Betty Plumb's Recipes

Up Betty Plumb's Recipes Gathered Recipes

 

Appetizers

Cocktail Rounds

Cucumber Sandwiches

Crab Dip--Sherry Williams

Curry Dip

Fruit Pizza--Suzanne Plumb

Meatballs

Liverwurst Pate

Pepper Jelly--B. Brunner

Spinach Balls--Jane Bruns

Spinach Dip--Melissa Cornet

Vegetable Pizza--Suzanne Plumb

Spinach Balls

Breads/Rolls

Apricot Bread

Apricot Nut Bread--Fay Whitlow

Apricot Nut Bread--Jane Bruns

Cinnamon Rolls--Lucile Plumb

Cranberry Bread--Ann Tom

English Muffin Loaf--Marian Ricker

Lemon Bread--Bessie MacLean, Betty’s mother

Nut Rolls

Oat Cakes

Orange Bread--Mary Palen

Orange Bread--Dorothy Smith

Pluckin’ Bread--The Poor Farm, Mt. Carmel, IL

Popovers

Pumpkin Bread--Laura Landreth

Rich Yeast Crescents

Rye Bread or Limpa--Marguerite Matthews

Six Week Muffin Mix

Vegetable Bread--Marian Ricker

Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Muffins with Lemon

Cakes

Apricot Run Cake

Blueberry Coffee Cake

Carrot Cake

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake--Dorothy Smith

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Fresh Apple Cake

Heath Bar Coffee Cake

Pina Colada Cake--Sandy McCrocklin

Pina Colada Rum Cake--Debby White

Poppy Seed Cake

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Sour Cream Pound Cake

Texas Hospitality Cake--Rosemary Kellum

“Sock It To Me” Cake--Melissa Cornet

Candy

Buckeyes--Do not make alone!

Candied Walnuts--Betty Fleming

Cream Candy--Cricket

Fudge--Jane Bruns

No F#*@^#-Up Fudge

Peanut Brittle--Gladys

Peppermint Bark--Lori Plumb

Pralines

Toffee

Cookies/Brownies

Apricot Fingers

Breakfast-In-A-Cookie

Brownies

Brownies--Ghiradelli

Brown Sugar Cookies-Bess Hunt

Brown Sugar Cookies--Yvonne Harris

Butterscotch Bon Bons

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Shots--Birdell Brehm

Chocolate Meringue Fingers

Cream Wafers

Drop Cookies--Blanche Tweedie

Elegant Brownies

Feather Light Cookies

Hermits--Cecil’s favorites

Lemon-Almond Wafers--Jane Bruns

Lemon Walnut Bars

Lemon Bars--Byrd

Lemon Bars

Lemon Walnut Squares

Mama’s Chocolate Cookies

Melting Moments--Mary Huggins/Harriet

Meringues--Jean Kiger

More Brownies!

Mrs. Field’s Cookies

Naniamo Bars

Norwegian Christmas Cookies--Mitchell

Oat Bran Cookies

Oatmeal Cookies

Orange Drop Cookies--Rosemary Fox

Orange Marmalade Bars

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Cookies--like Buck Eyes

Pecan Tassies

Pfefernuse--Mrs. Cross

Potato Chip Cookies

Punch Bowl Cookies

Raspberry Squares--Melissa Cornet

Roll-Out Sugar Cookies--Jane Bruns

Sandy’s Special

Schokoladeplatzchen

Scot’s Shortbread

Seven Layer Bars

Spritz--Jean Durant

Swedish Macaroons

Swedish Spice Cookies--Betty says these are good!

Toll House Oatmeal Cookies

Viennese Tartlets

Yum Yum Bars

Zucchini Cookies

Desserts

Apple Crisp--Debby White

Apple Dumplings

Blueberry Slump--Bessie McLean

Chocolate Fondue

Fruit Tart--Suzanne Plumb

Ester’s Strawberry Dessert

Lemon Curd--Jim Beard

Lemon Sponge Pudding--Bessie MacLean

Mary Huggins “No-Cal” Dessert

Mrs. Stern’s cheesecake-- Suzanne Plumb

Mrs. Truman’s Ozark Pudding

Orange Sherbet

Rhubarb Ambrosia

Scalloped Pineapple--Janis Dean

Strawberry Glazed Cheese Cake--Ginny May Colyer

Strawberry Shortcake Deluxe

Dressings

Blue Cheese Dressing--Suzanne Plumb

Drinks

Baird’s Punch

Instant Spiced Tea

Spiced Tea

Wassail

Frosting

Wilton Buttercream Icing

Salads

Broccoli Salad--Suzanne Plumb

Chicken Almond Salad

Chicken Salad--Ann Tom

Chicken Salad Rollup

Chinese Slaw

Curried Chicken Salad

Debby’s Spinach Salad--Debby White

Honey-Mustard Slaw--J. Payne

Hot Chicken Salad--Mary Palen

Italian Slaw

Layered Salad(without peas!)--Sandy McCrocklin

Macaroni Salad--Kay Kenney

New Potato Salad

Orange Salad

Rita’s Hot Chicken Salad

Strawberry Jell-O Salad

Strawberry Spinach Salad--Suzanne Plumb

Taco Salad--Sweet Loraine

Vermicelli Salad--Sweet Loraine Plumb

Main Dishes/Casseroles

Baked Seafood Salad

Barbecues

Beef Chinese Casserole

Bean Bake

Beef  Sherry

Breakfast Casserole

Brunner Chicken

Casserole--Mary Fleming

Chicken--Kay Kenney

Chicken A’La King--Lori Plumb

No peas!  Yeah

Chicken Casserole--S. Wyse

Chicken Casserole--Ina MacLean Chappell

Chicken Casserole

Chicken Divan--Suzanne Plumb

Chicken Polonaise

Chicken Casserole--Linda Centifanto

Chicken Italian--Dorothy Redding

Chicken Salad Bake--Dorothy Redding

Five-Can Casserole

Ham Loaf--Grete Slader

Hawaiian Ham

Meatball in Spicy Sauce--Betty Woomer

Moo Shoo Pork

Overnight Casserole

Pork Tenderloin--Gerry Semmer

Ribs--Rex Brown

Riviera Chicken--Phyllis Leeb

Shrimp Fettuccini

Spinach Soufflé--Suzanne Plumb

Stuffed Shells

Swedish Meat Balls

Sweet & Sour Chicken--Mary Hockney

Turkey Tetrazinni

Veal Florentine

Miscellaneous

Aunt Molly’s Salve

Betty’s Secret Pancake Recipe

Golden Marmalade--Bessie MacLean

Play Dough

Salt Substitute

Pies

Chocolate Angel Pie

Chocolate Frango Pie

French Silk Pie

Key Lime Pie--Gerry Semmer

Pecan Pie—Dear Abby’s

Strawberry Pie--Audrey Wilkinson

Sauces/Spreads

Meatball Sauce--Sandy McCrocklin

Mexican Chocolate

Pesto

Soups

Cabbage Soup

Chili

Homemade Chicken Soup

Onion Soup

Pea Soup

Pistow--Suzanne Plumb

Potato Leek Soup

Pumpkin Soup

Vegetables/Fruits/Side Dishes

Beans--Mary Buck

Cheese & Bacon Potato Bake--Melissa Cornet

Corn Pudding--Nancy Bates

No Calorie Potatoes

Onion Tart

Potato Pancakes

Scalloped Onions

Scalloped Pineapple

Super Rice

Vegetables Mornay

 


 

Appetizers

 

“It’s better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Cocktail Rounds

 

1 cup parmesan cheese                                                                      

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

6 tablespoons grated onions                                                            

12 drops Tobasco sauce

2-8 ounces bricks, cream cheese                                                      

28 slices, bread

 

Mix all the above ingredients. Spread on thin crustless bread, rounds or squares.  Sprinkle on more Parmesan cheese.  Freeze on cookie sheet.  Toss into plastic bag. put frozen bread into 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.

 

 

Cucumber Sandwiches

 

Party Rye Bread                                                                                  

1 dry package Good Seasons Italian dressing

8 ounces cream cheese

2 cucumbers, peeled and sliced thin

 

Mix cream cheese and dressing.  Spread on party rye.  Place cucumber slice on top of mixture.  Sprinkle with dill.

 

 

Crab Dip--Sherry Williams

 

1 can crab ( 6 ounces)                                                                        

2 stalks celery, chopped

1-1/2 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise                                                      

2 green onions, chopped

1/2 pint sour cream

 

Mix ingredients and chill overnight.

 

 

Curry Dip

 

2 cups mayonnaise                                                                             

1 teaspoon paprika

1/4 cups chili sauce                                                                            

1/4 teaspoon pepper

2 tablespoon curry powder                                                                               

2 tablespoon wine vinegar

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Mix all and chill


 

Fruit Pizza--Suzanne Plumb

 

·         Spray pizza pan with Pam.

·         Slice a roll of Pillsbury sugar cookie dough into 1/4 inch slices.  Place on pan with sides touching.

·         Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

·         Mix 8 ounces cream cheese with 9 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar, 3 tablespoons milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon.

·         Spread mixture over cooled cookie dough. 

·         Add sliced fresh fruit in circles.  Use strawberries, kiwi, blueberries, mandarin oranges, pineapple or other fruit.

 

 

Meatballs

 

2 pounds ground chuck                                                                     

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 cup Cornflakes crumbs                                                                   

1/2 teaspoon garlic

1/3 cup parsley                                                                                    

1/3 cup catsup

2 eggs                                                                                                   

2 tablespoon onion

2 tablespoons soy sauce

 

Mix all and form into one inch balls.  Put in cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

 

Sauce:

1 tablespoon lemon juice                                                                   

12 ounces chili sauce

1 jar grape or current jelly                                                                  

2 tablespoons brown sugar

 

Heat and pour over meatballs.

 

 

Liverwurst Pate

 

1 pound liverwurst                                                                              

1/2 teaspoon basil

1 clove garlic                                                                                        

3 teaspoons onion

 

Topping:

8 ounces cream cheese                                                                      

Tobasco

pressed garlic                                                                                      

1 tablespoon mayonnaise

 

Blend ingredients and shape half of mixture into igloo shape.  Chill while making cream cheese topping.  Place 1/3 topping over igloo.  Spread balance of pate over cream cheese, then place 2/3 cream cheese over whole igloo.

 

 

Pepper Jelly--B. Brunner

Important--Wear rubber gloves when preparing peppers.

 

1/3 cup hot red or green peppers                                                     

1-1/2 cup wine cider vinegar

1-1/3 cup bell peppers                                                                        

1 small bottle Certo

6-1/2 cup sugar                                                                                    

2-3 teaspoons red or green color

 

Grind peppers and mix with sugar and vinegar.  Bring to boil and cool 5 minutes.  Add Certo and pour into jelly glasses.  pour on wax.

 

“Hindsight is 20/20.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Spinach Balls--Jane Bruns

 

1 box frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained                                                     

6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese                          

3/4 teaspoons garlic

2 cups herb stuffing                                                                           

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 cup chopped onions                                                                       

6 tablespoons butter

3 eggs

 

Mix ingredients and shaped into 1 inch balls.  Bake on buttered cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

 

 

Spinach Dip--Melissa Cornet

 

Mix:

1 pint sour cream                                                                                 

1 10 ounce frozen chopped spinach,thawed and water squeezed out.

1 can chopped water chestnuts                                                        

1 package Knorr’s vegetable soup mix                                            

Some minced onion

 

 

Vegetable Pizza--Suzanne Plumb

 

2 cans of refrigerator crescent rolls                                  

1 package dry Ranch dressing mix                                   

1/2 cup milk

2-8 ounce packages cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup each of finely chopped mild red pepper, green onions, fresh chives, broccoli, black olives or “whatever.”

 

Spread dough thinly on one or two cookie sheets.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.  Cool.  Mix next three ingredients and spread over crust.  Sprinkle veggies on top and sprinkle with cheese.  Chill well and cut 2” x 2” pieces with sharp knife.  Colors may run on cream cheese if vegetables sit too long.

 

 

Spinach Balls

 

1 box frozen chopped spinach, cooked, drained                            

6 tablespoons butter

1 cups herb stuffing                                                                           

6 tablespoons parmesan

1 cup chopped onions                                                                       

3/4 teaspoon garlic

3 eggs                                                                                                   

1/4 teaspoon pepper

 

Mix ingredients and shape into 1 inch balls.  Place on buttered sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

 

 


 

Breads/Rolls

 

“Every little bit helps said the old lady that peed in the sea.” --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Apricot Bread

 

2-1/2 cups flour                                                                                   

1/2 cup milk

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

3/4 cup orange juice

3-1/2 teaspoons baking powder                                                       

4 teaspoon grated peel

1 teaspoon salt                                                                                    

1 cup apricots

3 tablespoons oil                                                                                 

1 cup nuts

1 egg

 

Mix ingredients and place in 2” x 8” x 4” pans or four small ones in a 350 degree oven for 55 to 65 minutes.  Cool before slicing.

 

 

Apricot Nut Bread--Fay Whitlow

 

3/4 cup sugar                                                                                       

3/4 cup nuts

1 egg                                                                                                     

1 cup chopped apricots

1-1/4 cup orange juice                                                                        

3 cups Bisquick

 

Mix ingredients and bake in two small loaf pans in a 350 degree oven.

 

 

Apricot Nut Bread--Jane Bruns

 

2-1/2 cups flour                                                                                   

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

3 tablespoon salad oil

3-1/2 teaspoons baking powder                                                       

1 egg

1/2 cup milk                                                                                          

3/4 cup orange juice

4 teaspoons grated orange peel                                                       

1 cup chopped dried apricots

1 cup chopped nuts

 

Heat oven 350 degrees.  Grease and flour a 9” x 5” x 3” loaf pan or two 8-1/2” x 4-1/2” x 2-1/2 “ loaf pans or 3 or 4 small loaf pans.  Put all ingredients into large mixing bowl, beat on medium speed 1/2 minute.  Scrape sides.  Bake 55-65 minutes or until pick comes out clean.  Remove from pan  Cool thoroughly.                                


 

“Keep talking.  It’s your nickel.”  Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Cinnamon Rolls--Lucile Plumb

 

2 cups milk                                                                                           

1 cake yeast

1/2 cup sugar                                                                                       

1/2 teaspoon soda

1/2 cup shortening.                                                                             

2 sticks, softened butter

cinnamon and sugar

 

Mix milk and sugar.  Bring to a boil.  Cool liquid to lukewarm.  Add 1 yeast cake dissolved. Add all to 7 or 8 cups of flour.  Cover and let rise.  Add 1/2 teaspoon soda, then knead adding necessary flour and roll out.  Spread with soft butter.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.  Roll up and slice off.  Should make 80 rolls.   

