Mary's Foresters --Hostess Day, Yummies!

Tomato Soup Cake

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar.

11/2 cup flour

1 egg

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp cloves

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in one can tomato soup.

1/2 cup walnuts

1/2 raisins

Put in greased 9x13 tin and bake for 35 min. at 375 degrees

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Topping

1 pkg. cream cheese

11/2 cup icing sugar.

1 tblsp. butter

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Raspberry Squares

Base

1 cup flour

1/8 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 cup butter

1 egg beaten with 1 tblsp. milk

Sift dry ingredients together, then cut in butter. Stir in egg and enough milk to make a crumbly mixture.

Spread in a 8x8 inch pan. Spread with raspberry jam.

Topping

1cup sugar

1 egg. beaten

2 cups coconut

1 tsp. vanilla

2 tblsp. melted butter

Cover with combined topping ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes.

Beef Soup with a Twist!

1LB GR BEEF

1 ONION DICED

BROWN AND DRAIN WELL

2 CANS BEANS (I USE BLACK AND KIDNEY)

DRAINED AND RINSED

4 C BEEF BROTH

2 T PUEBLO BEAN DIP MIX(VICTORIAN EPICURE THAT JACKY H - KING SELLS)

1 T TACO SEASONING

SEASON THIS TO TASTE WITH MORE IF DESIRED

1 28OZ CAN DICED TOMATOS

BRING TO BOIL- SIMMER MED LOW HEAT 20 MIN.

ADD 1 CAN WHOLE CORN IN THE LAST 10 MIN.

SEASON WITH SALT AND PEPPER

SERVE WITH:

SOUR CREAM

CORN CHIPS(OLD DUTCH)

GRATED CHEDDAR CHEESE

AVOCADO SLICES(DIPPED IN LIME JUICE)