A Thanksgiving Recipe

I'm going to assume everyone has the turkey and stuffing handled.  However, if you're looking for an outstanding "comfort food" kind of dessert, check out the Apple Crisp from Mary and Ada's Cookbook (and yes we have a few remaining copies if you'd like to buy one.  Just email me!)

Apple Crisp
12 apples sliced and placed in 12"x14" pan
Sprinkle apples with 3/4 cup of sugar

Crumbs to put on top of apples
2 cups flour
2 cups oatmeal
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup melted margarine or butter
1 tsp cinnamon

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until done.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Mary's Cookbook Arrives

Just in time for the holiday eating season, Mary and Ada's Camp Chippewa Cookbook has been released! From haystacks to donuts, grilled cheese to chocolate chip cookies, all of your favorites are here.

Order a copy today as a perfect holiday gift to mom or dad. The cost is $15 and all proceeds will be donated to the Chippewa Scholarship Fund. Just click here to make a credit card payment (press the Pay Now button to charge $15) or send a check payable to Camp Chippewa to Michael at camp's winter address in Tulsa.

As Mary would say : "Happy Cooking!"

A Snickerdoodle Scandal

It was a devastating defeat in the 2010 election....for the Chocolate Chip, the Chocolate Crinkle and Iced Maple Cookies. Yes, a populist uprising in upper camp led to the surprising victory for the write-in candidate Snickerdoodle cookie. Is it a scandal? Probably. But are the cookies fantastic? Like anything from Ada's cookie factory, the answer is yes!

So, in advance of the forthcoming "Mary & Ada's Camp Chippewa Cookbook", I present the Snickerdoodle recipe.


Snickerdoodle Cookies
1 cup soft shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2-3/4 cups flour
1 teasp soda
2 teasp cream of tartar
1/2 teasp salt

Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture: 2TBS sugar, 2 teasp cinnamon.

Mix thoroughly the shortening, sugar and eggs. Then add dry ingredients except the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Chill dough. Roll into balls of whatever size you want. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place two inches apart on cookie sheet. Press down. Bake at 350˚ until cookie springs back when lightly touched.

Mary and Ada's Cookbook

After all of these years and many, many requests, a Chippewa cookbook with all of Mary's (and Ada's) recipes will be ready for publication this summer. While preparing it for the printer this week, I ran across one of my favorites...their breakfast coffee cake. This coffee cake is always the final meal for the campers at camp, a quick breakfast before they jump on the bus to head home. Enjoy!

Sour Cream Coffee Cake
1 stick plus 2 TBS margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teasp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup water
2 cups flour
1 teasp soda
1 teasp baking powder
1/2 teasp salt

Cream the sugar and margarine. Add eggs, vanilla, sour cream and water. Mix in all dry ingredients. Put 1/2 of batter in a 9”x12” baking pan. Sprinkle half of the crumb topping (below). Add remaining batter. Top with remaining crumbs. Bake at 350O for 30 minutes or until done.

Crumb topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teasp cinnamon
3T. butter or margarine

Cookie Cook Comeback

Like Brett Favre or Roger Clemens, Ada Shrock has decided that retirement can wait. I am happy to announce that Ada will be back in the kitchen with Mary next summer. Following camp this year, Ada had decided that after more than 10 years as Assistant Cook and Head Baker to say goodbye to Chippewa. Luckily for us, however, she spoke with Mary last week to share exciting news...she will be back in Knutson Hall in 2009.

Cookie aficionados rejoice! Yes, she makes a great salad, fantastic pies and awesome banana bread, but seriously....it's about her cookies!

Welcome back Ada!

Mary's Chili Recipe

With the cool weather heading in and snow flakes beginning to fly, this is certainly chili weather. Here is Mary's recipe.

1lb hamburger
1 quart of tomato juice
1/2 large onion
1/3 pint kidney beans or pork and beans
3/4 package of chili seasoning
Shredded cheddar cheese

Fry hamburger and onion together until brown. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Top with cheddar cheese

Mary's Apple Butter

It's time for one of Mary's favorite recipes to be revealed...her famous Apple Butter spread! Be careful with this recipe, however, as it produces enough apple butter to feed a small army.

Apple Butter
1 1/2 gallons of apple sauce
6 cups brown sugar
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup apple cider vinegar

Mix ingredients well and pour into shallow baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 6 hours. (Mary adds that you should remove it when it "turns to apple butter.") Makes 5 quarts of apple butter.

Mary's Mac & Cheese

By popular demand and special request, here is Mary's recipe for Mac & Cheese:

Macaroni
Powder cheddar cheese sauce mix
Cheddar cheese, shredded
Butter or Margarine
Milk
Lawry's Seasoning Salt
Salt
Pepper

Cook desired amount of macaroni in boiling water until soft. Drain, then add butter and cheddar cheese sauce mix (powder). Add Lawry's seasoning and salt, pepper to taste. Add milk "to right consistency." Fill casserole dish to half with macaroni, cover with shredded cheddar cheese, then finish filling dish with macaroni. Cover with cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

Mary's Monster Cookies

What better way to start the New Year than with one of Mary's best cookie recipes...her Monster Cookies. Mary has written down many of her recipes for us, so be sure to check back for more. If you have any requests, let me know.

Monster Cookies
3 eggs
1 stick of margarine
1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of white sugar
1 3/4 cup of flour
3 cups of oatmeal (quick)
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 teaspoons of soda
1 1/2 cups of peanut butter
3/4 cups of chocolate chips
3/4 cups of M&Ms

Mix all ingredients together and bake at 350 degrees. Be careful not to overbake. Makes about 25 cookies.