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Next Recipe I go to school in:** Laurel, Nebraska Recipe Ingredients:**
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 * Recipe Name:** Molasses Cookies
 * Country/Culture of Origin for recipe:
 * 1/2 cup || shortening ||
 * 1/4 cup || butter ||
 * 1 cup || brown sugar ||
 * 1 || egg ||
 * 1/4 cup || molasses ||
 * 1/3 tsp || cloves ||
 * 1 tsp || cinnamon ||
 * 1 tsp || ginger ||
 * 1 tsp || salt ||
 * 1/4 tsp || baking soda ||
 * 2 1/4 cup || flour ||

Cooking Directions:
 * Soften butter and mix with shortening. Add sugar and blend with egg and molasses. Sift flour with cloves, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and baking soda. Mix to make a smooth dough. Refrigerate dough for awhile. Flour small area. Roll out dough and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.

__Optional:__ Frost with cream cheese.**

Grandma would make these cookies at Christmas time. The recipe came from my great-grandpa. His parents had a bakery in Hamburg, Germany.
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Recipe Name: Goulash (American Style) Country/Culture of Origin for recipe: Germany Recipe Ingredients:**
 * I go to school in: Hopkins, Minnesota
 * 8 oz elbow macaroni ||
 * 1 pound ground beef ||
 * 1 small onion, chopped ||
 * 1 quart tomatoes ||
 * 6 oz tomato paste ||
 * 1 tablespoon chili powder ||
 * salt and pepper to taste ||
 * 1-15 oz can kidney beans (optional) ||

Cook elbow macaroni according to package directions and drain. Meanwhile, in large skillet, cook ground beef and onions until beef is no longer pink. Add tomatoes (with juice), tomato paste, chili powder, drained macaroni, and kidney beans (drained and rinsed). Simmer, covered, 15-20 minutes to blend flavors. Season with salt and pepper. Some water can be added to skillet if it becomes too dry.
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This is a reminder of my great grandmother. I eat it about once a month.
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Recipe Name: Merd Puddle Country/Culture of Origin for recipe: Germany Recipe Ingredients:**
 * I go to school in: Laurel, Nebraska
 * **Merd Puddle** ||
 * 1 cup milk ||
 * 2 eggs ||
 * 1 tsp salt ||
 * 2 tsp baking powder ||
 * 1 cup raisins ||
 * flour (add until stiff) ||
 * **Sauce** ||
 * 1 quart water ||
 * 1 cup raisins ||
 * 2 Tbsp corn starch ||
 * 1/2 cup sugar ||
 * vinegar ||
 * cheese cloth ||
 * cheese cloth ||
 * cheese cloth ||

Merd Puddle - Beat in flour with all ingredients until stiff as dumplings. Put in cloth sack (cheese cloth). Put in boiling water for 1hr 30min (add more boiling water if needed). Make sure water is boiling (very important). Sauce - Cook raisins until they are soft. Add capfuls of vinegar to water and raisin until it's a sweet/sour taste. Add corn starch to water and raisins slowly while boiling. Boil until the thickness you want (whatever thickness you like on the merd puddle).
 * Cooking Directions:**

My great grandma kakes it at Thanksgiving and Christmas time for my mom, grandma, and herself. We only get it at special holidays.
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 * I go to school in:** Laurel, Nebraska
 * Recipe Name:** Baked German Pancakes
 * Country/Culture of Origin for recipe:** German


 * Recipe Ingredients:**
 * 1/2 cup flour ||
 * 1/2 cup milk ||
 * 1/2 cube butter ||
 * 3 eggs ||

Cooking Directions: Serve with fruit or powdered sugar.**
 * Melt butter in 8x8x2" casserole dish in the oven as it preheats to 425 degrees. Beat all other ingredients together. Slosh melted butter around the sides of the casserole dish. Then, pour batter of other ingredients into butter and bake in center of oven for 20 minutes.

We all love pancakes and having one baked is a little different than in a skillet.
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Recipe Name: Tater Tot Casserole Country/Culture of Origin for recipe: German Recipe Ingredients:**
 * I go to school in: Laurel, Nebraska
 * 2 lbs ground beef ||
 * 1 onion, chopped ||
 * 1 tsp salt ||
 * pepper to taste ||
 * 1/2 c chopped mushrooms ||
 * 1 can whole kernel corn ||
 * 1 2lb bag tater tots ||
 * 1 10oz can cream of mushroom soup ||
 * 1 c milk ||
 * 1 c shredded cheddar cheese ||


 * Cooking Directions:**
 * 1) Brown ground beef and onion with salt and pepper in skillet and drain.
 * 2) Layer beef mixture, mushrooms, corn and tater tots in 9x13" baking dish.
 * 3) Mix soup and milk. Pour over tater tots.
 * 4) Add salt and pepper to taste.
 * 5) Sprinkle with cheese.
 * 6) Bake at 350 degrees fro 25 minutes.

We eat it often. We love to eat it. It is one of my favorite recipes.
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Recipe Name: Lazy Waman's Pie Country/Culture of Origin for recipe: German Recipe Ingredients:**
 * I go to school in: Laurel, Nebraska
 * 5-6 apples or any fresh fruit ||
 * butter ||
 * 1/2 cup flour ||
 * 1/2 cup sugar ||
 * 1 egg ||
 * 1/4 cup brown sugar ||
 * cinnamon ||


 * Cooking Directions:**
 * 1) Butter pie plate or 8x9" pan.
 * 2) Slice apples or any fresh fruit.
 * 3) Put into pan. Cover.
 * 4) Bake 45minutes at 350 degrees.

This recipe came from my Great Grandma Dirks. She made it when she was really busy.
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