Okay, need to post something for the trial records - I ITCH!!! I have been itching all day. Head to toe! I even have hives in my hair. It must be spring. It is rather dry here too, so I guess I'm going to go home and lather up with lotion - the good kind not the smelly kind. I've been stiff all day and my joints have mildly ached. And boy have I been tired. I didn't sleep well last night and I don't know why. It wasn't because I wasn't tired. I felt like I napped through the night in half hour peices instead of really sleeping. Since the hives thing was an issue last year, thought it important to make a note of it. All I want to do is find a tree somewhere and rub up and down against it like an animal! Itching can make you crazy!
Here's another recipe from Toby! Thanks Toby......and I'll get the others posted soon! Ratner's Cheesecake and plain cookies Ratner's was a Jewish dairy restaurant in the lower East Side of Manhattan. This recipe, from my disintegrating, no longer in print Ratner's cookbook, is the closest I've ever gotten to reproducing the rich, heavy cheesecake my mother made when I was a kid. It's worth the time it takes to prepare and every last calorie. Dough Can be prepared in advance. Makes enough for two cakes. Can be frozen or used to make cookies – see recipe below. 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup shortening 1 teaspoon lemon extract 1 cup butter 2 eggs 3 cups sifted cake flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1. In a bowl, combine all ingredients with hands. Refrigerate 3 -4 hours, or preferably overnight. Filling (for...
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