Hermits Better Homes And Gardens 1969 Recipes

HERMITS (BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS 1969)

Steps:

• Thoroughly cream shortening and sugar.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• Sift dry ingredients; add to creamed ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
• Add nuts and fruits. (If you're using a stand mixer, go slowly; this will be hard on the motor.).
• Drop by heaping teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 about 10-12 minutes.

SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Combine flour, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• Pound into meat.
• In large skillet, brown meat on both sides in hot shortening.
• *Top with onions and tomatoes.
• Cover;cook over low heat 1 1/2 hrs.
• or until tender.
• Add green pepper; cook 15 minutes longer.
• Skim off excess fat.
• Thicken juices, if desired.
• Season to taste.
• *Tooven bake, transfer browned meat to 12 X 7 1/2 X 2 inch baking dish.
• Top with onion and tomatoes.
• Bake, covered at 350 Deg.
• for 1 1/2 hrs.
• Uncover; add green pepper and bake 15 minutes, basting meat occasionally.

DOWN EAST HERMITS

Steps:

• Mix together thoroughly--shortening, brown sugar, and eggs.
• Blend in the cold coffee.
• Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
• Add in the raisins and walnuts--mix well.
• Chill 1 hour.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees for about 8-10 minutes or until set--just until when touched lightly with fingertip, almost no print remains.
• Do not overbake.

HERMITS

Steps:

• Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves, and nutmeg; beat till combined.
• Beat in egg and coffee. Beat in as much of the flour as you can. Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Stir in raisins and chopped pecans.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart on an ugreased cookie sheet. Bak in a 375 ove for 8 to 10 minutes or till edges are lightly browned. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.