Thursday, May 7, 2015

Banana Nut Loaf

1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup mashed banana
1-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt

Mix and bake at 350°.

(Icing)

4 Tablespoon oleo
3 Tablespoons cream
4 Tablespoon brown sugar
Nuts

Chocolate Coconut Ting-a-lings

8 squares semisweet chocolate
1 cup peanuts
1 cup coconut

No cooking, just melt and stir, drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.

Angel Salad

(Serves 10 to 12)

2 pkgs lime jello
1 cup chopped pecans
1 or 2 small pkg cream cheese
1 cup chopped celery
1 small can pineapple
1 small can pimento
1 cup cream, whipped

Dissolve jello in juice of pineapple and enough water to make 2 cups, and cool. Add other stuff & fold in cream.

Fudge Cookies

2 cups white sugar
1/3 cups cocoa
1/2 c milk (can)
1 stick oleo

Bring to hard rolling boil. Then boil 1-1/2 minutes. Remove from heat, and add 1/2 cup peanut butter and 2-1/2 cups oatmeal.

Peanut Butter Cookies

2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup peanut butter
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1 - 15 oz Eagle Brand milk

Sift flour, salt, & baking powder.

Cream egg, then add peanut butter. Stir in half can of milk. Blend in vanilla and nuts.

Drop by spoonfuls onto well greased pan.

Bake at 350° 10-12 minutes.

Pecan Pie

4 Tablespoon butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/4 cup shelled pecans
1/2 recipe plain pastry (1 pie shell)

Cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs, syrup, and salt. Mix well. Add vanilla and chopped pecans, then pour into pastry, lined pie plate. Bake until firm, about 50 minutes at 300°.

Santa Claus Punch

(Makes 16 half cup servings)

1 pkg raspberry instant soft drink mix (kool-aid)
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups bottled cranberry juice cocktail
6 cups ice cubes plus water

In a punch bowl, combine drink mix, sugar, juice, ice cubes plus water. Stir until mix & sugar dissolved.

Pina Colada Cake

(Serve with ice cream or cool whip)

Preheat oven 350° and grease 9x13 cake pan.

1 - 20 oz can crushed pineapple, heavy syrup
1 - 21 oz can pie filling
1 (2 layer pkg) yellow cake mix
1 (3 oz bag) or 1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup or 1 stick butter

Place ingredients in order listed into pan, and bake for 50 minutes.

Fresh Pear Cake

Bonnie Goswick's recipe

Chop fine, grate, or grind 3 cups fresh pears. Cover with 2 cups sugar, and let stand 20 minutes.

Mix in:
1-1/2 cups cooking oil
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 tsp vanilla
Add 2 eggs last.

Mix and bake one to 1-1/2 hours in greased and floured bunt or tube pan at 325°.

You can prepare the pears and add the sugar, and then freeze until you need to make a cake. Surely can mix a cake in a hurry with this part already done!!

Chock. Pie

3 cups milk in saucepan, bring to a boil.

Mix: 1-1/2 cups sugar
4 Tablespoon flour
Dash salt
2 heaping Tablespoon cocoa

Add 1/3 cup milk and 5 egg yolks and beat well. Pour into milk in saucepan until thickens beat all time.

1/2 stick butter
3 tsp vanilla
Pour into baked pie shell.

Then beat until stiff:
5 egg whites
3 or 4 Tablespoon sugar

6 lbs. hamburger
2 cups cold water
1-1/2 cup chopped celery
1 medium onion
3 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
1 small green pepper (stemmed, seeded, and chopped)
1/2 cup chili powder
1/4 tsp dried oregano leaves
1/4 tsp dried marjoram leaves
1/2 tsp caraway seeds (optional)
1 Tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 - 15 oz. cans chili beans, undrained

Place meat in skillet or two on high heat 300°. Cook until meat loses its pink color (stir frequently). Put in large dutch oven. Add water - add all ingredients except beans and stir. Cover and cook 2 hours at 225° stirring often. Add beans to meat and cook covered 30 minutes. Stir occasionally.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Rocky Road Fudge

2 pkg. semisweet chocolate morsels
1 can Eagle Brand milk
2 Tablespoon butter
2 cups roasted peanuts
1 - 10-1/2 oz. bag miniature marshmallows

Melt chocolate, Eagle brand, and butter in saucepan. Pour into nut mixture, mix well. Pour into 13x9 pan.

