Aunt Pat's Awesome Pickles

4 quarts cucumbers sliced
6 medium onions sliced
2 sweet bell peppers sliced
1/3 cup salt
3 cloves of garlic or 3 tablespoons or garlic powder

Put cucumbers, onions and peppers in a large plastic container. Sprinkle salt and garlic powder over them. Cover with ice and let stand until the ice melts. Drain off liquid.

In a big pot mix together and heat the following:

5 cups of sugar
3 cups of white vinegar
2 tablespoons mustard seed
1/2 - 2 teaspoons turmeric

Bring to a boil and then add cucumber mixture. Bring to a boil again, then seal in hot jars.

Pina Colada Cake

(this yummy cake is one that my mother made)
yellow cake mix
one can of creme of coconut
one can of sweetened condensed milk
one package Cool-Whip
shredded coconut
Follow directions on the box for the cake. After removing from oven and while still warm poke holes in the top of the cake with the handle end of a wooden spoon. Mix together the creme of coconut and sweetened condensed milk. Pour over the cake. Cool and then add Cool-whip and coconut. Refrigerate until serving time and then refrigerate leftovers.

Chocolate Delight Cake

Bake one German chocolate cake mix prepared as directed on box in a 9 x 13 pan. After it comes out of the oven (and while still hot) poke holes in it and pour one can sweetened condensed milk on top. Top this with 1/8 cup Hershey's chocolate syrup. On top of this you will add 2 individual servings sizes of apple caramel dipping sauce that has been heated slightly in the microwave. Let all cool and then top with Cool Whip. Drizzle Hershey's chocolate syrup on top and add pecans.

Maraschino Cherry Muffins

1 stick of unsalted butter (real butter), melted

3/4 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 teaspoon almond extract

3/4 cup sour cream

2 cups plain, all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 -10 ounce jar maraschino cherries, drained and quartered

slivered almonds

Cream together butter and sugar and add eggs, vanilla and sour cream. In another bowl sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Add this to your wet mixture and stir until blended well. Add cherries mixing them well. Spoon into greased, texas size muffin pans. Sprinkle with sugar and almonds. Bake in a 375 degree oven (that has been preheated) for 30 minutes. Let cool a few minutes and they will lift right out of your pan.