Home Economics Recipes For This Week~

Spicy Potato Soup~

1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
3 cups potatoes, cubed
3 cups tomato juice
4 cups water
3-4 carrots, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1/2 t. chili powder

Cook ground beef and onion together in skillet until onions are tender. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer for one hour. * May need to add a little more water to desired consistency. Yummy!

Pumpkin Bars ~With Cream Cheese Icing

• 4 eggs
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 (15 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
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• ICING: ***I double this**
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon milk