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This recipe came to me from my good friends Ken & Sandra Posten. They are retired near Ringgold GA, Thanks guys! The Posten’s rate this recipe as “Excellent”! I have yet to try it but I plan to either on the coming Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays! Whichever comes first! J  Here is what one website says about Old Fashioned Tea Cakes: “ Food and memories are so intertwined in southern cooking that just the mention of things like  fried pies ,  drinking custard , picking  blackberries  for cobbler and preserves, or  biscuit bread , can bring back a flood of memories associated with loved ones long past. If there is one single food that invokes that excitement for Southerners though it surely must be a Southern Tea Cake .” Yields: 3 – 4 dozen cookies. 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter, softened 2 eggs beaten 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon milk (optional) ½ teas...

This recipe came from a small booklet that accompanied my new Crock Pot. Here it is: Serves 2 or 3 1 lb. of beef chuck pot roast ¼ cup flour Salt & pepper 1-2 carrots sliced 1 potato quartered 1 onion sliced 2 celery stalks sliced ½ cups mushrooms, sliced ½ cup of water, beef broth or wine 1.        Coat roast with ¼ cup flour, salt, and pepper. Sear roast in skillet on stove top (optional). 2.        Place all vegetables in a slow cooker, except mushrooms. Add roast and spread mushrooms on top. Pour in liquid. 3.        Cover and cook on Low for 10-12 hours or on high for 6-8 hours, or until tender. Critique: I followed this recipe more or less but I had on hand A Crock Pot Seasoning mix bought at the store earlier. I tried using ½ of the seasoning but that was still over the top and will reduce it the next time to 1/3 rd. The next time I will use only low salt b...