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Hannibal

Ingredients:

• Sauce:
• 2 Cups Sugar
• ¼ Tsp Cinnamon
• ¼ Tsp Nutmeg
• 1/8 Tsp Salt
• 2 Cups Water
• ¼ Cup Butter
• 6-7 Apples, Peeled and Cored
• Dough:
• 2 Cups All-purpose Flour

• 1 Tsp Salt
• 2 Tsp Baking Powder
• ¾ Cup Shortening
• ½ Cup Milk
• Topping:
• Brown Sugar
• Butter
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg

Instructions:

Preheat oven 375 degrees.
For sauce, combine sugar, spices, salt and water. Cook for 5 minutes after it comes to a boil. Add Butter at the end of the 5 minutes.
For dough, sift together the dry ingredients and cut in shortening. Add milk gradually. Roll out and cut into six to eight 5-inch squares, ¼ inch thick.
Place one apple on each square.
For topping, sprinkle with brown sugar and spices. Fold corners and pinch edges together. Place one inch apart in a 9 X 13” pan. Pour sauce over dumplings.
Bake for 35 minutes or until apples are tender.

Macon

Relive the stories of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and their adventures on the Mississippi River in Hannibal, where Samuel Clemens – better known as Mark Twain – grew up. While you’re in town, visit the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and learn about Clemens’ childhood and the real people behind his characters. Close by are other pieces of Twain history, including the Becky Thatcher House and Judge Clemens’ law office.

Phyllis Bross

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Independence

Ingredients:

• 1-cup shortening, room temperature
• 1-cup brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cup molasses or honey, also room temperature (molasses will make the finished product darker)

• 1 T. cinnamon
• 1 T. ginger
• 5 to 5 1/2 cup flour

Instructions:

Note: This recipe is for making gingerbread to use in constructing a gingerbread house. The dough will be stiff and will require a very durable mixer. Adding one egg and one teaspoon of baking powder will produce a softer dough (to use for making cookies) and will not need as strong a mixer.

Cream together the shortening, brown sugar and molasses/honey. Then add

the cinnamon and ginger and mix for another minute. Add the flour one cup at a time to allow for thorough mixing. When all the flour has been

added, mix the entire dough for 7 to 10 minutes. Lightly grease your cookie sheet and roll out the dough right on the cookie sheet. Bake for

about 10 minutes at 350 degrees. (shorter time for smaller pieces, longer time for larger pieces). Halfway through the baking, lay your pattern pieces on the gingerbread and cut out the shapes, then continue

the baking. After the cut pieces have cooled on the sheet long enough to handle, transfer the pieces to a wire rack and cool for 3 hours before assembling and decorating. Frost with Royal Icing.

Maryville

Home of America's 33rd president, Harry S Truman, Independence is a town rich in history, national legends and exciting events. Experience Truman's eventful and triumphant life at the Truman Presidential Museum and Library. The museum's permanent and temporary exhibits offer a unique opportunity to explore the powerful decisions of the Truman era. Other popular attractions include the National Frontier Trails Museum, the Bingham-Waggoner Estate, the Vaile Mansion, the 1827 Log Courthouse and the 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home Museum.

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Hannibal

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Sifted Flour
• 1 Cup Coconut
• 1/2 Cup Butter, Melted
• 1 1/2 Cups Blueberries
• 2 Tbls Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
• 2 Eggs

• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1/4 Tsp Salt
• 1/4 Cup Flour
• 3/4 Pecans, Chopped
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 1 Tsp Lemon Juice

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix together 1 cup flour, butter and powdered sugar until smooth. Spread evenly in bottom of 8 X 8 X 2 inch pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes.

Stir remaining ingredients (except pecans) into slightly beaten eggs. Spread over top of baked cookie base and top with pecans.

Bake about 25 minutes more. Cool. Cut into 3 X 1 inch bars. Makes 20 bars.

Macon

Relive the stories of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and their adventures on the Mississippi River in Hannibal, where Samuel Clemens – better known as Mark Twain – grew up. While you’re in town, visit the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and learn about Clemens’ childhood and the real people behind his characters. Close by are other pieces of Twain history, including the Becky Thatcher House and Judge Clemens’ law office.

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 1 cup medium brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons flour

• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 9 inch pie crust, baked

Instructions:

Mix together sugar, butter, egg yolks, and flour. Stir in milk. Cook in double boiler until thick. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Let the filling cool and then put it in piecrust, and cover with meringue made of whites of 2 eggs, and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Brown in 350-degree oven for 15 minutes.

Serves: 6-8

Date of Recipe: 1925

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.

