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All Mimsy recipes

Jerry Stratton, June 20, 2009

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RecipePrep timeAuthor
A Tansy 1 hour, 30 minutes
Baked Tomatoes—American American Baked Tomatoes 1 hour Mrs. Ella E. Myers
Aniseed-Mahleb Bread Anise-Mahleb bread 3 hours
Cider Eggnog Apple Cider Nog 5 minutes Stephen Martinelli
Apple Custard Pie Apple Custard Pie 2 hours
Apple pie 1 hour, 30 minutes
Apple-Raisin Slaw 4 hours
Avocado and mint salsa 10 minutes
Bacon scallops in dill sauce 40 minutes
Baked mushroom square Baked Mushroom Delight 1 hour, 15 minutes Rebecca Walter
Baked Rice Krispie Cookies Baked Rice Krispie Cookies 45 minutes Jan Pintcke
Coconut Oatmeal Cookies Baker’s Coconut Oatmeal Cookies 30 minutes
Apple custard pie baking Baking powder pie crust 30 minutes
Balti Beef Stew 1 hour, 15 minutes
Banana Bran Muffins Banana Bran Muffins 45 minutes
Banana Cream Whip Banana Cream Whip 1 hour
Banana pudding Banana Pudding 1 hour Avanelle Day, Lillie Stuckey
Barbecue ribs stew 8 hours
Barbecued Franks and Beans Barbecued Franks and Beans 30 minutes Colleen Edwards
Bean Curd with Parrot 45 minutes
Beef stew with raisins Beef Stewed with Raisins 2 hours, 30 minutes Mrs. Ella E. Myers
Beer Cheese Soup 1 hour, 30 minutes
Mango pie with ice cream Beer Pie Crust 1 hour Eddie Doucette
Bengali Dal 2 hours
Berani Esfanaj (Spinach Hors d’oeuvre) 30 minutes
Biscuits in blueberry syrup 15 minutes
Black bean and cilantro salsa 30 minutes
Frigidaire Egg-Nog Brandy Egg-Nog 10 minutes Miss Verna L. Miller
Brandywine Beef 2 hours, 30 minutes
Broil-On Coconut Topping Broil-On Coconut Topping 10 minutes
Buggy bread 4 hours
Cabbage in Cheese Sauce Cabbage in Cheese Sauce 45 minutes Betty Moore
California Tabouleh 1 hour, 15 minutes
Lemon Sorbet Campania Lemon Sorbet 4 hours
Candy cane ice cream Candy Cane Ice Cream 4 hours Miss Verna L. Miller
Cape Cod Cranberry Bread Cape Cod Cranberry Bread 2 hours Valerie Ohanian
Macadamia nut caramel corn Caramel Corn 30 minutes
Caraway Bean Soup Caraway Beans 1 hour, 15 minutes Linda Cleveringa
Cardamom lassi Cardamom Lassi 5 minutes Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez
Carob Candy Carobou Droppings 30 minutes
Cheese Straws 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cheese-olive puffs Cheese-Olive Puffs 45 minutes Betty Moore
Cheesy Moussaka 1 hour
Norge cherry-almond ice cream Cherry-Almond Cream 9 hours
Chicken Teriyaki with Sesame 1 hour, 30 minutes
Chickpea stew 12 hours
Chili Yogurt 10 minutes
Chilled Burgundy Orange Slices 20 minutes
Chinese Almond Loaf 1 hour, 20 minutes
Chocolate Cheese Pie Chocolate Cheese Pie 1 hour, 15 minutes
Chocolate Chip Potato Chip Cookies Chocolate Chip Potato Chip Cookies 35 minutes Mary Seng
Chocolate popcorn Chocolate Corn 30 minutes Mrs. Elise Oar
Chocolate Pet Milk ice cream Chocolate Pet Milk Ice Cream 1 hour
Chocolate Torte Darling Chocolate Torte Darling 45 minutes Renny Darling
Chocolate cookies (for breakfast) 30 minutes
Chocolate Amaretti Cookies Chocolate-Amaretti Cookies 30 minutes Grace Parisi
Cocoa Chili Cocoa Chili 2 hours Marge Sell
Cocoa-cardamom lassi Cocoa Lassi 5 minutes Jerry Stratton
Cocoa-Nut Cakes Cocoa-Nut Cakes 1 hour Mrs. Ella E. Myers
