Christmas...sugar cookies

This recipe I got from Taste of home`s Quick cooking magazine. I have made these several different times , for school and for home. They was a big hit. The recipe yeild 8 cups , I cut the recipe in half of sorts to not make so much. Severval different cookies can be made with the basic cookie dough recipe.
Here is the basic cookie dough recipe

2 1/2 cups butter ( no substitutes), softened ( 1 1/4 cup for 4 cups)
2 cups sugar ( 1 cup sugar)
2 eggs ( 1egg)
1/4 cup milk ( 1/8 cup milk)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract ( 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
8 cups all-purpose flour ( 4 cup flour)
4 teaspoon baking powder ( 2 teaspoons baking powder)
1 teaspoon salt ( 1/2 teaspoon salt)

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour , baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating until just combined. Divide dough into 4 -2-cup portions. Cover and refrigerate.


For sugar cookies;

roll out for sugar cookies and sprinkle with colored sugar just before bakingin 375 degrees oven for 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden.......then yummy good.
These will go like hot cakes.


You can also take the cookie dough and wrap around a chocolate kiss and bake for an extra little surprise in the cookie.

Senegalese soup

Here is another recipe from the year 1967. I have not tried this, but I am sure it is good.



Senegalese Soup
Mrs. Robert Shelton

1 package chicken noodle soup mix
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 small can evaporated milk
1/2 pint whipping cream, whipped

Season chicken noodle soup mix with 1 teaspoon curry powder. Prepare according to directions. Stir in evaporated milk. Serve garnish with whipped cream topped with paprika and toasted coconut.

ham mold

n on molds I have not tried this, as I am not too keen on molds. So it here it goes anyway.

Ham mold
Mrs. J. A Thompson

2 cups noodles or 1 1/2 cups macaroni or spaghetti
6 cups water, boiling
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 Tablespoons onion, finely chopped
2 Tablespoons butter
2 eggs ,beatn
1 cup milk
3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 cup ham, ground
creamed peas

Cook noodles in boiling water and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Drain. Grease well, then dust with flour, an 8-inch mold. Cook onion in butter 5 minutes. Add onion and drained noodles to mixture of eggs, milk, mustard, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt , pepper and ham. Pour into mold and bake 45 minutes or until firm at 350 degrees. Loosen noodle mixture from side of mold with knife and let stand in mold for 5 minutes. Turn out and fill center with creamed peas.

x-mas dinner ....tators

Ok , I think mashed potatoes is comfort food. Try this new way of fixing the mashed potatoes this year. when you are boiling the potatoes, put them in chicken broth instead of just water, or put 1 can of chicken broth and water to cover the potatoes in the pan. You can even add a few cloves of garlic to them.


Just a simple way of making mashed potatoes.....please don`t forget the gravy....any kind will do.

Sandies

Here is a good cookie recipe just in time for the holidays. These cookies are really good.

Sandies
Mrs. Ben Hellman

1/2 pound margarine
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 to 2 Tablespoon water
1/2 cup sugar
pinch salt
2 1/2 cup flour
1 1/4 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Combine margarine with vanilla, wtar ( 1 Tablespoons ), sugar and salt. Blend well. Stir in flour. Add nutmeats and chips. Roll into small balls. If mix does not roll fairly easily add a few drops of water at a time until it works well. Bake on ungreassed cookie sheets 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Cookies should be lightly browned on bottom. While warm, roll in sugar. Makes about 84 small cookies.

Christmas Dinner...HAM

Ham is the star of the show here for Christmas. Of course their is always the dressing that goes along with it. That recipe can be found by looking at the Thanksgiving...dressin blog that was posted during the time of the year.


Ham, which is so simple to make.....Take a ham , we usually purchase the precooked kind, we are not partcular on the brand, We roasted in the oven using a mixture of Heinz 57 and honey and baste every so often, we let it cook about a hour or tow in a moderate oven , I would say about 300 degrees. and thats it. We serve it with some extra Heinz 57 and honey mixture and then it is yummmmmmmy goooooood.

Brown Bread

This bread is pretty good to eat and is just right for the season of giving to
make and give.

Brown Bread
Mrs. Larry E. Franklin

1 cup water ,boiling
1/2 box raisins
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup nutmeats
1/2 cup dates ( optional , I did not use these when making this)

Pour water over raisins, soda ,salt and butter. Let cool. add sugar, egg, flour, cinnamon and nutmeats. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake 1 hours at 350 degrees.