Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Corn Casserole

Ingredients:
1 can whole kernel corn--drained
1 can cream corn
1 (8 ounce) sour cream (1 cup)
1 Jiffy corn muffin mix (8.5 ounces)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients together
Add pinch of Salt and Pepper
Baker for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Giblet Gravy

Ingredients:
1 stick margarine
2 level Tablespoons flour
2 or 3 cups chicken broth
2 chopped hard boiled eggs
Giblets from turkey ( or I use 3 chicken thighs for mine)
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Precook chicken either giblets or thighs. Debone it and chop up,
In a heavy boiler place margarine.
Melt over low heat. Stir in flour, salt and pepper.
Pour in broth.
Add giblets or chicken and eggs.
Boil on low heat until the righ consistency
Serve over dressing

Original Nilla Banana Pudding

Ingredients:
48 nilla Wafers (Reserve 10 for garnish)
5 ripe bananas
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs separated
2 cups milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix 1/2 cup of sugar and flour.
Blend in 3 egg yolks and milk.
Cook, uncovered stirring constantly for 10 to 12 minutes or until thickened.
Remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla.
Spread a small amount on bottom of 1 1/2 quart casserole cover with layer of wafers and a layer of bananas.
Continue to layer to make 3 layers of each, ending with the mixture.
Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
Gradually add 1/4 cup of sugar and beat until stiff but not dry.
Spoon on top of pudding, spreading to cover entire surface and sealing well to edges.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until browned at 350 degrees.
Cool slightly or refrigerate.
Garnish with reserved wafers.l

I can't remember ever going to my grandmothers on Sunday that she did not make this Banana Pudding. It was always one of my favorites growing up. We called my grandmother Bake and she earned that name through the years. She sure knew how to cook.

Old Fashion Tea Cakes

Ingredients:
3 cups of flour (self rising)
1 cup butter
3 eggs
3 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sift flour.
Add butter and mix with fork.
Add unbeaten eggs and vanilla
Mix well with fork.
Roll Thin and cut cookies with cutter.
Or just pat them out flat with fork
Bake for about 8 minutes at 350 degrees.

I made a plenty of these with my grandmother Baker. She taught me so much about making special things for family at Christmas. We spent many wonderful hours making these so all of the family could enjoy them especially at Christmas.

Stock Barbecue Sauce

Ingredients:
2 cups vinegar
2 cups catsup
4 teaspoon garlic salt
4 tablespoons salt
1/2 pound butter
1 teaspoon black pepper
6 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
4 teaspoon paprika
6 teaspoons pepper
2 cups tomato juice
4 Bay Leaves
1 teaspoon Oregano
2 cups water
Directions:
Cook all ingredients together on medium heat.
This is a good all around BBQ sauce. It can be stored in refrigerator for a long time
If you want it hotter add more pepper.

This recipe came from my old neighbor that is no longer with us--Mr. Marvin Epps. He use to be the best when it came to cooking BBQ. Those of you from Statham will remember him when he cooked for Seagraves Resturant (where John's applicances is now) many years ago--when I was in grammer school.

Frozen Lemon Squares

Ingredients:
1/4 cup margarine, melted
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 can Eagle Brand Milk
1/2 cup Lemon juice

Directions:
Combine margarine, crumbs and Sugar.
Pressinto 8 or 9 inch square pan.
In bowl beat egg yolks.
Stir in Eagle Brand milk the lemon juice.
Pour into crust
Freeze until firm
Cut into squares.

Candy Strawberries

Ingredients:
2 boxes Strawberry Jello
3/4 cup Eagle Brand Milk
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 cup finely shredded coconut
red colored sugar
green colored sugar

Directions:
Mix all ingredients except colored sugar.
Place in refrigerator for several hours.
Form into strawberries.
Dip the pointed end in red sugar
And the stem in green sugar
Plae on wax paper in refrigerator for several hours.

Note: Granulated sugar may be colored by placing in a jar, add food coloring and shake.

Pineapple Cake

Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups self rising flour
1 large can crushed pineapple (drained)
Topping:
Pineapple juice from canned pineapple
1 cup powdered sugar

Directions:
Mix sugar and oil together
Add 4 eggs and mix
Add flour and pineapple (no juice)
Stir with spoon .
DO NOT USE ELECTRIC MIXER WHEN MIXING PINEAPPLE
Pour into tube pan that has been sprayed with pam
Bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees.
Leave in pan and spoon pineapple juice mixed with 1 cup of powdered sugar.
Sit for 1 hour before serving.

Boiled Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:
1 stick margarine
2 cups sugar
3 cups of Old fashion Oatmeal oats
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup flour

Directions:
Mix margarine, sugar, cocoa, milk.
Cook over medium heat until it comes to a boil.
Cook 2 minutes
Add oatmeal (uncooked), peanut butter and vanilla.
Mix well
Drop by spoonful on was paper.
Allow to cool
Store in air tight container.

At my house we call these Aunt Clarsie's cookies. Aunt Clarsie was Donnie's mom's sister. She made these every Christmas. She passed on the recipe to me since I turned out to be the cook in the family. At least I try to be and really enjoy making Christmas goodies.