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Classic Cup, Kansas City

Ingredients:

• 8 large egg yolks
• ½ cup sugar
• pinch salt

• ¾ cup champagne
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions:

In a stainless steel bowl whisk together the egg yolks, sugar and salt until pale and very thick. Whisk in the champagne. Fill a large bowl one-quarter full of ice water and set aside. In a large pot bring water to a boil. Lave the bowl of egg mixture over the oiling water and whisk vigorously for about 5 minutes, until mixture is thick and tripled in volume. The zabaglione should mound when dropped from the whisk. Immediately put the bowl over the ice bath and whisk until cold. In another bowl whip the whipping cream until soft peaks form. Fold the cream into the zabaglione. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Serves: 5 cups

Mound City

Kansas City has everything you’d expect to find in a bustling metropolitan area – world-class hotels, dynamite shopping, top-notch museums, professional sports and great places to eat! From the legendary Kansas City barbecue to KC strip steak, Mexican, Italian and more, Kansas City serves up delicious flavors to delight any visitor.

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Aixois, Kansas city

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups sugar, divided
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt

• 12 egg whites
• 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour an angel food cake pan.

In a mixing bowl sift together ¾ cup sugar, flour, cocoa and salt.

In another mixing bowl beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar.

When whites are frothy add remaining 2/4 cup sugar and the vanilla. Beat until it forms stiff peaks. Fold in the flour mixture. Mix just until combined.

Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 40 minutes until the top springs back when lightly touched.

Immediately invert cake, leaving in pan. Cool thoroughly. Loosen sides of cake from pan and remove.

Serves: 12

Mound City

Kansas City has everything you’d expect to find in a bustling metropolitan area – world-class hotels, dynamite shopping, top-notch museums, professional sports and great places to eat! From the legendary Kansas City barbecue to KC strip steak, Mexican, Italian and more, Kansas City serves up delicious flavors to delight any visitor.

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• ½ cup margarine
• 2 cups dark corn syrup
• ¼ teaspoon salt

• 1 tall can Carnation milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 bags medium size pecan halves
• milk or dark chocolate, melted to pour over caramel and pecans

Instructions:

On a greased, metal pan nest three pecan halves together.

Stir sugar, margarine, syrup and salt until it boils clear and forms a thick mass.

Gradually add Carnation milk, do not stop boiling. Cook to 232 degrees or to a firm ball stage (about 11 minutes), stirring constantly.

Add vanilla, mix well and take off heat.

Cover each nest of pecans with hot caramel mixture, let set in cool place until caramel is firm.

Pour chocolate over caramel and pecans. Let cool.

Date of Recipe: 1960s

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

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Rozelle Court Restaurant, Kansas City

Ingredients:

• Cake:
• 4 ounces good quality semi-sweet chocolate
• 2 ounces good quality bittersweet chocolate
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 5 eggs, separated
• ¾ cup powdered sugar, sifted

• pinch of salt
  
  
• Filling:
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso coffee powder or instant coffee
• 1 tablespoon boiling water
• 1 ¼ cups heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 10 x 15-inch jellyroll pan and line with baking parchment.

For the cake, in a double boiler combine chocolates, water and brandy.

Cook over medium-high heat, stirring until melted. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

In a small bowl whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until pale in color. Fold in the melted chocolate mixture.

Using an electric mixer whisk the egg whites with the salt to stiff peak stage.

Fold a small amount of white mixture into the yolk mixture, to lighten the egg mixture, then gently fold in the remaining whites.

Pour the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan.

Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool completely.

For the filling, dissolve the coffee in the water.

In a mixing bowl whip the cream to soft peaks, and then fold in the coffee and sugar.

Turn the cake out onto a sheet of waxed or parchment paper dusted with powdered sugar.

Peel off the parchment carefully by lifting the front corners and peeling it back toward you.

Spread the filling evenly over the cake.

Roll up the long side of the cake, jellyroll style, using the sugared paper to help.

Discard the paper. Chill the roulade for several hours, seam side down before serving.

Serves: 12-16

Mound City

Kansas City has everything you’d expect to find in a bustling metropolitan area – world-class hotels, dynamite shopping, top-notch museums, professional sports and great places to eat! From the legendary Kansas City barbecue to KC strip steak, Mexican, Italian and more, Kansas City serves up delicious flavors to delight any visitor.

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 3 4-ounce packages
• Baker’s German Sweet Chocolate
• 9 eggs (separated)
• 5 tablespoons sugar

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 9 tablespoons cold water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 angel food cake

Instructions:

Melt chocolate in double boiler.

Whip egg yolks, sugar and salt in bowl.

Add water to egg mixture and put into melted chocolate, stirring rapidly. Cook until creamy (not thick like pudding).

Take off heat and add vanilla.

Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

In a 9x13 pan put a layer of angel food cake, then ½ of chocolate mixture, another layher of cake and rest of chocolate mixture.