Coconut Pie Crust 15 minutes Mrs. Ray Duncan
Coconut-Ginger Pumpkin Soup 45 minutes
Coffee Marlow Coffee Marlow 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cold Sour Cherry Soup 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cole Slaw Cole Slaw Dressing 30 minutes Maryann Bisson
Colton Cornbread Colton Cornbread 1 hour
Corn and chickpea salad 25 minutes
Corn and clam soup 30 minutes
Corn and spinach tofu soup 30 minutes
Cottage Cheese Casserole 1 hour
Couque carrée aux fruits 2 hours
Cream of Jack-o-Lantern soup 45 minutes
Creamy Orange pie Creamy Orange Filling or Salad 45 minutes Jean Anderson
Creole Fried Chicken 3 hours, 20 minutes
Spanish Rice Crockpot Spanish Rice 1 hour, 15 minutes
Crunchy granola Crunchy Granola 1 hour Anna Waller
Crème aux Abricots 2 hours
Cucumber-Yogurt Salad 15 minutes
Mushroom curry Curry Powder 5 minutes
Date-nut granola Date-Nut Granola 1 hour, 15 minutes Katherine Kohrman
Date-Pecan Pie 1 hour
Dhane patar chatney: cilantro chutney 10 minutes
Doi bhat: ginger-scented rice 50 minutes
Easy biscotti 1 hour
Fried Chicken Italienne Eddie Doucette’s Fried Chicken Italienne 30 minutes Eddie Doucette
Oktoberfest Sauerkraut Eddie Doucette’s Oktoberfest Sauerkraut 1 hour, 15 minutes Eddie Doucette
Crêpe with orange sauce Eddie’s Easy Crêpe Suzette 30 minutes Eddie Doucette
Egg Flower Ramen Soup 10 minutes
Eggplant Chili Snacks 30 minutes
Eggplant Fareed (Batinjan) 4 hours, 10 minutes
Eggplant Relish (Brinjal Boortha) 2 hours, 15 minutes
Eggplant hummus 1 hour, 15 minutes
Vanilla-walnut granola Ethereal Cereal 45 minutes
Falafel-potato casserole 45 minutes
Sage pudding Fast Vanilla Pudding 20 minutes Mrs. Harry Gilbert
Fearless fudge 1 hour, 30 minutes
Figgy Pudding 1 hour, 30 minutes
Finnish sima, bottled Finnish lemon mead (Sima) 1 hour Dale Brown
Lutheran fish au gratin Fish au Gratin 1 hour
Franklin walnut creams Franklin Walnut Creams 45 minutes
Fried Fish Whedoger 40 minutes
Fried potato salad 40 minutes
Tuna Salad Frigidaire Tuna Salad 45 minutes Miss Verna L. Miller
Frozen Egg Nog Frozen Egg Nog 1 hour
Frozen Lemon Pie 45 minutes
Toasted cashew mousse Fruit or Cashew Mousse (meringue) 7 hours
Bread and Butter Pickles Fruitport Bread & Butter Pickles 15 minutes Mrs. June Lykens, Thelma Featherstone
Fruitport coconut oatmeal cookies Fruitport Coconut Oatmeal Cookies 30 minutes Phyllis Loughmiller
Garam masala 30 minutes
Garbanzo Balls 2 hours
German Biscuits German Biscuits 40 minutes Mrs. Ella E. Myers
Ginger Lassi closeup Ginger Lassi 10 minutes Elizabeth Gordon
Gluten Sesame Thins 45 minutes
Golden Mango Parfait Golden Mango Parfait 10 hours
Greek Artichoke Salad 15 minutes
Green Mountain Hermits Green Mountain Hermits 30 minutes Byrd Weyler Kellogg, Mildred Ellen Orton
Green bean salad 30 minutes
Green rice with corn and tomato 40 minutes
Grilled Dr. Pepper Ribs Grilled Dr. Pepper Pork Ribs 3 hours, 20 minutes Zakary Pelaccio
Grilled herbed tuna 15 minutes
Half hour cookies 30 minutes
Half-hour biscuits 30 minutes
Ham Casserole Country Style 1 hour, 30 minutes
Heathen chili 12 hours
Herb Crackers Herb Crackers 45 minutes Mrs. John W. Fowler, Sr.
Herring and Potato Casserole 5 hours
Mango Ice Cream Hilo Mango Ice Cream 4 hours Mrs. Alonzo Gartley, Jr.
