Old-Fashioned Version 2 cups sifted flour 3 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. salt 1 cup sugar ½ cup lard (shortening) 3 eggs, separated. Put egg whites in the refrigerator. ¾ cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla Sift flour, baking powder and salt three times. Work shortening with spoon until fluffy. Add sugar gradually. Continue to…
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*All grammatical errors intentional* 1933. December 24, 7:30 p.m. If I wanted Doodles to sleep warm as buttered biscuits, I’d have to do some more quilt tucking. I pressed it in good and tight all along her side and under her chin. There. Now she wouldn’t shiver in her sleep or roll off to the…
This is the cobbler your family and guests will remember. BlackberryFilling: 10-12 cups blackberries (3 quarts) 3 cups sugar 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. vanilla 1-cup flour, or use instant tapioca as a thickener. Mix together and let rest while making pie dough. Pie Dough, enough for 2 double-crust pies 4 cups flour 2…
This dish is so easy to make, and anyone who likes squash will love it. 3 to 4 slices chopped bacon 1 large onion sliced med. thin 2 med. tomatoes, chopped 6 medium-sized zucchini, sliced 2 yellow crookneck squash, sliced, (or use 8 small to med. zucchini squash without the crooknecks) Sea Salt and black…
My Aunt Dora’s Light Bread Rocks! 2 cups lukewarm water 2 tsp. sugar 2 pkg. yeast 2 cups milk 5 Tbls. sugar 4-1/2 tsp. salt 5 Tbls. Crisco, melted 12 cups flour Dissolve 2 teaspoons sugar in 1-cup water. Sprinkle yeast on top and let stand for 10 minutes. Scald milk. Add 5 Tablespoons sugar…
*This recipe is more than 90 years old. 1 quart potatoes, peeled and chopped 1 med. onion, chopped bacon pieces and drippings for seasoning as desired salt and pepper water cornmeal chopped green onions, optional Peel and chop about 1-quart potatoes. Cook with a medium onion, chopped. Salt and pepper to taste. Use some bacon…
This is my grandmother’s *Ollie Pear Woods* recipe from the old days when survival meant using EVERYTHING. left-over pinto beans made real juicy with extra water lots of red or green peppers {Grandma Woods grew her own} biscuit dough rolled out very thin and cut in 1”x 4” strips (homemade dough only…oh, all right, use Pillsbury©,…
Sassafras Root Water (at least 1 quart) Cream and sugar (optional) Dig up several roots from a sassafras tree (or order online). Rinse thoroughly until clean. Depending on the size of the root(s), place in a large pot or teakettle. Boil to desired strength. The tea will be a pale-pinkish-brown. The pinker the tea,…
1 cup frozen corn kernels (or 1 16 oz. can cream-style corn & don’t add the milk, or add sparingly) 1 small onion, chopped 2 eggs, beaten 1/3 cup melted shortening + (2 Tbls. for the skillet) 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 3/4 tsp. salt 1 Tbls. chili powder 1 cup cornmeal,…
2 large chicken breasts w/skin and bone 2 bay leaves 2 to 3 cloves fresh garlic cloves 2 Tbls. olive or grapeseed oil 1 can chopped green chilies 1 sm. bottle of pimentos ½ cup chopped black olives, optional 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup, undiluted 1 can Cream of Chicken soup, undiluted ½ lb. + 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded ½ lb. Velveeta cheese,…