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Velma’s Chili Pepper Sauce

Velma’s Chili Pepper Sauce

Gram: “dandy tasty with omelet & stuff”

20 Ripe Tomatoes, chopped
6 Green Peppers, chopped
4 White Onions, chopped
1 C. Sugar
2 C. Vinegar
2 T. Salt
2 tsp. Mace
2 tsp. Cloves
1 tsp. Celery Salt
2 tsp. Nutmeg
Red Pepper to taste

Cook everything to desired thickness. Pour into jars and seal.

Doris’ Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Doris’ Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

1 C. Flour, measured after sifting
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 1/2 C. Rolled Oats
1/2 C. Shortening
1 C. light Brown Sugar
1 Egg, well beaten
2 ounces unsweetened Chocolate, melted
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 C. moist Shredded Coconut

Add baking soda, baking powder and salt to sifted flour and sift again. Stir in rolled oats. In separate bowl, cream together shortening and sugar. Add egg and melted chocolate; mix until smooth. Stir in dry ingredients. Add vanilla and coconut, mix well. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Press down in grid pattern with back of fork. Bake at 325 degrees 12-15 minutes.

Cathy Tyner’s Unusual Sugar Cookies

Cathy Tyner’s Unusual Sugar Cookies

1/2 C. Powdered Sugar
1 C. Butter
1 Egg
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 tsp. Almond Extract
2 1/2 C. All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Cream of Tartar
Granulated Sugar

Sift together all dry ingredients except granulated sugar. Mix all wet ingredients together, then add to flour mixture, stirring until well combined to form dough. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. When dough is chilled, heat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough and roll portions into 3/16th inch thickness on lightly floured board. Cut into shapes and place on cookie sheet. Sprinkle with granulated sugar, or leave plain for decorating. Bake 7-8 minutes.

Pigs in a Yoke

Pigs in a Yoke

1 C. Milk
1/2 C. Butter
1 tsp. Salt
3 1/2 C. Flour
1 1/2 lb. Brown and Serve Sausage

Cottage Cheese Filling:
1 1/2 pint Creamed Cottage Cheese
1/2 C. Yellow Cornmeal
1/4 C. Milk
2 T. minced Onion
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Parsley
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
6 Eggs, slightly beaten

Combine all ingredients for cottage cheese filling in large bowl and mix well. In saucepan, heat milk, butter and salt just until butter melts. Blend in flour quickly. Do not handle dough too much. Roll out on floured surface to 1/4″ thickness. Fit into 15x10x1″ jellyroll pan. Flute edge. Spread filling into dough lined pan. Arrange sausage in equal parallel rolls on filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 – 65 minutes or until golden. Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ma’s Lasagna

Ma’s Lasagna

Lasagna Noodles
1 lb. Mozzarella Cheese, sliced
1 lb. Ricotta Cheese
1/2 C. Onion, chopped
1 1/2 T. Garlic Salad Dressing
2- 6oz Cans Tomato Paste
1 lb. Ground Chuck
1/2 C. Dry Bread Crumbs
1/4 C. Milk
2 Eggs
1/2 C. Parmesan Cheese
1/2 C. Finely Chopped Parsley
1 1/2 T. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
2 Cans Tomatoes
3 C. Water
1/2 tsp. Fennel Seed
1 1/2 T. Basil

Melt 4 tablespoon butter in pan. Add onion, salad dressing mix and tomato. Simmer until liquid evaporates. Combine beef, egg, milk, breadcrumbs, 1/4 C. parmesan cheese, 1/4 C. parsley, salt and pepper. Brown in 2 T. butter in skillet. Add meat to tomato mix. Add paste, rest of parsley, fennel, basil, a little sugar, remaining parmesan, and 2 tsp. Salt. Simmer 1 hour. Start with 1 C. sauce in bottom of pan. Layer noodles on top, a ricotta layer, and then a mozzarella layer. Repeat 3 times. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.

Evelyn Wright’s Impossible Zucchini Pie

Evelyn Wright’s Impossible Zucchini Pie

2 C. chopped Zucchini
1 C. chopped Tomato
1/2 C. chopped Onion
1/3 C. Grated Cheese
1 1/2 C. Milk
3/4 C. Bisquick
3 Eggs
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 10″ quiche dish or pie plate. Spread zucchini in bottom of dish. Sprinkle tomato, onion and cheese over zucchini. Beat remaining ingredients until smooth, about 15 seconds in blender or 1 minute with hand blender. Pour evenly over vegetable mixture in dish. Bake until knife comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool 5-10 minutes before serving.