 

 

Cranberry Bread--Ann Tom

 

2 cups flour                                                                                          

1 egg                                                     

1 teaspoon salt                                                                                    

1 cup nuts

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

1 cup halved cranberries                                    

1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder                                                         

Orange juice, orange rind,

1/2 teaspoon soda                                                                              

2 tablespoons shortening and enough boiling water to make 3/4 cups.

 

Mix all.  Push batter into corners of pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

 

 

English Muffin Loaf--Marian Ricker

 

Combine:

2 packages dry yeast                                                                          

2/3 cup dry milk

1 tablespoon sugar                                                                             

1/4 teaspoon soda

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

 

Mix yeast milk, sugar, soda and salt.  Add 2-1/2 cups hot tap water.  Beat with beater until well mixed and thick.   Stir in 3 cups flour to make stiff batter.  Spoon into two loaf pans that have been greased and sprinkled with cornmeal.  Sprinkle top with cornmeal.  Cover.  Let rise for 45 minutes.  Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.  Remove from pans and cool.  Less than 16 slices per loaf.

 

 

Lemon Bread--Bessie MacLean, Betty’s mother

 

1/2 cup margarine                                                                

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

1/2 cup milk

2 eggs                                                                                                   

1/2 cup nuts

rind, one lemon                                                                                    

1 teaspoon baking powder

1-1/2 cups unsifted flour

 

Mix all ingredients and bake in loaf pan at 350 degrees for one hour.  While hot, pour mixture of 1/4 cup sugar dissolved in juice of one lemon over top of bread.

 

“I love you Chickie.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Nut Rolls

 

Dissolve a cake of yeast in a small amount of canned milk.  In a large bowl mix 6 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2 cups Crisco.  Mix well with hands.  Add one tall can milk, 4 beaten eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla.  Add the yeast mixture last.  Let stand in bowl and refrigerator for at least three hours.  Divide in portions, roll out in sugar. (Use approximately 1/2 cup to roll out each portions.)  Cut in 2-1/2 inch squares..  Place a teaspoon of nut mixture in center of each square and fold over.

 

Nut Filling:

7 ounces English walnuts, chopped                                                                

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup sugar                                                                                                          

canned milk to make a paste

 

Bake at 350 degrees until delicate brown--15 minutes or longer. Do not grease pan!

 

 

Oat Cakes

 

1 cup flour                                                                                            

2 cups quick oats

1 tablespoon sugar                                                                             

1 stick butter

1 teaspoon baking powder                                                                

1/2 milk

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Mix with pastry blender.  Roll 1/8 in thick.  preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Bake for 10-12 minutes.

 

 

Orange Bread--Mary Palen

 

The peel of two oranges cut into fine slices.  Cover with water and add 1/2 cup sugar.  Simmer until tender.  Remove peel and cook liquid down to 1/3 cup. 

 

In mixing bowl combine another:

1/2 cup sugar                                                                                       

3 teaspoon baking powder

2 cups flour                                                                                          

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Add milk to orange syrup to make 2/3 cup and mix with one egg.  Stir all together with orange peel.  Bake in greased loaf pan or 15 to 20 muffin cups at 350 degrees for approximately 45 minutes.

 

 

Orange Bread--Dorothy Smith

 

In 2 cups of water boil orange rind of two oranges for 20 minutes.  Add 2 cups sugar.  Boil until thick.  Cool.  Beat one egg and add 2 tablespoons melted shortening, 4 cups flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt.  Mix and add orange mix with 1 cup milk.  Bake in loaf pan at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.


 

Pluckin’ Bread--The Poor Farm, Mt. Carmel, IL

 

1-1/2 sticks butter                                                               

4 tubes “flaky” biscuits

brown sugar to taste                                                          

cinnamon and sugar combination

 

Melt one stick butter in 9” x 13” pan.  Stir in enough brown sugar to make a paste.  Cut biscuits in half.  Dip in 1/2 stick melted butter.  Roll each 1/2 biscuit in cinnamon and sugar.  Place in pan.  Bake in oven as directed on biscuit can.

 

 

Popovers

 

Beat 4 eggs until fluffy.  Add 1 cup milk and 1 tablespoon melted butter.  Beat in 1 cup sifted flour, 1 teaspoon each sugar and salt.  Beat until smooth.  Generously grease 5 or 6 custard cups.  Set on shallow pan for easy handling. Heat cups at 400 degrees for 5 minutes before filling.  Spoon batter evenly into cups.  Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.  Reduce heat to 375 degrees.  Bake 25 minutes.  Turn off heat.  Let stand in oven for 5 to 10 minutes.  They should be huge empty shells.  Popovers may be made ahead, reheated without loss of puff.  Enjoy with jelly, butter or jam.  Makes six servings.

 

Pumpkin Bread--Laura Landreth

 

3-1/3 cups sifted flour                                                                        

1 cup melted shortening or oil

2 teaspoons soda                                                                                

2 cups canned pumpkin

1-1/2 teaspoon salt                                                                             

4 eggs

1 teaspoon cinnamon                                                                         

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon nutmeg                                                                             

2/3 cup water

3 cups sugar

 

Sift dry ingredients including sugar into mixing bowl.  Make a well in dry ingredients and add all remaining ingredients.  Mix together until smooth.  Divide batter into three greased and floured loaf pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour.  When cool, wrap in foil or plastic.  Store in refrigerator.  Can be frozen.  Use 3-1/2” x 7” pans.

 

 

Rich Yeast Crescents

 

1 cup shortening                                                                                 

3-1/2 flour

1 cake yeast                                                                                         

1/2 cup milk, scalded and cooled

2 tablespoons sugar                                                                           

2 eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon salt                                                                                    

Melted butter, brown sugar & nuts

 

Optional:  substitute 1/4 cup water for milk and use powdered sugar.

 

Mix first seven ingredients.  Cover dough and chill about two hours or overnight.  Divide into 5 balls.  Roll into circles about 10 inches in diameter.  Brush with butter, sprinkle with sugar and nuts.  Cut into eight wedges, roll up, beginning at wide end.  Shape into crescents.  Bake on greased sheet at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

 

 


 

A girl who smokes will do anything.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Rye Bread or Limpa--Marguerite Matthews

 

2 cakes yeast                                                                                       

2 tablespoons corn oil                                        

1/4 cup molasses                                                                                 

2-1/2 cups rye flour

1 tablespoon salt                                                                                 

2 tablespoons orange rind

1 cup hot tap water                                                                             

1 tablespoon fennel

1/2 cup water                                                                                       

1 tablespoon anise

1/3 cup sugar                                                                                       

3 cups white flour

 

Mix the first seven ingredients.  Add flour and mix well.  Add orange rind, fennel and anise.  Add 2-1/2 to 3 cups white flour.  Knead dough for six minutes.  Let rise for 2 hours.  Punch.  Cut into two portions.  Shape into tapered or round loaves.  Make diagonal slashes 1/4 inch on top of bread.  Place in cornmeal dusted tins.  Let rise.  Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.


 

“A miss is as good as a mile.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Six Week Muffin Mix

 

15 ounces Raisin Bran                                                                        

1 quart buttermilk

3 cups sugar                                                                                        

5 teaspoon soda

5 cups flour                                                                                          

2 teaspoon salt

4 eggs                                                                                                   

1 cup oil

 

Mix dry ingredients.  Add wet ingredients.  Bake at 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

 

 

Vegetable Bread--Marian Ricker

 

Shred 2 cups zucchini or cucumbers.  (Use skin, but not seeds.)  Blend with 1 cup oil, 3 eggs and

1 teaspoon vanilla.  Combine the below in a large bowl.

 

3 cups flour                                                                                          

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking powder                                                             

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda                                                                     

1 teaspoon each nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger

 

Gradually add liquid ingredients to the dry mix.  Mix well with a wooden spoon.  Divide into two well- greased loaf pans.  Bake about one hour at 350 degrees.

 

 

Zucchini Bread

 

3 eggs                                                                                                   

1 teaspoon soda

2 cups sugar                                                                                        

3 cups flour

1 cup oil                                                                                                

1 cup nuts

1 teaspoon vanilla                                                                               

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon                                                                         

2 cups grated zucchini

1 teaspoon salt

 

Beat eggs until foamy.  Add remaining ingredients.  Mix well.  Pour into loaf pan.  Bake at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted in middle is not sticky.  (1-1/2 to 2 hours)

 

 

Zucchini Muffins with Lemon

 

1 cup whole wheat flour                                                                     

1/3 cup honey

1 cup all purpose flour                                                                       

1/2 cup skim milk

1 tablespoon baking powder                                                             

1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda                                                                 

1 cup shredded zucchini

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg                                                                          

1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

1.4 teaspoon salt                                                                                 

1 egg                                     

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

 

Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Use muffin cups.  Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.  In a separate bowl beat egg, oil, honey, milk and yogurt.  Stir in zucchini and lemon.  Add zucchini mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just blended.  Pour into muffin cups.  Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.  Cool for 5 minutes.


 

Cakes

 

“Everyone to their own taste,’ said the woman who kissed the cow.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Apricot Run Cake

 

4 eggs                                                                                                   

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup oil                                                                                             

1-1/4 sticks butter

3/4 cup apricot juice                                                                           

1/2 cup rum

1 box yellow cake mix

 

Mix eggs, oil and apricots.  Add mix.  Beat.  Pour into tube pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.  While cake bakes, melt sugar, butter and rum.  Pour over finished cake.  Cool one hour.

 

 

Blueberry Coffee Cake

 

1/2 cup sugar                                                                                       

1 cup buttermilk

1 egg                                                                                                     

1-1/2 cup blueberries

1 cup butter                                                                                          

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups flour                                                                                          

1 teaspoon baking soda

 

Mix ingredients into a smooth batter.  Fold in blueberries.  Bake in a 9” x 13” pan in a 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes.

 

 

Carrot Cake

 

2 cups sugar                                                                                        

1 cup walnuts

4 eggs                                                                                                   

1 cup currants

1-1/2 cup oil                                                                                         

1/2 teaspoon soda

2 cups flour                                                                                          

2 teaspoons baking powder

3 cups grated carrots                                                                          

1/8 teaspoon salt                                                                          

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Cream sugar, eggs, vanilla and oil.  Add dry ingredients.  Beat well.  Fold in carrot, currants and nuts.  Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

 

 


 

“Don’t do a half-asked job.” --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Chocolate Cake

 

2 cups flour                                                                                          

1 cup water

2 cups sugar                                                                                        

4 tablespoon cocoa

salt                                                                                                         

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup oil                                                                                             

2 eggs

1 stick margarine                                                                                 

1 teaspoon baking soda                                                                                                               

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Boil oil, margarine, water and cocoa.  Add buttermilk, eggs, soda and vanilla.  Add sugar and salt.  Add flour.  Pour into a 10 x 14 inch cookie sheet and bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 to 18 minutes.

 

Icing:

 

1 stick margarine                                                                                 

1 box confectioners sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla                                                                               

4 tablespoons buttermilk

4 tablespoons cocoa 

 

Mix margarine, vanilla and cocoa.  Add sugar.  Add buttermilk a little at a time until you reach the proper frosting consistency.  Frost cake while hot.

 

 

Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake--Dorothy Smith

 

Crust:

1, 8-1/2 ounce package chocolate wafer cookies                           

1/4 pound melted butter

salt and cinnamon

 

Crush wafers.  Mix with other ingredients.  Press into spring form pan.  Chill 30 minutes.

 

Filling:

12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate                                                      

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1-1/2 pounds cream cheese, room temperature                              

2 cups whipping cream or sour cream

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

3 eggs                                                                                                   

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Melt chocolate in double boiler, stirring. Set aside.  In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar.  Add eggs one at a time.  Add chocolate butter, cream and vanilla.  Pour into spring form pan.  Smooth top and bake 45 to 60 minutes until sides are firm.  Cool.  chill in spring form pan overnight.


 

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

 

3 cups grated zucchini                                                                       

3 cups sifted flour

4 eggs, beaten                                                                                     

1 teaspoon salt

3 cups sugar                                                                                        

1-1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1-1/2 cups oil                                                                                       

1-1/4 teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoons vanilla                                                                             

1/3 cup cocoa

 

Mix eggs and sugar.  Add oil and vanilla.  In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt soda, powder and cocoa.  Fold dry ingredients into egg mixture.  Stir in zucchini.  Pour into 2 loaf pans.  Bake one hour at 350 degrees.  Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan.

 

 

Fresh Apple Cake

 

1-1/2 cup cooking oil                                                                          

1 teaspoon soda

2 cups sugar                                                                                        

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 eggs                                                                                                   

2 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups chopped apples                                                                      

1/2 cup coconut

3 cups flour                                                                                          

1/2 cup nuts.

1 cup buttermilk

 

Mix sugar, eggs and apples.  Add flour, milk, soda, salt, cinnamon, vanilla.  Fold in coconut and nuts.  Bake in a 9” x 12” pan at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.

 

 

Heath Bar Coffee Cake

 

2 cups brown sugar                                                                            

1 stick oleo

2 cups flour

 

Mix finely and reserve one cup.

 

Add:

1 egg                                                                                                     

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup buttermilk                                                                                   

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon soda

 

Spread batter in a 9” x 13” pan.  Spread reserved mixture over batter.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Crumble 12 heath bars over top before baking.

 

 

Pina Colada Cake--Sandy McCrocklin

 

1 box white cake mix                                                                           

1 container Cool Whip

16 ounces drained, crushed pineapple                                            

7 ounces coconut

 

Mix cake according to directions.  Add half of the coconut and half the pineapple to the mixture.  Bake and cool according to package directions.   Once cooled, pierce cake with fork many times.  Spread cream of coconut over cake and let soak in.  Mix remaining coconut and pineapple with Cool Whip and frost cake.

 


 

“I can’t remember anything bad that you did as kids.  I just can’t remember.”  Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Pina Colada Rum Cake--Debby White

 

1 package white cake mix                                                                   

1/2 cup pineapple juice

1 package (3 ounces) coconut cream instant pudding mix           

1/3 cup dark rum

4 eggs                                                                                                   

1/4 cup oil

1 cup flaked coconut

 

Frosting:

8 ounce crushed pineapple                                                                               

 large container Cool Whip

1 package coconut cream instant pudding

 

Blend cake ingredients for four minutes.  Pour into two greased and floured 9 inch layer cake pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.  Let cool.  Remove cake from pans.

