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Quicker Baked Potato

Try this method for speeding up the potato baking process (for a better texture than those that you microwave). Pre-heat the oven to 400. Place the potato in boiling water for 10 minutes. Bake for 30 minutes. This will cut the cooking time in half.

 

Moravian Christmas Cookies


cookies, penndutch

2 cup shortening
2 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 quart molasses
8 cup flour
1 tablespoon cloves
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 single *dissolved in:
1 teaspoon vinegar

Use a mixture of butter and lard for the shortening. Sift the flour and spices together. Add sugar and mix well. Work in the shortening with the finger tips or with a pastry blender. Add baking soda and molasses and mix thoroughly. Chill. Roll very thin on floured board and cut with fancy cookie cutters. Bake at 350-F about 10 minutes. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.