PEANUT BUTTER SCHMIER (SPREAD) FROM THE KITCHEN OF SUSIE REIHL (AMISH LADY)

1 ¼ CUPS BROWN SUGAR

¾ CUP WHITE SUGAR

1/3-CUP LIGHT CORN SYRUP (KARO)

1-CUP WATER

BOIL TOGETHER FOR 5 MINUTES---COOL

MIX IN PEANUT BUTTER, JUST ENOUGH UNTIL RIGHT SPREADING CONSISTENCY---PROBABLY AROUND 2---18OZ. JARS.

YOU MAY MIX IN A COUPLE SPOONFULS OF MARSHMALLOW CREAM

ENJOY!

CRACKER PUDDING FROM LANCASTER, PA

1-QUART MILK

1-CUP CRUMBS (GRAHAM OR WHITE CRACKERS) I LIKE WHITE

2 EGG YOLKS (RESERVE WHITES)

¾ CUP SUGAR

½ CUP COCOANUT

1 TSP. VANILLA

USE DOUBLE BOILER TO HEAT MILK, THEN ADD REMAINDER OF INGREDIENTS. BEAT EGG WHITES STIFF. ADD EGG WHITES AND VANILLA WHEN PUDDING IS THICK. VARIATION: USE 1 CUP ROLLED OATS IN PLACE OF CRACKER CRUMBS AND INCREASE SUGAR TO 1 CUP. SECOND VARIATION: REDUCE SUGAR TO ½ CUP IN BASIC RECIPE, COOKING UNTIL SLIGHTLY THICKENED. BEAT EGG WHITES UNTIL FIRM WITH ¼ CUP SUGAR. PUT ON TOP OF PUDDING AND BAKE UNTIL EGG WHITES ARE BROWN. SERVES 8