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cherries carefully. Drop from spoon onto wax paper.

CHOCOLATE DROPS (No bake)

Boil for three minutes: Stir in:

Y% cup margarine 3 cups oatmeal
2 heaping tbs. cocoa 3 cups cocoanut
1% cups sugar % cup walnuts
¥% cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla

Drop onto waxed paper and let cool. N.B. Less cocoanut may be used
and more oatmeal added if desired.
Lois Rufer — “Kinohi”

DREAM SLICE (No bake)
18 graham wafers (crushed) Y% cup margarine
1/3 lb. miniature marshmallows ¥% cup brown sugar
| %4 cup each cocoanut 1 egg
walnuts (chopped)

candied cherries (chopped)

Melt margarine. Add sugar and egg. Add rest of ingredients. Press into
pan and chill. Cover with a butter icing, if desired.
Elaine Cook — “‘Hallowe’en’

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MARSHMALLOW TREATS (No bake)

¥%, cup butter or margarine ¥ tsp. vanilla (if desired)
7-10 oz. regular marshmallows 5-6 cups Rice Krispies
(about 40) OR
3 cups miniature marshmallows

Melt butter in large saucepan. Add marshmallows and cook over low
heat, stirring constantly, until marshmallows are melted and mixture is
well-blended. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Add rice krispies and
stir until well coated with marshmallow mixture. Press warm mixture
lightly into buttered 13x9 pan. Cut into squares when cool.

LEMON LOAF (May be made ahead)

6 tbs. butter 1 tsp. baking powder

1 cup sugar ¥ tsp. salt

2 eggs % cup cut glazed cherries
Grated rind of one lemon (optional)

% cup milk Juice of one lemon

2 cups flour 1/3 cup granulated sugar

Cream butter thoroughly with the | cup sugar. Beat in eggs and lemon
rind. Add milk alternately with sifted dry ingredients. If using cherries,
fold them in last. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake in 350° oven for 1
hour or until a toothpick stuck into top comes out clean.