Grandma Deanas Special Oatmeal Candy Food

OATMEAL CANDY

Steps:

• Mix sugar and cocoa together.
• Add milk.
• Bring to a boil and boil for 1 1/2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add oatmeal.
• Drop on wax paper with a teaspoon and allow to cool.
• Eat!

CREAM CHEESE CANDY

Steps:

• Put pecans & butter in oven and toast about 15 minutes at 300°F.
• Melt cream cheese over low heat until creamy.
• Add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts; mix very well.
• Put in fridge until set.

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL

Steps:

• Bring the 2 1/2 cups water to a boil.
• Then add the salt.
• While stirring constantly, gradually add the oatmeal.
• Continue to stir the oatmeal and add the sugar and cinnamon.
• Cook 1 minute and add the evaporated milk.
• After adding the evaporated milk reheat to boiling.
• Pour oatmeal in a serving dish and top with the butter and brown sugar.

GRANDMA NANCY'S OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Pour hot water over oatmeal; set aside.
• Cream together sugars and shortening, then add eggs.
• Sift together dry ingredients and add to the wet.
• Stir in oatmeal and vanilla.
• Pour into greased 9 x 13 cake pan and bake for 1 hr and 10 minutes at 350° and then top with topping.
• Topping: Combine butter, milk and sugar in a small saucepan.
• Bring to a boil and continue to boil 1 minutes and add coconut, nuts and oatmeal.
• Spread on cake and broil until brown (WATCH CAREFULLY IT WILL BURN FAST).

GRANDMA'S OLD-FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Creme together butter and sugars.
• In separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa.
• Gradually add the dry mixture to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix well.
• Add amount of oatmeal you prefer. Spoon together.
• Roll into small balls and roll the ball in a bowl of 2 tablespoons sugar and one tablespoon cinnamon.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet for around 7-10 minutes.
• Let cool for one minute and transfer to cooling rack or waxed paper.

HOMEMADE HOREHOUND CANDY

Steps:

• Wash horehound leaves and put in saucepan. Add water and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, mashing occasionally with fork. Remove from heat; cover and let cool (needs to stand at least 1/2 hour to infuse.
• While infusion in cooling, butter a 9x13 pan.
• Drain horehound leaves into measuring cup (I use a coffee filter to strain it). Be sure to squeeze all the liquid from the leaves. Make sure you have at least 1 cup of liquid. Discard leaves.
• Pour liquid into a 4 quart saucepan. Add brown sugar and syrup. Bring to a boil and cook to 300 degrees on a candy thermometer (hard crack stage).
• Pour into prepared pan and let cool. Just before it sets up, score into squares with a knife to make it easier to break apart. When cool and set, break into pieces and store in airtight container.
• Note: The infusion (liquid from the leaves) can be frozen to use later.

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F - you will need 3 baking sheets lined with parchment paper (again the parchment keeps the cookie from burning and makes clean up faster).
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, soda and salt.
• Beat together with mixer at low speed - butter and sugar until the sugar granules are not visible. Increase speed and beat 1 minute longer, scrape sides as needed and add egg, beat another 30 seconds. Add flour mixture 1/3 at a time and incorporate well over med speed until mixture is smooth. Add oatmeal and stir into the dough using your rubber spatula.
• Divide into 24 equal portions and bake for 13 to 16 minutes placing only one cookie sheet in the oven at a time and rotating the cookie sheet half way through your cooking time -- these are the best and the thinnest cookies and very crispy.