Carmel Apple Bars
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
1 cup old fashioned or quick cooking oats
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
4 1/2 cups baking apples, peeled and chopped
3 tablespoons flour
1 package of carmels 14oz
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Preheat over to 400 degrees
In mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and brown sugar until fluffy.  Add flour,
oats, salt and baking soda.  Mix well.  Stir in pecans if desired.  Set aside 2
cups.  Press remaining mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 pan.
Filling:  Toss apples with flour, spoon over crust.  In a saucepan, melt the carmels
and butter over low heat.  Drizzle over apples.  Top with reserved oat mixture.
Bake 25 - 30 minutes or until lightly browned.  Cool before cutting into bars.  By Julie Petermon

Crispix Mix

1 Stick of Butter

1 cup brown sugar
½ cup dark karo syrup ( I use light)
1 box crispix cereal
Any type of nuts you would like (I used Cashews)
Mix first 3 ingredients together, bring it to a rolling boil for 1 minute
Pour over cereal and mix. Put in oven for 1 hour at 250 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes
Mix in nuts and pour out on cookie sheet or wax pape Break up the
clumps while cooling.  By Sharon

Fruit Salad

1 can chunk pineapple/drained-Save Juice

1 can mandarin oranges/drained

1 can tropical fruit medly or fruit cocktail

Take 1/2 cup of pineapple juice and 2 tbs cornstarch and bring to boil, cool, pour over fruit then chill.

Before serving add 1 cut apple and 1-2 bananas. *Note: can replace and or add with any fruit. By Mitzi

Strawberry Spinach Salad

1 Bag Spinach

pint strawberries sliced

small can mandarin oranges

2-3 kiwi sliced

bag shaved almonds

Dressing

2 T. lemon juice

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 T. white vinegar

1/4 tsp. poppy seed

1/2 cup sugar

Mix dressing well.  Pour over salad just before serving and stir.  By Karen

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