Pickled Pumpkin

cut in cubes to 1 qt vinegar add 3 cups white sugar.  1 or 2 cinnamon bark, thimble of cloves put in a bag and take out after theya re done. cook until soft.  Put in jars.  Use enough vinegar to cook. – Pumpkin is not something I would ever think of pickling.  Pumpkin is [...]

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Fruit Salad (3 layer)

1 can fruit cocktail-medium sized can 1 pkg cream cheese a little mayo cream lettuce colored J-ello and plain gelatine 1 T. plain gelatine moisten in 1/4 c. water and dissolve in 3/4 cup boiling syrup drained from cocktail. (cool) Fold in cream cheese mixed with 2 T. of mayonaise.  Dissolve pkg of colored jello [...]

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French Rice

recipe from: Ann Barstow 1 can Campbell’s French Onion soup 1/2 c. butter, melted 1/2 c. mushrooms sliced (one small can) 1 8 oz can sliced water chestnuts, undrained 1 c. uncooked regular white rice Combine soup and butter, stir well.  Drain mush and water chestnuts, add enough water to liquid to make 1 1/3 [...]

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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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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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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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Cottage Cheese Salad

Cottage cheese crushed pineapple and some juice drained mandarin oranges coconut mini marshmallows chopped pecans – ACK!  I used to have nightmares about recipes like this.  I only took the time to type this out to remind myself of the absolute horror that can be Midwestern Jello/cottage cheese recipes.  There are people who love their [...]

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Mushroom Souffle

1 can Campbells Mushroom soup add 1 slice of bread crumbled yolk of three eggs beaten butter size of a walnut Fold in stiffly beaten whites, put in a greased casserole set in a pan of water.  Bake 45 minutes at 350

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Scalloped Eggs

4 hard cooked eggs 3/4 cup chopped ham or other leftover meat poultry or fish 2 c. medium white sauce 3/4 cup buttered bread or cracker crumbs Chop eggs fine, sprinkle the bottom of a buttered baking dish with crumbs and cover with half of the cream sauce mixed with the meat.  Add rest of [...]

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