Pumpkin Pie

This recipe came from James and Mitaki. I've enjoyed it at Thanksgiving and it's well worth the effort in making it from scratch. The recipe below is just for the good stuff inside. You're on your own for the pie crusts. 3 1/2 to 4 cups pumpkin 4 eggs 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp. powdered sugar 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp nutmeg 2 cans evaporated milk

Cut and gut pumpkin into halves. Bake pumpkin halves @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour.

Combine all ingredients. Spoon into 3 pie crusts.

Bake @ 350 degrees for approximately 45 minutes. Makes 3 pies.

Oatmeal Cookies

These cookies come out more like muffins (light and flecked with spices) instead of the dense oatmeal cookies you normally see. But they are very good. These are the famous Grandma Grimm cookies. If you ever want to make Jeremy's day, bake him these and chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips. 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup butter or lard 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup sour milk 1 tsp soda (level) 1 tbs baking powder 2 cups oatmeal (quick) 1 cup raisins 2 cups flour walnuts (your preference)

Mix all ingredients and drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake @ 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes

Bread Pudding

This recipe came from Emma Williams, our beloved maid when we kids were very young. It seems silly for us to have had a maid in our cluttered and chaotic lives, but Emma was a real lifesaver. And she made a damn fine bread pudding. 2 cups milk 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup butter (melted in pan) 1/2 loaf raisin bread (8 slices)

Melt butter in bottom of shallow baking dish. Cut raisin bread slices into cruton-sized cubes. Mix all ingredients and add to baking dish.

Bake @ 350 degrees for ~ 1 hour or until browned.

The lemon sauce recipe from a box of geinger bread mix makes a good topping as well but is not necesary.