 

Frosting:  Beat all ingredients except Cool Whip.  Fold in Cool Whip.

 

 

Poppy Seed Cake

 

1/2 pound butter                                                                                 

1 pint sour cream

1-1/2 cups sugar                                                                                  

1 teaspoon baking soda

4 eggs                                                                                                   

2 cups flour

1 cup poppy seeds                                                                             

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Cream butter, sugar and eggs.  Dissolve soda in cream.  Set aside.  Add cream, soda, poppy seeds to first mixture.  Add vanilla.  Pour into greased tube pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.

 

 

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

 

1/2 cup butter                                                                                      

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

1 teaspoon soda

2 eggs                                                                                                   

1/2 pint sour cream

2 cups flour                                                                                          

 

Topping:

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup nuts

 

Cream butter, sugar and eggs.  Mix flour, baking powder and soda.  Add dry ingredients to batter.  Add sour cream.  Place half the batter in a 9”x 13” pan.  Cover with half the topping.  Layer with more batter, then topping.  Bake in 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.

 


 

Sour Cream Pound Cake

 

1 pound butter                                                                                     

1/4 teaspoon mace

6 eggs                                                                                                   

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

3 cups sugar                                                                                        

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups flour                                                                                          

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 cup sour cream

 

Mix all ingredients and bake for one hour and 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

 

 

Texas Hospitality Cake--Rosemary Kellum

 

3 cups flour                                                                                          

1/2 cup water

3 teaspoons baking powder                                                              

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon salt                                                                                    

1/4 teaspoon almond

3/4 cup butter                                                                                      

3/4 cup walnuts

1-3/4 cup sugar                                                                                    

3 egg whites

1/2 cup milk

 

Cream butter and sugar.  Add the flour, baking powder and salt.  Mix milk, water, vanilla and almond.  Add to mixture.  Mix in egg whites, then fold in walnuts.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

 

 

“Sock It To Me” Cake--Melissa Cornet

 

1 box Duncan Hines butter cake mix                                

1/2 pint sour cream

1/2 cup sugar                                                                                       

1/2 cup chopped pecans

3/4 cup oil                                                                                             

2 tablespoons brown sugar

4 eggs                                                                                                   

2 tablespoons cinnamon

 

Mix  cake, sugar and oil.  Add eggs one at a time.  Add sour cream and beat slowly.  Fold in pecans,.  In greased bunt pan put 1/2 batter.  Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.  Pour rest of batter in pan and cover with cinnamon and sugar.  Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.  Let set 15 minutes.  Then remove from pan.


 

Candy

 

“Have you ever tasted anything with butter and sugar that you didn’t like?”  Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Buckeyes--Do not make alone!

Makes 300

 

1# butter or oleo                                                                                  

24 oz. real chocolate chips

2# smooth peanut butter                                                                   

1 bar paraffin

3# confectioner’s sugar

 

Mix butter with sugar.  Then mix with peanut butter.  Roll into small balls

Melt chips and paraffin.  Dip ball in chocolate mixture leaving a small bare spot on top.

Recipe calls for three hours of work.

 

 

Candied Walnuts--Betty Fleming

 

5 cups walnuts                                                                                    

1-1/2 cups sugar

1/4 cup honey                                                                                      

1/2 cup water

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Cook sugar, honey and water to 230 degrees.  Add vanilla and nuts.  Stir. Spread out on cookie sheet.  Separate with forks.

 

 

Cream Candy--Cricket

 

1 can Eagle Brand milk                                                                       

1 cup chopped nuts

1 stick margarine                                                                                 

2 cups coconut

2 teaspoon vanilla                                                                               

2 pounds confectioner’s sugar

 

Icing:

12 ounces chocolate chips                                                                

1/4 bar paraffin

 

Mix together.  Roll into small balls and place on was paper.  Dip balls into chocolate.

 

 

Fudge--Jane Bruns

 

6 cups sugar                                                                                        

1 can Milnot

1 stick oleo                                                                                           

1/4 teaspoon salt

24 ounces real chips                                                                           

1 large jar marshmallow cream

1 teaspoon vanilla                                                                               

nuts as desired

 

Bring first four ingredients to a good rolling boil, stirring constantly.  Boil 5 minutes. or until soft ball stage.  (stir constantly).  Remove from heat and add 2-12 ounces packages real chocolate chips.. 1 large jar marshmallow fluff and 1 teaspoon vanilla with chopped nuts if desire.  Stir until blended, pour in buttered pan and let set.  Maybe frozen when completely cooled.

 

 

“Pardon my French.”  Betty Plumb

 

 

 

No F#*@^#-Up Fudge

 

4 cups sugar                                                                                        

2-12 ounce packages chocolate chips

1 stick butter                                                                                        

15 ounces marshmallow fluff                                                             

1 can Milnot                                                         

1 teaspoon vanilla                                                                                 

1 teaspoon salt

 

 

Mix and boil for five minutes (until softball stage).  Beat in chips, marshmallow cream and vanilla.  Grease jelly-roll pan.  Pour fudge into pan and spread to corners.  Let cool.  Makes 5 pounds.

 

 

Peanut Brittle--Gladys

 

3/4c butter                                                                                            

2 tablespoons water

1-1/4 c sugar                                                                                        

1/4 c nuts

 

Met butter in fry pan.  Add water and sugar.  Stir in nuts.  Cook and stir over high heat until golden brown.  Turn out into buttered cookie sheet.  Break when cool.

 

 

Peppermint Bark--Lori Plumb

 

1# white candy coating                                                                      

3/4-1 cup crushed peppermint candy

1/2 cup chocolate chips

 

Melt candy coating in a double boiler.  Stir in crushed candy.  Pour out on a foil-lined cookie sheet.  Melt chocolate chips and drizzle over candy with a spatula.  Cool several hours.  Break apart when cool.

 

 

Pralines

 

2 cups granulated sugar                                                                    

2 tablespoon butter

2-1/3 cups pecans                                                                               

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

 

In large kettle combine sugar, milk, soda and pecans.  Cook over high heat 5 minutes until mixture reaches 210 degrees.  Stir and scrape.  Add butter and 2 cups pecans.  Cook and stir until soft ball (230 degrees).  Let cool for a minute.  Beat.  Drop on waxed paper.

 

 

Toffee

2 cups sugar                                                                                        

1# butter

grated nuts                                                                                           

24 ounces chocolate chips

 

 Place 1/2 nuts in jelly roll pan.  Place 1/2 chips over nuts.  Boil sugar and butter until it reaches 290 degrees and reaches a caramel color.  Pour toffee mixture over nuts and chocolate.  Spread over jelly roll pan.  Sprinkle remaining chips over toffee mixture.  When melted spread over toffee.  Sprinkle nuts over chocolate.

 

Cookies/Brownies

 

“It’s a secret.  Jut tell 12.”--Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Apricot Fingers

 

1 large orange

12 ounces dried apricots

2-1/2 cups granulated sugar--divided

 

Wash orange.  Cut in fourths. Place in food processor with apricots until finely chopped.  Place in 2 quart sauce pan with 1-1/2 sugar.  Boil 8 minutes, stirring.  Cool.  Place remaining 1 cup sugar in bowl and mix.  Fashion in logs or rounds.  When cool, dip in chocolate.

 

 

Breakfast-In-A-Cookie

 

1/3 cup whole bran cereal                                                                  

1 cup flour

1/4 cup orange juice                                                                           

1/2 teaspoon salt                 

1-1/2 stick margarine (softened)                                                       

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 egg                                                                                                     

1/2 teaspoon baking soda                 

1/4 cup honey                                                                                      

1 cup oats                                             

1/4 cup sugar                                                                                       

1 cup nuts                                            

1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla                                                                        

1 cup raisins         

1/3 cup dry milk                                                                                   

orange rind          

                               

Mix whole bran cereal and orange juice.  Let stand for 1 minute.

Add other ingredients in the order they appear.  Drop dough on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

 

 

Brownies

 

2 sticks oleo                                                                                         

5 eggs

2 cups sugar                                                                                        

1-1/2 cups flour

4 squares semi-sweet chocolate                                                       

1 tablespoon vanilla

nuts

 

Mix wet ingredients.  Add flour and mix.  Then add chips and  chopped nuts.  Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 minutes.

 

Frosting:

2 squares chocolate                                                                            

2 cups confectioners sugar

2 tablespoons oleo

 

 


 

“It’s never too late.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Brownies--Ghiradelli

 

1/2 cup grated chocolate--Ghiradelli                                

2 eggs, beaten

1 cup flour                                                                                            

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder                                                                

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon salt                                                                                 

some nuts--optional

 

Mix above ingredients and bake for 30 minutes in a 350-degree oven.

 

 

Brown Sugar Cookies-Bess Hunt

 

1 cup oleo                                                                                             

1/4 teaspoon salt

2-1/2 cups brown sugar                                                                     

1/2 teaspoon soda

2 eggs                                                                                                   

1 cup chopped nuts

2-1/2 cups flour

 

Cream together oleo and brown sugar.  Add eggs and flour.  Add salt, soda and chopped nuts.  Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.

 

 

Brown Sugar Cookies--Yvonne Harris

 

1/2 cup brown sugar                                                                           

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup sugar                                                                                       

2 cups flour

1 cup butter                                                                                          

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 egg                                                                                                     

1 teaspoon salt                                                                                                               

1/2 cup nuts

 

Cream together brown sugar, sugar and butter.  Add egg, vanilla.  Sift together flour, soda and salt.  Mix with butter mixture.  Add nuts.  Chill 20 minutes.  Roll in balls and then in sugar.  Press down with glass.  Bake in 350 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes.

 

Icing

1 cup brown sugar                                                                              

1 cup powdered sugar

1/2 cup cream

 

Cook brown sugar and cream.  Add powdered sugar and beat well.

 

 

Butterscotch Bon Bons

 

6 ounces butterscotch chips                                                             

1 cup miniature marshmallows

1/2 cup peanut butter                                                                         

1/2 cup raisins

1-1/2 cup Special K

 

Melt chips and peanut butter.  Stir well.  Add other ingredients.  Stir.  Drop in bite size pieces on ungreased cookie sheet.


 

What goes around comes around.” --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

2 sticks butter                                                                                      

2 cups flour

3/4 cup brown sugar                                                                           

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup sugar                                                                                       

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs                                                                                                   

3/4 cup nuts

1 teaspoon vanilla                                                                               

1 bag chocolate chips

               

Mix butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.  Mix flour, soda and salt.  Add flour mixture with butter mixture.  Add nuts and chips.  Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.

 

 

Chocolate Shots--Birdell Brehm

 

1 cup butter                                                                                          

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup confectioners sugar and                                                         

2 teaspoon vanilla

 a tiny bit more                                                                                     

1 cup oatmeal

1-1/2 cup flour                                                                                     

2 packages chocolate Jimmies                                                                                                                                          

(sprinkles)

 

Mix all and roll into four logs.  Roll logs in chocolate Jimmies.  Refrigerate for two hours.  Cut into thin slices and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

 

 

Chocolate Meringue Fingers

4 egg whites (1/2 cup)                                                                        

1/2 cup packaged corn flakes crumbs

1 cup granulated sugar                                                                      

1 cup glazed chocolate chips (Bakers brand)

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla                                                                  

3/4 cup finely chopped nuts  (rolled with a rolling pin)

2 squares unsweetened chocolate--grated                                     

 

Heat oven to 275 degrees.  Beat egg whites until foamy.  Gradually add 2/3 cup of the sugar and beat until stiff.  Fold in vanilla and the remainder of the sugar, grated chocolate and corn flake crumbs.  On paper (not waxed or foil) shape into fingers using a teaspoon of dough for each.  Or--put through a pastry tube and bag.  Bake 35 to 40 minutes until firm.  Shut off heat and leave in oven 20 minutes or more.  Cool.  Melt chocolate chips over hot (not boiling) water.  Dip one end of meringue into chocolate then into nuts.

 


 

Cream Wafers

 

1 cup softened butter                                                                         

2 cups flour

1/3 cup whipping cream

 

Mix ingredients thoroughly.  Chill one hour.  Roll 1/8 inch thick.  Cut into 1-1/2 rounds.  Transfer to wax paper which is heavily sprinkled with sugar.  Turn to coat both sides.  Place on ungreased baking sheet.  Prick in four places with fork.  Bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes or until slightly puffy.  Put two cooled cookies together with frosting.

 

Frosting:

 

Blend 1/4 cup soft butter, 3/4 cup sifted confectioner’s sugar, 1 egg yolk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.  If desired tint pink and green.

Don’t cross your eyes or they’ll stay that way.”  Betty Plumb

 

 

Drop Cookies--Blanche Tweedie

 

1 cup brown sugar                                                                              

2 cup flour

1/2 cup butter                                                                                      

1 teaspoon soda

1 egg                                                                                                     

2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup sour cream                                                                              

dash of each:  nutmeg, vanilla, raisins

 

Bake in a 350 degree oven .

 

 

Elegant Brownies

 

Prepare brownie batter as in previous recipe.  In medium bowl, with spoon, mix one 3-ounce package cream cheese--softened, 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and one large egg until well blended.

 

Place brownie batter in pan.  Drop peanut-butter mixture by teaspoons over brownie batter in pan.  With knife, cut and twist through mixtures to obtain marbled effect.  Bake 30 to 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven.  Cool and cut brownies.

 

 

Feather Light Cookies

 

1 pound butter                                                                                     

1 teaspoon vanilla

1-1/2 cup sugar                                                                                    

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 teaspoon baking soda                                                                     

1 teaspoon vinegar

3-1/2 cup flour

 

Drop dough onto cookie sheets in balls about the size of a walnut.  Bake at 325 degrees until light brown--approximately 20 minutes.

 


 

Hermits--Cecil’s favorites!

 

1/4 cup molasses                                                                                 

3 eggs

1 teaspoon baking soda                                                                     

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1-1/2 cup brown sugar                                                                       

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter                                                                                          

1 cup nuts

2-1/2 cups flour                                                                                   

1 cup raisins

 

Mix wet ingredients.  Mix dry ingredients.  Add together.  Place tablespoonful on cookie sheet.  Bake at 375 degrees for 7 minutes.