Chicken Bits

Ingredients:
2 cans chicken (white packed in water)
1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese
2 cans crescent rolls
1 teaspoon season salt
2 eggs
poppy seed

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Drain water from chicken and place in a bowl.
Add cream cheese and season salt.
Mix well.
Unroll crescent rolls, tear each section apart.
Spread chicken mixture over dough
And roll up as directed on crescent roll package
Use sewing thread to cut into small sections.
Placed on ungreased cookie sheet
Spread egg (beaten in bowl) over top of each
Top with Poppy Seed
Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

This recipe I picked up at my long ago baby sitters. Her daughter and her daughter's sister in law had made these for a school function,
This is one of my favorites for get togethers. Thanks to Cindy Carter and Patricia Payne from Winder.

Creamy Key Lime Pie

Ingredients:
1 graham Cracker Crust
3 egg yolks
1 can Eagle Brand Milk
1/2 cup lime juice
1 container of cool whip

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In medium bowl, beat egg yolks
Stir in Sweetened Condensed Milk and Lime Juice
Pour into prepared pastry shell
Bake for 30 minutes at 325 degrees
Cool
Chill
Spread with cool whip
Garnish as desired

Creamy Lemon Pie

Ingredients:
1 graham Cracker Crust
3 eggs yolks
1 can Eagle Brand MIlk
1/2 cup lemon juice
Whipping cream or whipped topping

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In medium bowl, beat egg yolks
Stir in sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice.
Pour into prepared pastry shell.
Bake 30 minutes at 325 degrees
Chill
Spread with whipped cream
Garnish as desired.

Spice Nuts

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup walnuts or pecans
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water

Directions:
Combine sugar, sinnamon, cloves, slat, nutmeg and water
in a saucepan and mix well. Place on Medium Low heat,
stirring constantly until it boils.
Continue cooking until mixture reaches soft ball stage.
Remove from heat and stir in nuts.
Stir with wooden spoon until syrup coats nuts.
Spread on wax paper to cool.

Cheese Spread

Ingredients:
1 pound Cheddar Cheese Grated
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 small onion grated
1 clove garlic pressed or 1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
Directions:
mix all ingredients together.
Place in mold overnight or for several hours.
Place on glass plate.
In center, pepper jelly can be used since it goes good with it.
Serve with favorite crackers.

This is one of my favorite recipes for parties or family get togethers. This was given to me my the wife
of my favorite car salesman--Jerry Spayds--wife Katie.

Party Cheese Wreath

Ingredients:
2 packages (8 ounces each) Cream Cheese softened
1 package ( 8 ounces) Kraft shredded sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 tablesppon chopped red bell pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Dash ground red pepper
Directions:
Mix cream cheese and chedder cheese with electric mixer
on medium speed until well blended.
Blend in remaining ingredients
Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
Place a drinking glass in center of serving platter.
Drop round tablespoons of cheese mixture around glass just touching outer edge
of glass to form ring.
smooth with spatula
Remove glass.
Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and additional chopped red pepper
Serve with crackers and bread sticks.

Original Chex Party Mix

Ingredients:
6 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
3 cups Corn Chex cereal
3 cups Rice Chex cereal
3 cups White Chex cereal
1 cup mixed nuts
1 cup pretzels (small ones)
1 cup garlic-flavor bagel chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Melt butter in large roasting pan in oven.
Stir in seasons.
Gradually stir in remaining ingredients until evenly coated.
Bake 1 hour at 250 degrees.
Stir every 15 inutes.
Spread on paper towels to cool.
Store in airtight container.

Classic Macaroni Salad

Ingredients:
1 up mayonnaise
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon mustard
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
8 ounces Elbow Macroni
1 cup chopped green or sweet red pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion

Directions:
Cook macroni and drain according to directions on box.
In large bowl, stir in first 6 ingredients until smooth.
Add remaining ingredients.
Toss to coat well.
Cover
Chill

Creamy Baked Cheesecake

Ingredients:
1/3 cup margarine or butter melted
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
2 (8 ounces) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14 ounce) can Eagle Brand MIlk
3 eggs
1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Combine margarine, crumbs and sugar.
Press firmly on bottom of 9 inch pan.
In large mixer bowl, beat cheese until fluffy.
Gradually beat in sweetened milk until smooth.
Add eggs and real lemon.
Mix well
Pour into prepared pan
Bake for 50 minutes at 300 degrees.
Chill
Top with fruit

Miniature Cheesecakes

Ingredients:
24 cupcake liners
24 vanilla wafers
2 packages (8 ounce each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 can pie filling--any flavor

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Line cupcake pan with liners.
Place a vanilla wafer in bottom of each liner
In small bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla
until light and fluffy.
Fill liners 3/4 full with cheese mixture.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 375 degrees (or until set)
Top each with spoonful of filling
Chill

Apple Pecan Cake

Ingredients:
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar
3 eggs separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
1 cup pecans chopped
3 cups apples (firm) chopped

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Blend the oil, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla.
Add flour to sugar mixture.
Add chopped pecans and chopped apples
Fold in beaten (stiff) egg whites to the cake batter
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour

Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 2/3 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 cups pumpkin (fresh or from a can)
2 eggs
1/3 cup warm water
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine all dry ingredients (except Walnuts)
Add the eggs, pupkin, vanilla and warm water
Mix well
Fold in the walnuts just enough to combine
Pour into greased loaf pan
Bake for 60 minutes at 350 degrees
or until a knife inserted into bread comes out clean

Copper Pennies

Ingredients:
2 pounds carrots, sliced in circles
1 can cream of tomato soup
1/2 cup oil
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 small green bell pepper, sliced in strips
1 small onion, sliced in rings
Salt

Directions:
Boil carrots until tender;
Drain.
Mix together souip, oil, sugar, vinegar, mustard and Worcestershire sauce
Combine bell pepper and onions
Mix all ingredients together gently in large container
Cover tighly, refrigerate overnight.
Stir again before serving.
Can add salt to taste.

Bow Tie Pasta Salad

Ingredients:
16 ounces uncooked bow ties, rotini, ziti or other shaped pasta
1 bag (16 ounces) Birds Eye frozen farm fresh mixtures broccoli, cauliflower and carrots
1 cup light Italian dressing
1 bunch green onion, thinly sliced
1 cup pitted ripe olives halved (optional)

Directions:
Cook pasta and vegetables according to package direstions
Drain
Combine drained pasta and vegetables with remaining
ingredients in large bowl.
Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Apple Dumplings

Ingredients:
2 sticks butter--divided into 8 parts each
can of crescent rolls
Granny smith apples
cinnamon
2 cups sugar
2 cans of Sprite

Directions:
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
Separate crescent rolls
Put 1/4 granny smith apple on each roll (remove core from apple)
Roll over and take the pointed end and seal
Place in pan that has been coated with Pam.
Do all 16
Sprinkle cinnamon over all
Then add 2 cups of sugar over all rolls
Put 1 pat of butter on top of each
And then pour 2 cans of sprite over all
Bake for 45 mins at 350 degrees.
Let set at least 30 minutes.

Note: I was given this recipe from my wonderful friend Vici Payne from Bogart Georgia. Vici is an absolutely wonderful cook and a great friend.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Shrimp Mold

Ingredients:
1 can tomato soup
2 small package cream cheese
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin in 1/2 cup cold water
1/2 green pepper, chopped very fine
1 small yellow onion, chopped very fine
1 cup celery chopped very fine
2 cans tiny shrimp, rinsed soaked in cold water, drained, mashed with fork
1 cup mayonnaise

Directions:
Remove cream cheese from refrigerator to be reaching room temperature.
Mash with fork to soften
Heat soup, add gelatin dissolve
Add mixture to softened cream cheese
Stir well (mayonnaise last) and stir well
Place in mold, greased with small amount of oil to make removal easier
Can be served with crackers as spread or to be eaten with fork.

Cheese Dip

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
2 onions
2 pounds Velveeta Cheese
1/2 can green chiles and tomatoes
jalapena peppers (take out seeds)

Directions:
Brown hamburger with onions.
Set aside
Melt cheese over low heat.
Add other ingredients and serve while hot
Best with Doritos

Cucumber Dill Dip

Ingredients:
1 container (16 ounce) Sour Cream
1 Envelope Good Seasons Ranch Salad Dressing mix
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon dill weed

Directions:
Mix all ingredients until well blended
Refrigerate

Velveeta Salsa Dip

Ingredients:
1 pound Velveet Cheese Spread--cubed
1 jar (8 ounce) Pace Picante Sauce or Salsa
2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro (optional)

Directions:
Microwave Velveeta spread and picante sauce in 1 1/2 quart
microwave bowl on high 5 mins.
or until cheese spread is melted, stirring after 3 minutes.
Stir in cilantro
Serve hot with tortilla chips or vegetable dippers.

Sweet Potato Souffle

Ingredients:
3/4 Stick margarine
1 cup sugar
2 cups marshmallows
1 large can sweet potatoes
1 cup cream
2 eggs

Topping:
3/4 stick margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup crushed corn flakes
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Melt marshmallows in boiler with butter.
Mix potatoes, eggs, sugar and cream.
Pour potatoe mixture into marshmallows
Beat until smooth.
Pour into baking dish and top with topping.
Topping:
Melt margarine and mix with other ingredients. Pour over potatoes.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes at 400 degrees.

Marinated Vegetable Salad

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (16 ounce) can french style green beans, drained
1 (17 ounce) can green peas, drained
1 (12 ounce) can shoe peg whole kernel corn, drained
1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimento, drained
1 green pepper finely chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped

Directions:
Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.
Cool
Combine vegetables, and stir in vinegar mixture
Cover and chill at least 8 hours, stirring occasionally

Beef Noodle Casserole

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 bell pepper, chopped
1 (14 ounce) can green peas, drained
1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, drained
1 (6 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 can Cheddar Cheese Soup
1 (8 ounce) package noodles, cooked and drained
1 Tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
Dash Hot Sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 to 1 cup grated cheese
1 cup celery

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In large skillet, brown beef, onion, garlic and pepper.
Drain.
Combine with remaining ingredients and place in a 9 X13" casserole.
Top with Cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Swiss Steak

Ingredients:
1 pound cube steak
1 (14 ounce) can whole tomatoes
1 onion
1/2 teaspoon oregano
salt and pepper
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce

Directions:
Brown cube steak in skillet.
Cut onions into rings.
Layer steak and onions in pan.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
In mixing bowl, combine whole tomatoes, tomato sauce and oregano.
Pour over steak and onions.
Simmer until done.
Serve over Rice.

