Black Cherry Gelatin Salad

Here is the salad for the week!

Black Cherry Gelatin Salad
Patricia Miller

1 package black cherry gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1 ( No. 1 ) can dark sweet cherries with juice
1/4 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

Dissolve gelatin in water. Add cherries, juice and nutmeats. Place in refrigerator until set.

Second Layer

1 cup sweet cream, dessert topping
evaporated milk
'3/4 cup marshmallows, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla
crushed graham crackers

Put marshmallow, cream in double boiler , heat until marshmallows dissolve. Cool, then add vanilla and cream. Place on top of gelatin mixture. Sprinkle with graham crackers on top.

Swiss Steak

I took last week off because of the Christmas holiday. Now lets get back into the swing of things.....

Swiss Steak
Mrs. Katherine Kerr

1 1/2 to 2 pounds round steak ( 1-inch thick)
1/3 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 medium onion
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 cups tomatoes ( or tomato juice)
cooking oil

Trim fat off meat. Sift flour over meat a little at a time, pounding in with edge of saucer. keep turning meat until all flour is used. Heat electric skillet to 300 degrees, add 2 Tablespoons oil and sauté onions until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from pan. set dial at 360 degrees and add 2 additional Tablespoons oil. Brown meat on both sides ( 15 to 20 minutes), increasing heat if necessary. Remove grease. Spread sautéed onions over meat; add salt, pepper, bay leaf, water and tomatoes. Place cover with vent closed on pan. Set dial at 220 degrees and simmer 2 1/2 hours or until done. Add water ,if necessary.

Flaky Date Moons

Flaky Date Moons
Mrs. Charles Brown

1/2 cup butter
 1 ( 3 oz) package cream cheese
1 cup flour, sifted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup coconut
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup pitted dates , chopped
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Blend softened butter with cream cheese. Beat in electric mixer until light. work in flour and salt with fork until smooth. Roll in waxed paper and chill

FILLING

Combine dates , sugar, and water in small sauce pan. Stir over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes until thick. Add orange rind , nutmeats and coconut. Cool.
Divide dough in half and roll then on floured board. Cut in 2 1/2 -inch rounds. Place teaspoonful of filling on each round. Fold over and crimp edges together with fork. Prick tops. Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Bubble Bread

Another recipe for bubble bread.....

Bubble Bread
Bertha M. Markett

1 cup milk
1 Tablespoon shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 cake yeast
1/2 cup warm water
6 cups flour
2 eggs
1/2 cup butter,melted
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup nutmeats

Scald milk; cool and add shortening, salt and sugar. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 2 cups flour to cooled mixture and beat until smooth. add remaining flour to make a soft dough. Let dough rise until double in bulk, then pinch off small ball about 1-inch in diameter. Roll each ball in melted butter then in brown sugar , cinnamon and nutmeats. Place in greased angel food cake pan filling 1/2 full. Let rise until double in bulk. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. Frost with confectioners sugar .

Marshmallow Date Roll

Here is the second dessert recipe for the day.....

Marshmallow Date Roll
Mrs. Charles A. Spalding , JR.

2 cup dates, chopped
1/2 pound graham cracker, rolled fine
1/2 pound marshmallow, cut in pieces
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Fold in vanilla, marshmallow, nutmeats and dates into whipped cream. Reserve 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs. Fold in remaining into mixture. Shape into a roll. Coat with reserves crumbs. Wrap in waxed paper. Chill several hours. Cut into slices.

Apricot Bars

Double dessert day.....yay!...........

Apricot Bars
Mrs. Joseph Fabac

1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/4 cup flour, sifted
1 1/2 cup quick cooking oatmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups apricot jam

combine brown sugar, flour, oatmeal and baking powder. Cut in butter or margarine until mixture is crumbly. Line a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan with 2/3 mixture. Spread on apricot jam. Cover with remaining crumb mixture. Bake 35 minutes at 325 degrees or until brown . cut into bars.

Kracky Bars

Kracky Bars
Mary Frances Spalding

1 3/4 cup four, sifted
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 oz chocolate, melted
3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
18 graham crackers
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs. Combine milk and vanilla. sift flour, salt and soda. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk and vanilla. Place one third of batter in a bowl. Add chocolate and nutmeats.

