Gravestone Recipes

Surnames/tags: cemeteries recipes

Contents 1 Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies - Bonnie June (Rainey) Johnson[1] 2 Connie's Date & Nut Bread - Constance G (Maurer) Galberd[2] 3 Kay's Fudge - Martha Kathryn “Kay” (Kirkham) Andrews[3] 4 Kim's Carrot Cake & Frosting - Kimette Lee DeCota[4] 4.1 Carrot Cake 4.2 Frosting 5 Mom's Christmas Cookies - Maxine K. Minster[5] 6 Red Lantern Cheese Dip - Deb Ann (Pritchard) Nelson[6] 7 Spritz Cookies - Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson[7] 8 Sources

Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies - Bonnie June (Rainey) Johnson^[1]

• 2 cups of sugar
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1/4 cup of cocoa (Swiss Miss)
• 1/4 cup of margarine (1 stick)

Bring to a full boil in a saucepan.

Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.

Add:

• 3 cups quick oats
• 2 tablespoons of peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla

Drop on wax paper and let set until firm.

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Connie's Date & Nut Bread - Constance G (Maurer) Galberd^[2]

100% Good stuff – 0% Bad Stuff

Ingredients:

• 8 oz. dates cut into small pieces
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 4 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Directions: Pour boiling water (where 2 tsp. of baking soda have been dissolved) over dates and raisins. Cool.

Add 1 1/2 c. sugar and mix well.

Add 2 eggs, well beaten.

Gradually mix in 4 c. of flour and 2 tsp. of baking powder. Beat thoroughly.

Add 1/2 c. of chopped nuts. Beat thoroughly.

Bake at 350 for 3/4 – 1 hr.

Bake in tin cans.

One batch = 13 small cans.

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Kay's Fudge - Martha Kathryn “Kay” (Kirkham) Andrews^[3]

• 2 squares chocolate
• 2 tablespoons butter

Melt on low heat

Stir in

• 1 cup milk

Bring to boil

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Pinch of salt

Cook to softball stage

Pour on Marble Slab

Cool & Beat & Eat

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Kim's Carrot Cake & Frosting - Kimette Lee DeCota^[4]

Carrot Cake

• Butter for greasing the pan
• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups corn oil
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1 1/3 cups pureed cooked carrot
• 3/4 cup drained crushed pineapple

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° F, Grease two 9-inch springform pans.

Stir the dry ingredients into a bowl. Add the oil, eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Fold in the walnuts, coconut, carrots and pineapple.

Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Set on the center rack of the oven and bake until the edges have pulled away from the sides and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 minutes.

Cool on a cake rack for 3 hours. fill and frost the cake with the cream cheese frosting.

Frosting

Note on gravestone: Recommended to double the frosting.

• 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Juice of 1/2 lemon (optional)

Instructions

Cream the cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl.

Slowly sift in the confectioner's sugar and continue beating until ingredients are fully incorporated. The mixture should be free of lumps.

Stir in the vanilla, and lemon juice if desired.

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Mom's Christmas Cookies - Maxine K. Minster^[5]

Cream:

1 Cup sugar

1/2 cup oleo

Add:

2 beaten eggs

1 tsp. Vanilla

Add:

3 cups flour

3 tsp. Baking powder

1 tsp. Salt

Add alternately with cup cream.

Chill and roll out with flour.

Bake 350 degrees oven, and frost.

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Red Lantern Cheese Dip - Deb Ann (Pritchard) Nelson^[6]

• 8 oz spreadable sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup real mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried minced onion
• Splash of milk
• Handful of dried bacon bits

Combine all ingredients in a mixer.

Refrigerate. Enjoy!

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Spritz Cookies - Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson^[7]

• One cup butter or margarine
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the sugar, vanilla, and egg, and mix until just incorporated. Turn the mixer speed to low, and slowly incorporate the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until thoroughly combined. The resulting dough should be soft.

Working in batches, squeeze the dough through a cookie press onto an ungreased baking sheet. Leave about two inches between each cookie. If desired, you can decorate the cookies with bits dried fruits, nuts, or chocolate chips. Bake for 8–10 minutes, until a light golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool completely on a rack.

Note: These instructions were not provided with the gravestone, but were sourced from other recipes.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241185605/bonnie-june-johnson: accessed 28 January 2023), memorial page for Bonnie June Rainey Johnson (30 Jun 1935–8 May 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 241185605, citing Nome City Cemetery, Nome, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA; Maintained by Kathy (contributor 46784320).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30604991/constance-g-galberd: accessed 28 January 2023), memorial page for Constance G Maurer Galberd (11 Jun 1928–25 Sep 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30604991, citing Cemetery of the Highlands, Highland Mills, Orange County, New York, USA; Maintained by Jane ofarc (contributor 47942023).
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205563291/martha-kathryn-andrews: accessed 28 January 2023), memorial page for Martha Kathryn “Kay” Kirkham Andrews (30 Aug 1922–17 Dec 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205563291, citing Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Joanne (contributor 46867760).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170940374/kimette-lee-decota: accessed 28 January 2023), memorial page for Kimette Lee DeCota (4 Nov 1956–28 Aug 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 170940374, citing Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Brenda Johnson (contributor 48836026).
5. ↑ "The Menster Christmas Cookie Gravestone". 2023. Atlas Obscura.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224031067/deb-ann-nelson: accessed 28 January 2023), memorial page for Deb Ann Pritchard Nelson (6 Apr 1964–8 Mar 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 224031067, citing Dow City Cemetery, Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Marthann (Kohl) Fuhs (contributor 47102630).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202819285/naomi-odessa-dawson: accessed 28 January 2023), memorial page for Naomi Odessa Miller Dawson (26 Nov 1921–10 Jun 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 202819285, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA; Maintained by Spaceman Spiff (contributor 46783007).