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Friday, June 18, 2010

Recipes?

I have so many recipes to go through. I would like to put up the type of recipes that people are looking for. In the comments put down the type of recipes you would like to see. I will strive to put those recipes down first. Have a great day cooking and eating.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

drink #4

Red Lemonade

1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup cherry juice
1 quart very cold water
1/8 teaspoon red food coloring

Combine syrup and fruit juices.
Stir until well blended.
Add water and red food coloring.
Mix all together.

Friday, June 11, 2010

dessert #8

Cracker Pudding

4 cups milk
2 eggs, seperated
1/2 cup milk
2 cups course cracker crumbs
1 cup coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla

Scald milk in top of double boiler. Beat egg yolks and add sugar.
Add this mixture gradually to scalded milk. Stir constantly.
Allow to cook for one minute and then add cracker crumbs and coconut.
Stir until cracker crumbs are soft and mixture is thick.
Remove from heat and add vanilla.
Pour into buttered baking dish.
Spread with meringue made by beating 3 tablespoons of sugar into stiffly beaton egg whites.
Bake at 350 degrees until meringue is a golden brown.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Pickle and Relish #2

Beet Relish

1 quart beets, cooked
1/2 cup grated horseradish
1 cup sugar
1 quart vinegar
1 teaspoon salt

Chop beets very fine.
Combine sugar, salt, vinegar, and horseradish.
Mix with beets.
This maybe brought to a boil and then canned, or it maybe kept in a cool place and eaten immediately.

Chopped onions and green peppers maybe added to relish.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Drink #3

Orange and Lemon Delight

9 oranges
4 lemons
3 cups sugar
2 cups water

Combine sugar and water and boil 2 minutes together. cool.
Squeeze oranges and lemons.
Add cool sugar syrup and mix thoroughly.
Can be kept for some time in refrigerator and used as desired.
Dilute to taste.
Makes 2 quarts.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Drink #2

Fruit Punch (with tea base)

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup strong tea
1 1/2 cups lemon juice
2 cups orange juice
1 quart ginger ale
mint leaves

Combine sugar and water and cook heat for 1 minute(sugar is dissolved).
Cool syrup and pour over ice.
To make tea infusion, add 3 tablespoons of tea to 1/2 cups water.
Add the fruit juices, tea and salt and mix well.
Add ginger ale just before serving.
Place a sprig of mint in eash glass as it is served.

Serves 12.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Pickle and Relish #1

Barbecue Relish

8 ripe Tomaotes
6 green peppers
6 onions
8 tart apples
6 red apples
1 pint vinegar
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoons cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon salt

Grind vegatables and apples through a coarse blade of food grinder.

Combine sugar, salt, spices and vinegar.

Pour liquid over mixture and cook slowly for 20 minutes.

Pack into jars and seal.

This is a recipe for canning. If you want a smaller amount, then you can you use the recipe as a guide to make your relish. Enjoy it very much.