Spread this batter in 2 well greased 8 x 8x 2-inch pans. Arrange graham crackers over batter. Add semi-sweet chocolate pieces to remaining 2/3 of batter. Drop by spoonful over graham crackers and spread to cover. Bake 20 to 258 minutes at 375 degrees. Cool and cut into bars.

Brownie Delights

I love Brownies.................

Brownie Delights
Mrs. Joseph Fabac

1/4 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2eggs, beaten
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup nutmeats
miniature marshmallows

Cream margarine , sugar, salt and vanilla. Add remaining ingredients, except marshmallows. Spread in buttered square pan. Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Top with marshmallows to cover, then return to oven for a few minutes or until soft. Frost when cool.

FROSTING

1/4 cup margarine
3/4 cup confectioners sugar
1 Tablespoon cocoa
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 Tablespoon milk

Beat margarine until fluffy. Add sugar, cocoa, vanilla and milk. Beat until fluffy. Spread on brownies. Cut into squares.

Sunset Salad

Another Gelatin salad....

Sunset Salad
Mrs. marvin Custer

1 package ( 3 oz) lemon or orange pineapple gelatin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup boiling water
1 can ( 8 3/4 oz) crushed pineapple
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup grated carrots
1/3 cup pecans

dissolve gelatin and salt in boiling water. Add undrained pineapple and lemon juice. Chill until thick. Fold in carrots and pecans and chill until firm

Never Fail Chocolate Cake

Here is another week of dessert recipes plus the other recipes.

Never Fail Chocolate Cake
Pauline John son

2/3 cup margarine
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoon soda
1 cup boiling water
2 teaspoon vanilla

Cream margarine and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla. Combine buttermilk and soda. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk and soda. Add boiling water and bake in loaf pan 25 minutes at 350 degrees. when cool frost with your favorite chocolate icing.

Chili

What a great recipe to start the week with....Can divide this recipe to make less


Chili
Mrs. John O. Fife

4 pounds ground beef
4 cloves garlic
2 Tablespoon paprika
3 Tablespoon chili powder
4 chopped chili pepper
1 Tablespoon cumin
1 Tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 teaspoon dill seed
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 quart water
1/2 Tablespoon oregano

Add water to ground beef and boil over low heat for 40 minutes. Finely chop garlic, chili peppers and dill seed and add theses and all other condiments to ground beef. Simmer 20 minutes. Do not over cook after spices have been added. Serve over red beans or spaghetti. Catsup  or parmesan cheese are optional. This chili may be frozen

Dutch Triple fudge Cake

A lot of chocolate here......

Dutch Triple Fudge Cake
Mrs. Edwin D. Shutt

1 package chocolate pudding
1 package chocolate cake mix, dry
1 package semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup black walnut, chopped

Cook pudding according to directions. Slowly add cake mix to pudding and stir until well blend. Pour batter into greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2-inch cake pan. Sprinkle chocolate morsels and walnut on top. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake 20 to 25 minutes . Remove from oven and spread chocolate morsels with knife

Bacon Muffins

Who doesn't love muffins and bacon?

Bacon Muffins
Mrs. John O. Fife

2 slices bacon
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 cup milk
1 beaten egg
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup cornmeal

Cut bacon into small pieces and fry slowly until crisp. Add sugar, milk and egg. Sift flour , salt and baking powder. Mix with cornmeal and add to first mixture. Stir just until dry ingredients are moisten. Fill greased muffin pans, 2/3 full. Bake 20 to 25 minutes at 4002 degrees.

Banana bars

Banana Bars
Mrs. H. L. Spencer

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup ripe mashed bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cup sifted flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

cream sugar, shortening ,eggs, bananas, and vanilla./ Sift dry ingredients and stir into creamed mixture. Spread into greased 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes at 350 degrees. While warm, pour thin confectioners sugar glaze over top, if desired. Cool and cut into bars.

Checkerboard Prune Cake

Checkerboard Prune Cake
Mrs. Edwin D. Shutt

2 cups flour, sifted
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 cup prunes, cooked and cut up
1 cup nutmeats, chopped
brown sugar icing
1/2 cup toasted coconut

Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon , soda, nutmeg and cloves. Add shortening and 2/3 cup milk, mixing to blend. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed of electric mixer or 300 strokes by hand. Add remaining milk and eggs, mixing to blend. Beat 2 minutes more or 300 strokes. Fold in prunes and nutmeats. Turn into greased 9 x 13-inch loaf pan. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tested inserted in center comes out clean, at 350 degrees. Cool. Frost with brown sugar icing. Sprinkle coconut over icing in serving size squares to form a checkerboard.

