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Friday, April 23, 2010

vegetable #6

Creamed potatoes

6 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2 cubes
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
fresh parsley, minced
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups milk
paprika

Place pototoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat: cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile in another saucepan melt butter. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened. Drain potatoes and place in serving bowl. Add cream sauce and toss gently. Sprinkle with paprika and parsley. Yeld : 6 servings.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

pie #4

Velvety Custard Pie

4 eggs, slighly beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cup milk , scalded
1 9"unbaked pie shell

Thoroughly mix eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla. slowly sir in hot milk. at once pour into unbaked pie shell. Sprinkle with nutmeg/ or cinnamon. bake at 475 degrees for 5 minutes. reduce heat to 425 degrees for 10 minutes. cool on rack.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

bread #4

Tasty Pancakes

2 eggs beaten
1 tsp soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
4 tablespoons butter melted
1 cup buttermilk, or sourmilk(this used to be the standard for using up old milk)
2 1/4 cup flour
2 tsp sugar

beat eggs and add milk. stir well, and add the rest of the ingredients. Avoid overmixing- they will turn out fluffier. Cook on a hot pan. enjoy.

Friday, March 26, 2010

salad #2

Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad

1 head cauliflower cut up
1/2 pound shredded cheese
1 head broccoli cut up
8 slices of bacon fried and crumbled

dressing

1 cup salad dressing
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
1/4 package dry hidden valley ranch dressing
1/2 cup sugar

Break appart cauliflower and broccoli. Fry bacon and break into small pieces. Misx together with dressing.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Vegetable #5

Green Beans with Cream sauce

1 1/2 quarts green beans/this is raw beans not sure what prepared amount is. 1 inch lengths.
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup half and half

Beans should be 1 inch in length when prepared. melt butter in a saucepan and add flour. when flour is slightly browned, add beans and water. stir occasionaly during cooking. cook until tender and add salt. just before serving add cream. There should be very little water on beans after cooking. serves six.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

meat #4

Meat pie

1 1/2 cups leftover meat
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup broth
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoon grated onion
1/3 cup chopped pepper

add flour to broth and stir until blended
add milk and cook until thickened
add salt, minced onion, and green peppers
stir meat into gravy and pour into pastry lined dish
cover top with pastry
bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes.

serves 6