November 16 |
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Julius Caesar Watts, Jr.'s
Birthday
When Watts was requested to submit a favorite recipe for a collection of Congressional recipes, he wrote, "I am proud to be a Congressman from the Fourth District of Oklahoma. But nothing thrills me more than being called Dad or youth minister. It was such a privilege to be an influence on young lives and help steer and guide them through the tumultuous teen years. Cultural renewal in this country requires that the strong institutions like church, family, community, schools be strengthened and I got a firsthand lesson on that topic as a youth minister. This particular recipe came in handy with all of our church functions. It serves a bunch of hungry kids. We served this at a lot of church suppers when I was a youth minister." So what
better way to honor the classy J.C. Watts on his birthday than to serve up some Oklahoma
Mud and watch him when he was the Oklahoma Sooners Quarterback
in a DVD of the
1981 Orange Bowl. |
Ingredients |
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2 cups sugar 2 sticks (1 cup) margarine - melted 4 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1&1/2 cups flour 1&1/2 cups coconut 1&1/2 cups chopped nuts - (pecans are great) |
3 TB cocoa 1 jar marshmallow cream 1 box powdered sugar 1 stick (1/2 cup) margarine, melted 1/2 cup cocoa 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1 TB vanilla |
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Instructions |
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© 2011 Gordon Nary and Tyler Stokes