Doris’ Broccoli Casserole

Doris’ Broccoli Casserole

1 box Frozen Broccoli (Or equivalent in fresh)
1 pint Cottage Cheese
3 Eggs, beaten
1/4 C. Butter
2 T. Onion, minced
3 T. Flour
1/4 lb. diced Cheddar Cheese
Salt & Pepper

Cook broccoli and drain. Place broccoli in greased casserole dish. Beat cottage cheese until creamy. Add milk, eggs, butter, onion and flour until well mixed. Stir in cheese. Pour over broccoli. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Chiles Rellenos

Chiles Rellenos

6 long green Anaheim Chilies (or any moderately hot chilies)
2 oz. Ricotta Cheese
2 oz. Cream Cheese
3/4 cup Corn, fresh or frozen
1/4 cup Chives, freshly snipped
1/2 tsp. Salt

2 T. Canola or Olive Oil
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1 1/2 T. Red Chili Powder
1 Tbs. All-purpose Flour
1 tsp. dried Oregano
2 cups Water
1/4 cup Tomato Paste
3/4 tsp. Salt

Preheat the broiler. Place the fresh chilies on a baking skeet and broil about 6 inches from the heating element, until the skin is blistered a bit, about 6 to 8 minutes per side. Transfer the chilies to a clean paper bag and close tightly to steam the chilies for about 10 more minutes. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, corn, chives, and salt together. Preheat the oven to 300-F degrees. Making sure to keep the stems attached, slip the skins off the chilies. Make a lengthwise slit in each of the chilies to remove the seeds. Fill each chili with about 2 or 3 tablespoons of the cheese
and corn filling, and close the chili so it appears whole. Place the chilies, seam-side up, in a large baking dish. Bake the chilies for about 20 minutes, or until heated through. Serve with the Red Chili Sauce.

Meanwhile, prepare the red Chili sauce by warming the oil in a heavy skillet over medium
heat. Add the garlic and sauté, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
Add the chili powder, flour, and oregano. Cook, stirring constantly, for another minute.
Add the water alternating with portions of the tomato paste. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and serve warm. Makes about 2 cups of sauce.

Roast Chicken

Roast Chicken

3 lb. Roasting ChickenimagesCZS0EAWB
Melted Butter
Thyme
Onion Salt
Basil
Salt & Pepper
2 stalks Celery, minced fine
1 Onion, minced fine
2 Eggs
1/2 C. Milk
Seasoned Bread Cubes Stuffing Mix
Soy Sauce
Flour
Water

Wash and pat dry chicken. Clean cavity well, reserving giblets for gravy. Brush chicken with melted butter. Sprinkle inside and out generously with thyme, onion salt, basil and salt and pepper to taste. Combine celery, onions, eggs, milk and stuffing mix. Stuff lightly into cavity of chicken. Bake at 450 degrees for one hour. Reduce heat to 300 and bake one hour longer. Boil giblets until done. Strain, reserving liquid temporarily. Drain and strain pan drippings from chicken into small sauce pan, adding giblet broth if necessary to equal 2 cups. Add a dash or two of soy sauce. Heat to boiling over medium high heat. Add 2 T. Flour to 1/2 C. cold water, and stir into drippings, cooking until thick. Stir in giblet pieces. Serve roasted chicken with giblet gravy.

Pearl King’s Mississippi Mud Bars

Pearl King’s Mississippi Mud Bars

2 C. Sugar
1 C. Vegetable Oil
4 Eggs
1 1/2 C. Flour
1/3 C. Cocoa
1/4 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Vanilla
1 C. Chopped Nuts

Cream sugar, eggs and oil. Sift flour, cocoa and salt. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture; beat well. Add vanilla and nuts. Bake in 13”x9” pan at 350 degrees 30-35 minutes. While cake is still hot, top with small jar of marshmallow crème. When slightly cooled, spread with mud bar frosting.

Mud Bar Frosting

1/3 C. Margarine
1/2 C. Cocoa
1/3 C. Evaporated Milk
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 1/2 C. Powdered Sugar
1/2 C. Chopped Nuts

Melt margarine, stir in cocoa and milk. Cook 1 minute (do not boil). Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Stir until smooth and spread over marshmallow crème on mud bars.