Lasagna

Ingredients:
8 strips of lasagna noddles
Meat Sauce:
1 pound ground beef, browned
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups tomatoes, chopped
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
dash Garlic
Cheese filling:
3 cups cottage cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
2 tablespoon parsley
2 eggs beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound Monterey Jack Cheese, sliced

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine meat sauce ingredients and simmer uncovered for 1/2 hour.
Stirring occasionally.
Cook 8 strips lasagna noodles for 15 minutes.
Mix first five cheese filling ingredients.
Place half noodles in 9 X 13 pan.
Layer half filling, half cheese, half sauce, noodles, filling, cheese, sauce.
Cook for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Chicken and Stuffing Bake

Ingredients:
1 package instant chicken flavor stuffing mix (stove top stuffing)
1/2 cup each chopped carrot, celery, and onion (optional)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp chopped parsley
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Paprika

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions but add vegetables
with seasoning package.
Combine soup, milk and parsley. Set aside
In a 2 or 3 quart baking dish, arrange stuffing across center of dish
Spoon thin layer of the soup mixture in casserole on each side of stuffing.
Arrange chicken over soup mix.
Overlap if necessary.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Pour remaining soup mix over chicken.
Cover with foil.
Bake 15 minutes.
Uncover bake 10 mins more or until chicken is fork tender
Stir sauce before serving.

Chicken Bake

Ingredients:
4 Large Chicken Breast
1 stick butter
1 cup uncooked rice
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can of water
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Melt butter into a 2 quart casserole dish.
Add rice and arrange chicken on top,
followed by mushroom soup and a
can of water.
Add Salt and pepper to taste
Bake covered for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Hot Apple Cider

Ingredients:
1/2 galloon apple Cider
1 pint Extra Strong Earl Gray Tea
Orange slices studded with cloves
Cinnamon Sticks

Directions:
Place all ingredients either in a boiler on stove and let
simmer for about an hour. Serve hot.
Or
Place in crock pot set on high for about 30 minutes then turn
down to low.

Decorator Icing

Ingredients:
3 large egg whites at Room Temperature
1 to 1 1/2 packages confecitoner's sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter

Directions:
In small bowl, combine egg whites, 1 package of sugar and cream of tarter.
Beat at high speed until icing is stiff.
If not stiff, add more sugar.
Place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on icing surface to keep from drying out.
Makes 2 cups.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients:
3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 to 1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter--melted
1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs beaten
1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate (optional
Pecan mixture:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup flour
2 tablespoon margarine
3/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
for Potatoes:
Combine sweet potatoes, granulated sugar, butter, salt vanilla, eggs, orange juice (if desired).
Set aside.
For Pecan mixture:
Combine brown sugar and flour. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans.
Combine potatoes and 1/2 cup pecan mixture.
Spread into greased, 2 quart square baking dish.
Top with remaining pecan mixture.
Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes.
Note: This recipe was given to my very special sister-in-law Tammy Jacks who lives in Oxford, Alabama.
She brought it to one of our family gatherings and it was delicious. Just had to have the recipe. It's a hit at my house.

Egg Plant Casserole

Ingredients:
1 large egg plant
1 beaten egg
1 small chopped onion
1 cup seasoned package bread stuffing
3 teaspoon butter
salt and pepper

Directions:
Peel and cut egg plant in large chucks.
Cook in small amount of salted water until tender.
Drain.
Combine with egg, onion, 1/2 cup bread stuffing,
butter and seasoning to taste.
Mix lightly and pour into buttered casserole dish.
Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup bread stuffing on top.
Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Serve hot

Turtle Clusters

Ingredients:
2 package Caramels
1 pound chopped Pecans
1 (6 ounce) package chocolate bits
2 tablespoons condensed milk
2 ounces paraffin

Directions:
Melt caramels and milk in a double boiler or in microwave.
If using microwave, be careful not to cook to long to burn--use
50% power for 3 minutes then check. Continue until melted.
Add pecans.
Let cool for 10 mins.
Melt chocolate and paraffin in microwave--Melt parafffin in
bowl first at full power. Add chocolate bits on top of this and cook
at 50% power for about 3 mins. Stir to make creamy.
Take spoonsful of cluster mixture and dip in chocolate.
Place on wax paper to dry.
Store in airtight container after drying.

Peanut Butter Chewies

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 cup white corn syrup
1 cup peanut butter
8 cups corn flakes

Directions:
Bring sugar and corn syrup to a rolling boil.
Stir in peanut butter.
Pour mixture over cornflakes.
Stir to coat well.
Pour out on waxed paper to cool.
Break into pieces.