 

 

Lemon-Almond Wafers--Jane Bruns

 

1 cup butter or oleo                                                                            

2 cups cake flour

1 cup granulated sugar                                                                      

1-1/2 freshly grated lemon peel

1 large or 2 small eggs                                                                        

sliced almonds for garnish

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Grease cookie sheet.  Beat oleo and sugar until fluffy.  Add egg and vanilla.  Gradually stir in flour until blended.   Mix in lemon peel and squeeze lemon juice.  Drop 1/2 teaspoon dough 2 inches apart.  Press several almond slivers in center.  Bake 8 to 10 minutes in a 350-degree oven until brownish around edges.

 

 

Lemon Walnut Bars

 

1/2 cup butter                                                                                      

1 cup flour

 

Mix and press into baking pan.  Bake for 15 minutes in a 350-degree oven.

 

Topping

2 eggs                                                                                                   

2 tablespoons flour

1/2 brown sugar                                                                                  

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup nuts                                                                                            

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

 

Bake 25 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

 

Frosting

2 cup powdered sugar                                                                        

water to mix

juice of two lemons and rind

 

Mix ingredients and frost.

 

 

Lemon Bars--Byrd

 

1 cup butter                                                                                          

4 eggs

 1/2 cup confectioners sugar                                                             

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour                                                                                          

6 tablespoons flour

1 tablespoon lemon rind                                                                    

6 tablespoons lemon juice

 

Mix butter, confectioners sugar, flour and salt.  Press in a 10” x 15” pan.  Bake for 15 minutes in a 350-degree oven.  Mix eggs, sugar, flour, lemon rind and juice.  Pour over crust.  Bake 25 minutes.  Shake confectioner’s sugar on later.

 

Lemon Bars

 

1 cup soft oleo                                                                                     

2 cups flour

1/2 cup confectioners sugar                                                              

pinch salt

 

Mix and hand press into a 10” x 15” pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

 

Topping:

 

4 eggs                                                                                                   

2 tablespoons lemon rind

2 cups granulated sugar                                                                    

 6 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon sifted flour

 

Pour mixture over crust and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.  Once bars are cool, sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.

 

 

Lemon Walnut Squares

 

Crust:

1/4 pound butter                                                                                 

1 cup flour

 

Press into a 9”x 13” pan.  Bake in 350-degree oven for 15 minutes.

 

Filling:

2 eggs                                                                                                   

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup walnuts                                                                                      

2 tablespoon flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder                                                             

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar                                                                                        

1 tablespoon butter                            

 

Mix and bake for 25 minutes.

 

 

Mama’s Chocolate Cookies

 

3/4 cup shortening                                                                              

1 teaspoon soda dissolved in

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

2 tablespoon sour milk

1 egg                                                                                                     

2-1/2 cup flour to roll

1 teaspoon cinnamon

 

Mix and shape into log-type rolls. Refrigerate.  Slice about 1/8 to 1/4 inches thick.  Bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes.  Also good as a crust for an ice cream pie.

 


 

Melting Moments--Mary Huggins/Harriet

 

1/2 pound butter                                                                                 

1-1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup powdered sugar                                                                   

pinch of salt

3/4 cup cornstarch

 

Soften butter.  Cream with 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 3/4 cup cornstarch.  Add flour and salt.  Chill dough a short while.  Make a small ball the size of a quarter.  Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Slightly press each one with an egg or bottle top.  Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in a 350-degree oven.  They should remain pale.

 

Icing

Use 1 stick butter softened.  Gradually add one box of powdered sugar and enough milk to make thick spread.  Divide into six saucers and use slight drop of colors for tint.  Ice cookies and enjoy.

 

 

Meringues--Jean Kiger

 

2 eggs whites                                                                                       

chocolate chips

2/3 cup sugar                                                                                       

nuts

 

Mix and place on waxed paper.  Turn on oven at 350 degrees to start.  Place in oven.  Turn off oven and leave meringues in oven for three hours.

 

 

More Brownies!

 

1-1/2 sticks oleo                                                                                  

3 large eggs

4 squares unsweetened chocolate                                                   

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup packed light brown sugar                                                       

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 9” x 13” baking pan.  In heavy 3-quart saucepan over low heat, heat margarine or butter and chocolate until melted and smooth, stirring frequently.  Remove saucepan from heat.  With wire whisk or spoon, beat in sugar, light brown sugar and eggs until well blended.  Stir in flour, vanilla and salt.  Evenly spread batter in pan.  Bake 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pan on wire rack.  When cold, cut brownies lengthwise into 3 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 5 pieces.  Store brownies tightly covered.  Makes 15 brownies.

 

 

Mrs. Field’s Cookies

 

2 cups butter                                                                                        

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar                                                                                        

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 cups brown sugar                                                                            

2 teaspoon baking soda

4 eggs                                                                                                   

24 ounces chocolate chips

2 teaspoons vanilla                                                                             

8 ounces grated semi sweet Hershey bar

4 cups flour                                                                                          

3 cups nuts

5 cup oatmeal flour (run oats                                                            

through the food processor)                                                             

 

Cream wet items together.  Mix dry ingredients then combine with creamed mixture.  Add 24 ounces chocolate chips and grated chocolate and nuts.  Roll into golf ball size balls.  Bake at 375 degrees for 6 minutes.

 

Naniamo Bars

 

1/2 cup butter                                                                                      

1 teaspoon vanilla

5 tablespoons sugar                                                                           

1 beaten egg

5 tablespoons cocoa

 

Cook in a double boiler until custard consistency.

 

2 cup ground wafer crumbs                                                               

1/2 walnuts

1 cup coconut

 

Mix well and add to above.  Pack into a 9” x 9” pan.

 

Frosting

4 tablespoons butter                                                                          

2 cup powdered sugar

3 tablespoons milk                                                                              

 6 squares semi sweet chocolate.

2 tablespoons vanilla pudding                                                         

1 tablespoon butter

powder (not instant)

 

Mix first four ingredients and frost.  Let stand till set.  Melt chocolate squares with butter in a double boiler.  Frost again.  Cut into squares when it hardens.

 

 

Norwegian Christmas Cookies--Mitchell

 

1 cup butter                                                                                          

1 cup cake flour

1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar                                                            

1/8 teaspoon almond extract

3/4 cup corn starch

 

Mix and roll into balls.  Makes about 60.  Bake in 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes..

 

Icing:

1 cup confectioner’s sugar                                                                

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon lemon juice 

 

Mix sugar and butter.  Thin with lemon juice.

 

 

Oat Bran Cookies

 

3/4 cup butter                                                                                      

1 cup oat bran

1 cup white sugar                                                                

3/4 cup coconut

1/2 sup brown sugar                                                                           

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup flour                                                                                            

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 cup oat meal                                                                                  

1 cup currants or raisins

 

Mix ingredients one at a time.  Drop onto lightly greased cookie sheets by the spoonful.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.


 

“Oh, what the hell.” --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Oatmeal Cookies

 

1 cup shortening                                                                                 

2 teaspoon baking powder

1-1/4 sugar                                                                                           

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 eggs                                                                                                   

1-1/2 oatmeal

1/3 cup milk                                                                                          

1 cup raisins

2 cups sifted flour                                                                               

1/2 cup nuts (optional)

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Mix first three ingredients.  Stir in milk.  Sift together dry ingredients then mix with wet.  Add oatmeal, raisins and nuts.

 

Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheets.  Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

 

 

Orange Drop Cookies--Rosemary Fox

 

1 cup butter                                                                                          

2 cup sugar

1/2 cup orange juice                                                                           

1 cup buttermilk

4-1/2 cups flour                                                                                   

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder                                                                

grated orange rind

 

Mix and drop on cookie sheet.  Bake for 10-15 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

 

Icing

1/4 cup orange juice                                                                           

4 cup confectioners sugar

1 tablespoon butter

 

Mix ingredients and frost cookies.

 

 

Orange Marmalade Bars

 

2/3 cup butter                                                                                      

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

1 cup graham cracker crumbs

2 eggs                                                                                                   

1/4 cup melted butter

1-3/4 cups sifted flour                                                                        

1 cup chopped nuts

1 teaspoon salt                                                                                    

1 cup orange marmalade

 

Mix first six ingredients.  Press into 9” x 13” pan.  Mix butter, crumbs and nuts and sprinkle over crust.  Drop in marmalade and bake for 30 minutes in a 375 degree oven.


 

Peanut Butter Blossoms

 

1/2 cup butter                                                                                      

pinch, salt

1/2 cup granulated sugar                                                                   

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup brown sugar                                                                           

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg                                                                                                     

granulated sugar

1/2 cup peanut butter                                                                         

1 bag, chocolate kisses

2 cup flour

 

Cream butter and sugar.  Add egg and peanut butter.  Mix well.  Sift flour, salt and soda.  Add and mix well.  Add vanilla and mix well.  Roll mix into small balls.  Then roll balls in granulated sugar.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10 minutes.  Remove from oven and place a kiss on cookie, pushing it down slightly.  Return to oven for four minutes.

 

 

Peanut Butter Cookies

 

 

1 cup shortening                                                                                 

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup brown sugar                                                                              

3 cups flour

2 eggs                                                                                                   

2 teaspoon baking soda                                                                                                               

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Mix shortening, sugars, eggs and vanilla.  Add peanut butter.  Mix flour, soda and salt.  Add to mixture.  Roll one teaspoon of mixture into ball.  Roll ball into sugar.  Place on cookie sheet.  Mash ball with fork tines in a cris-cross fashion.  Bake in a 350-degree oven for 10 minutes.

 

 

Peanut Cookies--like Buck Eyes

 

2 cup graham crackers                                                                        

14 ounces peanut butter

2 cup confectioner sugar                                                                   

2 sticks oleo

 

Bake in a 9”x13” pan in a 350 degree oven.  Melt 12 ounces of chocolate chips on top.  Score before they are set.


 

Pecan Tassies

 

Crust:

3 ounces cream cheese                                                                      

1 cup flour

1/4 pound butter

 

Mix cream cheese and oleo.  Add flour.  Make 24 balls of dough.  Place in baking cups.  Chill.

 

Filling:

 

2 eggs                                                                                                   

salt

1-1/2 cup brown sugar                                                                       

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons melted butter                              

 

Mix. 

 

Press crust into pan.  Put 1/2 nuts in each crust.  Add filling.  Top with remaining nuts.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Let sit 2 to 3 minutes before removing from pan.

 

 

Pfefernuse--Mrs. Cross

 

4 eggs, beaten                                                                                     

1 teaspoon nutmeg

2 cup brown sugar                                                                              

1 teaspoon cinnamon

5 cup flour                                                                                            

1 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon salt                                                                                 

1 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon baking soda                                                                 

1 teaspoon allspice

 

Mix eggs and sugar.  Mix remaining ingredients then add to egg mixture.  Press this stiff dough out to a

1 inch thickness.  Cut out with a shot glass.  Put on greased cookie sheet. Cover overnight.  Then bake in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes.

 

 

Potato Chip Cookies

 

1 pound butter                                                                                     

1 cup crushed potato chips

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

 cup chopped nuts

2 teaspoons vanilla                                             

3-1/2 cups flour

 

Roll into small balls, press out flat with a small glass.  Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.  Makes about 5 dozen.

 

 

Punch Bowl Cookies

 

1 cup butter                                                                                          

 2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar                                                                                       

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 egg yolks                                                                                           

1 teaspoon salt

 

Cream butter sugar and eggs.  Add flour, vanilla and salt.  Bake at 375 degrees until lightly browned.


 

Hells bells.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Raspberry Squares--Melissa Cornet

 

1 package yellow cake mix                                                 

1 stick oleo (melted)

raspberry jam

2 cups oatmeal 

 

Layer and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

 

 

Roll-Out Sugar Cookies--Jane Bruns

 

1 cup  oleo                                                                                            

1-1/2 cups sugar

2  beaten eggs                                                                                     

1 tablespoon sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla                                                                               

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon soda                                                                                  

1 teaspoon salt

 

Cream oleo and sugar.  Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla.  Cream thoroughly.  Add Flour, soda, salt.  Chill three hours or in freezer for a good 1/2 hours.  Roll on floured surface.  (I use waxed paper-floured.)  Bake 8 to 10 minutes in a 375 degree oven.  Watch over cookies as they cook.  Ice while warm!!

 

Icing:

2 tablespoons sour cream                                                                  

1 teaspoon vanilla

sugar

 

Mix sour cream and vanilla.  Add sugar until you get spreading consistency.  If too stiff, add 1 teaspoon milk at a time.  You may add a few drops of food coloring after the icing is mixed.

 

 

Sandy’s Special

 

1 cup butter                                                                                          

1/2 teaspoon soda

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 egg                                                                                                     

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 cups flour                                                                                          

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Mix butter, sugar and egg and vanilla.  Mix dry ingredients and add to wet mixture.  Roll out and cut with cookie cutters or--drop on cookie sheet by the tablespoonful.  Flatten with bottom of a glass.  Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.


 

Schokoladeplatzchen

(little chocolate drops)

 

3 egg whites

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 pound (3/4 cup) unbleached almonds, grated, not ground

1 bar (4 ounces) Berman sweet chocolate, grated, not ground

 

Beat egg whites with salt to firm moist peaks.  Add sugar slowly, beating constantly.  After adding last of sugar, beat another two minutes.  Fold in grated almonds and chocolate.  Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a well-greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 275 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, or until dry, so they can be easily removed from sheet.  Makes about 50 cookies.

 

 

Scot’s Shortbread

 

1 cup butter                                                                                          

1/2 cup sugar

2-1/2 cups flour                                                                                   

pinch of salt

 

Cream butter and sugar.  Add flour and salt.  Press into an 8” x 8” pan.  Bake in a 325 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes.  Score while warm.  This makes it easier to cut when cooled.

 

 

Seven Layer Bars

 

1 stick butter                                                                                        

6 ounces butterscotch bits

1 cup graham cracker crumbs                                                            

1 can condensed milk

1 cup coconut                                                                                      

1 cup chopped nuts

6 ounces chocolate ships                  

 

Melt stick of butter.  Mix in graham crackers into butter for the lower crust.

Sprinkle crust with coconut, then chips.  Drizzled with condensed milk and add nuts.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.  Cut when partially cool.

