Old Fashioned Beef Stew

1/2 c. flour 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 2 lb stew meat  1″ pieces 6 cups hot wter Veggies, all in one inch cubes. 3 potatoes 1 turnip 4 carrots 1 green pepper cut in strips 1 cup celery 1/2 c. onion 1 T. salt 2 beef bouillon cubes 1 bay leaf Coat meat [...]

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Ham Casserole

1 cup uncooked rice (then cook) 1 cup drained peas 1 1/2 cups ground smoked ham (cooked) 1 cup grated cheese 1 small onion ground 1/2 cup green pepper ground mix all together 3 eggs well beaten 1 1/2 c. milk salt and pepper add egg and milk to other mixture and bake in greased [...]

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Biscuits and Beans

1 lb ground beef 1 tsp salt 1 lb can of pork and beans 3/4 c. BBQ sauce 2 T. brown sugar 1 T instant minced onions 1 can refrig biscuits 1 cup (4 oz) shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese. Brown meat and drain.  Stir in next 5 ingred.  Heat until bubbly.  Spoon into 2 [...]

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Curried Frankfurter Casserole

6 oz wide noodles 8 hot dogs, sliced crosswise 1 can cream of celery soup 1 1/2 tsp curry powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cook noodles according to package directions.  Add remaining ingredients and mix.  Pour into an ungreased casserole.  Bake 30 minutes.  Serves 4. – In the [...]

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Escalloped Carrots

4 c. carrots sliced and cooked in salt water 1 can cream of celery soup crushed croutons 1/2 cup grated cheese 1 small onion sauted in margarine.  Cook and drain carrots.  Put in casserole.  Top with soup, cheese and onions.  Croutons on top.  Bake 20 min at 350. – Grandma?  What the heck do you [...]

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Pre Soak for White Clothes

1 gal very hot water in plastic or enamel container 1 cup dishwasher detergent 1/4 cup liquid bleach stir till dissolved.  Soak 30 minutes then wash as usual. – All the house-y, clean-y  sites these days are telling you to use dish detergent for pretty much all the cleaning in your house.  MY Grandma knew [...]

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Calico Bean Bake

1/2 lb. hamburger 1/2 lb. bacon 1/2 c. chopped onion 1/2 c. catsup 1 T. mustard 1 T. vinegar 1/2 c. brown sugar 1 cup kidney beans 1 cup pork and beans 1 cup lima beans Brown hamburger, bacon, onion. Drain. Then mix all together. Bake 300 for 1 hr. –Lois Ray (no idea who [...]

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Party Potatoes

8-10 potatoes 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese 1 c. sour cream (plain or with chives) garlic salt (optional) chives (if not in sour cream) butter, salt and pepper. Peel cook and drain potatoes Beat softened cream cheese and sour cream until well blended.  Mash potatoes somewhat, then add gradually to the cream cheese sour [...]

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Anita’s Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes

5 lbs. potatoes (10 potatoes) 8 oz. cream cheese 1 cup half and half 1 stick oleo 1 tsp onion salt 1 tsp seasoning salt (savory salt) 1 tsp pepper – No directions from Grandma here, but if you have ever made mashed potatoes, I bet you can figure it out. These can go in [...]

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Escalloped Cabbage

Shred cabbage and cook in salt water.  Drain.  About 2 cups cabbage. Sauce: 1 T. butter, melt, add 1 T. flour milk and cheese, Pour over cabbage.  Put in greased casserole and top with cracker or bread crumbs.  Bake 30 mins at 350. Aunt Ruth – I swear to God that housewives in the fifties [...]

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