Fruit & Nut Baked Oatmeal

1 3/4 cup milk
2 T butter
1 cup regular oatmeal
1/3 cup snipped dried apricots
1/3 cup dried cherries
1/3 cup golden raisins
5 T brown sugar
1/2 t vanilla
1/4 t salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
milk (optional)
1.) In a medium saucepan bring the 1 3/4 cups of milk and the butter to boiling. Slowly stir in oatmeal, apricots, cherries, raisins, [...]



Old Fashioned Cream Scones

Here’s an economical recipe I’ve been making for about 30 years. It’s a good solution for European style breakfasts and I also serve them at the 6:00pm “merienda” (snack).
Scones
2 cups unsifted regular all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoon sugar
In a bowl combine [...]