Sunday, July 4, 2010

Tomato Soup

Recipe is from Mazie.

1/2 bushel tomatoes
4 large onions
1 cup chopped celery
2 large peppers
2 squares margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1 TB salt
1 tsp pepper
2 10-ounce packages macaroni, cooked

Chop onions, celery and peppers and cook until tender Peel and chop tomatoes - these may be srained or not. Add other ingredients and bring to boil. Fill jars and process 15 minutes.

Oatmeal Rhubarb Crumble

Recipe is from Aunt Lola.

1 cup sifted flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar or a little more
1 cup rolled oats, uncooked
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
3 cups diced rhubarb
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 TB water

Save 1 TB flour for rhubarb filling. Sift remaining flour, salt, and 1/2 cup sugar; stir in oats. Stir in melted butter or margarine until mixture is crumbly. Press half of the oat mixture evenly over bottom and sides of 9-inch pan. Combine rhubarb, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 TB flour, cinnamon, and water. Turn into crust. Sprinkle remaining oat mixture over fruit. Bake at 350 degrees until rhubarb is tender and crust is lightly browned, about 45 minutes. Makes one 9-inch pie.

Cherry Jam

Recipe is from Mazie.

2 cups ground pie cherries
2 cups water
1 pkg cherry punch powder
1 pkg MCP pectin

Bring all ingredients to a boil. Add 6 cups sugar. Boil 3-4 minutes. Add a little almond flavor and a little red coloring.

Frozen Raspberry Jam

Recipe is from Mazie.

3 cups finely mashed raspberries
6 cups sugar
1 pgk powdered pectin
1 cup water

Combine raspberries and sugar and let stand 20 minutes or longer, stirring occasionally. Combine pectin and water and bring to full boil for 1 minute (or use 1/2 cup certo and do not boil). Add berries and stir 2 minutes. Pour into jelly glasses and let stand until jelled. Seal and place in freezer.

Strawberry Peach Jam

Recipe is from Mazie.

4 cups crushed peaches
1 cup crushed strawberries
1 TB lemon juice
5 cups sugar

Combine all ingredients and cook 20 minutes. Add 1 package strawberry jello. Seal in jars.

Breasts of Chicken

Recipe is from Mazie.

Mix together:

1 cup uncooked rice
1 can mushroom soup
1 can milk
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can water
1 envelope onion soup mix

Place in buttered oblong pan. Place 8 chicken breasts on top and press into mixture lightly. Cover with foil and bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees.

Parkerhouse Rolls

Recipe is from Janet Clark.

2 cups milk, scalded
2 yeast cakes
1/2 cup warm water
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup soft shortening
3 eggs
1 TB salt
6-7 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water then add all ingredients to cooled milk to make a soft dough. Beat well. Knead until smooth and elastic - 10 minutes. Cover and let rise at 85 degrees until double in bulk. Turn under. Shape. (Or let raise 2 times before shaping.) Allow to rise until double in size - 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Bake 12-15 minutes at 400 degress. If dough is refrigerated, allow to warm 3 hours at room temperature before shaping.

To freeze rolls: Bake 20 minutes at 250 degrees, freeze. To serve: bake 10 minutes at 375 degrees.

Pumpkin Muffins

Recipe is from Mazie.

1 1/2 cups scaleded milk. Cool and add 1 yeast cake. Cream 1/2 cup butter with 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tsp salt. Add 1 1/2 cups drained pumpkin. Add 5 cups flour and let raise until double in bluk. Bake in muffin tins.

Egg Strata

Recipe is from Mazie.

Butter bottom of a 9 x 12 glass baking pan. Cut crust from 8 slices of bread. Cube bread and place in bottom of baking pan. Discard crust.

Put 2 cups grated cheese and 1 lb. browned sausage over bread.

Mix 1 3/4 cups milk, 4 eggs slightly beaten, 3/4 tsp dry mustard, 1 tsp salt. Pour over bread and sausage and let set in refrigerator overnight. Before baking, mix 1 can cream of mushroom soup with 3/4 cup milk and pour over everything. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 275 degrees.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Orange Salad

Recipe is from Mazie.

Dissolve 2 packages orange jello in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1 pint orange sherbet and mix well. Have 1 cup cream whipped. Add to other mixture and fold in 1 can drained mandarin orange sections.

Cranberry Orange Salad

Recipe is from Mazie.


Wash 1 lb. cranberries. Also wash 2 oranges and remove seeds. Grind cranberries and oranges.

