• 1 tablespoon whole anise seeds
• 2 tablespoons boiling-hot water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds, lightly toasted
• Special equipment: a 2 1/2-inch fluted round cookie cutter

Continue reading anise sesame cookies →

• 3 squares baking chocolate (unsweetened)
• 7/8 stick margarine
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 lb confectioner’s sugar
• 1 t vanilla

Continue reading john brundage’s mother’s fudge →

• 2 cups molasses
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 t baking powder
• 2 t baking soda
• 1 t salt
• 2 t cinnamon
• 2 t ginger
• 5 cups flour

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Make with nana’s hard sauce.

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 1/2 cup flour
• 1 t cloves
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1 t ginger
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 t baking soda

Sift together flour, salt, spices, and soda. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Add molasses. Add half of dry ingredients. Add hot water, than other half of dry ingredients.

Grease pan or line with parchment.

Bake at 350 ° for 30 minutes.
From ‘Weasel Cooks 2007′ by Jenifer Burke – a collection of favorite family recipes.

• 2 cup flour
• 1/4 t baking powder
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 T sugar
• 1/2 cup butter

Combine dry ingredients. Cut in butter until crumbly. Pat into a 9×13 pan. Cover the bottom and press halfway up the sides.

Slice peaches and place in rows over crust.

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 t cinnamon

Sprinkle over peaches and bake at 400 ° for 15 minutes.

• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup heavy cream

Mix together and pour over peaches. Bake 30 minutes longer.
From ‘Weasel Cooks 2007′ by Jenifer Burke – a collection of favorite family recipes.