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To Add Variety SOPHISTICATED BAKED BEANS 3 1-pound cans pork and beans  1 medium onion, minced 1/4 cup light molasses 3 tablespoons pickle relish I tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons prepared mustard 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 7-ounce bottle 7-Up 1 2-ounce can sliced mushrooms In a casserole, stir beans with all ingredients except mushrooms. Bake in a 350° F. oven one hour. Stir in mushrooms and continue baking for ten minutes. Makes 8 servings. GARDEN DRESSING FOR GREEN SALAD 2 small green onions 2 teaspoons paprika 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/8 teaspoon curry powder 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon prepared mustard 1 cup salad oil 1 7-ounce bottle 7-Up Slice onions in thin rings. In a large jar, mix onions, paprika, salt, pepper, curry powder, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Add oil and 7-Up; cover with a tight fitting lid, and shake well. Chill. Shake before using. Makes 2 cups. FLUFFY BAKING POWDER BISCUITS ...

Cook it outside. BARBECUED 'BURGERS 1 small onion minced 1 clove garlic, minced 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce 1 7-ounce bottle 7-Up 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 10-12 uncooked hamburger patties Lemon slices Brown onion and garlic in butter until softened. Stir in tomato sauce, 7-Up, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Heat mixture to boiling, then reduce heat and simmer five minutes, stirring occasionally. Makes about 1 1/2 cups sauce. Brush meat with sauce and grill on one side until browned; turn. Top each patty with a lemon slice and brush with more sauce. Cook until meat reaches preferred degree of doneness. Makes 10-12 hamburgers. MEXICAN SAUCE 1 small onion, minced 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 7-ounce bottle 7-Up 1/4 cup catsup 1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon chili powder 1/8 teaspoon pepper 4 whole cloves Cook onion in butter until softened;...

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Some great vintage punch recipes here.   CALYPSO PUNCH 3 cinnamon sticks 1/4 cup sugar 2 cups water 2 cups pineapple juice 1 cup orange juice VA cup lemon juice 4 7-ounce bottles 7-Up 2 trays ice cubes Simmer cinnamon sticks and sugar in water ten minutes. Cool and discard cinnamon sticks. Chill ingredients. Combine fruit juices with sugar syrup in a chilled large punch bowl. Slowly pour in 7-Up. Makes 2 quarts or about 16 punch cup servings. Garnish bowl with lemon and orange slices topped with maraschino cherries and mint leaves. RECEPTION PUNCH 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 cups water 1 46-ounce can pineapple juice 6 cups orange juice 3 cups lemon juice 12 7-ounce bottles 7-Up 2 trays ice cubes Mix sugar and water in a pan and simmer five minutes; chill. Chill fruit juices and 7-Up. Mix sugar syrup and juices in a chilled punch bowl. At serving time, slowly pour in 7-Up. Add ice cubes and garnish with mint leaves. Makes 7 quarts or about 60 punch cup servings. ...