Thursday, May 30, 2013

MOM'S OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE PIE

Our member Dayle Salzman posted this on her facebook page.
1-1/4 cup of sugar 
1/2 cup of plain flour 
1/4 cup of cocoa 
dash of salt 
4 egg yolks
2 cups of milk
1/4 cup of butter
1 tsp of vanilla
1-9" pastry shell baked

Bake pie crust until golden
Combine first 4 ingredients in a sauce pan; set aside.
Combine milk and egg yolks.
Stir milk and egg yolks into mixture; add butter.
Cook over medium heat, and stir constantly until mix thickens and boils.
Remove from heat; stir in vanilla; spoon into pastry shell.
For meringue
2 egg whites
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Beat egg whites until frothy; gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Add vanilla Spoon onto pie, spreading to crust edge to seal filling in. Bake at 325° for 15 to 18 minutes, until nicely browned.


The Southern Recipes of My Mom Willie Mary and Me Jerry Mount's photo.


Friday, May 24, 2013

OLD RECIPE CLIPPING FOR HEARTY HAM SUPPER

This is another of the old clippings from my late mother's shoebox full of recipes.  From the ads on the back of this clipping it appears to have been from an old Grit or similar newspaper.  Click on the picture to enlarge for easier reading.



Wednesday, May 22, 2013

OLD GROCERY STORE GIVEAWAY FOR BANANA POUND CAKE

This recipe is part of a 1972 grocery store recipe giveaway sheet from Duncan Hines.  Click on the picture to enlarge for easier reading.


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

ARISTOCRATS RECIPE CLIPPING

This is a recipe my late mother clipped from her local newspaper many, many years ago.  My guess is that this is from the 1960s.  To enlarge for easier reading, click on the picture.


Monday, May 13, 2013

OLD RECIPE CLIPPING FOR CHICKEN CASSEROLE

This is another old recipe clipping from my late mother's shoe box recipe file.  Click on picture to enlarge for easier reading.


Wednesday, May 8, 2013

BROWNSTONE CAKE AND ICING



The above is another of the old clippings my mother collected from her local newspaper in the 1960s.  This cake was supposedly very popular on the Women's Club circuit.

Click on the picture for easier reading.

Note: I have never made this cake.