Hoisin chicken salad 20 minutes
Home Guacamole 30 minutes
Homemade Ketchup 10 minutes
Honey Macaroonies Honey Macaroonies 1 hour
Honey Soy Chicken Wings 50 minutes
Horsford Gold Cake Horsford Gold Cake 1 hour
Centennial Rolls Horsford’s Centennial Biscuits 40 minutes
Hot sauerkraut and sausage 13 hours
Hot tuna quinoa 1 hour
How to make a lunch salad 15 minutes
India relish India Relish 1 hour, 30 minutes Dianna Shumsky
Jamaican rice 50 minutes
Jellied Guacamole Jellied Guacamole 8 hours Mrs. Robert Clinton
Jerry’s Jambalaya 1 hour, 15 minutes
Joe Sacco’s What the Poor Eat 2 hours, 30 minutes
Lebur Lassi Lebur Lassi 10 minutes Bharti Kirchner
Lemon Egg-Nog Lemon Eggnog 15 minutes
Lemon Tea Bread from O’Donnell Angel Food Cookbook 1 hour, 50 minutes
Lemon Barbecue Chicken Lemon-Barbecue Chicken 1 hour, 30 minutes Ms. Mary E. Wilson
Lemony Kraut Ice Cream Lemony-Kraut Ice Cream 10 hours
Lobster Thermidor 1 hour, 30 minutes
Lone Star Peanut Brittle Lone Star Peanut Brittle 30 minutes
Macadamia Snowballs Macadamia-Coconut Snowballs 30 minutes Mrs. Glenn Horiuchi
Macaroni and cheese 30 minutes
Baker’s Dozen Magic Coconut Squares Magic Coconut Squares 45 minutes
Mama’s Fried Chicken 1 hour, 30 minutes
Mango pie with ice cream Mango Cream Pie 1 hour, 15 minutes Mrs. Jack Bether
Cold Cooking maple ice cream Maple Ice Cream 8 hours
Maple Wheat Ice Cream Maple Wheat Ice Cream 1 hour, 30 minutes Miss Verna L. Miller
Maple-glazed granola Maple-Glazed Walnut Granola 50 minutes Grace Parisi
Mashed Potato Pie Mashed Potato Pie 2 hours
Mint Wafers 1 hour, 30 minutes
Mint-garlic potato salad 1 hour
Miso-yogurt dressing 15 minutes
Mnazlit Batinjan 45 minutes
Mocha Peppermint Torte Mocha-Peppermint Torte 1 hour Eddie Doucette, Jerry Stratton
Moko Mojito 4 minutes
Mole chicken stew 25 minutes
Mole sauce 45 minutes
Black Pepper Slaw Mrs. Hawkins’s Black Pepper Slaw 1 hour Mrs. Hawkins
Mueganos 1 hour, 45 minutes
Mustard Coleslaw Mustard Dressing 15 minutes Mrs. J.R. Baughman
No Bake Cookies No-Bake Chocolate Cookies 20 minutes Adele Yob
Cranberry-Oatmeal Crisps Oatmeal Cranberry Crisps 45 minutes Mary Starks
Candy Cane Cookies Oatmeal Peppermint Crisps 45 minutes Eva Layson
Oatmeal Sunflower Bread Oatmeal-Sunflower Bread 4 hours Ethel B. Spear
Olive-basil tapenade 30 minutes
Omelet Snacker Omelet Snackers 15 minutes
Onion Soup Gratinée 45 minutes
Orange Nog Breakfast Eye Opener Orange Nog Breakfast Eye Opener 10 minutes Eddie Doucette
Orange Gelatin Yogurt Whip Ring Orange Yogurt Whip 5 hours
Orange-cilantro sunrise salsa 30 minutes
Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster 5 minutes
Pasta with Cream and Parmesan 30 minutes
Gateau of Fresh Peach Ice Cream Peach Ice Cream Cake 1 hour Renny Darling
Mango Mousse Peach Mousse (gelatin) 8 hours
Aniseed brittle ice cream Peanut Brittle Ice Cream 45 minutes
Peanut Butter Bacon Bread 1 hour, 55 minutes
Peanut Butter Honey Squares Peanut Butter Honey Squares 1 hour, 40 minutes Jerry Stratton
Peanut butter and lemon fudge 1 hour, 30 minutes
Peanut butter, walnut, and chocolate chip cookies 45 minutes
Peppermint Stick Ice Cream Peppermint Stick Ice Cream 8 hours
Peppers and Grits 45 minutes
Perfect Lemon Pie 1 hour
Persian eggplant stew 1 hour, 15 minutes
Persian-style tofu and rice 1 hour, 30 minutes
Pesto 15 minutes
Pet Milk mayonnaise Pet Milk Mayonnaise 10 minutes
Pie crust cookies 20 minutes
Pizza dough 2 hours, 30 minutes
Russian Ice Cream Plombir Slivochnyi (Russian Ice Cream) 45 minutes
