Thursday, December 31, 2020

SOUR CREAM RAISIN PIE

This recipe is from an old Iowa church cookbook.


1 cup sour cream
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 9-inch unbaked pie shell

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl. Pour into the unbaked pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour until done.

 File Photo Courtesy of dianasdesserts 

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

TENNESSEE HILLS POTATO AU GRATIN

4 or 5 large russet potatoes

3 large onions
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
butter
flour
grated cheddar cheese

In large casserole, put layer of peeled and sliced potatoes using half the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Add a layer of half the onions. Dot with butter. Repeat the process with the other potatoes and onions. Pour milk to cover. Sprinkle lightly with flour. When almost done, top with grated cheddar cheese. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about an hour.

Serves 6 to 8.
 
 Note: File Photo

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

NUT ROLLS

This is a great old recipe I got from one of the sites I below to. I wish I could remember where but unfortunately I cannot. I am thinking it might be from the Olden Days of Christmas...or Handwritten Recipes page. I love coming across these old recipes that you know are delicious because the recipe has obviously been used many times.
Click on recipe for easier reading.

Monday, December 28, 2020

COCOA

This is taken from the White House Cookbook, 1894.

Six tablespoonfuls of cocoa to each pint of water, as much milk as water, sugar to taste. Rub cocoa smooth in a little cold water; have ready on the fire a pint of boiling water; stir in grated cocoa paste. Boil twenty minutes, add milk and boil five minutes more, stirring often. Sweeten in cups so as to suit different tastes.

Note: File Photo

Sunday, December 27, 2020

WALNUT BUNDT CAKE

This recipe is from an old church cookbook.

1 cup soft shortening
3/4 cup milk
4 eggs, unbeaten
3 cups sifted cake flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 tsps baking powder
1 1/2 tsps salt
2 tsps vanilla extract
1 cup very finely chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Into a large bowl sift flour with sugar, baking powder and salt. Drop in shortening and 2 eggs; pour in milk and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add 2 eggs, beat as before. Fold in nuts. Turn into greased Bundt pan or tube pan. Bake 1 hour. Cool 10 to 15 minutes before removing from pan. Cool. Make a glaze by combining 2 tablespoons light corn syrup and 2 teaspoons butter or margarine in a small saucepan. Boil 3 minutes but no longer. Place walnut halves or pieces on top of cake, if desired. Pour the boiled glaze over the top allowing to run down the sides. Note: This cake freezes well.

 Note: File photo credited to veryveryquiet

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

SWEET POTATO AND PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE

This recipe is from an old acquaintance of my late mother.

4 tbsp butter
1 1/2 cups crushed pineapple, drained and juice reserved
3 cups sweet potatoes, cooked
1/2 cup brown sugar
salt to taste
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1 cup reserved pineapple juice (add water if necessary to make a cup)
2 cups marshmallows

Melt butter; add pineapple. In a buttered casserole dish, place alternate layers of potatoes and pineapple/butter mixture. Sprinkle with the brown sugar, salt, nutmeg, and cloves. Pour the juice over the casserole. Bake in a moderate oven, 375 degrees, for 25 to 30 minutes. Add marshmallows. Leave in oven until marshmallows are brown.

This is a file photo.

Monday, December 21, 2020

SWEET AND SOUR POT ROAST

This recipe is from an old handmade cookbook from Southern Indiana.

1 chuck roast (approximately 3 1/2 lbs)
2 tbsps fat
2 onions, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup water
2 tbsps brown sugar
1/4 cup catsup
2 tsps vinegar

Brown meat in the fat. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer 1 hour and 30 minutes.

 Note: This is a file photo.

Saturday, December 19, 2020

HOT COCOA

 1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup cocoa (not hot chocolate mix)
dash of salt, optional
1/3 cup hot water
4 cups milk
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
Sweetened whipped cream, optional

In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa, and salt; blend in the water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil and stir for 2 minutes. Add milk; stir and heat to serving temperature. DO NOT BOIL! Remove from the heat and add vanilla. Beat with a rotary beater or wire whisk until foamy. Serve in cups or mugs topped with the sweetened whipped cream, if desired.

Options: For Christmas, use 1/2 tsp vanilla extract and 1/4 tsp peppermint extract. Top with miniature marshmallows and put a candy cane in the mug as a stirrer.

Instead of the sweetened whipped cream, use marshmallow cream.

Add a teaspoon of instant coffee granules into the hot water for a mocha-flavored hot chocolate.

 File Photo

Friday, December 18, 2020

VIRGINIA CORN FRITTERS

In memory of a "Dear Old Southern Mammy, Aunt Caroline". This recipe book is from 1922.

1 can corn,
1/2 cup milk,
1/2 cup dry and sifted crumbs,
1 tsp salt,
1 tsp baking powder,
1 egg well beaten,
1 tablespoon flour.

