Q: Through moving I lost one of my favorite cookie recipes. I used to boil water and raisins together and let the raisins soak, then add them to the dry ingredients.

Rev. Thea Davis,

Flemington, N.J.

A: This recipe has been one of my favorites for many, many years -- it is one of the most thumbed in the recipe box I inherited from my grandmother. I'm happy to share!

Q: About 40 years ago Kraft Macaroni and Cheese had a recipe that included tuna and parsley. I have not been able to find it since.

Carrie

A: Kraft marketed its first mac and cheese in 1922, introducing the classic ``blue box'' version in 1936. It has been a popular solution for empty pantries and pinched budgets ever since. There have been many tuna casserole recipes on the box over the years -- I hope this is the one you remember.

This recipe will heartily feed four for less than $5. Popular additions include chopped tomato, sliced mushrooms, chopped pimiento or bell pepper, canned or frozen corn, a can of condensed cream of celery or chicken soup in place of the sour cream and a topping of crumbled crackers or shredded Cheddar or jack cheese.

Q: When I moved to Huntsville, Ala., from La Crosse, Wis., I misplaced a recipe for cottage cheese bread. It was an Old World recipe from a 1920 cookbook. It was great for fondue because it was so moist and had a wonderful favor.

Mary Gilchrist

A: My recipe isn't Old World; it's one I got from a friend in college in Missouri. The cottage cheese makes a moist, light-textured loaf. It's one of my favorite white bread recipes. I have tried a blend of half whole wheat and half white flour, and it was fine but not wonderful.

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Q: My son-in-law to be speaks of a breakfast dish his late mother, who was from Pakistan, made with rice, milk, carrots, raisins and pistachios. He describes it as somewhat like an American pudding. Can anyone help?

M.W.

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