Ponce di arancio (orange punch) Ponce di Arancio (Orange Punch) 30 minutes Pellegrino Artusi
Poor Man’s Cake (Debra Frederick ’80) 1 hour, 30 minutes
Popcorn granola Popcorn Granola 1 hour Larry Kusche
Potage Carottes 1 hour
Peanut butter sandwich on potato bread Potato Bread 5 hours Eddie Doucette
Potato Chip Pecan Cookies Potato Chip Pecan Cookies 30 minutes Eva Layson
Potato Chip Sandies Potato Chip Sandies 40 minutes Lily Ward
Potato Flour Cookies Potato Flour Cookies 30 minutes Beatrice Trum Hunter
Potato Paprika Stew Potato Paprika Stew 8 minutes
Potato and Onion Bake 1 hour, 15 minutes
Potato and cheese pizza pie 45 minutes
Prymerose 1 hour, 30 minutes
Pumpkin Rarebit Soup (wide) Pumpkin Rarebit Soup 1 hour Mollie Katzen
Quick bean and ground beef chili 30 minutes
Ranch-dusted popcorn Ranch Popcorn 10 minutes Grace Parisi
Real frothin’ eggnog 2 hours, 30 minutes
Red Pepper Lemon Salad 20 minutes
Rhubarb Crumble 1 hour Kathy Stratton
Rice Muffins Rice Muffins 40 minutes
Rich Carrot Soup 1 hour, 50 minutes
Rose-water kodafa with pistachio 1 hour
Rosemary Soda Bread Rosemary Soda Bread 1 hour, 30 minutes Charles Schafer, Violet Schafer
Rumford Gold Cake Rumford Gold Cake 1 hour
Essential Saffron ice cream Saffron Ice Cream 24 hours
Saffron lassi Saffron Lassi 1 hour, 15 minutes Peggy Markel
Salmon Curry Soup 45 minutes
Salt-rising bread slices Salt-rising Bread 16 hours Mildred Ellen Orton
Pumpkin Seeds Salted Pumpkin Seeds 45 minutes Mary Monette
Seared chicken in gruyère-pea sauce 30 minutes
Seasoned salt 10 minutes
Sesame Krispies 30 minutes
Sesame Paximadia 3 hours, 30 minutes
Sesame-Lemon Bread 5 hours
Smoked Greens 30 minutes
Sour Milk Sugar Cookies Sour Milk Sugar Cookies 30 minutes Ursuline Rapes
Sourdough rye bread 9 hours
Soy Molasses Cookies Soy Molasses Cookies 30 minutes Beatrice Trum Hunter
Spaghetti Dupont 30 minutes
Spanish chickpea stew 10 hours
Eddie Doucette’s One Pot Stew Spicy One Pot Stew 30 minutes Eddie Doucette
Spinach feta bake 2 hours
Squash Casserole Squash Casserole 1 hour, 30 minutes Evelyn Brooks
Strawberry Punch (Dal-ke hwa chyah) 30 minutes
Sunflower shortbread Sunflower Shortbread 1 hour
Sweet Cole Slaw Sweet Cole Slaw 3 hours Mary Houtz
Tahini shortbread 1 hour
Tangy corn chowder 8 hours
Texas garlic cheese spread Texas Garlic Cheese Spread 10 minutes Jean Wyllys
Toasty nut granola on chocolate ice cream Toasty Nut Granola 40 minutes Sue Sabo
Tomato Relish 1 hour, 30 minutes
Tomato Yogurt Soup 10 minutes
Tomato-basil pasta sauce 1 hour
Tomato-cucumber sandwich on sweet bread 5 minutes
Tuna Yogurt Salad 10 minutes
Turkish Brain Salad 20 minutes
Tzatsiki and other yogurt salsas 30 minutes
Ultimate granola Ultimate Granola 5 hours, 35 minutes Ethel Lang Graham
Union Pies 1 hour
Vanilla Ice Cream Vanilla Ice Cream 5 hours
Betty Crocker’s Dinner for Two Vanilla Parfait Vanilla Parfait 30 minutes
Boiled cider caramel corn Vermont Boiled Cider Caramel Corn 1 hour Jerry Stratton
Boiled Cider Pie Vermont Boiled Cider Pie 1 hour Vrest Orton
Maple Peanut Butter Ice Cream Vermont Maple and Peanut Butter Ice Cream 30 minutes Miss Mary Keswick
Walnut-maple cookies 30 minutes
Moon’s White Cookies White Cookies 45 minutes Mrs. J.S. Moon
Wholewheat Gluten Crackers 1 hour Beatrice Trum Hunter
Yogurt and Cucumber Soup with Saffron 30 minutes
Yogurt-Eggplant salsa 40 minutes
Yogurt-Lemon Chicken Salad 15 minutes
Yogurt-fried chicken wings 24 hours
Zabaglione 10 minutes
Zabaglione à la kola 1 hour
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