All-American Recipes For The Fourth Of July

July 1, 2011 8:30 AM

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Americans love to eat, so’ food‘ and ‘The Fourth‘ are two words that definitely go together.

While celebrating Independence Day this year, try one of these five delicious recipes inspired by the United States of America, for and from Americans!

1) Mamie Eisenhower’s Million Dollar Fudge

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Ingredients

4.5 cups sugar
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 tall can evaporated milk
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bits
12 ounces German-sweet chocolate
1 pint marshmallow cream
2 cups nutmeats

Directions

Boil the sugar, salt, butter, evaporated milk together for six minutes.
Put chocolate bits and German chocolate, marshmallow cream and nutmeats in a bowl. Pour the boiling syrup over the ingredients.
Beat until chocolate is all melted, then pour in pan.
Let stand a few hours before cutting.

**The is recipe is better the second day. Store in tin box.**

Recipe from eisenhower.archives.gov.

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All American Recipes For The Fourth Of July

DARLENE CATHMAN

The macaroni cheese layer with milk, cheese and egg will have to cooked either baked or microwaved or you will have raw egg. I would suggest bake at 350 degrees until cheese has melted or until egg mixture had been cooked evenly.