Recipes from our Family
Strawberry jello strawberries cool whip ½ angel food cakes broken in pieces-lay in dish. Take 1 cup boiling water. Add 1 3 oz box of strawberry jello-adding strawberries still frozen. Add 1 package Cup cool whip – stir and pour over cake. Mary Rerrevial
1 package (Half quart) milk chocolate chips 1 cup chopped salted cashews 1 cup dried apricots chopped In a microwave or double boiler, melt chocolate. Stir until smooth. Stir in apricots and cashews. Drop by mounded tablespoons onto wax paper lined baking sheet. Chill until solid. About 15 minutes. Store in airtight container. Yields … Read more
Pear Preserves 1 lb sugar to 3 lb pears peeled and sliced. Water to largely cover pears. Cook down for a long time.
Apple Butter from Mabel Hodges Grandmother makes best apple butter 16 cups apples peeled and cooked. 8 cups sugar 1 package sure gell cinnamon Put through blender. While hot add 1 package sure gell and 8 cups of sugar. Put in dish pan another fairly large pan and cook in oven at 350 for 3 … Read more
The dough is sticky so roll out the dough between pieces of wax paper ½ cup of margarine 2 Tbsp. Almond extract ½ cup of shortening 1¾ cup flour ¾ cup sugar 1¼ cup old fashioned oats In mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugar. Beat in extract. Combine flour and oats. Gradually add … Read more
2 lbs. zucchini or yellow squash sliced 3/8 inch thick (7 cups) ¼ cup onion, diced or sliced (I use more) 1 (10 oz.) can condensed cream of chicken soup 1 (8 oz.) carton diary sour cream 1 cup shredded carrots 1 box stove top dressing (I like Savory Herbs or chicken or cornbread flavored) … Read more
Sweet Potatoes – desired amount Milnot or Cream Sugar Peel and slice desired amount of sweet potatoes. Cover with water, and dash of salt. Cook till almost tender. Drain. Place in casserole dish. Sprinkle with white sugar and Milnot (Real cream is much better.) Bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes. Watch closely so cream … Read more
Sweet Potatoes – desired amount Butter Brown Sugar Peel and slice desired amount of sweet potatoes. Cover with water, and dash of salt. Cook till almost tender. Drain. Place in casserole dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar and several slices of butter. Bake at 400 degrees about 30 minutes. Watch closely. Remove from oven when some … Read more
3 lbs. potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced 3 tsp. salt 3 T. butter 1/8 tsp. pepper 4 onions, thinly sliced 1/8 tsp. paprika 2½ cups milk 2 T. flour Cheese Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place potatoes, onions, and 2 tsp. salt in a large saucepan. Cover with water. Boil 5 minutes or until potatoes … Read more
3 strips bacon (I use more) 1 small onion (I use more) ¼ tsp. dry mustard 2 tsp. cornstarch ¼ tsp. salt 1 can (16 oz.) green beans, drained, reserving ½ cup liquid 1 T. brown sugar 1 T. vinegar 1 hard-cooked egg, sliced-optional Fry bacon in skillet until crisp. Remove bacon, crumble and set … Read more