Chop the corn and add other ingredients in the order given. Drop from a tablespoon into hot, deep fat and fry until brown.


Thursday, December 17, 2020

CARROT, APPLE, AND RAISIN SALAD

This recipe was popular in my childhood. To be honest, I hated it. I do not like raisins.

2 cups grated carrots
2 cups finely chopped apples
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1/3 cup mayonnaise

After chopping apples, toss with 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice. Combine with the remaining ingredients, mix well. Sprinkle a few chopped nuts on top for garnish, if desired. Cover and refrigerate until serving time. Refrigerate any leftovers.

 Note: This is a Kraft Foods Photo

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

MARINATED CARROTS

This recipe is from an old church potluck.

2 lbs fresh carrots, peeled
1 lg. green bell pepper, sliced
1 large onion, sliced
1 can tomato soup, undiluted
1/2 cup olive oil
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup cider vinegar
1 tsp salt
dash of pepper

Wash and scrape carrots; cut into thick crosswise slices. Boil in water just until tender; drain well. Combine soup, olive oil, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved. Pour over carrots, green pepper, and onion. Cover and chill in the refrigerator. Good served hot or cold.

Note: File Photo

Monday, December 14, 2020

SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD

This recipe is from an old cookie cookbook. I can't find a date on the book but it has a retail selling price of 15 cents printed on the front cover. I think that should say something about it being vintage!

3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup butter

Sift together the flour and sugar. Cut in the butter thoroughly to form a soft dough. Divide the dough in half and shape into two balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets and flatten into 7-inch circles, about 1/2-inch thick. Flute the edges to form a scallop. Prick lines on the circles by using a fork, outlining 12 wedges on each circle. Bake in a moderate oven of 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. While still warm, cut along the pricked lines but do not cut all the way through. Cool and break into wedges.

Yield: 2 dozen cookies.

It says in the cookbook that this recipe actually came over to America from Scotland.

 Note: File Photo

Sunday, December 13, 2020

DOUBLE DELIGHT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

This recipe was cut from an old magazine.

1/4 cup dry roasted peanuts, chopped finely
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 roll (approx. 16 oz) refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a small bowl, mix peanuts, granulated sugar and cinnamon. Set bowl aside. In a second small bowl, stir together the peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely well blended. Shape mixture into 24 balls. Cut the roll of cookie dough into 12 even sized slices. Cut each slice in half crosswise and flatten slightly. Shape one piece of the cookie dough slices completely around one of the 24 balls you made. Cover the ball completely. Roll each covered ball in the peanut, sugar, cinnamon mixture. Gently pat the mixture completely onto the balls. On an ungreased cookie sheets, place the balls 2-inches apart. Grease the bottom of a small drinking glass and place into remaining peanut mixture. With the bottom of the glass flatten each cookie. Sprinkle any remaining peanut mixture on the tops of the cookies and press in lightly. Bake for 7 to 12 minutes at 375 degrees or until the edges are golden brown.

Note: File Photo

Saturday, December 12, 2020

COCONUT CHEWS

This recipe is from one of my late mother's neighbors. I do not have a picture thus the silly coconut caricature below.

3/4 cup shortening (best to use 1/2 butter or margarine with the shortening)
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsps flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, your preference
1/2 cup flaked coconut

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream shortening and confectioners' sugar together. Blend 1 1/2 cups flour into the creamed mixture. Press mixture into the bottom of an ungreased baking pan, 12x9x2-inches. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Mix together the eggs, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, baking powder salt, vanilla, nuts and coconut. Spread the mixture over the hot baked layer. Bake another 20 minutes. While still warm, spread with the icing (recipe below) and let cool. Cut into bars about 3-inches by 1-inch. Makes 32 bars.

Orange-Lemon Icing: Mix 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoon butter that has been melted, 3 tablespoons orange juice and 1 teaspoon lemon juice until smooth.

Friday, December 11, 2020

FUDGE AND NUT BROWNIE CAKE

This recipe was in a collection of recipes I found.

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, your preference

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour a one 9-inch cake round cake pan and set aside.

Combine the butter and corn syrup in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Add the chocolate chips and stir until melted. Remove from the heat. Add the sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Stir until thoroughly combined. Blend in the flour and the nuts. Pour the mixture into the prepared cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. Make the glaze below and pour over the cooled cake.

GLAZE:

2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tbsps butter
4 tbsps dark corn syrup
2 tsps milk
Chopped nuts for garnish, optional
Fresh berries for garnish, optional

In a saucepan, combine chocolate, butter, and corn syrup. Cook the mixture over low heat until the chocolate melts. Remove from the heat and stir in the milk. Pour glaze over cake while it is still on the wire rack (be sure to have a cookie sheet, waxed paper, or something under the rack to catch any drips. Let stand until glaze sets. Garnish with chopped nuts, if desired.

