Mom

I MUST start my blog with information about my mom because that is where my love of cooking began!  What more can I say?  She was a wonderful MOM!  She was a farmer's wife who devoted her time to working as a housewife and full-time mom.  She cooked...she cleaned...and she loved!  Mom taught me and my sister to cook and took us to 4-H meetings where we perfected what we learned from her at home.  We encountered many talented ladies along the way who shared their kitchens and recipes with us.  The first cookbooks I owned were those paperback 4-H versions of cookbooks.  I still have some of them and look through my collection at times to find that recipe that I can't wait to make.  The first recipe I am sharing with you is for Oatmeal Crispies.  I learned to make these in my 4-H days.  I don't know if the recipe came from one of those treasured 4-H cookbooks or from one of those talented 4-H leaders...but this recipe took me all the way to the Missouri State Fair where I won a blue ribbon.  Here is a recipe for Oatmeal Crispies.  I hope you enjoy them as much as my family does!

Oatmeal Crispies

1 cup shortening

1 cup light brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs (beaten)

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups sifted flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

3 cups quick cooking oats

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:  Cream shortening and sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Beat well.  Sift dry ingredients.  Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture.  Add oats and nuts.  Mix well.  Shape into balls.  Cook on ungreased baking sheet in a preheated oven (350 degree)  for 10 minutes.  Cool on cookie sheet before removing to a rack.