Better Than Fruit Salad

• 1 can of cherry pie filling
• 1 can of crushed pineapple
• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup of chopped nuts
• 1 large container of Cool Whip

Dump all the ingredients into a bowl. Mix and Chill for 2 hours

Submitted by Betty June (Jones) Craddock

Mississippi Mud Cake

• 2 sticks melted margarine
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups of sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 4 ounces of coconut
• 1 1/4 cups of pecans
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa

icing:

• 1 large jar of marshmallow cream
• 1 pound of confectioners sugar
• 1/3 cup of cocoa
• 1/2 cup of melted margarine
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla

To make the cake, stir together sugar, cocoa, and flour. Add eggs, margarine, coconut, pecans, and vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured 9X13 inch pan. (Use flour sparingly in pan or substitute sprinkle of cocoa) Bake at 350 degrees until done. Do not overcook – cake will be moist like brownies. Cool completely. Spread marshmallow cream on cake.

Mix the rest of the icing ingredients and spread over marshmallow cream. You may use half of the pecans for cake and the rest in icing if preferred.

Recipe requested by my niece, Glenda Craddock

Submitted by Ada Craddock Morris, Binger, Ok

Just in time for the holidays, I bring you the best Thanksgiving dessert known to man… The Pumpkin Roll. This recipe was submitted to the Cookbook by Viola Parham Craddock. Be sure to try this one out I PROMISE you won't regret it.

Pumpkin Roll

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2/3 cup of pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
• 3/4 cup of flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon of ginger
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1 cup of chopped nuts (optional) – (Erik's comments — not really optional imo)
• 1 cup of powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons of butter
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla

Beat eggs 5 minutes. Add sugar, pumpkin, and lemon juice and mix. Set aside.

Add flour, baking powder, salt and spices and mix with first ingredients.

Grease and flour cookie sheet. Pour batter in and sprinkle nuts over batter.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. 

Sprinkle powdered sugar on dish towel. Turn cake out on towel and roll cake and towel together.

Let cool

Unroll cake and spread with mixture of 1 cup powdered sugar, 6 ounces of cream cheese, 4 tablespoons of butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Roll back up and refrigerate.

Can be frozen

Viola Parham Craddock

Did I mention that this is the best holiday dessert that has ever existed? Let me know what you think of this recipe. Also I'd love to hear any recipes that you might have. Email me at connection@craddock.org with yours.

Due to popular request we are going to start publishing recipes from the Craddock Cookbook as well as other recipes that are sent in to connection@craddock.org. Today’s recipe was requested by Bill Craddock.

Oklahoma Corn Bread Dressing

• 1 stick oleo
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 large recipe corn bread (cold), crumbled
• 8 slices wheat bread, toasted and cubed
• 2 Table spoon sage (more or less to your taste)
• 1 Teaspoon salt
• 1 Teaspoon pepper
• 5 eggs, slightly beaten
• 6 to 8 cups of broth (drain from turkey or broil a chicken earlier)

Melt oleo in iron skillet. Saute onion and celery until tender, but not brown. Add this mixture to corn bread, bread, and all other ingredients. I add about half the broth; mix to see if more broth is needed. I like it rather juicy, so it won’t be so dry after baking. Bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes to 1 hour in greased flat pan.

Rosalee Finley Nath, daughter of Aubrey and Fay Finley, Blanchard, Ok

Have you used this recipe before? What was your experience? Do you have any suggestions for a recipe to feature either from the Craddock Cookbook or your own cookbook? Send them to us at connection@craddock.org.