Chill 2 hours

Fudge

3 (6 oz.) Pkgs semisweet chocolate morsels
1 (14 oz) can Eagle Brand milk (not evaporated)
Dash salt
1-1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

In heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt morsels with eagle brand. Remove from heat, stir in remaining ingredients. Spread evenly into wax paper lined 8 inch square pan. Chill 2 to 3 hours or till firm.

Turn fudge onto cutting board; peel off paper and cut into squares. Store loosely covered at room temp.

Ice Cream

6 eggs
2 heaping cups sugar
3 quarts whole milk
1 cup cream
1-1/2 Tablespoon vanilla flavoring (or whatever)

Beat eggs until thick and lemon colored; add a little over 2 cups sugar slowly and beat after each addition. Add milk, cream and flavoring.

Makes 1 gallon

Use twice as much ice as salt in the freezer. 1 cup salt to each 2 cups ice.

22 Minute Cake

2 cup flour
2 cup sugar
1 stick oleo
1 cup water
1/2 cup shortening
3-1/2 Tablespoon cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon soda
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine flour and sugar in bowl. In pan, bring oleo, water, shortening and cocoa to boil. Pour over flour mixture.

Combine buttermilk, soda, eggs, and vanilla and add to mixture.

Pour into greased 12 x 18 in pan and bake 18 minutes.

Icing:

Combine 1 stick oleo, 3-1/2 T cocoa and 1/3 cup milk. Bring to boil and add 1 lb powdered sugar. Add 1 cup chopped nuts. Pour on cake while hot.

Squaw Corn

2 cans cream corn
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup corn meal
1/8 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup corn oil (or Wesson oil)

Alternate layers of mixtures

1 can chopped green chilies
1/2 lb. longhorn cheese (grated)

Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.

Lemonade Pie

(From Mattie)

serves 6

2 pkg. Dream Whip
1 cup milk
1 can Eagle Brand milk
1 can lemonade (thawed)

Beat Dream Whip with milk until stiff. Add Eagle Brand milk. Stir in lemonade. Pour into baked and cooled pie crust.

Makes 2 pies.

Tuna Johnny

1/2 pt. Cream
1/2 lb. pimento cheese
1/2 stick oleo
1 pkg. Broad noodles
1 can tuna
1 can pimento

Cook noodles for 10 minutes in salty water. Mix noodles & tuna and place in baking dish. Place cream, cheese, butter in top of double boiler.

Cover noodle mixture with sauce & bake till golden brown.

Mexican Corn Bread

1 cup yellow cornmeal
2 eggs
1/2 tsp soda
1 #1 can cream corn
1 cup sweet milk
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup bacon drippings

Mix & set aside. Brown 1 lb. hamburger meat with large chopped onion. Grated 1/2 lb. cheddar cheese & cut up 2 jalapeño peppers. Grease large skillet & sprinkle with meal. Pour half the batter in pan. Layer cheese, meat, and pepper on batter. Pour rest of batter on top.

Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes.

5 Cup Salad

1 cup pineapple
1 cup coconut
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup mandarin oranges
1 cup sour cream
1 cup nuts

Mix all ingredients, whip cream and mix into other ingredients.

Surprise Pie

1 c. honey
1/2 c. Karo (white)
1/2 c. Rum
1 tsp. vanilla
6 eggs
1 c. walnuts

Beat eggs, add honey, syrup, rum, vanilla & walnuts. Bake 350° for 40 minutes.

