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ThriftyFun Recipes
Volume One, Number 33, July 12 2005
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• Oven Chow Mein
• French Breakfast Puffs
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Today's Recipes

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Tangy Potato Salad

Ingredients

• 5 lbs. red potatoes (boiled)
• 12 eggs (boiled)
• 1 cup celery (chopped)
• Salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. yellow mustard
• 1 1/2 cup Miracle Whip
• 1/2 cup milk

Directions

Cube potatoes and chop eggs. In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs and celery. Set aside. In a smaller bowl, mix the Miracle Whip, sugar, milk and mustard. Stir until the dressing is desired thickeness. Pour the dressing over the ingredients in the large bowl; mix well. Salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate before serving.

By Robin

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Mixed Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

• 2 pkgs. frozen mixed vegetables
• Salt
• 1 cup celery (chopped)
• 1 cup onion
• 1 small green pepper (chopped)
• celery seed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup salad oil
• 1/2 cup white vinegar

Directions

Blend together sugar, salad oil and white vinegar and add to vegetables. This salad is best if you let stand in refrigerator a couple days before serving. Serves 6 to 8.

By Robin

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Oven Chow Mein

Ingredients

• 1 lb. browned ground beef
• 2 cup diced celery
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 cup hot water
• 1 can cr. mushroom soup

Directions

Mix all ingredients. Bake uncoverd 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Marylin

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French Breakfast Puffs

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions

Combine in bowl and set aside.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. Ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp. Salt

Directions

Stir together in a medium size mixing bowl.

Ingredients

• 1 lightly beaten egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/3 cup melted butter

Directions

Mix together and add to flour mixture all at once. Line muffin tins with baking cups and fill 2/3 full. Bake in a 350° oven 20-25 min. or until golden. While puffs are baking, melt 3 tbsp. Butter and pour in small bowl. When puffs are golden, remove immediately from muffin pan. Dip tops into melted butter and then into cinnamon-sugar mixture that you set aside. Serve warm.

By cj

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Tutti Fruitti Cups

Ingredients

• 1 (11 ounce) can of mandarin oranges..do not drain.
• 1 (8 ounce) can of crushed pineapple..do not drain
• 2 medium bananas sliced (firm ones work best)
• 3/4 cup of sliced strawberries..fresh or frozen
• 3/4 cup blueberries..fresh or frozen
• 3/4 cup of lemon-lime soda
• 6 tablespoons of lemonade concentrate thawed
• 1/4 cup sugar

Directions

Combine all ingredients and fill an 8 ounce plastic cup 3/4 full. Cover and freeze for 4 hours or till solid. Remove from freezer 30 minutes before serving. Makes 10 servings.

By Debbie

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