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Scout Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Suzanne Stull

Tastes like the original sugar cookie sold by Girl Scouts in 1935. Taste a bit of history!!

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Blueberry Grunt

Provided by: Taste of Home

Explains Iola Egle of McCook, Nebraska, 'A tightly covered skillet will 'grunt' while this traditional dessert cooks. It's said early settlers served this to the captain of the 'Yankee Clipper'.'

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My grandmother developed this cake during World War I when eggs were in short supply, as well as being very expensive if you could find them. This is not a sweet cake, and it is great for people who cannot eat eggs. It is also inexpensive to make. As an added bonus, you can change the cake's taste a little by frosting it or pouring pudding over it.

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Old-Fashioned Mini Plum Loaves

Provided by: Taste of Home

Moist and golden, these loaves are a 'plum' part of the holiday baskets our family makes up for country friends and neighbors. I discovered the recipe in a historical cookbook-- it truly is full of old-fashioned goodness.

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Grandma's Gingersnap Cookies

Provided by: Marie Ayers

This melt-in-your-mouth ginger cookie recipe that I received from my grandmother has been enjoyed in my family since 1899.

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Submitted by: GODGIFU

These dates are stuffed with chopped pine nuts, cooked in wine and honey and then cooled before being devoured.

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Vinegar Pie I

Provided by: Kevin Ryan

"This is a very old pie, probably invented by people who had little access to fresh supplies such as lemons or cream. Some say that it was the pioneer women who first thought up the idea. The lemon extract in this recipe is a my addition. The original recipe calls for regular vinegar which, for me, gives a bland pie. You can substitute apple cider vinegar, leaving out the lemon extract, for a very good taste. Be sure to let the pie crust cool before filling."