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The purpose of a pantry is specifically to store food. I have food in my pantry that I bought in 2008. For instance, butter was on sale for a buck a pound then, so I bought 75 pounds. At one point I remembered I was low on oatmeal but forgot I had bought some the month before, and then I learned I had two boxes when I thought I only had one, and that is how I wound up with fifty pounds of oatmeal, most of which I still have. (I should start making oatmeal cookies again.)
Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies
Yield: about 20 large or 30 small
1⅓ c sugar
1 t cinnamon
½ t baking powder
½ t salt
⅔ c butter, softened
2 eggs, beaten
1 c applesauce
2 TB vanilla
2½ c flour
2½ c oatmeal
1 c chopped walnuts
1 c dried cranberries
Oven to 375 F.
Mix all. Measure 1/8 cup or ¼ cup per cookie. Mash them out because they won’t spread as they bake. Bake 18 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. They will be soft.
Time is uncertain because my oven is very old and unreliable.