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The Red Hat Society Cookbook
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Crustless Coconut Pie

4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter, melted (1 stick)

2 cups milk
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup self-rising flour
2 cups coconut

Preheat the oven to 350°. In a bowl, beat all the ingredients except the coconut together until well-blended. Pour the mixture into two greased pie pans. Sprinkle the coconut over the pies. Bake for 45 minutes. 12 servings.

Makes 2 Pies

Apricot Nectar Cake

18-oz. pkg. yellow cake mix
4 eggs
3/4 cup veg. oil

3-oz. pkg. apricot or lemon gelatin
3/4 cup apricot nectar

Glaze:
3/4 cup apricot nectar
4 tbsps. butter

1-1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar

Preheat the oven to 300°. Combine the cake mix, gelatin, eggs, oil and nectar in a large bowl, with a wooden spoon (do not use a mixer). Pour the batter into a greased Bundt pan. Bake for 1 hour. Leave in the pan, or cool in the pan for 10 minutes then turn out onto a deep platter. Poke holes all over the hot cake with an ice pick.

Glaze:

In a saucepan, bring the apricot nectar, confectioner’s sugar and butter to a boil. Pour the hot mixture over the warm cake. Let stand until cool. Not all of the nectar mixture will soak in (which is why you need a deep platter). Makes 10 servings.

Weathervane Inn Irish Soda Bread

4 cups all purpose flour
2 tsps. baking powder
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened
1-1/4 cup buttermilk
1 cup raisins

1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup, plus 2 tsps. sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp. caraway seeds

Preheat the oven to 350°. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, butter, 1 cup sugar, the eggs, buttermilk, caraway seeds and raisins; mix until well-blended (batter will be stiff). Turn into a well-greased and floured 4-quart round, cast-iron Dutch oven. With a knife, cut a cross on the top of the batter about 1/4 inch deep by 4 inches long. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tsps. sugar over the top. Bake for 1 hour. Cool 15 minutes in the pan. Remove and cool completely. Makes 16 servings.

Note: Soda bread is nice warmed, with butter and jam and also makes a great base for little ham sandwiches.

One of Holly Springs’ oldest structures has been placed on the Mississippi Heritage Trust’s 1999-2000 list of Endangered Historic Places. The Chalmers Institute, also known as the Holly Springs University, was selected as one of ten Mississippi landmarks threatened by neglect or decay.

Kyle Young, age 9, son of Chris and Anita Young, killed his first deer, a six-pointer, on Nov. 20. He was hunting with his grandfather, Dean Bumpas.

Linda Carpenter of Holly Springs killed an eight-point buck on Thanksgiving Day.

Elsie Lewis and her younger sister, Pancea Lee McDougle were surprised with a birthday luncheon in their honor Tues., Nov. 20 by their Bible class. The sisters share the same birthday, Nov. 24. Mrs. Lewis, however is two years and 12 hours older. Both ladies are very spry octogenerians. The meal was prepared by members of their Bible class.

Congratulations to Jorja Byrd, daughter of Mildred and Phillip Byrd of Southaven and granddaughter of Mrs. Alton Ash. She won “Most Glamorous” and “First Alternate” titles in a recent pageant held at Northwest Junior College in Southaven.

On Nov. 16, J.A. O’Donnell, district manager, presented Pauline F. Boone with a 35 -year pin. Miss Ava P. Divine, chief operator, presented Corrine F. Lyles with a 10-year pin. The group was entertained with an informal social hour following the presentations. Punch and cake were served.

Mort Walker has parlayed five years in the Army and an off-beat sense of humor into a successful living as the creator of the most popular comic character of the past 25 years -- Pvt. Beetle Bailey. Syndicated to more than 700 newspapers worldwide, Beetle Bailey has more than 40 million readers a day!


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