Baked Chicken Salad Casserole

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked cut up chicken (white meat best)
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cups broken potato chips (Ruffles best)
1/2 to 1 cup celery
black pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients and pour into a buttered casserole dish.
Bake in oven about 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

This is one of those recipes in which you can add or substract things you like.
It freezes well, tool.
Other ingredients You could add: chopped hard boiled eggs, sliced almonds, sliced green olives,
diced pimento.

Milk Chocolate Frosting

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons Margarine
2 tablespoons Cocoa
1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:
Melt margarine in medium saucepan.
Stir in cocoa until dissolved.
Add sugar, milk and vanilla.
Stir until smooth.
Add more milk if necessary to make a soft
spreading consistency.
This recipe makes enough to frost a 9 X 13" pan of brownies or cake.

Easy Frosting

Ingredients:
2 cups Powdered Sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (clear works better)
2 to 4 tablespoons milk

Directions:
Combine powdered sugar, shortening and vanilla in a small bowl.
Add enough milk to make a smooth frosting.
Add cake coloring for colored frosting.

Homemade pastry tube
Use a resealable plastic sandwich bag. Fill it
halfway with frosting then close it up.
Cut a tiny hole in one corner.

Garden Style Meat Loaf

Ingredients:
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 large carrot, shredded
2 garlic cloves, pressed
2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 eggs
3/4 cup chili sauce, divided
2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Chop onon and celery with a food chopper.
Shred carrots
Press garlic
Into a 2 quart bowl, add:
onion, celery, ground beef, oats, eggs,1/4 cup chili sauce, thyme, salt
and pepper.
Mix lightly but thoroughly.
Shape meat mixture into loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees.
Spoon remaining 1/2 cup chili sauce over meat loaf.
Bake an additional 10 mins or until meat is no longer pink in center of loaf.
Remove from oven.
Let stand 10 mins.

Dear Abby's Meatloaf

Ingredients:
2 pounds ground round steak
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
3/4 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon Accent
1/2 cup warm water
1 pkg LIptons onion soup mix

Topping:
2 strips of bacon
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix warm water with Liptons onion soup mix. Beat thoroughly.
Mix all other ingredients together. Add soup mixture.
Put into a loaf pan.
Cover with 2 strips of bacon.
Pour 8 ounce can of tomato sauce on top
Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Chuck Wagon Casserole

Ingredients:
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
1 can (15 1/2 ounces) mild chili beans in sauce
3/4 cup barbecue sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package (8 1/2 ounces) corn muffin mix
1 can (11 ounces) Mexican style corn, drained

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Chop onion and bellpepper with food chopper.
In 10 inch frying pan cook and stir ground beef, onion and bell pepper
over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink.
Drain.
Stir in chili beans, barbecue sauce and salt. Bring to a boil.
Spoon into a 9 inch square dish.

In bowl, prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions.
Stir in corn.
Spoon over meat mixture
Bake 30 minutes at 400 degrees or until golden brown.

Smothered Cube Steak

Ingredients:
2 pounds cube steak
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup of flour
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large jar mushrooms
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can water
2 teaspoons flour
1/2 cup oil

Directions:
Dip cube steak in buttermilk and then batter in flour.
Brown steak and onion in oil in an electric skillet at 375 degrees.
Remove excess grease, leaving some to make gravy.
Add flour, stirring until smooth.
Add mushrooms, mushroom soup and water.
Simmer on 300 degrees for 30 mins.
Add steak while simmering.
Serve with biscuits and mash potatoes.

Watergate Salad

Ingredients:
1 package pistachio pudding
1 large can crushed pineapple (undrained)
1 (9 ounce) carton cool whip
1 cup colored miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup pecans

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.
Chill

Million Dollar Salad

Ingredients:
1 large cartoon cool whip
1 can Eagle Brand Mlik
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 large cam crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup chopped nuts
1 jar cherries (1/2 jar for top)

Directions:
Combine all ingredients except 1/2 jar of cherries.
Cut the 1/2 jar of cherries in halve.
Chill until set.

Orange Jello Salad

Ingredients:
1 large can crushed pineapple
1 large or 2 small boxes of orange jello
2 cups buttermilk
1 middle size carton cool whip

Directions:
Mix pineapple and jello and put on stove to warm.
Add buttermilk and cool whip.
Mix with mixer.
Pour into a container.
Chill.

Buttermilk candy

Ingredients:
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Dash salt
1 cup pecans

Directions:
Boil buttermilk and sugar over med heat until hard ball stage, stirring constantly
Remove form heat.
Add remaining ingredients.
Mix well.
Pour onto wax paper and let harden.
Break in pieces and store in airtight container.
Note: This recipe also came from a co-worker from USDA--Patsy Mason. It is a favorite at Christmas time.

Tipsy Dogs

Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup bourbon
8 ounces chili sauce
3 pounds of hot dogs or small weiners

Directions:
Mix together all ingredients except hotdogs.
Pour over hotdogs.
Cook on low heat for about 5 hours in a crock pot or
can cook in oven on low heat.
Serve hot
Again I can't take credit for this great party recipe. Linda Smith, a former co-worker at USDA gave me this recipe
at least 20 years ago. Still a great party favorite.