Chill in refrigerator overnight.

Serves: 15

Date of Recipe: 1920

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

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Ste. Genevieve

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• ½ cup butter
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• 1 ½ cups sugar

• ½ cup sour milk
• ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
• 3 ½ cups flour, approximately

Instructions:

This old-style doughnut is rolled, cut, and twisted, then deep-fried to a golden brown. Like a cruller, they are great for dunking.

Cream butter and sugar, and add beaten eggs.

Add sour milk and soda.

Add flour to make a stiff dough. Roll on a floured surface to ¼” to ½” thick and cut into 3” x 5” rectangles.

Cut two or three lengthwise slits in croquignoles and twist the dough through the slits.

Fry in deep hot fat and drain.

Srinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Houston

Explore Ste. Genevieve, the first permanent settlement west of the Mississippi River. Settled in 1735, this delightful town is truly a living museum, with dozens of historic homes and French-Creole-style buildings.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, Mansfield

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (divided use)
• 1 1/4 cups egg whites (10 – 12), at room temperature
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°.

2. Sift flour and 1/2 cup sugar together.

3. Combine egg whites and salt; beat until foamy. Add cream of tartar and beat to soft peaks. Gradually beat in remaining 1 cup sugar until egg whites are stiff.

4. Fold the flour-sugar mixture into the egg whites, adding the vanilla.

5. In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks with the lemon rind until thick and light. Fold half the egg white mixture into the egg yolks.

6. Spoon batter alternately into 10-inch tube pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. Invert pan until cake has cooled. Remove cake and frost.

Lemon Frosting
Grated rind and juice of 2 lemons (6-8 tablespoons)
1/2 cup butter
1 (1-pound) box confectioners’ sugar

1. Beat together the lemon rind, juice, and butter.

2. Add powdered sugar gradually, beating until smooth and spreadable

Joplin

Tour the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield for a view into the life of the famous author. It was here at her Mansfield home that Wilder penned the nine “Little House” books, which were adapted for the hit television series “Little House on the Prairie.”

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Stone Hill Winery and Restaurant, Hermann

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder plus additional for sprinkling

• Raspberry Sauce
• 4 cups of fresh raspberries (or frozen, drained)
• 1/3 cup sugar or to taste
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 5 ounces red currant jelly

Instructions:

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Ingredients:
4 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened)
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
3/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder plus additional for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 375º and butter an 8-inch round baking pan. Line bottom with a round of wax paper and butter paper.

Chop chocolate into small pieces. In a double boiler or metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate with butter, stirring, until smooth. Remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat and whisk sugar into chocolate mixture. Add eggs and whisk well. Sift 1/2 cup cocoa powder over chocolate mixture and whisk until just combined. Pour batter into pan and bake in middle of oven 25 minutes, or until top has formed a thin crust. Cool cake in pan on a rack 5 minutes and invert onto a serving plate.

Dust cake with additional cocoa powder. (Cake keeps, after being cooled completely, in an airtight container, one week.)

Makes one 8-inch cake.

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Raspberry Sauce
4 cups of fresh raspberries (or frozen, drained)
1/3 cup sugar or to taste
Juice of 1/2 lemon
5 ounces red currant jelly

Place the fruit, lemon juice and sugar in a food processor. Puree for 2 to 3 minutes. Strain. Heat jelly just until it reaches liquid state. Whisk jelly into pureed fruit. Chill before serving.

Pair this Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Drizzle with Stone Hill Winery Port.

Marthasville

Hermann
Chosen for its resemblance to Germany's Rhine Valley, Hermann, Missouri, was founded in 1836 by the German Settlement Society of Philadelphia, whose members set about creating a city where German culture, heritage and traditions could flourish in the new world. As a result of their vision and determination, Hermann has maintained its culture and historical buildings.

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of butter or margarine
• 2 cups of sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 ½ cups of sifted all purpose flour
• ½ cups of raisins
• 4 ½ cups of apples
• ½ cup of chopped pecans

• ½ cup of chopped pecans
• ¼ teaspoon of allspice
• 1 ½ teaspoons of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon of nutmeg

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter, gradually add sugar stirring until creamy lite.

Add eggs, beating well after each one.

Sift together dry ingredients.

Add alternately to creamed mixture with apples. Stir in raisins and nuts.

Turn batter into greased and lightly floured 13x9x2 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until it tests done.

Serves: 12-16

Date of Recipe: 1950

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.

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Ste. Genevieve

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup cane syrup (Steen’s is a good brand)
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon

• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs, well-beaten

Instructions:

This distinctly flavored cake has its origins in Louisiana, where sugar cane is grown and cane syrup is still produced.
Specialty stores may carry cane syrup.

In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil, and syrup. Stir well.