Brown Sugar Icing

2 cup confectioners sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup softened butter or margarine
3 to 4 Tablespoon milk

Blend confectioners sugar, brown sugar, butter or margarine and 3 Tablespoon milk. Beat until smooth. Add more milk, if necessary to make icing of spreading consistency. Spread on top of cake. To toast coconut; place on baking sheet and broil 1 to 3 minutes until lightly browned, stirring frequently.

Easy Chocolate Cake

If I have not posted before I love Chocolate Cake!

Easy Chocolate Cake
Mrs. Didrick Fagley

3 cup flour
2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoon cocoa
2 teaspoon soda
2 cups cold water
2/3 cup corn oil
2 teaspoon vinegar
2 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. combine flour, sugar, salt, cocoa and soda and mix well. Form a well in dry ingredients and add liquid ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Pour into a 9x 13inch pan and bake 1 hour . Cake is moist ; need icing only if desired.

Maraschino Cherry Bars

Who doesn't like Maraschino cherries?

Maraschino Cherry Bars
Mrs. Alice Smith

1/2 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup oatmeal
1/3 cup butter, melted

Sift together flour, soda and salt. Add brown sugar, oatmeal and butter .Mix well. press firmly into ungreased 9-inch square pan.

TOPPING

1 /4 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup nutmeats

combine all ingredients thoroughly. Spread over base mixture and bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool and cut into bars.

Apple Glory Salad

Here is the salad recipe for the day.

Apple Glory Salad
Helen L. Beach

1 package ( 3 oz) lime gelatin
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup boiling water
1 cup cold water
dash pepper
4 teaspoons vinegar
1 cup cabbage, shredded
1 cup tart apple, diced and pared
6 stuffed olives, thinly sliced


Dissolve gelatin and salt in boiling water. Add cold water, pepper and vinegar. Chill until slightly thickened. Fold in cabbage and apples. Arrange olive slices on bottom of a 1 1/2 quart mold, then fill mold with gelatin mixture. Unmold on crisp lettuce. Serve with mayonnaise and garnish with more olives., if desired. Serves 6.

Applesauce Surprise Cake

Surprise.....cake......

Applesauce Surprise Cake
Mrs. Howard H. Miller

1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups applesauce
2 teaspoon soda
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
2 cups flour
1 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon cloves
pinch of salt

Add soda to applesauce. Mix sugar, butter and applesauce until well blended. Add  remaining ingredients and mix well. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. May be iced or served with whipped cream.

Hamburger Supreme

Start of another week of December here!

Hamburger Supreme
Deborah Droullard

2 pound ground beef
1/2 large onion, minced
1 can ( 8 oz) tomato sauce
mushrooms
3 Tablespoon flour
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste

Form Ground beef into thick patties. In skillet brown one side over medium heat.Turn and cover with minced onion. Let brown. Pour tomato sauce over patties. Blend flour, milk and salt and pepper and pour into skillet. Simmer for 10 minutes to blend flavors.

Prune Cake

As I have said before I really don't like Prunes....but her is a recipe anyway for them.

Prune Cake
Mrs. Alice Smith

1 cup sugar
2 Tablespoon butter
2 eggs
1 cup dairy sour cream
1/2 cup nutmeats, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon soda
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup prunes, cooked and chopped

Cream butter and sugar; add well beaten eggs. Then add soda and cream. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture alternately with dairy sour cream. Add chopped prunes and nutmeats. Bake in layer cake pans at 350 degrees.

PRUNE FILLING

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup prunes, chopped
2 Tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine all ingredients except vanilla and cook in double boiler until thickened. Add vanilla. Cool and spread between cake layers. Ice cake with 7-minute icing

Double Chocolate Bread

Who doesn't like chocolate , not I


Double Chocolate Bread
Mrs. Elsie Stitt

2 cups flour, sifted
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup milk
3 Tablespoon shortening , melted
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsels

Sift together flour, baking powder, cocoa, salt and sugar. Set aside. Combine egg, milk and shortening and add to dry ingredients. Mix only until dry ingredients are moistened. Add chocolate morsels and mix lightly. Pour into greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Graham Cracker Bars

Here is another no bake recipe for today.