Chinese Casserole

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 can cream of mushroom soup
3/4 cup mik
1/4 cup uncooked rice
1 small can water chestnuts--sliced

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown ground beef and onions.
Add celery, soup, milk, and raw rice
Add salt and pepper to taste
Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees
Serve with garlic bread

Mountain Dew Cake

Ingredients:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
1 orange cake mix
1 box coconut instant pudding mix
4 eggs
1 can (10 oz) Mountain Dew (chilled)
3/4 cup cooking oil

Topping:
1 can crushed pineapple with juice
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoon corn starch
1 tablespoon margarine
1 small can coconut
Directions:
Cake:
Mix cake mix and pudding mix.
Add oil
Add eggs one at a time and then mix after each addition
Add chilled Mountain Dew
Bake in three 9-inch pans
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes at 325 degrees
Topping:
Cook Pineapple, sugar and corn starch until thick.
Add margarine and coconut
Spread between layers.

Pecan Kisses

Ingredients:
1 egg white
1 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups nuts

Directions:
Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Beat egg whites until very stiff.
Add sugar and vanilla.
Mix well.
Makes a thick batter.
Drop 2 cups of nut halves.
Coat well.
Pick out nuts with spoon anto a greased cookie sheet
Bake for 55 minutes at 250 degrees.
(They just melt in your mouth.)

Grape Sherbert Ice Cream

Ingredients:
2 cans Eagle Brand Milk
1-2 liter bottle of Grape soda
Milk to fill container

Directions:
Mix Eagle Brand Milk and grade soda.
Add to electric ice cream freezer container.
Add enough milk to fill.
Mix well
Churn until hard

Note: I can't take credit for this recipe even though it is one of my favorites. It came from Donnie's uncle Tooney who died
several years ago. He was famous for it in the Jackson family (Donnie's mom). I sat down with him one day and made him
give me the recipe so I could pass it on to others. He was from Talladega, Alabama.

Beef Casserole

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can water
4 baking potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 cup cheddar cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Cook ground beef until done.
Sautee onion in butter
Spray a baking dish with pam
Layer starting with the potatoes, and ending with meat mixture
Cook at 300 degrees for 45 mins.
Remove and add a thick layer of shredded cheddar cheese
Put back in oven and cook until the cheese is bubbly and a little brown
Let sit 15 minutes to cool.
Note: I can't take credit for this wonderful and quick recipe. My wonderful friend, Mrs. Vici Payne from Bogart, Georgia gave me this recipe when I was making her daughter Christy a recipe book for a wedding present.

Stuffed Pork Chops

Ingredients:
Pork Chops--as many as you need to feed your family
1 or 2 boxes of Pork flavored stove top stuffing (depends on number of chops--up to 5 1 box, 2 for more)
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
l large can of evaporated milk
**instead of the soup you can use the Heinz Pork gravy mix in a jar--2 jars and then add the milk)
1 can of water

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Make stove top stuffing according to directions.
Wash pork chops good
Use a baking dish that will allow you to lay pork chops flat.
Spray baking dish with pam
Place cooked stove top dressing on the tops of the pork chops
Spread out evening over chops.
Pour gravy/soup mixture over chops
Cook for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
Serve with mash potatoes or rice

Easy Fruit Cobbler

Ingredients:
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 stick of margarine
3 or 4 cups fruit sweetened to taste or
1 can of pie filing

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Mix milk, flour and sugar.
Mix well so you don't have lumps in it.
Melt margarine in baking dish,
Pour mixture into baking dish with margarine
Add fruit by the spoonful
DO NOT STIR
Bake 20 to 30 minutes at 400 degrees.

French Coconut Pies

Ingredients:
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 stick Margarine
1 cup sweet milk
2 cups coconut
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 unpaked pie crust

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix beaten eggs with sugar.
Melt Margarine and cool
Add margarine to egg mixture (make sure margarine is cool)
Mix well
Add milk and coconut
Mix well
Pour into pie crust
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes
Note: Mrs. Faye Sanders from Statham, Georgia gave me this recipe many years ago when she took care of my son.

Divinity

Ingredients:
3 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
2 large egg white at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (clear works best)

Directions:
in a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat,
Heat sugar, syrup and water to boiling.
Sitrring until sugar is dissolve.
Set candy thermometer in place and continue
cooking not stirring until temperature
reaches 248 degrees.
In meantime beat egg whites until stiff.
Add sugar mixture to egg whites.
Continue to beat until glaze has gone.
Add nuts and spoon on wax paper.

Chocolate Fudge

Ingredients:
3 (6 ounce) packages of Chocolate Chips (I preferr the milk chocolate ones)
1 can Eagle Brand Milk
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Dash of salt

Directions:
Place the chocolate chips and Eagle Brand milk in a microwaveable bowl.
Heat at 50% power for 4 minutes.
Stir to mix thoroughly.
Once it looks very creamy,
Add nuts, vanilla and salt.
Spread evenly into wax paper lined 8 inch square pan.
Chill 2 to 3 hours or until firm
Turn fudge onto cutting board.
Peel off paper and cut into squares
Store loosely at Room Temperature in Plastic covered container.

Strawberry Congealed Salad

Ingredients:
1 can Eagle Brand milk
1 12 oz container of cool whip
1 cup pecans
1 large can drained crushed pineapple
1 can strawberry pie filling

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.
Chill overnight.
Note: you can leave the pineapple and nuts out if you like. It is still good without them.

Pecan Pie

Ingredients:
1-- 9 inch unbaked pie crust
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 eggs slightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 heaping cup pecan halves

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In large bowl comine corn syrup, sugar, eggs, butter, salt and vanilla.
Mix well
Pour into unbaked pie crust.
Cover top with pecan halves
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes until center is done.
Cool if crust or pie appears to be getting too brown, cover with foil for remaining baking time.

Squash Casserole

Ingredients:
2 cups yellow squash
1 small onion chopped
1 cup sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 stick margarine
1 package pepperidge farm dressing mix

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix cooked squash, onion, sour cream and soup.
Melt margarine and mix with dressing mix
Line bottom of casserole dish with dressing mix
Pour squash mixture on top of dressing mix
Cover the top with the remainder of the dressing mix
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Broccoli Casserole

Ingredients:
2 packages frozen chopped broccoli
1 stick margarine
1 chopped onion
1 small jar cheese whiz
1 can undiluted cream of chicken soup
2 cups cooked rice

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Chop onion and cook in margarine.
Add broccoli and cook until soft.
Add soup.
Stir in rice and cheese whiz
Pour into buttered casserole dish
Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Banana Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
2 ewggs well beaten
1/3 cup butter
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup pecans
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
mix all ingredients using a mixer. Grease loaf pan with Pam, or other spray oil
Cook for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Cornbread Dressing

Ingredients:
4 to 5 cooked biscuits, crumbled
4 or 5 slices day old bread, crumbled
5 or 6 eggs
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 large onion--chopped
3 or 4 stalks celery, chopped
Chicken Broth--3 or 4 cans.

Directions:
Prehead oven to 400 degrees
Mix chopped onions and celery in saucepan.
Add enough chicken broth to cover.
Cook until tender.
Add poultry seasoning and black pepper to crumbled bread.
Pour onion and celery mixture over this.
Add 5 or 6 well beaten eggs
Put in enough broth to make a rather thin mixture.
(You may want to add chicken (skin side up) on top to bake on this.
Bake at 400 degrees until brown

Strawberry Bread

Ingredients:
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
3 eggs beaten
1 cup oil
1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
2--10 ounce packages frozen strawberries (thawed)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine flour and sugar.
Mix well
Combine eggs, oil and berries.
Mix well.
Add to dry ingredients.
Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans (9X5X3)
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Let sit in pan to cool.
Invert onto plate or rack to finish cooling.

Broccoli Soup

Ingredients:
1 bunch or 1 package frozen Broccoli
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2/3 cup cheese
1/2 cup water

Directions:
Cook broccoli until tender.
Drain.
Add soup, water and cheese
Mix well
Cook until bubbly.

Crab melt

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
1 8 ounce package Shredded Cheese
1 Tablespoon of Lemon Juice
1 Tablespoon Worchestershire Sauce
1/2 Tablespoon Garlic Salt
1 6 ounce can flaked crabmeat
1 ounce pimientos
1 pkg (2 loaves) ready to bake French Bread

Directions:
Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
Melt butter and cheese over low heat.
Add lemon juice, Worchestershire sauce and garlic salt.
Mix well.
Process in blender until smooth.
In bowl, fold in crabmeat and pimientos.
Mix well.
Slice bread into half inch slices and spread on crabmeat mixture.
Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Serve immediately
Makes 20 slices

Pasta

Ingredients:
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 stick of butter
2 cloves of garlic
5 sliced mushrooms
1 cup cut up tomatoes
1 cut up yellow squash
1/2 thin sliced bell pepper
1/4 sliced purple onion or chopped green onion
1 small box of Angel Hair pasta
Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
In a skillet add:
1/2 cup olive oil, 1/4 stick butter and 2 cloves of garlic.
Slowly simmer for a a couple of minutes for the garlic to cook.
Remove Garlic
Add mushrooms, tomatoes, squash, bell pepper and onions.
Cook until vegetables are cooked but not cooked done.
Cook a small box of angel hair pasta in a separate boiler.
Drain.
Add vegetable mixture and toss.
Add more Olive Oil if needed.
Stir in grated Parmesan Cheese
After serving top with Parmesan Cheese.
Serve with Garlic Bread

Cheese Biscuits

Ingredients:
2 cups Bisquick
1 cup sharp Cheese
2/3 cup Milk

topping:
1/4 cup melted margarine
1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder or Salt

Directions:
Preheat Oven to 450 degrees
Mix all ingredients together good. Spoon on baking sheet.
Cook 8 to 10 minutes at 450 degrees.
Remove from stove and brush topping on while hot

Monday, March 14, 2011

Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients:
3 cups chopped chicken (breast taste best)
2 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon salt
1 can Veg All
1 can cream of Chicken Soup
1 can cream of Celery Soup

Directions:
Preheat oven t 350 degrees.
Stir ingredients together and pour into a pyrex baking dish
that has been sprayed with pam. Pour crust mixture over this and cook
for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Crust:
1 cup sifted flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 stick margarine (melted)

Hamburger Pie

Ingredients:
1 pound Ground Beef
1 cup chopped onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup Bisquick

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Grease 9 inch pie plate.
Cook Beef and onion until beef is brown.
Drain
Spread in pie plate
Sprinkle with salt and cheese
Stir together all remaining ingredients until well blended.
Pour over ground beef in pie plate
Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
Serve with Garlic Bread.

Baked Potato Soup

Ingredients:
4 large baking potatoes
2/3 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup all purpose flour
6 cups milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese divided
12 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled and divided
4 green onions chopped and divided
1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream

Directions:
Wash potatoes, prick several times with a fork. Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour or until done.
Let cool. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise;
Scoop out and reserve pulp
Discard shells.
Melt butter in a Dutch oven over low heat. Add flour, stirring until smooth.
Cook, stirring constantly for 1 min.
Gradually add milk
Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly.
Stir in potatoes, salt, pepper, 1 cup cheese, 1/2 cup bacon and 2 tablespoon onions.
Cook until heated (do not boil).
Serve with remaining cheese, bacon and green onions.

Cheese Straws

Ingredients:
1 pound Sharp Cheese
2 sticks margarine
3 cups sifted flour
Several dashes of red pepper

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In mixer, combine cheese and margarine (room temperature)
Add flour and pepper.
Mix thoroughly.
Force through cookie press with star design into long strips on
greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees, 12 to 15 minutes.
Cut in finger lengths.

Sunrise Sandwich

Ingredients:
Biscuits, 8 canned or homemade (baked)
8 slices bacon, crisply cooked, cut in half
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
1/4 cup chopped green bell peppers
1/4 cup chopped onion
8 eggs
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
8 (2/3 oz) slices American Cheese

Directions:
Prepare Bacon
Melt Margarine in medium skillet over medium heat
Add bell peppers and onion
Cook and stir 2 minutes or until tender.
In small bowl, combine eggs, salt and pepper. Blend well.
Add to mixture in skillet.
Cook until egg mixture is almost set but still moist,
stirring occasionally.
To serve, split warm biscuits, spoon egg mixture evenly
onto bottom half of each biscuit. Top with cheese, bacon
and remaining biscuit half.

Brunch for a bunch

Ingredients:
1 pound ground hot pork sausage
3 cups frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
3 cups (12 ounces) shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/2 cup Chopped Green Pepper
12 large eggs lightly beaten
2 cups milk
1/2 tsp salt
Garnishes: celery leaves, tomato wedges, green pepper rings

Directions:
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
Brown sausage in a medium skillet, stirring until it crumbles.
Drain.
Place hash browns in a lightly greased shallow 3-quart baking dish
Layer cooked sausage, cheese and chopped green peppers
evenly over hash browns.
Combine eggs, milk and salt in a large bowl, stirring with a wire
whisk or fork until blended;
Pour egg mixture over shopped green pepper layer.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until golden.
Garnish if desired.
Can be made ahead of time.
This is a great dish for Christmas morning.
Just add some Biscuits and Breakfast is ready

Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs well eaten
3 cups flour

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix all ingredients.
Shape into balls the size of a walnut and pat out with a fork.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
Cool on wire rack.
Store at room temperature in airtight container.

Peanut Butter Pound Cake

Ingredients:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 box vanilla pudding mix
5 eggs
1 cup water
1/4 cup oil
1 cup crunchy peanut butter

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Spray a bundt pan with pam spray
Mix all ingredients together.
Add to bundt pan
Cook for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
Cool slightly
cool on wire rack.
Serve hot or cold. Great with Coffee or milk.
Freezes easily.

Stadium Potatoes

Ingredients:
2 pounds hash browns
1 stick of butter
1 can cream of chicken soup
8 ounces Sharp Cheddar Cheese grated
1 pint Sour Cream
2 to 3 tablespoons minced onions
2 teaspoons garlic
Pepper to taste

Topping:
2 cups of corn flakes or potato chips
1/2 cup butter

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients except topping. Spread into a buttered 13X9 inch pyrex dish.
Coat corn flakes or potato chips with melted butter.
Sprinkle over potato mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees fpr 45 mins to 1 hour.

Chinese Wedding Cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter/2 sticks (melted)
5 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts
Plastic bag about 1/2 full with Powdered Sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar. Work flour, vanilla and nuts into creamed mixture. roll out in either oblong or round pieces.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Cook slightly.
Place in plastic bag with powdered sugar and shake good. Place in sealed container.
Store at room temperature.

Peanut Butter Balls

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Peanut Butter
1/2 pound Margarine (2 sticks) melted
1/3 box graham crackers crushed or 1/3 box of crumbs
1 box confectioner's sugar
1 cup pecans or walnuts
1/3 block paraffin wax
1 cup coconut
16 ounces of chocolate ( I prefer milk chocolate)

Directions:
Mix all ingredients except chocolate and wax together.
Cool in refrigerator for about an hour.
Roll into balls the size you want them.
Dip in melted chocolate and wax.
Place on wax paper and cool.
Note: I shave my wax and melt it first in the microwave.
Then I add my chips and melt at 50% power for 3 minutes.
Take a fork and whip it really good and then dip.
After drying at room temperature overnight place in an
airtight container.