Claudia Santini, of Santa Rosa, Calif., was looking for a recipe for making caramel brownies that used German chocolate cake mix as the base. She said her mother used to make them in the 1960s and she would very much like to have the recipe. After seeing Santini’s request, Tzippie Mahr, of Baltimore, sent in a recipe she noticed on www.mr.food.com that surely is the one Santini was in search of.

This recipe for caramel brownies starts with a box of German chocolate cake mix to which butter, evaporated milk and nuts are added. Melted caramels and chocolate chips are then added partway through the baking process. The result is a sinfully rich and chewy treat that is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth.

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Arnetta Paulin, of Schuylkill Haven, Pa., is looking for a recipe for Rivel Soup, which she says was popular in the Grantville-Hershey, Pa., area when she was growing up.