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

Chili

(serves 12)

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.

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.