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Shatto Milk Company, courtesy of the Roasterie Coffee Company, Osborne

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Ghirardelli Creamy Caramel Flavored Syrup
• 3/4 oz. Monin Banana Syrup

• 8 oz. Shatto Milk
• 2 shots Roasterie Espresso

Instructions:

- Steam syrups with the milk.

- Combine espresso and stir.

- Top with whipped Shatto cream.

- Dust with cinnamon.

Maplewood

Take an in-depth tour of this family-owned-and-operated dairy and learn how top-quality milk is produced in Missouri. Shatto Milk Company, which has operated as a dairy for more than 60 years, invites guests to tour the processing plant, see the 120 cows in the milking herd, watch how the milk is packaged in Shatto’s famous glass bottles and sample the delicious products made at the dairy.

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Ingredients:

• ¾ cup milk
• 1 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions:

Mix in blender and serve immediately in glasses.

Painted Lady Guest Cottage

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups cranapple juice
• 1 cup orange (best if fresh)
• ¼ cup whipping cream

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 sliced bananas
• Scoop crushed ice

Instructions:

Mix in blender and serve in chilled glass.

Painted Lady Guest Cottage

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 1 quart cranberries
• 7 cups water
• 2 cups sugar

• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 quart ginger ale

Instructions:

Cook cranberries in 4 quarts of water until tender, then press through sieve.

Add sugar to remaining 3 quarts water and bring to a boil.

Simmer for 5 minutes.

Combine the cranberries, syrup and fruit juices and chill.

Add ginger ale just before serving.

Serves: 20-25

Date of Recipe: 1950

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 5 packages cherry Kool-Aid dissolved in four quarts fo water
• 2 6-ounce cans frozen lemonade

• 2 46-ounce cans pineapple juice
• 3 quarts gingerale, added just before serving

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients in large bowl.

Serves: 50 people

Date of Recipe: 1956

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.

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Warrensburg Heritage Cookbook, Warrensburg

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1/3 cup sugar
• Dash of salt

• ½ cup hot water
• 3 cups milk

Instructions:

In saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar, salt and water; simmer 2 minutes, add milk; heat (do not let boil).

Before serving beat with whisk until frothy.

A spoonful of whipped cream served on top is nice.

Serves: 4 cups

Date of Recipe: 1900

Chesterfield

The town of Warrensburg is perhaps best known as the site of the famous “Old Drum” speech made by Senator George Graham Vest in 1869. Old Drum was the beloved dog of a Warrensburg citizen, and Senator Vest famously eulogized the pet by saying that “man’s best friend is his dog.” A monument to Old Drum now stands on the lawn of the Warrensburg courthouse.

This recipe was provided by the Johnson County Historical Society in honor of the Warrensburg sesquicentennial.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, Mansfield

Ingredients:

• 3 lemons
• 6 – 8 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar

• Approximately 1 quart boiling water
• Sprigs of fresh mint (optional)

Instructions:

Grate rind from 1 lemon and squeeze the juice from all three.

Put rind, juice, and confectioners’ sugar in a 1-quart heatproof jug.

Fill jug with boiling water. Stir and let stand until cooled.

Serve over ice with a sprig of mint.

Joplin

Tour the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Mansfield for a view into the life of the famous author. It was here at her Mansfield home that Wilder penned the nine “Little House” books, which were adapted for the hit television series “Little House on the Prairie.”