Ma’s Spaghetti Salad

Ma’s Spaghetti Salad

Cook 1 lb. Spaghetti, then rinse in cold water. Add 1/2 C. Good Seasons Italian Salad Dressing, cut up green or purple onions, celery, green peppers, tomatoes, radishes. Add 1/2 of a 2.75oz. bottle of Johnny’s Salad Seasoning. Mix well and chill. Toss and add pepper when serving.

Dumplings

Dumplings

1 1/2 C. Flour
1 T. Sugar
2 tsp. baking Powder
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 Egg
2 2/3 C. Milk
2 T. Melted Shortening
1/4 tsp. Dry Mustard, optional
1 1/2 tsp. Caraway Seed, optional

Sift flour, add baking powder and salt and sift again (add mustard and seed with salt if using). Combine egg, milk and shortening in small bowl, then pour all at once to the dry ingredients. Mix just enough to moisten. Drop by tablespoonfuls into simmering pot. Cover tightly and cook 25 minutes.

Broiled Seafood Muffins

Broiled Seafood Muffins

2 English Muffins, split
2 T. Mayonnaise
4 oz. Cooked Crab, Shrimp, Fish, or canned Tuna
2oz. Grated Cheddar Cheese

Toast muffins and spread with mayonnaise. Top with seafood and cheese. Broil until cheese melts.

German Pancakes

German Pancakes

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1/2 C. Flour
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 C. Milk
2 T. melted Margarine

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Prepare a baking dish, well greasing the bottom. Whip eggs in a medium bowl just to break up all the yolks. Slowly add flour, beating constantly. Add salt, milk and margarine. Pour batter into baking dish and bake 18 minutes at 450 degrees. Decrease heat to 350 and cook 10 more minutes. Serve with melted margarine, powdered sugar and a lemon wedge. Serves 2

Cornbread

Cornbread

1 1/2 C. Yellow Cornmeal
1 C. Flour
1/3 C. Sugar
1 tsp. Salt
1 1/2 C. Milk
1 T. Baking Powder
2 Eggs
6 T. melted (but cool) Butter
8 T. melted (but cooled) Shortening

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sift dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Beat the eggs lightly, stir in melted butter and shortening and add milk. Pour into dry ingredients and beat together until smooth; do not overbeat. Lightly butter an 8 x 12 shallow baking pan and pour in the batter. Bake in center of the oven for about 30 minutes or until the bread comes slightly away from the sides and it is golden brown.

Doris’ Macaroni Salad

Doris’ Macaroni Salad

Cook 1/2 package sea shell noodles until done; drain. Melt 1/2 cube margarine over low heat in a frying pan. Add 4-6 whole eggs to pan, but do not mix. Add hot noodles over eggs immediately. Mix lightly while cooking to retain chunks of egg. Add crumbled fried bacon (or bacos) or bits of ham. Serve.

Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin Cookies

1 C. Shortening
1 C. Sugar
1 C. Pumpkin
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 C. Flour
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Cinnamon

Cream together shortening, sugar and pumpkin. Sift together remaining ingredients and then add them to pumpkin mixture and stir until combined. Drop from teaspoon onto baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

Frosting:
3 T. Butter
4 T. Milk
½ C. Brown Sugar
1 C. Powdered Sugar

Stir together butter, milk and brown sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook at boil for 2 minutes; remove from heat and allow to cool. Stir in the powdered sugar and spread on cookies.

Fastnachts

Fastnachts

1 1/2 C. Milk
1/4 C. light Molasses
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 C. soft Butter
1 pkg. Yeast
1/2 C. Warm Water (105 – 115)
1 Egg, beaten
4 1/4 – 4 1/2 C. sifted Flour

Heat milk until bubbles form around edge of pan. Add molasses, salt and butter, stirring until butter is melted. Remove from heat; cool to luke warm. Sprinkle yeast over warm water; stir until dissolved. Add milk mixture, egg and 2 C. flour; beat until smooth and light. Beat in 2 1/4 C. flour with spoon. Dough will be soft. Cover with damp towl and let rise in warm place until double in bulk. Punch down dough. If dough is too soft to handle, work in additional 1/4 C. flour. Turn out onto well floured pastry cloth or board, rolling over to coat lightly with flour. Knead 10 times to make a smooth dough. Cover with mixing bowl; let rest 10 minutes. Divide dough in half. Roll out 1/2″ thick and cut with 3-inch doughnut cutter. Repeat with remaining dough. Cover formed doughnuts witha towel and let rise until double. When ready, heat vegetable oil 2 inches deep to 375 degrees. Gently drop fastnachts, 3 to 4 at a time, into hot oil. Fry until golden on both sides, about 3 minutes. Drain well on paper towels, roll in granulated sugar. Yield: 24

