without a raising agent in it, or is it "self raising" flour which has a raising agent in it?

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Making Nestle Toll House Cookies?How come the 12 oz bag calls for the same amount of brown sugar and white sugar (3/4 cup I think), yet the 6 oz bag calls for 1/2 cup brown sugar, but only 1/3 cup white sugar? Why the difference?

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Recipe for Clabbered Cream Coffee Cake?When I was a girl, I am almost 80 now, my mother used to make a coffee cake when she baked bread. She would take some of the yeast bread dough and put it into a round cake pan to rise. Then poke holes in the top and fill the holes with sweetened sour cream. It was called clabbered cream back then.

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Using Homemade Cake to Make a Love Cake?Can I use a chocolate cake recipe made from scratch while making a love cake?

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Making a Bundt Pound Cake?Can you use a classic butter golden moist cake mix to make the bundt pound cake? I am wondering about the butter part.

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Old Fashion Fudge Recipe?I am looking for a recipe for easy old fashion fudge.

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Original Mirro Cookie Press Recipe?Does anyone have a cookie recipe from the original Mirro Press booklet? It called for powdered sugar and no eggs.

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Reducing the Sugar in a Bread Machine Recipe?I have reduced the sugar down from 3 tbsps to 2 teaspoons as the bread was so sweet. Now it only rises to half the height and is a pretty solid, but is more edible. I've also changed to half and half brown and white bread flour. How much sugar do I need to get a good rise without being too sweet?

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Emerald Isle Jello Mold Recipe?I am looking for a light, refreshing, sweet two layer lime Jello mold with a cream top and a clear bottom. It consists of what I remember cream cheese, pineapple, nuts, and ginger ale or 7Up. Can you help me locate recipe?

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Cranberry Sauce Bran Muffins Recipe?I am the food manager of a homeless shelter. I have a lot of jellied cranberry sauce, and bran flake like cereal. I am looking to combine the 2 to make cookies, muffins, bars, etc. I am feeding 60-80 people 3 meals per day.

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Making Peach Cobbler for 100?I need a recipe for peach cobbler that will feed 100 and the amounts of ingredients to buy. It is for a fresh peach festival.

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Extending the Shelf Life of Fudge?Does anyone know how to cook fudge that lasts 1 to 3 months? I have been making fresh fudge for years and it lasts about 2-3 weeks. I would like to supply a local farm shop but it would need to last at least a month. Quite a few local fresh fudge shops achieve a 3 to 6 month shelf life and say they don't use preservatives?

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Cones Burned on Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes?I made ice cream cone cupcakes, but the bottoms of my cones burned so I had to throw them all away. Am I the only person this happened to? I followed the recipe that said to put the cones in a muffin tin, and cooked them at the suggested temperature and they still burned.

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Making a Peach Cake with 7UP?There is a peach cake mix calling for 1 can of 7UP. How many ounces is the can of 7UP?

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What Can I Make With These Ingredients?I have some coconut powder, sugar, flour and self rising flour. What can I make with these 4 ingredients to make a dessert?

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Making Doo Doo Drops?How far ahead can you make them?

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Looking for a Crisco Icing Recipe?My mom used to make an icing with Crisco, sugar, milk and another ingredient. It was so light and fluffy and you could add a flavouring i.e., peppermint, coconut, etc. I can't seem to find it anywhere. Would anyone have the recipe they would like to share?

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Making Soft Cookies?How does one keep cookies from getting hard? You know, how do you make them soft from the start.

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Fudge Won't Come to a Boil?I put the milk, sugar, and butter in a double boiler and it won't boil! This has never happened before.

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Making Sour Cream Chocolate Icing?Does anyone know how to make chocolate icing with Daisy sour cream?

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Recipe for Chocolate Zucchini Mayonnaise Cake?I am looking for a recipe that I have heard exists for a chocolate zucchini mayonnaise cake.

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Poppy Seed Cake with Custard Filling Recipe?I used to have a recipe for a cake which had a custard filling and 7 minute frosting.

