TUESDAY

From my trailer to yours:

SODA POP CAKE

Ingredients:

One box of white cake mix and the things you need to
bake it.
One can of strawberry soda.
One container of Cool Whip.

Directions:
Bake the white cake according to the instructions (it
can be any white cake, it doesn't matter). Let the
cake cool, and then take a fork and poke a bunch of
holes in it ( A lot. You can't have too many). Take
the can of strawberry soda, and pour it all over the
cake. Then let the cake get cold in the fridge. When
you're ready to serve it, slather the whole top in
Cool Whip. It's a great moist cake. Turn the lights
off, eat the whole thing in the dark, and tell no one
where you heard this from. It's just this side of
lining a cake pan with Twinkies and calling it a day.

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Jessica

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HOT BUTTERED RUM TO WARM TUMMIES DURING COLD WINTERS

1 lb. soft butter
1 lb. light brown sugar
1 lb. powdered (confectioner's) sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp nutmeg
1 quart soft vanilla ice cream

and, of course, RUM (dark stuff works best: like the one with the seal on
it, plus that kind isn't so $$$)

Cream butter, sugars and spices until light and fluffy (for the non-cooks:
mix really well by smushing it all down in the bowl with a spoon). Add ice
cream and stir until well blended. Spoon mix into a 2-quart freezer
container (or lots of little freezer containers if you don't have a
super-grande one).

To serve: thaw mixture slightly and put 3 tablespoons of the stuff plus a
shot of rum (more or less of each to taste) into a large mug. Fill with
boiling water. Stir. If you want to get fancy, garnish with
nutmeg/cinnamon, cinnamon stick, whipped cream, etc.

(This makes A LOT so feel free to halve or third or quarter the recipe ...
'cuz you'll run out of rum way faster than you'll run out of the mix.)

I like this because (1) it's so bad for you, (2) it is absolutely so nummy
and (3) it's very impressive to have friends over and then whip this stuff
out of the freezer. Of course, you folks in the south/southwest probably
aren't going to be so interested; it's truly a snowy-weather kind of treat.

Amanda from Maine

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Hey there tOdd.
The tuna a la king recipe inspired me to submit a recipe that my mom
invented for a Tyson quick cook chicken contest. It's a little
generic, and it didn't win, but here goes it:

Quick Chick A La King

Here's what you need:

some chicken!
cream of chicken soup!
milk!
Veg-All! (ya know, the can with all the carrots, peas, potatoes and green beans)

Heat it all up! I like to eat it on egg noodles, but biscuits and
mashed potatoes is good too. Serve with lots of pepper. Yummo!

-Sami