Dilled Green Tomatoes

Dilled Green Tomatoes

Small Green Tomatoes
Celery Stalks
Green Bell Peppers
Garlic
Fresh Dill
2 qt. Water
1 qt. Vinegar
1/2 – 1 C. Salt (to taste preference)

Prick well washed tomatoes several times with fork and pack into sterilized jars with 1 stalk celery and 3-4 strips of bell pepper per jar. Add 1-2 cloves garlic and 3-6 heads dill. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil, stir to dissolve salt and pour boiling over vegetables. Seal jars. Let stand 4-6 weeks before using.

Evelyn Wright’s Freezer Corn

Evelyn Wright’s Freezer Corn

Cut 20 C. corn from ears. Add 2/3 C. sugar and a scant 1/2 C. salt. Pour 2 C. water over all. Boil 20 minutes, stirring often as it tends to stick easily to the sides. Freeze in bags or can (cold packed) in jars for 4 hours.

Amy Ferschweiler’s Baked Beans

Amy Ferschweiler’s Baked Beans

1 lb. Beef
1 lb. Bacon, cooked
3 T. White Vinegar
2 T. Dry Mustard
3 T. Dark molasses
1 C. Catsup
1 1/2 C. Brown Sugar
1 T. Liquid Smoke
1 T. Salt
2 cans Pork and Beans, drained
1 can Kidney Beans, drained
1 can Butter beans, drained

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Hot Chinese Chicken from Charlene Norvell

Hot Chinese Chicken from Charlene Norvell

8 Broiler Fryer Chicken Thighs, skinned, boned, and cut into 1” pieces
1/4 C. Corn Starch
1/4 C. Corn Oil
1/8 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/3 C. sliced Water Chestnuts
4oz. can sliced Mushrooms, drained
1 C. Celery, sliced on a slant
1 C. chopped Green Onion
1/4 C. Soy Sauce
1 tsp. Accent

Roll chicken in corn starch. Heat corn oil in frying pan over medium high heat. Add chicken and brown. Sprinkle with garlic. Add remaining ingredients, stirring to mix. Simmer 5 minutes. Serve chicken over hot cooked rice. Yield 4 servings.

Swedish Pancakes

Swedish Pancakes

3 Eggs
3/4 C. Sifted Flour
1/8 tsp. Sugar
1 C. Milk
1 Lemon
Butter
Cinnamon
Blueberries
Sugar

Beat eggs lightly then add flour, salt, sugar and milk. Melt butter to cover sides and bottom of 12 – 18″ skillet. When hot pour 1/2 to 1/3 of the batter into the pan. Cook until bubbles show in the batter, turn and brown the other side. Turn out onto plate sprinkled with sugar. Squeeze lemon over top of pancake, sprinkle with cinnamon, cover with berries. Roll up jellyroll fashion, sprinkle with additional sugar, cut in half and serve.

Deviled Eggs

Deviled Eggs

6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and halved lengthwise
3 T. mayonnaise
1 T. Dijon mustard
1/8 tsp. salt
Finely diced Onion
Paprika, for sprinkling

With a small spoon lift egg yolks out of whites. Place yolks in small bowl. Add mayonnaise, mustard, onion and salt to egg yolks; mix well with a fork to make a very smooth paste. Adjust seasonings, if necessary. Arrange egg white halves on a serving platter. Mound some of yolk mixture into each and sprinkle with paprika. Serve immediately or store, covered, in refrigerator until ready to use.

Butter Fudge Mallow Cake

Butter Fudge Mallow Cake

1 2/3 C. Sifted Flour
1 1/2 C. Sugar
1 1/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 C. Cocoa
1/2 C. Shortening
1 C. Milk
1 T. Vanilla
3 Eggs

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 13 x 9 pan. Sift dry ingredients into bowl. Add shortening, milk and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes with mixer on medium speed or 300 strokes by hand, scraping bowl frequently. Pour into pan. Bake about 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool. Finish with filling and frosting.

