Eunice's Congo Bars

Here's Evelyn Swanson James' recipe for a delicious cookie bar. She has used for a long time and says she got it from Eunice Dahl.

2 2/3 Cup Flour

1/2 tsp Salt

2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

Sift together and set aside.

2/3 Cup Margarine

1 box Brown Sugar (2 1/2 cups)

3 Eggs

1 Cup Nuts

1 small pkg each: chocolate chips and butterscotch chips

1 1/2 tsp. Vanilla

Melt margarine in large pan. Add Brown Sugar - cool - add vanilla. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add flour mixture, nuts, chips, dates or whatever. Bake in 15"x10"x1" pan at 350º for 30 minutes. Cut in 1" squares.

To show how far a field we went to get recipes... Leona Anderson sent this one is from Henning Collins' wife Emma Collins, through their son, Milton Collins' wife Mable Wright Collins, and then she gave it to their son, Wayne Collins' wife, Sharon. Henning's mother was a sister of James Swanson, father of Clara Dahl.

Green Tomato Pickle Relish

1/2 peck green tomatoes

8 small onions

1 large bunch of celery

5 cups vinegar

Mustard seed, Celery seed and Mixed spices, 1/2 box of each

4 cups sugar

Put mixed spiced only in a cloth and tie it closed. Put tomatoes and onions through chopper or grinder, let stand over night in salt water. Squeeze out and let standing in fresh water a short time and squeeze out again and scald in water. Drain and put in large pot. Then add vinegar, sugar, and bag of spices and boil for 20 minutes, and seal in jars.