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Stovetop Chocolate Pudding Cake Recipe?Does anyone have the chocolate pudding cake recipe from the 60s (I think). It was made on the stove top. The recipes came in a magazine, but were hard, more like thin cardboard, and were long but not wide. Maybe they were from McCall's magazine.

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Bread Machine Bread Hard and Dense?How can I make my bread softer and less dense in my bread maker?

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Instant Mashed Potato Frosting Recipe?When I was a child my mother use to make a poor man's cake and she would put potato frosting on it. This frosting was not overly sweet, I have found a recipe for the cake. It was mad with potato buds, but I do not remember the rest. I wonder if my mother made this up?

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Apple Muffin Recipe?I am looking for an apple muffin recipe that was made with nonfat powdered milk, sliced bread, and apples. Anyone know the recipe or where to find it?

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Peach Cobbler Recipe?I am looking for the best recipe for a quick peach cobbler.

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Making Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Fudge?I wondering about using morels (chips). I only have real chocolate, even white chocolate too, but how can I use or weight it up exactly? This is my first time making this candy. I even got the butter, fluff, and vanilla, but what else?

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Making Buckeye Balls?I am trying to make chocolate/white buckeye balls. I am looking for easy recipes. I need help with this. I want to make a Rice Krispie mixture to put inside.

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Making Chocolate Bars with Wilton Candy Melts?I have a whole bunch of Wilton candy melts. I was wondering if you could use them to make chocolate bars? If so, do I need to add anything? If not, what is a basic recipe for chocolate bars.

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Using Chocolate Melts to Make Candy?Can chocolate melts be used to make Heavenly Hash candy? If so, want amount would you use? Is it pound for pound the same?

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Improving Boxed Cake Mix?Instead of all purpose, can you add cake flour to boxed cake mix?

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Three Layer Jello Recipe?Years ago, (45) there was a Jello that when you made it, it would form into 3 layers when it was setting up. Anyone remember it or how to recreate it?

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Plum Pudding Recipe?I bought a can of purple plums at the Dollar Tree. To my surprise, they were very good. Their particular taste caused me to think they would make a delicious plum pudding. I've never made nor tasted plum pudding. Do any of you have a favorite recipe you'd like to share?

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Jello Parfait Recipe?How do you make parfait, as in bite size Jello pieces like at the grocery?

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Easy Bake Oven Recipes?I need Easy Bake Oven recipes that do not need milk or cocoa.

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Adding Cream Cheese to Peanut Butter Frosting?I make a peanut butter frosting from scratch and was wondering if I could add cream cheese to make the frosting a wee bit more sturdy, yet tasteful.

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Coloring Royal and Buttercream Icing?I love to make my own icings, but when I make royal icing or buttercream icing and color it the icing become too runny to work with. I am using gel food coloring because I had thought the liquid coloring I was using was making it that way. Now it is doing that no matter what food coloring I use.

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Substitute for Mushrooms in Chicken and Mushroom Pie?I really would like to make chicken and mushroom pie, but mushroom is a fungus so I only have it as a pizza topping. Can anyone give me a substitute for mushroom? By the way can you not give me other websites to go on because they don't ever help me. No offence to those people who gave me websites in the past.

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Homemade Strawberry Cake Mix?What are the ingredients of strawberry cake mix?

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Using Dry Oatmeal Mixes in Baking?There are so many small dry oatmeal mixes, like those with dates and nuts, that I would love to use for baking bread or cookies. Does anyone have such a recipe or experience in using such breakfast food, other than as a cereal?

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Gluten-free Bread Recipe?Does anyone have a recipe for good gluten free bread? So far, the ones I have tried have not been very appetizing!

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Making Dense White Bread in Bread Machine?Is there a way to make white bread in a bread machine that is not so porous? The bread I made has little holes all in it and makes it harder to put a spread on evenly. It taste good, but is not what I wanted. I wanted sandwich bread.

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Making Gluten Free Bread?How do I make this in a conventional oven? I do not have a bread machine. I gave mine away after really bad gluten free bread attempts.