Macaroni Salad

Macaroni Salad

3 C. cooked Elbow Macaroni
2 Eggs, cooked Hard
6 slices Bacon, cooked crisp
1/4 C. Celery, chopped
1/4 C. Parsley, chopped
1/4 C. Green Pepper, chopped
1/2 C. Radishes, sliced
2 T. Onion, chopped
Salt & Pepper to taste

Dressing:

1/2 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Vinegar
1/2 C. Water
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Mustard
1/8 tsp. Pepper
1 T. Flour
2 Beaten Eggs

Combine all dry dressing ingredients in top of double boiler. Add eggs, water and vinegar. Cook over hot water until thick. Cool slightly. Meanwhile, mix all salad ingredients in a large bowl, tossing well. Add salad dressing, toss with a fork. Garnish with pepper rings and radish slices. Yield: 6 servings

Lyn Volz’s Fresh Spinach Salad

Lyn Volz’s Fresh Spinach Salad

1 pkg. fresh Spinach
1 #2 can Bean Sprouts (2 C. fresh)
8 slices Bacon, fried and crumbled
3 hard boiled Eggs, diced or sliced

Mix and toss with the following dressing:

1 C. Salad Oil
1/3 – 1/2 C. Sugar
1/3 C. Catsup
1/4 C. Vinegar
1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 small grated Onion
Salt to taste

Mikey’s Seafood Bisque

Mikey’s Seafood Bisque

1 C. Butter
1/3 C. Chopped Celery
1/3 C. chopped Onion
1 Bay Leaf
Pinch Italian Seasoning
1/2 pinch dried Tarragon
1/2 pinch Celery Seed
4 drops Tabasco
3 T. Clam Juice
1/3 C. Flour
2 T. Sherry
1 qt. Half & Half
1 lb. Seafood
1 – 1 1/2 T. Salt

Melt butter in pan. Add celery, onion and bay leaf, cooking on medium low until vegetables are soft but not brown. Add herbs, Tabasco, clam juice (or fish stock) and flour. Stir continuously, cooking over medium heat to form roux; add sherry. In double boiler heat half and half until hot, stir in roux. Add raw seafood and salt to taste. Heat until thickened and seafood is cooked.

Sandy’s Sweet N Sour Spare Ribs

Sandy’s Sweet N Sour Spare Ribs

3 lb. Ribs cut into serving sized pieces
2/3 C. Brown Sugar
2 T. Cornstarch
2 tsp. Dry Mustard
2/3 C. Vinegar
1 C. Crushed Pineapple, undrained
1/2 C. Catsup
1/2 C. Water
1/4 C. finely chopped Onion
2 T. Soy Sauce
Salt and Pepper

Spread ribs, meaty side up, in a single layer in a shallow pan. Brown in a 425 degree oven for 20-30 minutes; drain off fat. Combine all remaining ingredients, except salt and pepper, in a sauce pan, stirring until smooth. Cook over medium heat until thick and glossy, stirring constantly. Sprinkle salt and pepper over browned ribs. Spoon sauce over ribs, using about 1/2 cooked sauce. Reduce oven heat to 350 degree and bake 45 minutes. Turn ribs. Cover with remaining sauce and bake for 30 minutes more, or until done. Good with cooked rice and a green vegetable. Can substitute chicken for ribs, adjusting cooking time as necessary.

Mom’s Stuffed Cabbage

Mom’s Stuffed Cabbage

2 lb. Ground Beef (lean)
2 C. Minute Rice
1 Egg
Onion
Salt and Pepper
Large Head Cabbage
Large Can Tomato Juice

Cut core out of cabbage. Place head in large pot with a little water in the bottom. Cover and steam for a little bit. Carefully pull off outer cabbage leaf. Continue until all large leaves are removed. Cut up remaining cabbage and line bottom of pot. Mix burger, rice and spices. Place small amount of burger mixture into each leaf and fold/roll up, placing in pan, seam side down – largest rolls in bottom. Pour juice over top and cook slowly with lid on about 1 hour. Remove lid and cook further to condense cooking juices.

Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs

Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs

2 lb. Spare Ribs, cut into 1” pieces
1 tsp. Salt
2 T. Cornstarch
4 tsp. Soy Sauce
1 tsp. Liquor
2 C. Sugar
1 C. Vinegar
1 slice Ginger
Dash of Worcestershire

Mix salt, cornstarch, soy sauce and liquor. Pour over spare ribs, toss to coat. Marinate 10 minutes. Brown meat in generous amount of oil. Remove and drain. Add remaining ingredients to a large pot and stir well. Add ribs to sauce, bring to a boil, then turn heat to low and simmer for 30-45 minutes, or until meat is tender.

