Dan is a professor at Lyndon State College in Vermont and is now teaching after a quarter century of journalism in the United States and abroad. He has worked with CNN International, WSB and CNN in Atlanta, as well as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich, Germany. Dan has a BA in journalism from Kansas State University and an MA in journalism from Ohio State University.

*The recipes are from a small metal box belonging to my wife, Susan. Most are from her mother, Marie Millar.

Snickerdoodles
Marie Millar

1 cup soft butter
1 ½ cup sugar
2 eggs
2 ¾ cup sifted flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 T sugar
2 T cinammon

Combine butter, sugar and eggs. Stir in the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt to make dough. Chill the dough and roll into walnut-sized balls. Mix 2 T sugar and 2 T cinnamon and roll balls in the mixture. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes until slightly browned but still soft. Makes about 5 dozen.

Holiday Jello Salad
Jeanette Brown

20 oz. can crushed pineapple
18 large marshmallows
1/3 cup sugar
1 pkg Jello (any flavor)
1 small container cottage cheese
1 cup chopped nuts
1 large container Cool Whip

Heat pineapple, marshallows and sugar until melted; add jello; let set until it begins to thicken. Add cottage cheese and nuts; fold in Cool Whip. Chill until firm. Makes a very large salad.

Peanut Brittle
Marie Millar

2 cups sugar
½ cup wter
¼ cup light corn syrup
1 cup butter
1 1/3 cup raw peanuts

Combine all ingredients in a pan and cook to 285 degrees or until it turns brittle when a few drops are placed in cold water. Do not under-cook. Pour onto a greased pan or cookie sheet. Spread thin, about ½ inch. Cool. Break into pieces.

Mexican Wedding Cakes
Marie Millar

1 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
Powdered sugar for dusting

Combine butter, sugar, salt and vanilla. Cream until light and fluffy. Mix in flour. Shape dough into balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar while hot.

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