Albert visits the nursing home

Albert was gentle enough to visit the nursing home with me for a while.  Some of his  nursing home stories are in How (Not) to Kiss Your Dog. Here he is with his friend Ferne. 

Ferne made the best brownies in the world.  Dogs are not allowed to eat these.  They cannot eat chocolate or they will get sick and maybe even die.  I was reminded of this by Shoebert.

Here is the recipe for Ferne’s brownies.  Oleo is an old fashioned term for margarine.  You could probably use butter instead.  You can also melt unsweetened baking chocolate instead of the cocoa and  oleo.

Ferne's Chocolate Brownies

12 Tbs cocoa & 4 Tbs oleo

2/3 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

1 1/4 cup flour

1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup chopped nuts

Heat oven to 350. Grease 9 X 13 X 2 pan.

Melt cocoa, oleo and shortening over low heat.
Beat in eggs, sugar and vanilla. Sift flour,
salt, and baking powder and blend into
chocolate mixture. Mix in nuts. Spread in

pan and bake 25-30 minutes (check after 20

with a toothpick). Do not over bake.