 

 

Spritz--Jean Durant

1 cup butter                                                                                          

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 cup sugar                                                                                       

pinch, salt

1 egg                                                                                                     

1 teaspoon almond extract

2-1/4 cup flour                     

 

Chocolate Frosting

2 Tablespoons hot water                                                                   

1 tablespoon milk

3 Tablespoons cocoa                                                                         

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoon butter                                                                            

2-1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar

                                                                                                               

1/2 cup chopped nuts

 

Cream butter and sugar.  Add egg and mix.  Combine flour, baking powder, salt and almond extract.  Press dough through a “star” cookie press onto cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.

 

Combine hot water, cocoa and butter.  Add vanilla, confectioner’s sugar and milk as needed.  Dip half of cookie in chocolate than dip the same end in nuts.

 

Swedish Macaroons

 

1-1/3 cups blanched almonds                                                           

2 egg whites

1-1/2 cups confectioners sugar

 

Mix sugar and nuts to smooth past.  Add egg whites.  Force into a pastry tube.  Press out onto a cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

 

 

Swedish Spice Cookies--Betty says these are good!

 

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted                                                  

1-1/2 sticks unsalted butter

2 teaspoons baking soda                                                                   

1-1/2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon each ground cloves, ginger,                                         

1 large egg

cinnamon, salt  and allspice                                                              

1/4 cup molasses

 

Sift together flour, soda, spices and salt.  Set aside.  Beat butter and 1 cup granulated sugar for 1 minute.  Add egg and molasses.  Add flour mixture.  Take 1-1/2 teaspoons of dough and roll into ball.  Roll ball in remaining sugar.  Arrange on cookie sheet 2 inches apart.  Bake at 375 degrees for 9 to 10 minutes.

 

 

Toll House Oatmeal Cookies

 

1-1/2 cups flour                                                                                   

1/2 teaspoon water

1 teaspoon salt                                                                                    

2 eggs

1 teaspoon baking soda                                                                     

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 sticks oleo                                                                                         

2 cups oats

3/4 cup brown sugar                                                                           

12 ounces chocolate chips

3/4 cup white sugar

 

Mix oleo, sugars, vanilla and eggs and water.  Mix flour, salt, soda.  Add and mix with wet ingredients.  Add oats and chips.  Drop on an ungreased cookie sheet by the tablespoonful.  Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.

 

Viennese Tartlets

 

1/4 cup oleo                                                                                         

1 cup flour

1/2 cup butter                                                                                      

1/2 cup cornstarch

1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar                                                            

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon vanilla                                                                           

1 to 2 teaspoons currant jelly

 

Line tassie pans with paper liners.  Stir butter and oleo until soft.  Add confectioner’s sugar and blend well. Stir extract then add flour, cornstarch and salt.  Add to oleo.  Put dough into cookie press with “star” plate.  Press with two circles.  Bake in a 350 degree oven, 15 to 20 minutes.  Cool.  Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.  Place a drop of jelly in center of each.


 

Yum Yum Bars

 

2/3 cup oleo, melted and cool                                                           

2-1/2  cup flour

1 pound light brown sugar                                                                

2-1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3 eggs                                                                                                   

1 cup walnuts

1 teaspoon vanilla                                                                               

6 ounces chocolate chips

1 teaspoon water

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

Mix and bake 25 minutes in a 350 degree oven.  Cut while warm.

 

 

Zucchini Cookies

makes 100

 

1 cup oleo                                                                                             

1 to 2 cups shredded zucchini

1 cup sugar                                                                                          

1 cup chopped nuts

1 cup brown sugar                                                                              

1-6 ounce bag chocolate chips

2 eggs                                                                                                   

3-1/2 cup flour

1 teaspoon vanilla                                                                               

1 teaspoon baking soda

pinch salt

 

Cream oleo and sugar.  Beat in eggs and vanilla until fluffy.  Mix in flour and soda.  Stir in zucchini, nuts and chocolate.  Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased baking sheet.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes in a 350 degree oven.


 

Desserts

 

“Life is so uncertain.  East dessert first.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Apple Crisp--Debby White

 

6 to 8 apples, skinned and sliced                                                       4 to 5 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon cinnamon                                                                       1/2 cup water

1 cup sugar                                                                                           3/4 cup flour.

 

Place apple slices in greased pan. Pour water and cinnamon over apples.  Blend sugar, flour and butter until crumbly.  Spread over apples.  Bake 30 to 40 minutes at 425 degrees.

 

 

Apple Dumplings

 

Pastry:

2-1/2 cups flour                                                                                    3 tablespoons sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder                                                               2/3 cup shortening

1 teaspoon salt                                                                                     1/2 cup milk

 

Sift and measure flour, add baking powder, salt, sugar,  Blend in shortening.  Add milk gradually and mix lightly.  Gently press into ball.

 

Mixture for apples:

 

2 tablespoons butter                                                                           3/4 teaspoons cinnamon

2/3 cup brown sugar

 

Mix well.  Roll dough, cut into 6 inch squares.  Place apple in center, fill with mixture, moisten edges, bring corners over apples and pinch. Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

 

Sauce: 

 

Melt 2 tablespoons butter

Add 2 tablespoons flour

Add 1-1/2 cups water

Add 1/2 cup sugar and a dash of cinnamon and vanilla

 

Slowly cook over stove.


 

Blueberry Slump--Bessie McLean

A Plumb tradition!

 

3 cups fresh blueberries, rinsed                                                         1-1/2 cups water

3/4 cup sugar                                                                                        2 tablespoons lemon juice

 

Combine berries with sugar, water and lemon juice in a heavy, nonreactive 4 to 6 quart kettle with a tight-fitting cover.  Cover tightly and cook several minutes over moderate heat, until the berries are barely tender.  (They will finish cooking with the dumplings.)  Remove from heat.

 

Dumplings:

1 cup sifted flour                                                                                  1 teaspoon sugar (optional)

2 teaspoons baking powder                                                               1/2 to 3/4 cup milk, heavy cream 1/4 teaspoon salt                                                                                        or whipping cream

 

Resift flour with baking powder, salt, and sugar.  Using as few strokes as possible, stir in sufficient milk so that the dough will drop readily from a spoon.  Place sauce over low heat and bring to a simmer. Drop dough from a tablespoon over the sauce---dumplings should measure 1-1/2 to 2 inches.  Cover pan tightly and cook for 16 minutes.  Test dumplings for doneness with a toothpick.  If necessary, recover and  cook 3 to 4 minutes more.  Spoon the dumplings into shallow soup plates, cover them with the berry sauce.

 

 

Chocolate Fondue

 

9 ounces German chocolate                                                               2 tablespoons counter

1/2 cup heavy cream

 

Melt chocolate in cream at a very low temperature.  When well mixed add liqueur and mix.  Serves 4 to 6.

 

 

Fruit Tart--Suzanne Plumb

 

Spray a pizza pan with PAM. Slice a roll of Pillsbury sugar cookie dough into 1/4 inch slices and spread out on pan.  Make at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until brown.  Cool fully. 

 

Mix together:  8 ounces cream cheese, 9 tablespoons powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.  Spread over cookie.  Add fruit:  strawberries, blueberries, peaches (sliced and tossed in lemon juice).  Also good with raspberries, kiwi or banana.

 

 

Ester’s Strawberry Dessert

 

1 large package strawberry Jell-O

1 pound package frozen strawberries

1 medium angel cake

 

Mix strawberries in Jell-O.  Put cake in bowl and pour Jell-O over mix.  If cake sits over mixture, weight it down with plate or crumble it.


 

“Speak of the devil.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Lemon Curd--Jim Beard

 

1/4 pound unsalted butter                                                                  1-1/2 cups sugar

3 large lemons                                                                                       3 large egg yolks

1/4 teaspoon salt                                                                                  3 whole large eggs

 

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat.  Grate zest of one lemon.  Juice all three lemons.  Add it to saucepan with butter.  Add remaining ingredients and put in top of double boiler.  Cook, whisking constantly, over medium heat until mixture is shiny and thick.  Cool.

 

 

Lemon Sponge Pudding--Bessie MacLean

 

1 cup sugar                                                                                           2 eggs, separated

3 tablespoon flour                                                                                juice and rind of one lemon

1 cup milk

 

Combine sugar, flour, yolks and rind.  Beat.  Fold in beaten eggs whites.  Bake in pan of water at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

 

 

Mary Huggins “No-Cal” Dessert

 

2 packages crescent rolls                                                                    1 egg

2-8 ounce packages cream cheese                                                    1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup sugar

 

Stretch one package rolls in bottom of pan.  Soften cream cheese and mix with sugar, egg yolk and spread over rolls.  Put other rolls on top.  Brush on egg white.  Sprinkle with brown sugar.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hours.

 

 

Mrs. Stern’s cheesecake-- Suzanne Plumb

 

Crust: 

Crumble Graham crackers and moisten with melted butter. Pat down into cheese cake pan.

 

Filling:

3-8 ounce packages cream cheese                                                    1 cup sugar

5 eggs, room temperature                                                                   1-1/2 tablespoon vanilla

 

Beat eggs and cream cheese until smooth.  Add sugar and vanilla.  Pour over crust slowly.  Bake 50 minutes at 300 degrees.  Let sit for 10 minutes.

 

Topping:

1-1/2 cup sour cream                                                                           1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla

6 tablespoons

 

Mix together and spread it on.  Bake for 10 minutes.  Let cool.

 


 

Mrs. Truman’s Ozark Pudding

 

1 egg                                                                                                      1/8 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup sugar                                                                                        1 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons flour                                                                              1/2 cup apples

1-1/4 teaspoon baking powder                                                          1/2 cup nut meats

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

 

Beat egg and sugar together until very smooth.  Combine flour, baking powder and salt.  Stir into egg mixture.  Add nutmeg, apples, nuts and vanilla.  Bake in greased pie pan in moderate oven (350 degrees) for about 30 minutes.  Serve topped with ice cream. 

 

 

Orange Sherbet

 

1 quart water                                                                                         1/4 cup lemon juice

2 cups sugar                                                                                         1 tablespoon gelatin

2 cups orange juice

 

Boil 1/2 water and add sugar.  Boil 3 minutes.  Soak gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water.  Add gelatin and remaining water to syrup.    Add fruit juice and freeze.

 

 

Rhubarb Ambrosia

 

Serves 6 to 8

 

5 cups rhubarb, cut                                                                              4 cups, small bread cubes

1-3/4 cups of sugar                                                                              1/2 cup melted butter

1 tablespoon of flour                                                                           1/2 flaked coconut

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1-1/2 teaspoons of grated orange rind sections of one orange cubed

 

Mix rhubarb, sugar, flour, salt, 3/4 teaspoon of orange rind and fruit together.  Add 1/2 of bread cubes and 1/2 of butter.  Mix.  Put into greased 8” x 8” x 2” baking pan.  Combine remaining bread cubes, butter, orange rind and coconut, sprinkle over top of rhubarb.  Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes.

 

 

Scalloped Pineapple--Janis Dean

 

3 eggs                                                                                                    1-1/2 cups sugar

1 large can pineapple chunks                                                             2 sticks oleo, melted

8 slices bread--cubed

 

Beat eggs with sugar.  Add other ingredients.  Bake 30 minutes at 400 degrees.


 

Strawberry Glazed Cheese Cake--Ginny May Colyer

 

Crust:

20 graham crackers (1-3/4 cups crumbled)                                       1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup chopped nuts                                                                         1/2 cup melted butter

 

Filling:

3 well beaten eggs                                                                               2-8 ounce packages cream cheese

1 cup sugar                                                                                           1/4 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon vanilla                                                                                1/2 teaspoon almond extract

3 cups sour cream

 

Line spring form pan with crumbs mixed with butter.  Combine “filling” ingredients except sour cream. Fold in sour cream.  Pour into crust and bake at 370 degrees for 35 minutes until set.  Cool and chill.

 

Glaze:

1 pint strawberries                                                                               1 cup water

1-1/2 tablespoon cornstarch                                                              1/2 cup sugar

 

 

Strawberry Shortcake Deluxe

 

2-1/2 cups buttermilk baking mix                                                       1 to 2 tablespoons brandy

5 tablespoons sugar                                                                            1 to 2 tablespoons brandy

3 tablespoons melted butter                                                               1 tablespoons grenadine syrup

1/2 milk or half and half                                                                       1-1/2 pints strawberries, sliced

1 10 ounce jar strawberry jelly                                                           1 pint whipping cream

1/3 cup orange juice

 

Combine baking mix and 3 tablespoons sugar.  Add butter and milk.  Mix thoroughly but lightly.  Drop by large spoonfuls into greased 8 inch round cake pan.  Bake at 450 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.  Remove from pan, cool.  For sauce, combine jelly and juices in saucepan.  Heat, stirring constantly, until melted.  Stir in brandy and grenadine, cool.  Add strawberries, chill.  Just before serving, whip cream with 2 tablespoons sugar.  Slice short cake horizontally into two layers.  Gently spread about half the whipped cream over, bottom layer, add some of berries, drained of sauce.  Replace top layer, spoon whipped cream around top. Add more drained berries.  Spoon remaining berries and sauce over servings.

 


 

Dressings:

 

We’ve got enough to sink a ship.” --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Blue Cheese Dressing--Suzanne Plumb

 

1 quart real mayonnaise                                                                      1/2 tablespoon pepper

1/2 cup chopped onion                                                                       1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

1/2 to 1 teaspoon dried parsley or                                                    1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/8 bunch fresh, chopped                                                                   5 ounces blue cheese

1/2 pint buttermilk                                                                                1/4 teaspoon Accent

1/2 tablespoon pepper

 

Mix ingredients and chill


 

Drinks

 

“Just cover the ice cubes.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Baird’s Punch

 

1- 6 ounce can frozen lemonade                                                        1- 10 ounce package frozen strawberries

1- 8 ounce can crushed pineapple                                                     2 quarts ginger ale

 

Mix and chill.

 

 

Instant Spiced Tea

 

1 cup instant tea with lemon                                                              1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup Tang                                                                                            1/2 teaspoon cloves

1 cup sugar

 

Mix ingredients.  Add 2 teaspoons mix with one cup of hot water.  For a Hot Toddy, add one ounce rum to cup!

 

 

Spiced Tea

 

6 quarts boiling water                                                                          4 teaspoons whole cloves

1-1/2 pounds sugar                                                                              3 sticks cinnamon

2 lemons, juice and rind                                                                      3 tablespoons tea

4 oranges

 

Combine first 6 ingredients and simmer 20 minutes.  Add tea and let stand for five minutes.  Strain.