Dissolve 1 pkg. orange jello in 1 cup of boiling water. (Do not let it boil after adding to jello.) When partially cool add 1 1/4 cups sugar and cranberries and orange. Mold.

Some people add celery, apples, and nuts but I like it best without.

Note from Jo Anne: Add gelatin to make it set up better. Double the recipe for dripper size (9x13) dish.

Mexican Chief Salad

Recipe is from Mazie.

Canning Peaches

The following instructions for canning peaches were sent in a letter from Mazie to Jo Anne. I've included the instructions in Mazie's handwriting for interest. She is very detailed! If you are interested in canning, please refer to your county extension service for the right processing times.

Rainbow Mold

Recipe is from Mazie.

Buttermilk Muffins

Recipe is from Eunice.

Mazie's Rolls

2 cups warm milk
1 TB yeast, softened in water
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1 TB salt
2 eggs, beaten

Combine milk, sugar, salt, butter and enough flour so it can be well beaten with spoon. Add beaten eggs and yeast. Beat well, then add more flour to make soft dough. (Dough should be as soft as can be handled.) Cover and let rest about 30 minutes.

After resting, knead a while, maybe 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl and let raise until double in bulk, usually about 2 hours. Mix down and allow to raise for 30 minutes. After this, mix down every 20 minutes, 3 or 4 times. Shape. Raise until about double, bake at 375 degrees. Makes about 50 small rolls.

Golden Corn Cake

Recipe is from Mazie.

Banana Bread

Recipe is from Mazie.

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cups pureed bananas (3)
2 TB sour milk
1 tsp lemon juice
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup nuts

Beat shortening and sugar. Add eggs and beat. Add bananas, milk, and lemon juice. Add flour sifted with baking powder, salt and soda. Add nuts last and bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Swedish Butter Horns

The following recipe is from Mazie and Janet.

Rolls


NOTE: If you recognize the handwriting on this recipe, please let me know who to credit for the recipe.

1 yeast
1 cup milk - warm
3 eggs
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 TB sugar
1 square butter

Soak yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. Work butter into flour (sifted). Beat eggs, add to milk - stir in to flour - beat well.

Put in warm place to rise.

Mix down, put in refrigerator over night.

When ready to rise form into rolls and let rise at least three hours. Bake at 400 degrees.

Boston Brown Bread

Recipe is from Mazie

2 cups graham flour
2 cups white flour
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup germade
1 cup dark molasses
1 cup sugar
2 cups raisins
1 cup chopped nuts
2 tsp salt

Mix the above together with 4 cups sour milk mixed with 4 tsp soda. I put it (dough) in cans and steam 3 hours. Then dry out in oven at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes. Remove from cans when finished. Wrap in waxed paper and store. It makes a big batch.

Note from Jo Anne: if replacing sugar with honey, reduce liquid by 1/4 cup.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Tangy Shrimp Sauce

Recipe is from Mazie.

Combine 2/3 cup catchup; 3 TB chili sauce; 2 TB horse-radish; 3 TB fresh, frozen, or canned lemon juice; dash cayenne pepper; dash tabasco. If desired, add minced onion or celery, grated cucumber, or pickle relish. Refrigerate. Make 6 to 8 servings. (I always use several dashes of tabasco, and don't forget that the horse-radish has to be diluted.)

Regal Chocolate Sauce

Recipe is from Mazie.

Regal Chocolate Sauce

1/2 cup white corn syrup
1 cup granulated cane sugar
1 cup hot water
3 one-ounce squares of bitter baking chocolate
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup evaporated milk

Combine syrup, sugar and water. Mix well. For cold sauce, cook to 236 degrees F. (for hot sauce, cook to 238 degrees). While cooking, wash sides of pan with brush dipped into warm water and do not stir. Remove from heat when reaches 236 degrees (or 238 degrees), add chocolate cut into very small pieces and stir gently until chocolate is fully melted. Add vanilla, and very slowly (1 tsp at a time) add 1 cup of cool evaporated milk. If to be stored, let stand until cool, then keep in tightly covered jar. May be reheated over boiling water.

Baked Beans

Recipe is from Mazie

3 cups beans
1 lb. bacon
2 tsp salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp paprika
2 medium sized onions
6 cups boiling water

Soak beans in cold water over night or for several hours. Drain and cover with the boiling water. Cook slowly until skins burst. Drain then cover with fresh boiling water, add other ingredients, cover tightly and bake 3 hours in slow oven. (Sometimes I add tomato juice and 1 tsp mustard for a different flavor.)