Linda & Greg’s Barbequed Salmon

Linda & Greg’s Barbequed Salmon

Salmon
1/2 lb. Butter
1 clove Garlic
1/4 C. Ketchup
1/4 C. Soy Sauce
2 T. Mustard
1 T. Lemon Juice
3 dashes Worcestershire
Pepper

Melt butter, add remaining ingredients except salmon. Place salmon on large piece of foil. Fold up edges to form a “pan”. Pour butter mixture over the salmon, then fold foil up and crimp edges to form seal. Bake until done.

Aunt Velma’s Chocolate Creams

Aunt Velma’s Chocolate Creams

1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 lb. Powdered Sugar
2 Cubes Butter
1 C. finely chopped Pecans

Mix well. Store overnight in fridge. Next day roll in small balls. Chill.

Melt 2 12oz. packages of chocolate chips with 1/2 cake paraffin over low heat. Dip balls into chocolate.

Gram’s Good Buns

Gram’s Good Buns

Combine 1/2 C. scalded milk, 1/4 C. shortening, 1 T. sugar and 1 1/2 tsp. salt. Cool by adding 1/2 C. water. Add 1 cake yeast, dissolved as directed. Blend in 1 egg and 3/4 C. chopped browned onions. Add 3 C. flour, mix well. For round buns, roll to 1/2” thick and cut into rounds with 3 1/2” cutter. For square buns roll out into a 9 x 12 square and cut into 12 3” squares. Place buns on greased baking sheet and allow to rise until double. Bake at 400 degrees 15 minutes.

Clam Fritters

Clam Fritters

15 Razor Clams, ground
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 C. Flour
4 Eggs
2 C. Coarse Cracker Crumbs
Pepper to Taste
1/4 C. Oil

Beat eggs; add salt and flour, mix well. Add ground clams and mix. Add cracker crumbs just before cooking; so they stay crisp. Pour oil in pan to 1/4″ deep and heat over medium high heat (375 degrees on electric frying pan). Drop clam mix by heaping T. into hot oil. Let brown on bottom, turn over and flatten with spatula. Cook until crispy brown on both sides. Note that you can change the ratio of flour to crumbs to personal taste, just stay around 2.5 cups and always add the crackers after the oil is hot and ready.

Aunt Velma’s Pumpkin Bread

Aunt Velma’s Pumpkin Bread

3 C. Sugar
4 Eggs
1 C. Salad Oil
2 C. Pumpkin
2/3 C. Water
3 1/2 C. Flour
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Salt
2 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 C. Chopped Nuts or Raisins

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Troller’s Cookbook Zucchini Bread

Troller’s Cookbook Zucchini Bread

3 Eggs
2 C. Sugar
2 C. peeled, grated Zucchini
3 tsp. Vanilla
1 C. Oil
3 C. Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
3 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 C. chopped Nuts

Combine eggs, sugar, zucchini, vanilla and oil. Sift together Flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients, beating until just mixed. Stir in nuts. Divide equally between 2 greased loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees one hour.

Gram’s Pecan Balls

Gram’s Pecan Balls

1/2 lb. Margarine
2 tsp. Vanilla
4 T. Sugar
2 C. Flour
2 C. Nuts

Cream margarine, sugar and vanilla; add flour and finely diced nuts. Roll into small balls. (Roll dough into a long rope about the diameter of a dime and slice into 1” pieces to easily make balls all the same size.) Place on cookie sheet and bake in middle of oven at 350 degrees about 15 minutes, until lightly browned. After cooling, place into paper bag with powdered sugar, shake to coat. Repeat.

Refrigerator Pickled Vegetables

Refrigerator Pickled Vegetables

1 qt. White Vinegar
1 3/4 C. Sugar
1/4 C. Salt
2 tsp. Mustard Seed
1/2 tsp. Fennel Seed
1/2 tsp. minced Garlic
1 bay Leaf
5 C. Cauliflower Florets
3 lg. Zucchini, cut into 1/4″ slices
3 large Carrots, pared and cut into 1/4″ wide diagonal slices

Add all ingredients except vegetables to a large saucepan and bring quickly to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Add cauliflower and cook 5 minutes. Remove cauliflower with slotted spoon. Add zucchini and cook covered until crisp tender, about 2-3 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon, add to large container with cauliflower. Repeat process with carrots, cooking about 5 minutes. Pour carrots, liquid and all over the other vegetables. Cover and refrigerate.