 

 

Wassail

 

18 ounces lemon juice                                                                         1/2 cup tea

36 ounces orange juice                                                                       36 ounces water

36 ounces cider                                                                                    36 ounces sugar

 

Mix ingredients.  Add 2-1/2 quarts water.  Heat.

 


 

Frosting

 

“A little dab ‘il do ya’.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Wilton Buttercream Icing

 

1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening                                                   4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar   

1/2 cup butter or margarine                                                                2 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Cream butter and shortening.  Add vanilla.  Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time until all sugar has been mixed in.  (Icing will appear dry.)  Add milk and beat at high speed until light and fluffy.  Add additional milk to thin.  Yield:  3 cups

 

 


 

 Salads

 

“Oh, go soak your head.” --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Broccoli Salad--Suzanne Plumb

 

2 bunches broccoli cut into small pieces                                         1 cup sunflower seed kernels

1/2 cup chopped Bermuda onion                                                      1/2 cup raisins

 

Dressing:

1 cup mayonnaise                                                                                                1/4 cup sugar

3 tablespoons vinegar

 

Mix all ingredients, pour dressing over and chill for at least four hours.

 

 

Chicken Almond Salad

 

1-1/2 cups cooked chicken, cubed                                                                    1/4 cup water

1 cup mayonnaise                                                                                                1 cup whipping cream

1/2 teaspoon salt                                                                                                  3/4 cup slivered almonds

3/4 cups slice seedless grapes

 

Mix ingredients and chill.

 

 

Chicken Salad--Ann Tom

serves 8

 

3 cups chicken, cooked and cubed                                                   2 tablespoons oil

1 cup celery                                                                                           2 tablespoons orange juice

2 tablespoons vinegar

 

Marinate for one hour::

 

Mix with:

1 cup Mandarin oranges, drained                                                     1/2 teaspoon salt

1 9 ounce can pineapple tidbits, drained                                          1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/c ups almonds, toasted and slivered


 

“You kids turned out great, in spite of us.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Chicken Salad Rollup

-Lori Plumb and Better Homes and Gardens Magazine

 

5 ounce chunk chicken, drained                                                        1/4 cup sunflower seed kernels

1/4 cup mixed dried fruit bits                                                              1/4 cup thinly sliced celery

                                                                                                                4-6 ounce tortillas

 

Dressing:

1/4 cup mayonnaise                                                                             3 tablespoons lemon yogurt

 

Mix ingredients except tortillas.  Toss with dressing.  Roll up in tortillas.

 

 

Chinese Slaw

 

1 head cabbage, sliced fine                                                                8 ounces sunflower seed kernels

1 bunch green onions                                                                         5 ounces slivered almonds

2 packages Ramen noodles, uncooked

 

Dressing:

 

1 cup oil                                                                                                 6 tablespoons rice vinegar

4 tablespoons sugar                                                                            1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper                                                                               2 teaspoons Accent

 

Mix all salad ingredients except noodles.  Mix all ingredients for dressing.

Toss salad and dressing.  Let sit for one hour.  Just before serving, break up uncooked noodles and toss into salad.

 

 

Curried Chicken Salad

 

3 cups chicken, cooked and cubed                                                   1 cup cashews

1 cup mandarin organs or pineapple                                 1 apple, cut up in cubes

1/2 cups raisins                                                                                    1 cup sliced grapes

1/2 teaspoon curry powder

 

Mix all together except cashews.  Add cashews when ready to serve.

 

 

Debby’s Spinach Salad--Debby White

 

3/4# spinach, cleaned and drained                                                    1/4# sliced mushrooms

scallions, sliced                                                                                    8 bacon slices, cooked and cut up

1 sliced hard boiled egg

 

Dressing:

2 tablespoons grease melted in saucepan.  Wisk in one beaten egg, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup white wine vinegar, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.  Cook until thick and cool.  Toss with salad.

 

“You’re as slow a molasses in January.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Honey-Mustard Slaw--J. Payne

 

1 head cabbage, cut up                                                                       2 shredded carrots

2 cups peapods, halved                                                                      1/2 cup red onion, chopped

2 tablespoons nuts

 

Dressing:

1/3 cup mustard                                                                                    1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup oil                                                                                              1/4 cup honey

2 cloves garlic, crushed

 

Combine salad ingredients.  Mix dressing ingredients.  Combine all.

 

 

Hot Chicken Salad--Mary Palen

 

2 cups chicken                                                                                      2 cups chopped celery

1/2 teaspoons salt                                                                                1/2 cup chopped and toasted            1 teaspoon onion                                                                                 almonds

1 cup mayonnaise                                                                                1 tablespoon lemon juice

 

Mix all of the above and place in casserole dish. 

 

Topping:

1 cup potato chips and 1/2 cup grated cheese.

 

Cook at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.

 

 

Italian Slaw

 

Layer:

1 head cabbage, cut up with one onion, chopped, one carrot, chopped and 3/4 cup sugar.

 

Boil together:

1 cup vinegar, 3/4 cup oil, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon dry mustard and 1 teaspoon celery see.

 

 

Layered Salad(without peas!)--Sandy McCrocklin

 

1 head lettuce, cleaned and                                                                1# bacon, cooked and cut up

broken into small pieces                                                                     1/2 cup sugar

1/2 sweet onion, sliced or chopped                                                  3/4 cup mayonnaise

1/2 head cauliflower, cut up

 

In a large bowl, layer lettuce, onion, cauliflower, bacon.  Sprinkle sugar on top.  Seal by spreading mayonnaise all over on top.  Cover with plastic wrap.  Refrigerate overnight.  Before serving, drain liquid then toss.  Very tasty.  No peas!

 

“I can’t afford to  buy green bananas.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Macaroni Salad--Kay Kenney

 

1 pound macaroni, cooked                                                                 1 cup sugar

1/2 cup vinegar                                                                                     1 cup water

1 pint real mayonnaise                                                                        1 medium onion, chopped

1 cup celery chopped                                                                          1/2 teaspoon turmeric

 

While macaroni is cooking, mix all other ingredients.  This will be very watery.  Add macaroni and cover well.  Refrigerate overnight.

 

 

New Potato Salad

 

2 pounds new potatoes                                                                                      1/2 cup each onion, celery, pickle

1/3 cup water                                                                                                        1 tablespoon mustard

1 cup mayonnaise                                                                                                1/2 teaspoon each salt, celery salt.

 

Microwave potatoes in water 10-12 minutes.  Drain. Mix all ingredients and chill

 

 

Orange Salad

 

Dressing:

2 packages orange Jell-O in 1/2 cup boiling water.

 

Add:

2 small cans orange juice--undiluted                                                1 pint orange sherbet (less 1/2 cup)

1 can drained mandarin oranges

 

Combine all and refrigerate.

 

 

Rita’s Hot Chicken Salad

 

4 cups chicken, cooked and cut up                                                   4 teaspoons grated onion

4 cups diced celery                                                                              4 teaspoons lemon juice

1 cup toasted sliced almonds                                                             2 cups Hellman’s mayonnaise

1 teaspoon Accent                                                                              1 cup grated American cheese

1 teaspoon salt

 

Mix all ingredients together.  Put in 9” x 12” pan.  Top with 1-1/2 cups crushed potato chips.  Bake at 450 degrees for 30 minutes

 

 

Strawberry Jell-O Salad

 

2 packages strawberry Jell-O (6 ounces total)

1-1/2 cup boiling water

1 package frozen strawberries

1-15-1/2 ounce can crushed pineapple

 

Dissolved Jell-O in water.  Add berries and chill to thicken.  Add pineapple (not drained).  Pour 1/2 mixture into 9” x 12” pan.  When set, spread 8 ounces sour cream over it. Pour other 1/2 of strawberry mixture over it.  Chill before serving.

 

 

Strawberry Spinach Salad--Suzanne Plumb

Makes a lot! (15-20 servings)

 

Clean 2 pounds of spinach.  Mix with grapefruit sections from three grapefruit and fresh sliced strawberries to taste.

 

Dressing:

Combine one 8 ounce bottle of red wine vinegar dressing with 1/2 cup sugar, 1-1/4 cup fresh grapefruit juice, 2 tablespoons poppy seeds and 1 tablespoon grated grapefruit peel. 

 

 

Taco Salad--Sweet Loraine

 

1 can Brooks Chili (hot)Beans--rinsed and drained.

2-3 cups lettuce, broken into small pieces

1/4 cup diced onion

3/4 cup grated Colby or Cheddar cheese

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup French or some kind of red dressing

12 cup mashed up Fritos

 

Mix together all ingredients except Fritos.  Add Fritos just before serving.

 

 

Vermicelli Salad--Sweet Loraine Plumb

 

1 pound vermicelli, broken up, cooked and rinsed

 

Mix together

1-1/2 tablespoon Accent                                                                    2 tablespoons Lawrey’s seasoned salt

1/3 cup olive oil                                                                                    1/3 cup lemon juice

 

Pour over vermicelli and marinate in refrigerate for two days.

 

 


 

Main Dishes/Casseroles

 

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Baked Seafood Salad

 

1 cup chopped green pepper                                                             2 cups mayonnaise

4 tablespoons minced onion                                                              1 teaspoon salt

2 cups chopped celery                                                                        2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

2 cup lobster pieces                                                                             12 ounces crab meat

2 cups shrimp

 

Combine above ingredients.  Top with 3 cups of corn flakes and 4 tablespoons butter and paprika.

Bake in 350 degrees for 25 minutes.  Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.  Makes 8 large servings.

 

 

Barbecues

 

1 pound ground beef                                                                           1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons onion                                                                            1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

1/2 cup catsup                                                                                      1/2 cup sour cream

2 tablespoons vinegar

 

Brown ground beef.  Drain fat.  Add onion, catsup, vinegar, salt and dry mustard.  Cook 15 minutes.  Add sour cream and serve on buns.

 

 

Beef Chinese Casserole

 

1 pound chuck                                                                                      1 can cream of chicken soup

1 cup celery, chopped                                                                         1 can cream of mushroom soup

2 small onions, chopped                                                                     1 can bean sprouts with liquid          

1/2 cup raw rice                                                                                    Soy sauce

 

Brown chuck.  Mix remaining ingredients.  Add chuck and turn into casserole.  Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.  Sprinkle with Chinese noodles.  Return to oven for 10 minutes.

 

 

Bean Bake

 

1 pound ground beef                                                                           1/3 brown sugar

8 slices bacon                                                                                       1 teaspoon vinegar

1 diced onion                                                                                        2 teaspoons ;mustard

1/3 cup sugar                                                                                        1 can kidney beans

1/3 cup catsup                                                                                      1 can butter beans

1 teaspoon salt                                                                                     1 can pork and beans

 

Brown beef, bacon and onion.  Add other ingredients.  Bake one hour at 350 degrees or crock pot for several hours.

 


 

“Wi tit tit tit tit tit tit tit.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Beef  Sherry

 

5 pounds stew beef                                                                             2 packages dry onion soup

3  cans cream of celery soup                                                              4 large cans mushrooms

2 cans cream of mushroom soup                                      

 

Mix and place in roaster.  Bake at 275 degrees for 6 hours.  During the last 1/2 hour add 1/2 cup sherry.

 

 

Breakfast Casserole

 

Croutons                                                                                               1 can milk

1 package pork sausage, cooked                                                       6 eggs

1 can mushroom soup                                                                         onions to taste

1 can mushrooms                                                                                 Grated cheese, cheddar

 

Place croutons on bottom of 9” x 13” pan.  Sprinkle sausage on crouton.  Mix next five ingredients and pour over sausage.  Place cheese on top.  Bake for 1-12/ hours in a 350 degree oven.

 

 

Brunner Chicken

 

12 chicken breasts                                                                               1 can chicken broth            

salt, pepper and paprika to taste                                                       6 tablespoons sherry

3/4 cup butter                                                                                       1/2 teaspoon rosemary

4 tablespoons butter                                                                           onion, sliced

3/4 pound mushrooms

 

Brown onion and mushrooms in butter.  Sprinkle flour over.  Stir in broth, sherry and rosemary.  Stir until thick.  Pour over chicken.  Cover.  Bake at 250 degrees for 2-1/2 hours.

 

 

Casserole--Mary Fleming

 

Layer twice:

6 slices bread

1 can corned beef hash

4-8 ounces of cream cheese

 

Cover with  a mixture of 8 eggs and 4 cups of milk and salt to taste.  Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

 

 

Chicken--Kay Kenney

 

8 boneless breasts                                                                               1/8 cup white wine              

8 ounces Swiss cheese                                                                       1 cup herb seasoned stuffing mixed

1 can cream of chicken soup                                                              with 1/4 cup butter

 

Mix soup and wine.  Pour over chicken.  Place stuffing on top.  Cover and bake for 1 hour in a 350 degree oven.

Chicken A’La King--Lori Plumb

No peas!  Yeah!

 

1-6 ounce can sliced mushrooms                                                      1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup diced green pepper                                                                1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 stick butter                                                                                         2 cups light cream

1/2 cup flour                                                                                          3 cups cooked chicken (4 breasts)

1 jar chopped pimento, optional

 

Cook and stir mushrooms and green peppers in butter for five minutes.  Remove from heat.  Blend in flour, salt, and pepper.  Cool over low heat stirring until bubbly.  Remove fro heat.  Stir in broth and cream and heat to boiling, stirring constantly; boil one minute.  Add chicken and pimento.  Heat through.  Serve on toast, biscuits or rice.

 

 

Chicken Casserole--S. Wyse

Good hot or cold

 

2 cups diced chicken                                                                           1/2 cup chopped celery

1 cup instant rice, cooked                                                                   1/4 cup chopped onion

1 large can mushrooms                                                                       3 tablespoon green pepper

1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup                                      3/4 cup mayonnaise

                                                                                                                1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese

 

Mix and put in 8” x 8” pan.  Cover with crushed potato chips.  Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes.

 

 

Chicken Casserole--Ina MacLean Chappell

 

3 cups cooked, cubed chicken                                                           1/4 cup onions

1/2 cup mayonnaise                                                                             1/2 cup celery

2 cans cream of chicken soup                                                            1 cup chicken broth

1-1/2 cup macaroni--raw                                                                      1 cup milk

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

 

Mix all ingredients.  Let stand overnight.  Bake in a 9” x 13” pan at 350 degrees for-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours.