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Homemade Yeast?Can I make fresh yeast at home?

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Banana Cream Pie in a Jar?How many little jars does this recipe make?

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Making an Easy-Bake Chocolate Cake?When making the Easy-Bake chocolate cake what is the shortening for?

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Making Frosting Fudge?Can you use sugar free frosting in the quick fudge recipes?

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Recipe for Chocolate Balls?There used to be a recipe that made balls dipped in chocolate with most of these ingredients: powdered sugar, sugar, cream cheese, milk chocolate chips, and shortening. Does anyone recall it?

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Easy Bread Recipe?Looking for a easy one loaf bread recipe for white and whole wheat flour.

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Potato Candy With Chocolate and Peanut Butter Layer?My grandmother used to make potato candy pinwheels that had a layer of chocolate and a layer of peanut butter, so they were much prettier than just the potato and peanut butter. Anyone know the recipe for these? I've never made them, so I'm not quite sure how to work in the chocolate layer.

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Sponge Cake with Crushed Peanut Frosting?My grandmother made a sponge cake and the frosting was butter and then covered with crushed peanuts.It sounds simple enough, but I do not know if she used salted or unsalted butter.

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Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe?I want to say you guys printed a set of frosting recipes a while back and 1 of them was peanut butter I am looking for that one again.

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Recipe for Butterscotch Pie?I used to make this pie using cream cheese and butterscotch instant pudding but lost my recipe. Do you have this recipe?

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Mince Meat Cobbler?Can I make a mince meat cobbler from the can mince meat?

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Making Powdered Milk Ice Cream?What is cream powdered milk?

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Sugar Free Popsicles?I would love a recipe to make a tasty sugar free Popsicle or frozen ice bar.

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Fried Doughnut Recipe?I am seeking a good fried doughnut recipe.

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English Muffin Bread Recipe?I'm looking for the English Muffin loaf bread recipe.

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Making a Cream Cheese Glaze?How can I make a glaze out of my store bought cream cheese without using shortening?

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Looking for a Favorite School Cafeteria Cake Recipe?Best way for me to describe that sweet moist mmmmmm so good cake. I remember eating this cake all the way through K-12. They served it at lunch, it looked like cornbread.

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Making Sauerkraut Cake?How do you make this?

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Using Marshmallow Crème to Make Fudge?Can I use marshmallow creme in place of regular marshmallows when making fudge?

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Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe?Does anyone out there have a tried and true peanut-butter fudge recipe using marshmallow cream? Also, how I can freeze it?

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Recipe for Tres Leches Cake?I am looking for a good recipe for 3 milk cake that is short on ingredients. Thank you.

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Apple Crisp Recipe?Does anyone have a recipe for apple crisp that does not have rolled oats in it? I used to have a recipe that used flour, not oats. A diabetic recipe would also be wonderful, but not necessary.

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Recipe for Sour Cream Crust Pineapple Cookie Bar?I am looking for a sour cream top and bottom crust recipe with a pineapple center, much like a pan cookie. I found it years ago in an Air Force magazine.

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Recipe for Glazed or Filled Doughnuts?Does anyone have a good recipe for glazed or filled doughnuts? Thank you.

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Baking Cakes in Canning Jars?I have baked cakes in wide mouth jars, but have forgotten oven temperature. Does anyone know how?

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Making an Individual Pie Crust?How can I get a small pie crust?

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Recipe for Butterscotch No-bake Oatmeal Cookies?They were made for us at our high school in the late 70s. I have not been able to match them. I would love to have the recipe. Thank you in advance! I live in Arizona, but I went to in school Pennsylvania.

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Low Calorie Muffin Recipes?Do you have low calorie muffin recipes?

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Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits?I'm looking for a recipe for homemade buttermilk biscuits. Thank you.

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Recipe for Corn Toasties?When I was a small child, some 40 years ago, I lived in New York, near Lake Erie. My mom would purchase these toaster things; they came 6 in a box, like English muffins do.

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