Soup #3 and #4

Cold bread soup

cut bread in chunk or cubes. Sugar to taste and pour cold milk over bread and sugar.

huckleberries, cherries, or peaches in season can be added. Serve in large soup bowl.


Coffee Soup

break 1 piece of bread into a cup. Fill cup with hot coffee; add sugar and cream to taste.


Not sure when these recipes came around. It is suspected the came around the depression time.

dessert #3

Honey Milk Balls

1 cup oatmeal
1 cup powdered milk
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter

Combine all ingredients. Mix well. Form 1" balls.

Makes about 2 1/2 dozen.

Pie #1

Pumpkin Pie

1 1/2 cup cooked pumpkin
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup milk
3 eggs, seperated
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
pastry shell to 1 9" crust

Cook pumpkin. Add beaton egg yolk, sugar, salt, cornstarch, and spices. Gradually add scalded milk and mix thoroughly. Fold in stiffly beaton egg whites. Pour mixture into unbaked pie crust. Bake at 425 degree for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degree and continue to bake for 30 minutes.

Soup #2

Chili Soup

2 cups pinto beans or on #2 can kidney beans (all soft)
1 pound hamburger
2 tsps salt
1 guart tomatoes
2 medium sized onions 1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp chili powder

Put 2 tsps of fat in pan and brown the onions (which are minced). Add hamburger and fry until brown. Add tomatoesto cooked beans and cook several minutes. Then add beans to hamburger mixture, add seasoning. add water to obtain desired consistency. Simmer together 15 minutes.

Serves 6

Drink #1

Cranberry Punch

1 lb cranberries
7 cups water
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 bottles ginger-ale
2 cups frozen orange juice concetrate
juice of 1 lemon
2 qts water

boil cranberries in 4 cups of water. Drain juice. cobmbine sugar with remaining water and boil 5 minutes. Combine with cranberry juice. Add all other ingredients. Serve well chilled.

Makes 1/2 gallons.

Meat #1

Poor Man's Steak

2 lbs ground beef
1 cup crackers crumbs
1 cup milk
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 onion chopped

1. Mix all ingredients together. Pat mixture out to 1/2" thickness on paper lined cookie sheets. Cover ane refgerate overnight.

2. Cut meat into serving size pieces. Coat with flour. Borwn pieces in small amount of hot fat. Place in roasting pan and cover with mushroom sauce mixed with 1 1/4 cup water.\

3. Bake, covered at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours

make 4 services

dessert #2

Oatmeal Pie

4 eggs slightly beaton
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup molasses
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cup oatmeal
1 tsb melted butter
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts
2 8" unbaked pie shells

1. combin all ingrediants. our into 2 unbaked pie shells.

2. bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.