Graham Cracker Bars
Unbaked cookies
Ann Moberly

1 small box graham crackers
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup coconut flakes
1 cup nutmeats, chopped
1 cup graham cracker crumbs

Cover bottom of ungreased 9 x 13 -inch pan with a layer of whole graham crackers. Combine melted shortening , sugar and egg and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Remover from heat and add coconut, nutmeats and 1 cup graham cracker crumbs. Spread cooked mixture while still warm over graham crackers and top with another layer of whole graham crackers. Frost.

FROSTING

1/2 cup shortening
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 Tablespoon milk
'chopped nutmeats

Combine and beat until fluffy. Spread over graham crackers and sprinkle with finely chopped nutmeats. refrigerate 24 hours and cut into squares. Can be frozen

Chocolate Oarmeal Cookies

yea, today 2 dessert recipes I always like Thursdays because of 2 recipes.

Chocolate Oatmeal cookies
Patricia Miller

3 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1 cup coconut
3 Tablespoon cocoa
1 cup nutmeats, chopped
2 cups sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 cup milk
1 Tablespoon vanilla

Combine oatmeal, coconut, cocoa and nutmeats and set aside. Mix sugar, butter, milk and vanilla in saucepan. Cook 1 minutes. Pour this mixture over oatmeal mixture and mix well. Drop cookie as quickly as possible, before batter cools, onto waxed paper. This recipe may be made with 1 cup white sugar and 1 cup brown sugar, omitting cocoa.

Vanilla Wafer Cake

Who doesn't love vanilla wafers....hmmmm not me.

Vanilla Wafer Cake
Mrs. George Jinnings

1 cup margarine or butter
2 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 oz vanilla wafers
1/2 cup milk
7 oz flake coconut
1 cup nutmeats, chopped finely

Cream shortening, add sugar and beat well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Crush vanilla wafers and add alternately with milk. Add coconut and nutmeats. Grease and flour a tube cake pan. Bake 1 hour and 45 minutes at 275 degrees. Cool cake completely before removing from pan. Does not require frosting.

Devil`s Float

Deveil`s Float
Pauline Johnson

1 cup sugar
2 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon butter
1 cup flour, sifted
1/3 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup black walnuts

Boil 1 cup sugar and 2 cups water. Cream 3/4 cup sugar and butter , then add flour sifted with cocoa, baking powder and salt. Add milk and nutmeats. Put hot syrup mix into baking dish and drop batter by spoonfuls into hot syrup. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve plain or with whipped cream. Garnish with extra nutmeats

Lime Gelatin Salad

Here is one for the holidays , maybe.....

Lime gelatin Salad
Pat Rodriquez

1 package lime gelatin
1 3/4 cup boiling water
1/4 cup vinegar and water ( equal parts)
pinch of salt
1/2 cup sliced stuffed olives
1/2 cup small sweet pickles, sliced
1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple
1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds

Add water and vinegar to lime gelatin and stir to dissolve. After it starts to thickened, add pickles, pineapple, olives and slivered almonds. Mix well and let chill.

No bake Cookies

No Bake cookies never stay around here very long.

No Bake Cookies
Mrs. Mary C. Yurchak

2 cup sugar
2 Tablespoon cocoa
1/4 pound butter or margarine
1/2 cup milk
pinch salt
3 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine sugar, cocoa, margarine, milk and salt, bring to a boil. Boil 1 minutes. Combine oatmeal, peanut butter and vanilla and pour cocoa mixture over it. Stir until cooled. Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper.

Garlic Cheese Grits

ok, I have not tried this but here is the recipe......

Garlic Cheese Grits
Mrs. Charles F. Bowers

1 cup quick grits
1 ( 6 oz ) package processed garlic cheese
1 stick butter
2 eggs
1/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated
sweet milk as needed

Cook grits according to directions on package until "stiff -soupy" consistency. Stir and keep heat moderate. Remove grits from heat. Add garlic, cheese and butter and stir until evenly blended, Beat eggs and add enough milk to make 1 cup. Add grits and mix well. Pour into buttered 2-quart casserole. Bake uncovered at 300 degrees about 45 minutes. Sprinkle top with grated cheese and paprika. Continue baking 5 minutes. Serves 6 to 8.