Recipes

PUMPKIN COOKIES
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon soda
2 cups sifted flour
1 cup cooked pumpkin
1 cup seedless raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Cream sugar and shortening. Beat in egg. Sift dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture with pumpkin. Blend thoroughly. Fold in raisins and nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto greased baking sheet.
Bake 350 for 12 to 15 min. or until done.
Makes 3 dz. cookies


HONEY _PECAN PUMPKIN PIE

2 cups canned pumpkin
1 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. ginger
1 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. nutmeg
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup milk
1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
2- 9 in. pastry shells
Pecans, chopped

Mix together pumpkin, honey, sugar, salt and spices. Add eggs, milk and cream. Mix thoroughly. Pour into pastry shells. Sprinkle generously with nuts.
Bake 450 for 10 min. then at 325 for 45 min.
Makes 2 pies