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Perfect Peanut Butter Icing
    Makes 2 cups
2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
2 teaspoons butter or margarine
4 to 6 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
    In a small bowl, blend all ingredients and beat with a hand mixer until smooth. Use
     to frost your favorite cake, cupcake, or cookie.
Fluffy Dip
    Makes 2 cups
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup chopped pecans
4 teaspoons crystallized ginger pieces
    In a small bowl, combine the peanut butter and sour cream and blend well. Fold in the
     coconut, pecans, and ginger. This is a wonderful stuffing for cored apples or used
     as a dip with fancy crackers, pita bread, or naan.

Homemade Peanut Butter Chocolate
     Sauce
    Makes 2 cups
1 (3-ounce) package chocolate pudding mix
1 cup water
1/3 cup peanut butter
3/4 cup light corn syrup
    In a medium saucepan, combine pudding mix and water and cook on medium high heat.
     Stir well to remove any lumps and allow to boil until sauce thickens, about 5
     minutes.
    Remove from heat and add the peanut butter and corn syrup and stir vigorously until
     smooth. Serve while still warm over ice cream, sundaes, or pound cake.

Peanut Butter Topping
    Makes 1-1/2 cups
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup peanut butter
Chopped peanuts, optional
    In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water over high heat. Stir constantly and boil
     for about 2 minutes, until sugar is no longer grainy. Remove from heat and beat in
     peanut butter until smooth, about 2 minutes. Serve poured over ice cream or frozen
     treats with a sprinkling of peanuts, if desired.

Cherry Topping
    Makes 3 cups
1/3 cup quick oats
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold butter
1/3 cup peanut butter
1 (15-ounce) can cherry pie filling
    In a large bowl, combine the oats, flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in the butter
     until the mixture is crumbly.
    In a medium bowl, stir the peanut butter into the cherry pie filling. Add to the oat
     mixture and thoroughly combine.
    This topping is excellent over baked apples as a side dish. It’s also wonderful over
     baked cobblers or crisps. You can also pour it over a ham before baking.
California Delight
    Makes 1 heaping cup
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/8 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
4 tablespoons Nutella spread
1/4 cup shredded coconut
3 tablespoons dried cranberries
3 tablespoons crushed banana chips
3 tablespoons candied papaya
    Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and spread generously on banana bread,
     zucchini bread, or bagels.
Peanut Butter and Pear Spread
    Makes 1-3/4 cups
8 ounces Neufchatel cheese, softened
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons orange juice
3/4 cup chopped pears
1/2 cup pecan pieces
    Combine the cheese, peanut butter, honey, and orange juice in a medium bowl and blend
     well. Fold in the pears and pecans. Serve on slices of zucchini bread, banana bread,
     or on bagels or hearty crackers.

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    Volume Measurements
Weight Measurements
Temperature Conversion
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Metric
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Metric
Fahrenheit
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1 teaspoon
5 ml
1/2 ounce
15 g
250
120
1 tablespoon
15 ml
1 ounce
30 g
300
150
1/4 cup
60 ml
3 ounces
90 g
325
160
1/3 cup
75 ml
4 ounces
115 g
350
180
1/2 cup
125 ml
8 ounces
225 g
375
190
2/3 cup
150 ml
12 ounces
350 g
400
200
3/4 cup
175 ml
1 pound
450 g
425
220
1 cup
250 ml
2-1/4 pounds
1 kg
450
230