 

 

Chicken Casserole

 

12 chicken breast                                                                                 1 can chicken broth (12 oz.)

salt, pepper and paprika                                                                      6 tablespoon Sherry

3/4 cup butter or oleo                                                                          1/2 teaspoon rosemary

4 tablespoons flour                                                                              3/4 pound fresh sliced mushrooms                                                                                        and onions if desired


 

“Move it or lose it.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Chicken Divan--Suzanne Plumb

 

2-10 ounces packages frozen broccoli                                              1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 cups cubed, cooked chicken                                                           1/2 teaspoon curry powder

1 cup Hellman’s mayonnaise                                                             1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese

2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup                                       grated

1/2 cup bread crumbs mixed with

1 tablespoon melted butter

 

Cook broccoli lightly and drain.  Place in greased rectangular dish.  Put chicken on top of broccoli,  Mix mayonnaise, soup, lemon juice and curry powder and spread on top of chicken.  Sprinkle cheese on top, then bread crumbs.  Bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

 

 

Chicken Polonaise

 

2 cans crescent rolls                                                                            2/3 cup mushrooms

4 cups cubed chicken                                                                          1/2 cup chopped pecans

6 ounces cream cheese with chives                                                  10 tablespoons butter

2/3 cup Pepperidge Farm stuffing                                                     1/8 teaspoon pepper

 

Cream cheese, 4 tablespoons butter and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.  Add chicken, mushrooms and nuts.  Open rolls and roll thinner.  Place 1/4 cup filling in each triangle.  Shape like a pillow.  Melt 6 tablespoons butter.  Roll pillows in butter then in stuffing.  Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.  Serve with gravy--mushroom soup or chicken gravy mix.

 

 

Chicken Casserole--Linda Centifanto

 

1 stick margarine                                                                                  2 cans Swanson chunk chicken

1 can evaporated milk (small)                                                             8 ounce package Pepperidge Farm 1 can cream of celery soup                                                                    stuffing

1 can chicken broth

1 can cream of chicken soup

 

Melt margarine in 9” x 13” pan at 350 degrees.  Stir in soups and milk.  Then stir in chicken and stuffing.  Bake at 350 degrees about one hour.

 

 

Chicken Italian--Dorothy Redding

 

4-1/2 chicken breasts                                                                           1/2 teaspoon basil

2 cans Italian tomatoes                                                                       1/4 teaspoon Tobasco

2 tablespoons cornstarch                                                                   1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

 

Place chicken in baking dish and cook in 425 degree oven for 15 to 30 minutes.  Drain.  Combine tomatoes, cornstarch, basil and Tobasco and heat to boil.  Pour over chicken.  Top with cheese.  Bake 5 minutes at 425 degrees.


 

“You’re in your glory.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Chicken Salad Bake--Dorothy Redding

 

2 cups cubed cooked chicken                                                            1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 cup chopped celery                                                                          1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 cup chopped onion                                                                       1/2 teaspoon salt

5 ounce can sliced water chestnuts (drained)                                 dash pepper         

1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese                                                          1/2 cup cream of mushroom soup

1 cup shoestring potatoes

 

Combine all ingredients except shoestring potatoes.  Bake in a greased 1-1/2 quart casserole.  Sprinkle shoe string potatoes on top.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

 

 

Five-Can Casserole

 

chicken

1 can mushroom soup                                                         1 can Chinese noodles

1 can evaporated milk                                                          1 can chicken rice soup

1 can water chestnuts

 

Mix all.  Place in a casserole and bake for one hour in a 350 degree oven.

 

 

Ham Loaf--Grete Slader

 

2 pounds ham                                                                                       2 eggs

1 pound pork                                                                                        1 cup crumbs

1 pound veal                                                                                         3/4 cup milk

 

Mix together ham, pork and veal.  Add remaining ingredients.  Form into one or two loaves.  Pour sauce over top and baste frequently.  Bake at 350 degrees for about two hours.

 

Sauce:

2 cups brown sugar                                                                             1 tablespoon dry mustard

1/2 cup vinegar                                                                                     1/2 cup water

 

Mix and boil for 3 minutes.


 

Hawaiian Ham

 

2 cups ham                                                                                            2 teaspoons mustard

 9 ounces pineapple                                                                             3/4 cup water

2 tablespoons sugar                                                                            green pepper, cut up

1-1/4 tablespoons cornstarch                                                            2 cups cooked rice

1 teaspoon MSG

3-4 teaspoons vinegar

 

Brown ham.  Drain pineapple and reserve liquid.   In a saucepan stir sugar, cornstarch, MSG, vinegar,  mustard and water.  Heat to a syrup.  Add all to ham.  Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.  Add pineapple and green pepper and heat for 5 minutes more.  Serve over rice.

 

 

Meatball in Spicy Sauce--Betty Woomer

 

1 pound ground beef                                                                           1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup soft bread crumbs                                                                  1 tablespoon finely chopped onion.

 

Mix together and shape into balls. 

 

Sauce:

12 ounces chili sauce                                                                          8-10 ounce jar currant jelly

1-1/2 cups water                                                                                   3/4 teaspoon salt

 

Mix ingredients over medium heat until boiling.  Pour over meatballs and cover with foil.  Refrigerate until ready to use.  Heat in oven one hour at 350 degrees.

 

 

Moo Shoo Pork

 

1-1/2 tablespoons oil                                                                           1 package mushrooms

1 pound pork (or chicken) cut into strips                                         1 package slaw

1 teaspoon corn starch and a bit more                                             1/2 cup sir fry sauce

1 garlic clove                                                                                         3 green onions

1 package broccoli slaw                                                                      1 package tortillas

Hoisin Sauce, 1/2 bottle

 

Stir Fry Sauce:

1 cup soy sauce                                                                                   4 teaspoons grated ginger

1/3 cup Sherry                                                                                      2 teaspoons sugar

 

Heat wok on high.  Add one tablespoon oil.  Toss meat with cornstarch in bowl.  Stir in wok until beginning to brown.  Transfer to clean bowl.  Add remaining oil to wok.  Cook garlic 15 seconds.  Add veggies and stir fry sauce.  Cook tender crisp.  Add veggies and stir fry sauce.  Cook to tender crisp--approximately 5 minutes.   Return meat in Hoisin sauce.  Cook 1 minute.  Heat tortillas in microwave on high 1-1/2 minutes wrapped in paper towel.  Fill tortillas and serve.


 

“Heaven forbid.”  Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Overnight Casserole

Serves 10

 

1 package (7 ounces) uncooked macaroni                                       2 cups milk

8 ounces cheddar cheese                                                                   4 hard cooked eggs

2 cans cream of chicken soup                                                            1 onion, chopped

2 cups chicken

 

Mix all ingredients in large bowl.  Place in refrigerator overnight.  (Best in deep casserole)  Remove one hour before baking.  Stir.  Bake for 60 to 90 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

 

 

Pork Tenderloin--Gerry Semmer

 

2-1/2 to 3 pounds pork tenderloin

4  tablespoons unsalted butter

1 clove garlic

 

Trim tenderloin and remove transparent skin.  Slit lengthwise through 1/2 thickness, open and flatten with fist or cleaver.  Spread stuffing on tenderloin and roll up tightly and tie with string.  Melt butter, peel and slice garlic and sauté until brown.  Cook pork for a few minutes in butter until  browned.  Roast covered at  325 degrees for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or to 175 degrees.  Remove lid during the last 10 minutes.

 

Stuffing:

1-1/2 to 2 cups fine bread crumbs                                                     1 clove garlic

1/4 cups mixed dried fruits                                                  1/2 tablespoon chopped tarragon

1 tablespoon chopped parsley                                                          4 tablespoons melted butter

1 tablespoon finely chopped onion                                                  1 orange

1 egg                                                                                                      salt and pepper

 

Mix fruits and seasonings in melted butter.  Add grated rind of orange.  Beat egg lightly and add.  Season to taste with remaining ingredients.

 

Sauce:   

2 cups dried apricots or 2 small jars                                  juice of one lemon

baby apricots                                                                                        1/2 teaspoon curry powder

1 tablespoon sugar                                                                              1 tablespoon fennel

 

Stew apricots in water until tender. Mix in other ingredients and cook 5 minutes.  Puree in blender before adding fennel?

               


 

 

“Why buy the cow if you get the milk for free?”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Ribs--Rex Brown

 

1 cup catsup                                                                                         1 tablespoon Worcestershire

1/2 cup brown sugar                                                                            sauce

1 tablespoon soy sauce                                                                      1 tablespoon mustard

garlic                                                                                                      1 tablespoon onion powder

3 pounds ribs                                                                                        1 can beer

 

Sear ribs to brown.  In a pot, pour the sauce over ribs to cover and add a little water to keep moist as they simmer.                       

 

 

Riviera Chicken--Phyllis Leeb

 

Soak boned chicken breasts in buttermilk for several hours--like all day.  Drain and roll in parmesan cheese and parsley.  Arrange in shallow pan.  Drizzle with butter.  Bake.  Part way through remove any liquid which may have cooked out.  Baste with white wine.  Garnish with sautéed whole mushrooms.

 

Brown and sauté chicken in butter.  Put in casserole.  Add remaining butter to drippings and sauté sliced mushrooms and onions.  Sprinkle flour over mushrooms and onions stirring in broth sherry and rosemary.  Stir until thick.  Pour over chicken.  Cover and bake 2-1/2 hours in 250 degree oven.

 

 

 

Shrimp Fettuccini

 

1 pound, 30/40 grade headless shrimp,                                            2 ounces Chablis or chicken broth

cleaned and deveined                                                                         1 ounce butter

1-1/2 cup sliced mushrooms                                                               6 ounces heavy cream

3 green onions, chopped                                                                    4 ounces Parmesan cheese

2 cloves garlic, minced                                                                        8 ounces fettuccini noodles

 

Combine butter and Chablis or broth in skillet.  Add shrimp, mushrooms green onions and garlic.  Sauté until shrimp are about half cooked.  Add cream and allow to reduce 2-3 minutes or a little longer before adding Parmesan cheese.  When cheese is added, toss noodles in mixture and allow sauce to coat needles well.  Garnish with parsley.

 


 

Spinach Soufflé--Suzanne Plumb

serves 6 to 8

 

6 eggs                                                                                                    3-1/2-4 coups small curd cottage

2-10 ounce packages frozen spinach,                                               cheese

thawed and drained                                                                             3-1/2 to 4 cups grated cheddar

10 tablespoons flour                                                                            cheese

                                                                                                                chopped walnuts or sesame seeds                                                                                                                                   or almonds

 

Blend eggs and flour.  Add remaining ingredients.  Top with walnuts, sesame seeds, or almonds.  Bake uncovered at 300 degrees for 1 hour.

 

 

Stuffed Shells

 

1 package frozen chopped spinach                                                   1 egg

1 cup grated mozzarella                                                                       1 tablespoon parmesan

1 cup cottage cheese                                                                           1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

garlic powder                                                                                        salt and pepper

1 large jar Prego sauce                                                                        16 frozen pasta shells

 

Mix ingredients and layer 9’ x 13’ pan with sauce, shells, then sauce.  Bake for 30-40 minutes covered in a 375-degree oven.

 

 

Swedish Meat Balls

 

1-3/4 pound ground chuck                                                                 1/4 cup parsley flakes

1/2 pound ground pork                                                                       1-1/2 tablespoon salt

1-1/2 cup bread crumbs                                                                       1/4 teaspoon ginger

1 cup cream                                                                                           1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 cup chopped onion                                                                       pepper

1 egg                                                                                     

 

Mix and chill all.  Shape and brown in butter.  Drain meatballs.  Add water to grease drippings.  Place meatballs in baking dish.  Pour liquid over meatballs.  Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 1-1/2 hours.

 

 

Sweet & Sour Chicken--Mary Hockney

 

1/2 cup red Russian dressing                                                             3/4 cup pineapple/apricot jam

1/2 envelope onion soup mix                                                             1 teaspoon dry mustard

 

Mix and pour over chicken pieces.  Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or more.

 


 

Turkey Tetrazinni

 

Turkey

1/2 pound spaghetti                                                                            1/2 pound butter

1 quart broth                                                                                         2/3 cup flour

1/2 cup onion                                                                                        4 cups milk.

slice mushrooms                                                                                  1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper                                                                            1/2 pound parmesan cheese

1/4 cup sherry                                                                                       1 cup butter crumbs                            

 

Cook spaghetti in broth until al dente.  Place in 9” x 13’ pan.  Place cut up turkey on top of noodles.  Sauté onion and mushrooms in butter.  Add blended flour and milk, salt and pepper to mushrooms.  Cook until thick.  Stir in cheese.  Pour over noodles.  Top with crumbs.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

 

 

Veal Florentine

 

1 pound veal                                                                                         1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs                                                                                                    1 package creamed spinach

1 cup crumbs                                                                                        onion, sautéed

 

Mix eggs, crumbs, salt, spinach and sautéed onions.  Pour over veal.  Bake one hour at 350 degrees.

 


 

Miscellaneous

 

“You better behave.  You’re never safe anywhere.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Aunt Molly’s Salve

Treats crusty feet and boils and many other things that ail you.

 

2 cups melted fat                                                                                  1/4 pound rosin

3 cakes bees wax, cut up

 

Put in double boiler and cook slow.  Mix well.  Pour in jars.

 

 

Betty’s Secret Pancake Recipe

 

1 cup pancake mix                                                                                1 cup buttermilk

1 egg

 

Mix and cook.

 

 

Golden Marmalade--Bessie MacLean

 

6 navel oranges, sliced thin                                                                sugar

3 lemons                                                                                                1 cup lemon juice

 

Wash fruit, cut in half with very sharp knife.  Cover sliced fruit with cold water; let stand overnight.  Next morning, boil mixture for 45 minutes.  Let stand overnight again..  Next morning measure and bring to a boil.  Add 1-1/2 as much sugar as fruit.  Boil 45 minuntes.  Just before removing from heat, add one cup lemon juice.  Pour into sterilized glasses and seal with paraffin.

 

 

Play Dough

 

1/2 cup salt                                                                                            1 tablespoon oil

1 cup flour                                                                                             1 cup water

2 teaspoons cream of tartar                                                                food coloring

 

Mix.  Cook on low heat until dough consistency.

 

 

Salt Substitute

 

1/2 teaspoons cayenne

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon of each of the following:

basil, thyme, parsley, marjoram, savory, mace, onion powder, black pepper, sage.

 

Is good on potatoes and tomatoes.