Add soda to boiling water. Add soda and water to mixture in bowl and mix well.

Add cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and flour.

Beat until thoroughly mixed. Fold in eggs.

Bake at 350 degrees in a well-greased 8 x 10-inch pan for 40 minutes.

Houston

Explore Ste. Genevieve, the first permanent settlement west of the Mississippi River. Settled in 1735, this delightful town is truly a living museum, with dozens of historic homes and French-Creole-style buildings.

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Stone Hill Winery and Restaurant, Hermann

Ingredients:

• 1 frozen 9” pie shell
• 6 tbsp. margarine
• 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1-1/4 cups sugar

• 1-1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• whipped cream

Instructions:

Instructions:
- Melt together chocolate chips and margarine in bowl over bowling water.
- Mix together eggs and vanilla in mixer.
- Stir together sugar and cornstarch and add to egg mixture.
- Add chocolate mixture to egg and sugar mixture while mixing.
- Add evaporated milk and mix completely.
- Pour into 9” pie shell that is frozen.
- Sprinkle coconut and pecans into pie. Mix gently with fingers to cover coconut and pecans and distribute evenly in pie.
- Place pie onto baking sheet and bake in 350 degree oven.
- Bake approximately 30-45 minutes or until center of pie is set.
- Cool completely, cover tightly, and refrigerate. Can be frozen for later use.

Serving suggestion: Warm in microwave slightly above room temperature and top with fresh whipped cream.

Marthasville

Chosen for its resemblance to Germany's Rhine Valley, Hermann, Missouri, was founded in 1836 by the German Settlement Society of Philadelphia, whose members set about creating a city where German culture, heritage and traditions could flourish in the new world. As a result of their vision and determination, Hermann has maintained its culture and historical buildings.

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Shatto Milk Company, Osborne

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup Shatto Cream

• 1-1/2 cup Shatto Milk
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 1 tsp nutmeg

Instructions:

Add 1/2 cup of flour & 1/2 cup of sugar to a bowl- Mix well.
Add 1/2 cup of Premium Shatto Milk Company Cream to the flour/sugar combination. Mix well. Add 1-1/2 cups, or a bit more if you like, of Shatto Milk and stir. Add 1 tsp of vanilla and mix all ingredients. Pour ingredients into the unbaked piecrust and sprinkle 1 tsp of nutmeg on top. Cook in a slow oven (approx. 325 degrees) for 45-60 minutes or until a
toothpick comes out clean. Let Cool And Enjoy!

Maplewood

Take an in-depth tour of this family-owned-and-operated dairy and learn how top-quality milk is produced in Missouri. Shatto Milk Company, which has operated as a dairy for more than 60 years, invites guests to tour the processing plant, see the 120 cows in the milking herd, watch how the milk is packaged in Shatto’s famous glass bottles and sample the delicious products made at the dairy.

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Stockton

Ingredients:

• 3 Eggs
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Dark Corn Syrup
• 1/2 Cup Cocoa

• 2 Tbls Melted Butter
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 2 Cups Hammons Black Walnuts
• 10 Inch Pie Shell

Instructions:

Beat eggs slightly; add sugar, syrup, Cocoa, melted butter and vanilla.

Whisk until thoroughly mixed.

Measure black walnuts into unbaked pie shell; cover with chocolate mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

Cool to room temperature.

Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Makes one 10 inch pie.

Augusta

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 1 unbaked double 9” pie crust
• 3 or 4 green tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup sugar

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ground nutmeg
• butter

Instructions:

Slice tomatoes ¼ inch thin, place in salt water for 15 minutes. Then rinse in clear cold water. Drain.

Mix flour, sugar, and cinnamon.

Layer tomatoes then add mixture. Repeat layers.

Sprinkle in lemon juice on bottom crust.

Sprinkle nutmeg over all, dot with butter.

Put on top crust, sprinkle with sugar again.

Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or until filling bubbles up through slots in top crust.

Doesn’t taste like tomato, but is very good!

Serves: 8

Date of Recipe: 1880

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.

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City Tavern, Kansas City

Ingredients:

• 4 cups heavy cream, divided
• ½ cup honey
• 8 egg yolks

• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 2 whole eggs

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Heavily coat soufflé cups or other ovenproof glass containers with cooking spray.

In a saucepan, warm 2 cups of the cream with honey.

In a mixing bowl, mix the other 2 cups of cream with the eggs and ½ cup of the sugar.
Temper egg mixture with hone mixture. Let sit until foam forms on top. Skim off foam and place in soufflé cups.

Place cups in a baking pan and fill half way up the sides with tepid water. Bake for one hour or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Allow to cool, then place in refrigerator.

When ready to serve, preheat the broiler.

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of sugar on top of each brûlée. Place the cups on a heavy baking sheet and broil for 2 minutes or until the tops have browned.

Watch carefully, as the sugar can caramelize quickly. Serve immediately.

Serves: 8

Mound City

Kansas City has everything you’d expect to find in a bustling metropolitan area – world-class hotels, dynamite shopping, top-notch museums, professional sports and great places to eat! From the legendary Kansas City barbecue to KC strip steak, Mexican, Italian and more, Kansas City serves up delicious flavors to delight any visitor.

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Ste. Genevieve

Ingredients:

• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 4 oz. butter, melted and cooled

• ½ tsp. vanilla
• ¼ tsp. lemon extract
• 1 tsp. rum

Instructions:

Marcel Proust made these delightful “little cakes” famous in French literature. They are still made today by bakers in Commercy, France.

Warm sugar and beaten eggs in a saucepan over low heat until lukewarm.

Pour egg mixture into a mixing bowl and add flour. Beat until smooth and slowly add cooled butter.
Add vanilla, lemon extract, and rum. Stir batter, cover and let rest for one hour.

Butter and flour madeleine pan molds and preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Spoon stiff batter into molds, and bake for 12-15 minutes until edges are lightly browned.

Cool humped side up on a rack.

Makes 24 madeleines.

Houston

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 egg whites

• 1 stick margarine
• 5 cups pecans

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325º F. Place one stick of margarine on a lipped cookie sheet and put in oven to melt. Remove from the oven when the margarine has just melted, to prevent burning.

Beat two egg whites until frothy. Slowly add one cup of sugar into egg whites and beat until stiff. Stir in 5 cups of pecans into the egg meringue until coated. Spread the mixture across the melted margarine in the cookie sheet in one layer. Bake 15 minutes, then turn with pancake flipper. Do not stir, but try to turn in sections to keep meringue on pecans. Brown on opposite side, then set to cool.

California

Blackwater is a small town with a big heart. Just a short distance off of I-70 between Kansas City and Columbia, Blackwater is a place that has much to offer a tourist wanting to get away from city life. Step off the beaten path and into a place filled with friendly folks and interesting sites. With its fabulously renovated downtown area, head into one of the many antique shops or over to the farmers market, step inside the old jail or dine at the Iron Horse Restaurant. Blackwater is the perfect place to relax during an afternoon trip or a weekend getaway.

Bonnie Rapp

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar
• ½ cup evaporated milk
• 2 cups uncooked oatmeal (quick kind)
• ½ cup peanut butter

• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup margarine
• 2 squares chocolate (unsweetened)

Instructions:

Mix together the sugar, margarine, chocolate and evaporated milk. (You’ll need to use a heavy spoon to stir this concoction).

Cook over medium heat. Stir until it gets “nice and bubbly” on the top.

Cook for an additional minute, then add the oatmeal, peanut butter and vanilla.

Mix and beat the dough until it begins to hold shape.

Allow to cool slightly, but as soon as possible roll into small, round balls (about and inch in diameter.)

Place on wax paper and allow to cool.

Helpful Hints:
You may substitute 5 to 6 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa for the squares of chocolate. This is a candy that will keep up to two weeks unfrozen. Just keep it in an air tight container

Serves: 12

Date of Recipe: 1920

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.

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V's Italiano Ristorante, Independence

Ingredients:

• 1 quart Milk
• 1/16 cup Apple Pie Spice
• 4 ounces Brown Sugar
• 2 ounces Granulated Sugar

• 2 Eggs – beaten
• 4 ounces Raisins
• 1 ounce Brandy
• White Bread – enough to soak up all liquid

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients (except bread) and mix thoroughly in large mixing bowl.

Add cubed bread and allow to soak.

Press mixture into a greased 9 x 12 baking pan (milk mixture should be visible when pressing).

Bake covered at 400 degrees for aprox 45 min, until center is cooked and not custard like.

A topping may be made from Brown Sugar, Vanilla Flavoring and fresh Banana slices.

Maryville

Home of America's 33rd president, Harry S Truman, Independence is a town rich in history, national legends and exciting events. Experience Truman's eventful and triumphant life at the Truman Presidential Museum and Library. The museum's permanent and temporary exhibits offer a unique opportunity to explore the powerful decisions of the Truman era. Other popular attractions include the National Frontier Trails Museum, the Bingham-Waggoner Estate, the Vaile Mansion, the 1827 Log Courthouse and the 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home Museum.

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Ste. Genevieve

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup molasses
• 1 tsp. ginger
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

• 2 ¼ tsp. baking soda
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 5 cups flour

Instructions:

This flavorful gingerbread is well suited for cut or molded cookies. Use an old cookie cutter, or design your own style gingerbread people, and cut them out with a paring knife. Add features with a sharp point to complete the figures.

Heat the brown sugar, molasses, ginger, and cinnamon to the boiling point.

Remove them from the heat, add baking soda, and pour the mixture over the butter in a mixing bowl.

Stir until the butter melts, then add the egg and flour. Mix thoroughly.

Kneed the dough for a few minutes, then gather it into a ball. Refrigerate until it is firm enough to roll easily.

Roll on a lightly floured surface and cut out cookies.

Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 325 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Makes about 3 dozen.

Houston

Explore Ste. Genevieve, the first permanent settlement west of the Mississippi River. Settled in 1735, this delightful town is truly a living museum, with dozens of historic homes and French-Creole-style buildings.

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 1 cup imitation Sherry
• 1 envelope gelatin
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 8 eggs, separated
• 1 heaping cup sugar

• 2 dozen macaroons
• 1 cup nuts
• 28 Maraschino cherries
• ½ teaspoon almond extract

Instructions:

Dissolve gelatin in ½ cup of water, and sherry (on stove).

Add baking powder.

Beat yolks and sugar lightly, add cook until it thickens, cool.

Add ground macaroons and crushed nuts and cherries, then quickly add beaten whites.

Serve with sweetened whipped cream. Add ½ pint whipped cream and freeze as ice cream, if desired.

Serves: 6

Date of Recipe: 1920

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.

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Ivy Cottage Tea Room, Sedalia

Ingredients:

• 1 9-inch baked pastry shell
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cornstarch

• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 egg yolks, beaten 
• 3 egg whites
• 2 Tablespoons sugar

Instructions:

Combine peanut butter and powdered sugar.  Mix with a fork until it resembles corn meal.  Spread half the mixture in the bottom of the baked pastry shell.  Set the other half aside. 

In a saucepan, stir together 2/3 cup sugar, salt and cornstarch.  Add the milk, butter, vanilla and beaten egg yolks.  Cook over medium heat,

stirring constantly, until thickened.  Pour filling over peanut butter layer in pastry shell. 

Beat egg whites (gradually adding 2 Tablespoons sugar) until stiff. Spread over filling.  Sprinkle the remaining peanut butter mixture over

the meringue.  Bake at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes, until meringue

is browned and firm.  Cool before serving.  It is delicious served warm or cold!  Enjoy!

Windsor

Visitors to Sedalia will soon discover the historical and artistic heritage of this town, located in central Missouri. Sedalia celebrates its rich musical heritage with the annual Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival. The world's finest ragtime musicians gather in Sedalia every June, playing in the same spot where the famous ragtime composer himself once played. Though Joplin only lived in Sedalia for a few years, his artistic impact is still present. It was in Sedalia that Joplin composed his most famous work, the Maple Leaf Rag. Ragtime enthusiasts can see Joplin's numerous contemporary items on display at the Maple Leaf Room in the Learning Center at State Fair Community College.

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Ste. Genevieve

Ingredients:

• 3 cups packed brown sugar
• ½ cups evaporated milk
• 1 tbs. dark corn syrup
• ¼ cup butter

• 1 tbs. vinegar
• 3 tbs. bourbon or brandy
• 3 cups pecans, black walnuts, and hazelnuts (proportion as desired, with pecans as the majority)

Instructions:

In a heavy saucepan, boil sugar, evaporated milk, and corn syrup to soft ball stage (236 degrees).

Remove from the heat and add the butter, whiskey, and vinegar. Do not stir. Cool to 150 degrees.

Stir in the nuts and beat until the candy begins to thicken, but is still glossy.

Mound by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet and cool.

Store in an airtight container. Makes about 4 to 5 dozen.

Houston

Explore Ste. Genevieve, the first permanent settlement west of the Mississippi River. Settled in 1735, this delightful town is truly a living museum, with dozens of historic homes and French-Creole-style buildings.

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Hannibal

Ingredients:

• 7 or 8 medium Apples (5 Cups)
• 3/4 to 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Tsp Cinnamon
• 1 Dash Nutmeg

• 1 Tbsp Corn Starch
• 2 Tbsp Butter
• 1 Dash Salt

Instructions:

Slice apples.

Mix sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and corn starch.

Mix with apples.

Place in unbaked piecrust.

Dot with butter.

Add top crust.

Cut slits in top for steam to escape.

Bake 450 degrees for 10 minutes.

Reduce heat to 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes

Macon

Relive the stories of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and their adventures on the Mississippi River in Hannibal, where Samuel Clemens – better known as Mark Twain – grew up. While you’re in town, visit the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and learn about Clemens’ childhood and the real people behind his characters. Close by are other pieces of Twain history, including the Becky Thatcher House and Judge Clemens’ law office.

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Annedore’s Fine Chocolates, Kansas City

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt

• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ cup diced crystallized ginger

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Coat a bundt pan thoroughly with cooking spray.

In a mixing bowl cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.

Add pumpkin and vanilla and mix well.

In a large mixing bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and crystallized ginger.

Add pumpkin mixture and mix well.

Pour batter into bundt pan and bake for approximately 1 hour until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes then remove from pan and place on a rack to finish cooling.

Serves:12

Mound City

Kansas City has everything you’d expect to find in a bustling metropolitan area – world-class hotels, dynamite shopping, top-notch museums, professional sports and great places to eat! From the legendary Kansas City barbecue to KC strip steak, Mexican, Italian and more, Kansas City serves up delicious flavors to delight any visitor.

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Rozelle Court Restaurant, Kansas City

Ingredients:

• 4 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 eggs

• 4 ounces sour cream
• ½ cup raspberry purée or seedless raspberry jam
• 30 chocolate “cigarette” or other cylinder-shaped cookies
• 16 ounces ice cream dipping chocolate, melted

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Grease two 9-inch cake pans. Using an electric mixer cream the cream cheese until smooth.

Add the sugar and mix well. Add the cornstarch and mix well, scrapping the bottom of the bowl.

Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add the sour cream and raspberry purée and mix well.

Pour into cake pans and bake 50 minutes until set and lightly golden on top. Cool completely.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Using a 1 ½ -inch to 2-inch scoop, scoop small balls and place on sheet pan.

Stick a chocolate cigarette in each of the scoops and freeze until hard.

Remove from freezer and dip each lollipop in melted chocolate up to the chocolate stick, drag against the side of the bowl to remove excess chocolate and place back on parchment-lined baking sheet. Return to the freezer until ready to serve.

Serves: 30

Mound City

Kansas City has everything you’d expect to find in a bustling metropolitan area – world-class hotels, dynamite shopping, top-notch museums, professional sports and great places to eat! From the legendary Kansas City barbecue to KC strip steak, Mexican, Italian and more, Kansas City serves up delicious flavors to delight any visitor.

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Pierpont’s at Union Station, Kansas City

Ingredients:

• 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour, divided
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup plus 2 teaspoons sugar, divided
• ¼ cup butter

• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2 cups raspberries
• 2 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl sift together 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt and ½ cup sugar. Mix well.

Blend in ¼ cup butter with forks or pastry blender until small crumbles appear.

In a small bowl combine cream and egg, then add to the flour mixture and stir just to incorporate. Do not overmix.

Place raspberries in a large bowl, sprinkle evenly with remaining 2 tablespoons flour, just to cover.

Fold berries into batter. Mix gently to combine. Do not overmix.

Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead 4 to 5 times. Pat out to ¾-inch thick.

Cut into circles using a biscuit cutter and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Drizzle top of each scone with melted butter and sprinkle with remaining sugar.

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until golden brown on top. Remove from oven and cool slightly on rack before serving.

Serves:8-10

Mound City

Kansas City has everything you’d expect to find in a bustling metropolitan area – world-class hotels, dynamite shopping, top-notch museums, professional sports and great places to eat! From the legendary Kansas City barbecue to KC strip steak, Mexican, Italian and more, Kansas City serves up delicious flavors to delight any visitor.

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup light corn syrup

• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1 cup sugar

Instructions:

Mix sugar, flour and salt together, then add the rest of the ingredients.

Mix all ingredients well except pecans.

Put pecans in bottom of unbaked crust.

Pour mixture over pecans—bake 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Serves: 4-6

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.

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Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 ½ tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• ½ cup dark corn syrup

• ½ cup pure molasses
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 9-inch unbaked piecrust

Instructions:

Combine flour, brown sugar and cut butter in with hands or pastry blender. Set aside.

Filling:

Dissolve baking soda in boiling water in a bowl. Stir in syrup, molasses, salt, nutmeg and egg; mix well.

Pour 1/3 of mixture into unbaked piecrust.

Sprinkle 1/3 of the crumbs over mixture.

Continue process until both mixtures are used.

Bake in heated 375 degree oven for 10 minutes, then lower oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes.

Painted Lady Guest Cottage

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups sugar
• ½ cup corn syrup
• ¼ cup water

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions:

In a saucepan, combine all the ingredients except vanilla.

Cook to soft-crack stage (270 degrees).

Pour into a buttered platter. As candy cools lift edges toward center.

When cool enough to handle, add vanilla and pull, using the finger tips and stretching taffy until it becomes white.

Pull into a long rope and cut with scissors while soft, or crack into pieces after it hardens.

Makes ¾ pound

Date of Recipe: 1912

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup tapioca
• ½ cup sugar

• 3 ½ cup scalded milk
• 4 peaches peeled, pitted and sliced

Instructions:

Cook tapioca according to directions, and drain excess water.

Add milk and let cook 10 minutes.

Add sugar and peaches and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Painted Lady Guest Cottage

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Ste. Genevieve

Ingredients:

• Pastry for 8” pie shell
• 1 ½ quarts tart apples, sliced and peeled
• ¾ cup light brown sugar
• 2 tsp. lemon juice

• 3 tbs. water
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 large egg plus one egg yolk, beaten

Instructions:

This old-style tarte is thin and combines a cooked apple base with a sliced apple top. Fruit trees often surrounded the gardens of a French habitation.

Cover and cook 1 quart of apples with ½ cup sugar, lemon juice, and water until apples are very tender.

Uncover and cook until mixture is smooth and thick. Let mixture cool.

Stir in the nutmeg and beaten eggs.

Turn into pie shell and smooth top. Arrange the remaining apple slices artfully on top of the cooked apple mixture.

Trim excess pastry dough.

Sprinkle the remaining sugar on top of the arranged apples.

Bake at 325 degrees for about 1 hour 45 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is brown.

Houston

Explore Ste. Genevieve, the first permanent settlement west of the Mississippi River. Settled in 1735, this delightful town is truly a living museum, with dozens of historic homes and French-Creole-style buildings.

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Lidia’s, Kansas City

Ingredients:

• 30 ladyfingers, divided
• 2 ½ cups warm strong espresso
• 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped, divided
• cocoa, for dusting
• 6 egg yolks

• ¾ cup plus 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 ¼ pounds mascarpone cheese
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 ½ tablespoons dark rum

Instructions:

Dip 18 of the ladyfingers in the espresso and use them to line the bottom of a 9 by 13-inch baking pan.

Sprinkle half of the chocolate and generous dusting over the ladyfingers. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl combine the egg yolks and ¾ cup sugar and mix with an electric mixer on high, approximately 10 minutes.

By hand, mix in the mascarpone until incorporated and relatively lump free. Set aside.

In a mixing bowl whip the cream, the 1/3 cup sugar and the rum until stiff peaks are formed.

Add the mascarpone mixture and whip again until thoroughly mixed.

Spread half of the filling on top of the ladyfingers. Soak the remaining ladyfingers in the espresso and make a second layer, leaving space in between the ladyfingers.

Sprinkle with the remaining chocolate and another dusting of the cocoa.

Spread the remaining filling evenly over the ladyfingers and lightly sprinkle with cocoa.

Cover and refrigerate for six hours or overnight.

Before serving, sprinkle with a dusting of cocoa.

Serves: 12-16

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Hannibal

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Butter, Softened
• 3 Eggs
• 3 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour

• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Cup Buttermilk
• 1 9-inch Unbaked Pie Crust with Edges of Crust Crimped High
• 1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans, toasted

Instructions:

In a large mixing bowl, gradually beat the sugar into the softened butter with an electric mixer, beating till mixture is well blended.

Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Combine the all-purpose flour and the salt. Gradually beat these dry ingredients into the butter mixture.

Beat in the buttermilk till mixture is well blended. Pour the egg-and-buttermilk filling into the pie crust.

Srpinkle the toasted pecans over the top of the filling in the pie crust.

Bake the pie in a 300 F oven for one hour and 15 to 20 minutes or till the buttermilk filling is set. Cool. Store the pie in the refrigerator.

Note: To toast the chopped pecans, spread them evenly in a shallow baking pan. Bake the pecans in a 350 F oven for 5 to 10 minutes or till they're browned, stirring the nuts once or twice during baking.

Makes 8 Servings

Macon

Relive the stories of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and their adventures on the Mississippi River in Hannibal, where Samuel Clemens – better known as Mark Twain – grew up. While you’re in town, visit the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and learn about Clemens’ childhood and the real people behind his characters. Close by are other pieces of Twain history, including the Becky Thatcher House and Judge Clemens’ law office.

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter
• 1 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 ½ cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 egg whites

• ¼ teaspoon almond flavoring
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Rind of 1 orange
• Juice of 1 orange
• 4 teaspoons butter
• Powdered sugar

Instructions:

½ cup butter
1 2/3 cup sugar
1 cup cold water
2 ½ cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
4 egg whites
¼ teaspoon almond flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream butter and sugar thoroughly.

Add water and flour alternately, and mix.

Add baking powder, almond, and vanilla flavorings. Add each egg white, and beat well after each.

Bake in two layer pans for approximately 30 minutes in a 350-degree oven.

Use orange filling between layers, and ice with white icing of your choice.

Rind of 1 orange
Juice of 1 orange
4 teaspoons butter
Powdered sugar

Grate rind of orange. Combine with butter and enough orange juice, and powdered sugar to make desired consistency.

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.