Cherry Dumplings

Cherry Sauce:
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup sugar
dash of salt
1/2 cup cherry juice
1 1/2 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups pie cherries

Dumplings:
1 cup sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
dash of salt
1/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons margarine Sauce:
Combine all ingredients in order given in heavy skillet or saucepan. Simmer gently about 5 minutes.

Dumplings:
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut or rub in butter or margarine. Add vanilla extract to milk. Add milk to flour mixture and stir to make a thick batter. Drop by teaspoon into cherry sauce. Cover, steam for 20 minutes. Serve dumplings warm with cherry sauce.

Walnut Harvest Cake

1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups chopped apples
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 cups flour
3 eggs
1 cup oil
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts Cream sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients, mix with mixer for 3 minutes. Bake at 350 degree for 1 hour or until done.

Sour Cream Cookies

3/4 cup melted shortening
2 cups brown sugar
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 eggs beaten
1 pint sour cream
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped raisins Combine sugar, salt, and spices. Add sour cream, eggs, and shortening. Beat well, add dry ingredients. Add nuts and raisins last. Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes.