The Recipe: Made Just Right . . . MAID-RITES!

High-quality 80/20 hamburger meat Hamburger Buns Salt and pepper to taste Jodi’s addition: garlic and onion powder to taste Shredded cheddar cheese, optional Potato Chips, optional Maid-Rite Special Sauce 1 large onion, chopped Finely shredded cabbage Dill...

Not Your Mama’s Meatloaf

We’ve been making this meatloaf with slight variations in my family for as long as I can remember. When people say they hate meatloaf, I’m astounded. This meatloaf is delicious enough to serve to your snootiest company!  1-1/2 to 2 lbs. hamburger or a combination of...

Two-Crust Blackberry Cobbler (Crowd Size)

  This is the cobbler your family and guests will remember and ask for time and again! Blackberry Filling:  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...

Sassy Sassafras, the Root Beer Tree

My grandfather, Thomas Elmer Woods, learned a lot from the Five Civilized Tribes: medicine, ceremonial dancing, and how to survive. After his mother died soon after giving birth to him and his twin sister, his sister was sent to live with relatives in the Pacific...

Skillet Cookery: Mexican CornBread

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....