Baking Powder Biscuits

(Basic Recipe)

2 c. flour
3 t. baking powder
2/3 - 3/4 c. milk
1 t. salt
1/4 c. fat (shortening)

1. Sift together flour, baking powder, & salt into bowl.

2. Cut in shortening till about as fine as cornmeal.

3. Add 2/3 c. milk all at once, stir together to make a soft, but not sticky dough. If dough is too stiff, stir in rest of milk.

4. Turn dough onto well floured board & knead 8-10 times.

5. Roll dough lightly with pin until it is 1/2 - 3/4 in. thick.

6. Cut & put on ungreased baking sheet.

7. Bake at 450° for 12 - 15 min.

Peanut Patties

3 cups sugar
1 cup white Karo
3 cups raw peanuts
1/2 stick margarine
1/4 tsp. vanilla
Pinch salt
Red food coloring (*notation* I do not use this)

Cook slowly: sugar, water, corn syrup & red food coloring (if you use it) until hard crack stage. 250° on candy thermometer

Remove from heat, add margarine, salt, vanilla & peanuts. Beat until creamy. Drop by spoonfuls on wax paper or in aluminum pie tins to make large patties. Makes 3 big patties on pie tins.

Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 squares melted chocolate
1/2 c. flour
1/8 tsp. salt
2 c. quick oats
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Cream shortening, add sugar and mix thoroughly. Add well beaten eggs & melted chocolate. Add flour, salt, rolled oats, and vanilla.

Drop by tsp. onto buttered baking sheet and bake in a hot oven (400°) 10 to 12 minutes.

Makes 2 to 3 dozen

No Name Cake

2 cups saltiness crackers (crushed)
6 egg whites, beaten stiff
2 cups sugar
1 cup pecans
3/4 tsp. cream of tartar

Mix together spread in bottom of cake pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Let cool.

2 envelopes Dream whip
Pour over bottom layer, 1 jar cherry pie mix, swirl together.

Things to Do with Lemon Extract

1. Add 1 t. per pkg. of vanilla pudding.

2. Add 2 t. per pkg. of plain gelatin.

3. Add 1 t. to two layer white or yellow cake mix.

4. Add 1-2 t. to a cookie recipe.

5. Add 1/2-1 t. to a pkg. white frosting mix.

Things to Do with Peanuts

1. Combine 8 oz. peanuts with 1 c. raisins - mix well.

2. Blend 3 oz. cream cheese, 1 T. dry parsley, & 1/2 t. grated onion, fill celery stalks. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

3. Crumble 4 oz. blue cheese, mix well with 4 oz. grated cheddar cheese, 3 oz. cream cheese, 2 T. chopped parsley & 1/2 t. grated onion. Shape into ball & refrigerate till firm. Reshape ball & roll in chopped peanuts.

4. Frost cake, sprinkle with peanuts.

How to Make Eagle Brand Milk

1 cup dry milk
3/4 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons melted butter
1/2 cup boiling water

Blend well

Ambrosia

1 qt. grated carrots
1/4 c. lemon juice
1 can grated coconut
3 Ts. honey
1c. oranges, diced
1/4 c. mayonnaise
2 oz. marshmallows

Toss

Shoo Fly Pie

1 unbaked 9 in. pastry shell

Liquid: 1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup boiling water
3/4 cup molasses

Crumbs: 1-1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter

Liquid: Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Add molasses. Stir well; set aside.

Crumbs: Combine flour & sugar, then rub in butter to make crumbs.

Directions: Pour 1/3 of molasses mixture into unbaked pie shell. Alternate with crumbs until pie is filled, ending with crumbs on top. Bake in 425° oven 10 minutes. 40 minutes at 350°.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Mamma Smith’s Chocolate Sheet Cake

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

Mix: & set aside.

Combine:

1 stick oleo (butter)

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup water

3 Tbs. Cocoa

Bring to a boil & pour over dry mixture & mix.

Then add:

2 eggs

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 tsp. Soda

1 tsp. Vanilla

Mix and bake in greased sheet pan at 350 for 20 min.

Icing for Sheet Cake:

1 stick oleo