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Thursday, December 24, 2009

salad #1

Spinach Salad

1 lb fresh salad
1/4 lb fresh raw mushrooms
1/4 cup sallions, sliced thin
1 green pepper chopped
2 hard cooked eggs diced
6-8 strips of bacon fried and crumbled

tear washed and drained spinach in bite sized pieces.

toss gently with remaining ingredients

Dressing

2 tbsp hot bacon drippings
1/2 cup salad oil
2 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tbsp honey

mix all ingredients together well. pour over salad and serve immediatley.

serves 7-8

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Pie #3

Shoo Fly Pie

Crumbs:

1 cup flour
1 tbsp shortening
2/3 cup light brown sugar

cut together with 2 knives till crumbly. Take out 1/2 cup crumbs and set aside.

Bottom Part:

1 egg slightly beaton
1 cup molasses
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp baking soda
1 9 "unbaked pie shell

to crumb mixture add egg and molasses. add 3/4 cup boiling water and molasses. dissolve soda in remaining 1/4 cup water and mix.

Pour into unbaked pie shell. sprinkle reserved crumbs on top. bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 40 to 45 minutes longer.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Desert #4

Apple Desert

3 granny smith apples or yellow delicious cutup
8 oz cutup
3 candy bars (snickers cutup)
16 oz crushed pineapple (drained)
nuts chopped

Mix all together. Let set for awhile in the refrigerator. Enjoy.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Meat #3

Turkey Barbecue

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup onion chopped
1 cup celery chopped
1/4 cup green pepper chopped
3/4 cup catsup
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tbsp worcestshire sauce
dash pepper
4 cups chopped turkey

cook onion, cerlery, and pepper in butter until soft,

add remaining ingredients except turkey and cook 5 minutes.

add turkey heat throughly.

makes 6-8 servings.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

vegetable #3

Candied sweet potato

6 medium sweet potoatoes
salt
paprika
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp butter

cook potatoes until soft. peel and cut lengthwise in 1/2 inch pieces. place in shallow greased cooking dish. sprinkle with salt and paprika.

mix sugar, lemon rind, and lemon juice. drizzle over potatoes.

dot with butter.

bake, uncovered at 3 75 degrees for 20 minutes. bast serveral during baking.

Monday, November 23, 2009

bread #3

Turkey Dressing

1/2 lb sausage
1 small can oysters
1 can mushroom soup
3 medium onions diced
1 cup celery diced
bread, enough to fill a small roaster
sage to taste
salt and pepper

broth of turkey, enough to moisten the dressing(all the ingredients), let stand for awhile. Put some more broth on dressing to make sure it is moistened. Bake 1 hour.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Cake #2

Cottage Cheese Cake

1 1/2 cups cornflakes finely crushed
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 cup butter melted
3/4 cup sugar
2 envelopes unflavored geletin
1/4 tsp salt
2 egg yolks beaton
1 6 oz can evaporated milk
t tsp lemon peel grated
24 oz cottage cheese
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 to 1 cup whipped cream

combine cornflakes, 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and butter to form crust. reserve 1/3 of mixture. Press remaikning crumbs on bottom of 9 inch square baking pan.

in double boiler combine 3/4 cup sugar, gelatin, and salt. Stir in egg yolks and milk. cook over simmering water, stirring until gelatin dissolves and mixture thickens. remove from heat.

stir lemon peel, cottage cheese, lemon juice, and vanilla into gelatin mixture. chill until partially congealed and custardly.

beat egg whites until soft peaks form gradually add 1/4 cup sugar and and beat until stiff peaks form. fold into gelatin mixture.

fold in whipped creams Pour over cornflake crust. sprinckle with remaining crumbs and chill.

makes 9 -12 servings.