4 pkgs. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained until bone dry. You can either squeeze in a sieve or dump in some cheese cloth and twist. 1/2 cup olive oil 4 onions, chopped 2 bunches scallions, including 4 inches of green tops, finely chopped 2T minced garlic 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill or 3 T [...]
A little break from all the Grandma recipes. My sweet onion jam was such a hit that when I saw this recipe I thought it would be perfect for all the holiday parties and gatherings going on last month. Alas, I lost it and never made it. I just found it cleaning my dining room [...]
Clipped from a newspaper. Grandma wrote “Good” on it. by Edith Higbee Monmouth, IL 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup raisins 1/2 c. milk 1/2 tsp. vanilla Stir all of the above together well. Put in a greased pan. Mix 2 cups boiling sugar. 1 T. butter and 1 [...]
2 lbs roast pork 3 T. drippings 1/2 c. ketchup 1 T. vinegar 1 T. brown sugar 1/4 c. water 1 T. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp. salt Roast pork until done. Shred into small pieces. Combine remaining ingredients and simmer about three minutes. Pour over pork and spread meat on heated buns. Can add cheese [...]
2 1/2 c. rice crispies-rolled 1/2 c. melted butter (1 cup) 1 c. brown sugar 1 c. angel flake coconut 1/2 c. nuts ground almost 1/2 gallon ice cream Mix together all ingredients except ice cream and press 1/2 of mixture into 9×13 pan. Add ice cream cut into 1 1/2 inch slices. Freeze. Press [...]
I am a sucker for artichoke dip. It has all my favorite food groups in it, and it allows me to eat Tricuits wantonly. I just made this artichoke dip for Orphan’s Thanksgiving, and of course I had to try it before I served it to starving orphans, and I think I am going to [...]
Tis the season where I sit around with my handy dandy Doane paper notebook and plan and re-plan the Orphan’s Thanksgiving Party I host every year. I make a ton of food and invite all my family-less friends over to my house the night before Thanksgiving for appetizers and movies. There is much booze and [...]
2 cups chopped Granny Smith apples 3/4 c. sugar 2 T. flour 1 cup sour cream 1 egg beaten 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/8 tsp salt Chop apples fine. Mix sugar and flour. Add cream, etc. Beat till smooth. Add apples and mix. Pour into pie crust. Bake 350 for 45 min-1 hour. till golden brown. [...]
This is a great make-ahead recipe if you have a party coming up. 2/3 c. chopped tomatoes 1/3 c. mayonnaise 1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 3 T. shredded Parmesan cheese 2 tsp prepared pesto 1/8 tsp pepper 1 package (2.1 oz) frozen miniature phyllo tart shells In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, may, [...]
1 1/2 cup white sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 2/3 cup milk 1/2 tsp. salt Mix and boil to soft ball stage when a few drops are tried in cup of water. Remove from heat and add 2 T. butter, 4 T. peanut butter and 4 T. marshmallow fluff. —- Way to go Edna! You [...]
