No-Bake Chocolate Browns

2c sugar
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 c. canned milk
1 stick margarine
1/4 tsp salt

3 c. oatmeal
1 c. coconut
1/2 c. nuts
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. peanut butter

Mix first column in a saucepan and bring to rolling boil. Boil 2-3 minutes, remove from heat and add 2nd column; mix well. Drop by tsp onto waxed paper and let cool. Makes about 3 dz cookies.

If necessary, you may leave out the coconut and nuts; can substitute any kind of milk for canned milk.

The only trick is the cooking time: if they cook too long, they'll be dry and won't stick together; if they are undercooked, they'll be syrup-y and won't set up. Keep an eye on the time.

Silly note: this recipe came from a friend who was running for a student government office at BYU wen I was a freshman. Don't remember the first name, but his last name was "Brown!"

Oliebollen

Here's our traditional Dutch New Years' treat, a good way to start off a new project. (Copied directly from Grandma Giles' version -- spelling quirks included!)

4 cups of flour
2 cups of luke warm milk
2 yeast cakes [= 2Tb or 2oz]
1/4 cup of sugar
1 cup of raizins
1 cup of currants
2 sliced apples
1 1/2 tsp. of salt

Disolve yeast in 1/4 cup of warm water (not hot) Sift flour, mix in sugar, raizins, currants and sliced apples. Mix disolved yeast with milk and mix well with flour mixture, untill you have a thin bread dough. Cover bowl with greased pie tin. Let rise in warm place to double its size, about an hour.
Heat oil in deep-fry pan or electric frying pan, as for doughnuts. Form small balls from dough, with 2 spoons and deep fry till done, about 3 min. Balls will turn themselves, when done on one side.