 Note: File Photo of a similar recipe.

Thursday, December 10, 2020

PRALINE WAFER DESSERT

 This recipe is cut from a very old Keebler magazine advertisement.

45 Keebler Vanilla Wafers
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
3 tbsps butter or margarine
1 pkg instant vanilla pudding mix
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Arrange 21 whole Vanilla Wafers in the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Cut a slight portion off of each remaining Vanilla Wafer forming a straight edge. Place those wafers, cut side down, around the edge of the springform pan lapping them slightly in a clockwise fashion.

Combine the coconut, pecans, brown sugar, and butter or margarine in a skillet. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until butter or margarine is melted. Continue to cook and stir until the mixture brwons lightly (about 5 minutes). Pour mixture onto a baking sheet to cool. When cool, break the coconut into coarse crumbles. Reserve 1/2 cup of the crumbles and set aside. Sprinkle the remaining crumbs over the Vanilla Wafer base.

Prepare pudding with milk as directed on the package. Fold in the whipped cream. Turn into the pan, spreading mixture gently to the edges of the standing wafers. Sprinkle the reserved crumbs over the top. Chill 4 hours or overnight. Cut into wedges to serve.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

Note: This is a great "make ahead dessert" for a busy day since it needs to refrigerate as long as overnight.

 Note: This is not this actual recipe but the closest picture I could find.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

GREEN BEAN AND BURGER BAKE

 

1 lb ground beef

1 1/2 oz pkg sloppy joe seasoning mix
1 cup water
6 oz can tomato paste
2 cans (16-oz each) French-style green beans, drained
1 jar (2 1/2-oz) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Brown ground beef in a large skillet; drain off all fat. Stir in the seasoning mix and water and cook until thickened. Add tomato paste. Cover the skillet, lower the heat to simmer and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the beans and mushrooms. Pour mixture into a lightly greased 2-quart casserole dish and top with the cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes until bubbly and heated through.

Yield: 6 servings

Note: File photo of a similar recipe.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

COCOA CAPPUCCINO MOUSSE

An old holiday ad from Hershey's & Eagle Brand.

Click on picture to enlarge for easier reading.

RHUBARD CRUNCH PIE

 This recipe is from an old community cookbook from Indiana.

1 1/4 cups sugar
6 tbsps flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
4 cups diced rhubarb
1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
2 tbsps butter

Sift sugar with flour, salt, and cinnamon. Combine with rhubarb, tossing lightly to coat all the rhubarb. Pour into the pastry shell. Dot with butter.

Crunch Topping:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup butter

Blend brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over rhubarb. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake for 40 minutes longer or until the rhubarb is tender and the topping is browned.

Note: File Photo

Monday, December 7, 2020

UNBEATABLES

This recipe is from the 17th Annual Pillsbury Bake-Off Recipe Book pictured below. This is one of my older cookbooks, dated 1966. That makes this recipe 54 years old.

2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup Pillsbury's Best Flour (Regular, Instant Blending or Self-Rising*)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup (3 to 4) egg whites
2 cups chopped Diamond Walnuts
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots

Oven 325                                                                        36 cookies
In mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking powder and egg whites. Add walnuts and apricots; mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto well-greased cookie sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes.
*For use with Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising Flour, omit baking powder.

Variations: Substitute 1 cup peanut butter pieces for the apricots.
Substitute 1 cup flaked coconut for the apricots. Add 1/8 tsp cinnamon and 1/8 tsp nutmeg with the flour.
Substitute 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces for the apricots.

Saturday, December 5, 2020

ETHEL'S STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

 

This recipe is from an old lady in the community where I grew up (many years ago).

1 1/2 lb ground beef
large onion
2 eggs, beaten
1 can whole kernel corn
bread crumbs to thicken
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp steak sauce
salt and pepper to taste
6 to 8 large green peppers
tomato juice

Parboil peppers which have had seeds removed, until just tender. Stuff with ground beef mixture which has been previously sautéed and drained and mixed with eggs, corn, bread crumbs, sauces, salt and pepper. Cover with tomato juice in a large baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

 File Photo

Friday, December 4, 2020

PUMPKIN ICE CREAM

This quick and easy pumpkin ice cream recipe was published many years ago in the local newspaper of my hometown when I was a kid. (Many, many years ago!) It was from a local home extension service's home economist.

1 cup pumpkin pulp
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 quart vanilla ice cream

Mix pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and nutmeg together. Soften ice cream and blend with the pumpkin mixture. Freeze until firm and you have your own homemade pumpkin ice cream.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

SWEET POTATO PIE


I have no idea if this was really a recipe from Elvis. I do know he loved his Southern Foods  had a sweet Southern cook and this is a Southern Food staple.