 

 


 

Pies

 

“Clean your room in case there is a fire.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Chocolate Angel Pie

 

4 eggs, separated                                                                                 1-1/2 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt                                                                                  3 squares semi-sweet chocolate

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar                                                               1 cup heavy cream, whipped

 

Beat egg whites and 1/8 salt until foamy.  Add cream of tartar.  Continue beating adding 1 cup sugar, gradually until stiff.  Spread 1 inch layer on bottom of greased 9 inch pie shell.  Pile remaining egg whites evenly around sides of pan.  Bake at 250 degrees for  one hour and cool.  Melt chocolate over boiling water.  Beat egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 2 tablespoons water.  Stir into chocolate.  Cook over boiling water until thick.  Cool.  Fold in cream.  Pour into shell and chill overnight.

 

 

Chocolate Frango Pie

 

1/2 pound butter                                                                  1-teaspoon mint extract

2 cups confectioners sugar                                                                1-teaspoon vanilla

4 squares unsweetened chocolate                                    1/2 cup toasted almonds

4 whole eggs

 

Cream butter, sugar and chocolate until smooth and fluffy.  Add eggs one at a time.  Add flavorings one at a time.  Put in graham cracker pie shell.  Sprinkle with chopped almonds.

 

 

French Silk Pie

 

1/4 pound butter                                                                                  1 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 cup sugar                                                                                        2 eggs

1 ounce melted and cooled chocolate                                              1 pint whipping cream.

 

Cream butter, sugar, chocolate and vanilla.  Add one egg and beat 5 minutes.  Add the second egg and beat 5 minutes.  Pour mixture into pie shell and chill.  Whip cream.  Add on top of pie just before serving.

 

 

Key Lime Pie--Gerry Semmer

 

9 inch pie shell                                                                      3 drops green food coloring

1 can sweetened condensed milk                                      3 eggs, separated

1 tablespoon grated lemon peel                                         1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel                                            1/4 cup shredded coconut. toasted.

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

 

Bake pie shell. Blend milk, fruit peel, juices and food coloring.  Beat egg yolks slightly, stir into juice mixture.  Set aside.  Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until stiff and glossy.  Fold gently into lemon-lime mixture, pile into pie shell.  Chill several hours until set.  Sprinkle coconut over top just before serving.

 

“Wear clean underwear, just in case you are in an accident.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Pecan Pie—Dear Abby’s

 

9 inch pie shell                                                                                      1/3 cup melted butter

1 cup light corn syrup                                                                         1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup brown sugar                                                                               1 teaspoon vanilla

3 eggs                                                                                                    1 cup pecan halves.

 

Mix all and place in pie shell.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes.

 

 

Strawberry Pie--Audrey Wilkinson

 

1 quart berries, cleaned and halved

 

Syrup:

1 cup sugar                                                                                           1 cup water

3 tablespoon cornstarch                                                                     2 tablespoon white Karo syrup

 

Place berries in cooled pie shell.  Cook syrup until clear.  Add 3 tablespoons strawberry juice and some red food coloring.  Cool and pour over strawberries

 

 
Sauces/Spreads

 

“Always wear clean underwear, just in case you are in an accident.” --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Meatball Sauce--Sandy McCrocklin

 

12 ounces chili sauce                                                                          2 tablespoons brown sugar

10 ounces grape jelly                                                                           1 teaspoon lemon juice

 

Mix, heat and pour over meatballs. 

 

 

Mexican Chocolate

Mighty Tasty!

 

12 ounces chocolate chips                                                                 1/4 cup oil

1 stick oleo

 

Melt in double boiler.  Pour over ice cream.  Refrigerate indefinitely.  Microwave slowly to reheat.

 

 

Pesto

 

3/4 cup basil leaves                                                                             1 teaspoon lemon juice

2 teaspoons rosemary                                                                         1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup parsley                                                                                     pepper to taste

2 cloves garlic                                                                                       1/3 cup cream

1/3 cup crumb                                                                                       1/4 cup oil

1/4 cup parmesan

 

Mix all in blender or food processor

 

 


 

Soups

 

“It’s just as easy to love the rich ones.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

Cabbage Soup

 

6 cups water                                                                                          3 onions

1 pound ground chuck, cooked and drained                                   1 cup celery

3 carrots                                                                                                 1/2 cabbage

3 potatoes                                                                                             salt and pepper

 

Combine and cook for 1-1/2 hours.

 

 

Chili

 

1 onion                                                                                                   3 little cans of tomato sauce or more

1 pound ground beef                                                                           2 tablespoons chili powder

1 can red beans

 

Brown onion, ground beef and add other ingredients.  Cook to taste a couple of hours.  Proportions vary to taste.

 

 

Homemade Chicken Soup

 

Large soup pot filled 3/4 full with water                                           1/2 teaspoons black pepper

3-4 carrots, peeled and sliced                                                             1 teaspoon Accent

1-2 onions cut in half                                                                           2-3 tablespoons chicken base

2-3 stalks celery chopped                                                                   2-3 potatoes, peeled

2 cloves garlic, minced                                                                        3-4 pounds boneless, skinless

2-3 springs parsley or 2 tablespoons dried                                      chicken

 

Bring all ingredients in pot to boil and let simmer on low for 2-3 hours.

 

Homemade dumplings for soup:

3 cups all purpose flour                                                                      2 tablespoons salt

3 eggs, beaten                                                                                      1 cup milk

 

Add dumpling batter as follows to boiling chicken stock

Dip teaspoon in boiling soup.

Pick up about a teaspoon of batter with hot spoon.

Dip hot spoon with batter into boiling soup.

Repeat steps until batter is used up.

 

Simmer for 10 minutes with lid on, 10 minutes off.


 

“Never judge a book by its cover.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Onion Soup

serves 8 plus

 

1-1/2 pounds onions or three enormous ones                                2 cans water

1/8 pound butter                                                                                  2 cubes beef bouillon

Salt and pepper to taste                                                                      1 cup water

2-3 tablespoons flour (Wondra)                                                        2 cans concentrated bouillon, beef

1/2 lemon

 

Sauté onions in butter until limp.  Add salt, pepper, flour.  Pour bouillon, cubes and water over onions.  Stir.  Add lemon and bring to simmer.  Simmer 1/2 hour.  When ready to serve, remove lemon.  Add a splash of sherry.  Slice French bread in one inch slices.  Butter to taste. Put a slice of Swiss cheese and a shake of parmesan cheese on each.  Broil.  Float bread in each bowl of soup.

 

 

Pea Soup

 

2 pounds green split peas                                                                  2 onions, whole

1 ham bone                                                                                            2 celery ribs, whole, with leaves

2 carrots                                                                                                 2 chicken bouillon cubes

bay leaf                                                                                                  summer savory

                                                                                                                pepper to taste

 

Place ham bone in soup pot.  Fill with water to within 1-1/2 inches.  Add veggies.  Add bay leaf, pepper and summer savory.  Cook 2 to 3 hours.  Take out bone and cool.  Strain veggies.  Adjust seasonings.  Bon Appetite!

 

 

Pistow--Suzanne Plumb

 

2 quarts water                                                                                       2 onions, sliced

2 potatoes                                                                                             16 ounce can tomatoes with juice

1/4 cup olive oil                                                                                    5 cloves garlic, diced fine

2 zucchini, washed and sliced thin                                                    1-2 pounds hot Italian sausage

1 teaspoon black pepper                                                                     1 tablespoon salt

1/8 cup dried basil                                                                                1/4 cup chopped parsley

1 cup dried white beans

 

In a large kettle bring water to a boil.  Add white beans and boil for 2 minutes.  Reduce heat and simmer covered for 1-1/2 hours, or until beans and tender.  Add potatoes, green beans, basil, parsley and garlic.  Simmer for 15 minutes.  Meanwhile sauté onions in olive oil until golden.  Add to soup along with zucchini, tomatoes, salt and pepper and cooked sausage.  Simmer covered for 15-20 minutes or until zucchini is tender.


 

Potato Leek Soup

 

3 tablespoons butter                                                                           2 cups broth

4 leeks, sliced thin                                                                                1 cup milk

3 stalks of celery                                                                                  salt and pepper

2 potatoes, diced                                                                                  summer savory

 

Melt butter. Sauté celery and leeks 10 minutes.  Heat 1 cup water or broth for 10 minutes.  Add potatoes.  Add two cups of water or broth and cover.  Cook 10 minutes.  Add milk and broth.  Cook until tender.  Use potato flakes to thicken.

 

 

Pumpkin Soup

 

4 cups pumpkin, 28 ounces canned                                                  6 cups chicken stock

1 cup peanut butter                                                                             salt and pepper

2 sweet potatoes

 

Mix and heat

 

 

.Strawberry Soup

 

2 quarts strawberries                                                                           2 cups water

1-1/4 cups sugar

 

Cook, strain, process strawberries and cool.  Add 2 cups white wine and chill.

 


 

Vegetables/Fruits/Side Dishes

 

Eat your vegetables.  They’ll put hair on your chest.”  --Betty Plumb

 

 

 

Beans--Mary Buck

 

8 slices bacon slices, cooked and crumbled                                    1 can butter beans--drained

1 large onion                                                                                         1 can northern beans--drained

1 cup brown sugar                                                                               1 can kidney beans--drained

1/2 cup vinegar                                                                                     1 can baked beans

1 can Lima beans--drained

 

Fry bacon. Drain most of fat.  Fry onion in remaining fat.  Add sugar and vinegar.  Stir until melted.  Add all beans except baked.  Simmer 20 minutes.  Add baked beans.  Put all in casserole and bake uncovered one hour in a 325 degree oven.

 

 

Cheese & Bacon Potato Bake--Melissa Cornet

 

13-3/4 ounces  chicken or beef broth                                                6 slices bacon

5 medium potatoes, pared and thickly sliced                                   3 tablespoons flour

1 large onion, thinly sliced                                                 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

 

In medium saucepan, over medium high heat add broth and boil.  Reduce heat.  Add potatoes and onion.  Cover and simmer 5 minutes.  Drain, reserve 1-1/2 cups of broth.  In skillet, cook bacon crisp.  Crumble.  Pour off all but 3 tablespoons drippings.  Blend flour into reserved drippings.  Gradually add reserved broth.  Cook medium heat stirring constantly until thick.  Grease 2 quart dish.  Layer 1/3 each.  Potato-onion, sauce and bacon.  Repeat layering.  Bake in a 400 degree oven for 35 minutes.

 

 

Corn Pudding--Nancy Bates

 

1 box Jiffy cornbread mix                                                                    2 eggs

1 can cream corn                                                                                  1 stick butter, melted

16 ounces canned corn                                                                       salt and pepper to taste

 

Mix all.  Pour in 9” x 13” pan.  Bake at 375 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes.

 


 

No Calorie Potatoes

2 pounds, frozen hash browns                                                          1/2 cup chopped onion

2 cups sour cream                                                                                1 can cream of chicken soup

1 stick butter, melted                                                                           1 teaspoon salt

1-1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese                                                       1/2 teaspoon pepper

 

Topping:

2 cups corn flakes

1 stick butter

 

Mix all potato ingredients and place in a 9” x 13” pan.  Melt butter and mix with corn flakes.  Place on top of potatoes.  Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

 

 

Onion Tart

 

basic pie crust                                                                                      1 cup milk

1-1/4 pound sliced onions                                                                  1 cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon lard or oil                                                                       3 eggs

salt, pepper, nutmeg                                                                            1 egg white

 

Roll pastry to fit a 12-inch quiche tin and chill.  Stew the onions very gently in the lard or oleo until pale golden.  Season with salt, plenty of black pepper and a good scraping of nutmeg.  Stir in the flour and cook for a further 5 minutes.  Whisk together the milk, cream, eggs and salt and pepper to taste.  Paint the pastry with egg white, stir the onions into the custard and tip it into the pastry-lined tin.  Scatter the bacon cubes on top.  Bake in a 425 degree oven for 40 minutes or until golden.  Serve piping hot with green salad and a bottle of Pinot Blanc.

 

 

Potato Pancakes

 

3 potatoes                                                                                             1 tablespoon cream             

1 tablespoon flour                                                                                1 egg

2 tablespoons dry crumbs                                                                  1 teaspoon salt

 

Grate potatoes.  Add other ingredients.  Stir.  Cook by spoonfuls in hot fat.  Serve with applesauce.

 

 

Scalloped Onions

 

2 tablespoons butter                                                                           2 cups diced celery

2 tablespoons flour                                                                              3 tablespoons additional butter

1/2 teaspoon salt                                                                                  1/4 cup fine bread crumbs

dash, black pepper                                                                               2/3 cup finely chopped roasted

2 cups half and half                                                                             peanuts

5 bacon slices, cooked crisp

1 package--20 ounces frozen small onions

 

Make white sauce by melting 2 tablespoons butter and stirring in the flour, salt and pepper.  Cook until bubbly.  Gradually blend in cream.   Cook and stir constantly until thickened.  Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Cook the frozen onions as directed on package adding the celery.  Drain well.  Combine with cream sauce and turn into a 10” x 6” ungreased baking dish.  Melt additional butter and toss with the bread crumbs, peanuts and bacon.  Sprinkle crumb topping over onions.  Bake about 25 minutes or until topping is lightly browned and crunchy.

Scalloped Pineapple

 

1 large can pineapple chucks                                                             8 slices of bread, broken into pieces

2 sticks margarine                                                                                3 eggs

1-12/ sugar                                                                                           

 

Beat sugar and eggs.  Add pineapple chunks and bread pieces.  Put in baking dish and pour melted margarine over all.  Bake 30 minutes at 400 degrees.  Watch to prevent burning.

 

 

Super Rice

 

1 cup rice                                                                                               2 tablespoon butter

2 cups hot chicken broth                                                                    1 tablespoon minced onion.

 

Sauté onion in butter.  Add broth.  Heat until hot.  Pour rice into baking dish.  Add onion mixture.  Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.

 

 

Vegetables Mornay

 

1 bag frozen mixed vegetables                                                           1 teaspoon garlic powder  

1 teaspoon salt                                                                                     2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon flour

 

Cook vegetables in amount of water recommended on package and add to it salt, garlic and butter.  Drain.  Reserve liquid.

 

Mornay Sauce:

1/4 cup butter                                                                                       pinch, nutmeg

1/3 cup flour                                                                                          pinch, thyme

2 cups vegetable liquid                                                                       1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese                                                                    2 tablespoon white wine

                                                                                                                1 tablespoon salt

 

Mix and blend ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring.  Arrange vegetables in a casserole and pour over the Mornay sauce.  Top with buttered bread crumbs if desired.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Serves 12.