Miscellaneous

Baking Powder Hamburger Salami
Cheese Ball, Blue Cheese Homemade Trail Mix
Cheese Ball, Pimento Kool-Aid Popsicles
Cheese Ball, Pineapple Marshmallows
Chocolate Icing Minted Nuts
Cracker Jacks S�Mores
Cream Cheese Icing Thousand Island Dressing
Crisp Cucumber Pickles- from Grandma�s notebook Valley Ranch Dressing
Deviled Ham Stuffed Eggs Vegetable Dip
Dill Pickles Whittakers �Mormon� Punch
Fruit Refresher Yeast
Granola
Great-Grandmother�s Dill Pickles


Baking Powder

8 ounces bicarbonate of soda
1 package tartaric acid
1 package high-grade cornstarch

Put all ingredients together and sift thoroughly five times. Keep closely covered in glass jar or can.


Cheese Ball, Blue Cheese

4 ounces Kraft Blue cheese
4 ounces grated cheddar cheese
8 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
� teaspoon finely grated onion

Shape into ball, wrap and refrigerate overnight. Reshape the next day. Chop roasted dry peanuts and roll cheese ball, rewrap and refrigerate 12 hours or until needed. Serve with salted crackers.


Cheese Ball, Pimento

4 ounces Pimento cream cheese
8 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese
4 ounces grated cheddar cheese

Shape into ball, wrap, refrigerate, and roll in chopped almonds. Serve with Ritz crackers.


Cheese Ball, Pineapple

2-8 ounce packages softened cream cheese
1-8� ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
� cup green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons onion, chopped
1 tablespoon seasoning salt
1-2 cups chopped nuts

Combine and roll into a ball and roll in chopped nuts. Can easily be re-rolled.


Chocolate Icing

Melt in double boiler:
      2 squares chocolate
      1 tablespoon butter

Beat 1 whole egg in bowl. Add � cup milk and 1 cup powdered sugar. Sit in bowl of ice and beat in chocolate and butter. Beat until consistency of whipped cream.


Cracker Jacks

� cup molasses
� cup sugar
1 tablespoon cold water
1 tablespoon butter
Raw peanuts
3 batches popcorn

Mix first 4 ingredients together. Cook 15 minutes to soft ball stage. Divide peanuts and popcorn into two 9x13 pans. Pour mixture over popcorn and peanuts. Bake at 375� for 5-10 minutes. Stir twice.

Spray vegetable spray on coating on popcorn to make it easier to separate the corn after it has been coated with syrup. It will separate easier and not break kernels if you spread syrup coated corn out on a flat surface to cool and harden.


Cream Cheese Icing

Combine:
      ï¿½ cup melted butter
      1- 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
      1 teaspoon vanilla

Add one 1-pound box powdered sugar.


Crisp Cucumber Pickles- from Grandma�s notebook

1 gallon thinly sliced cucumbers
8 small thinly sliced onions
2 thinly sliced green peppers
� cup coarse salt

Mix salt with sliced vegetables. Place ice cubes or ice in center of vegetables and let stand 3 hours. Drain in a loose bag hung from line until all liquid has been removed.

Syrup:
      4� cups sugar
      1� teaspoon turmeric
      4 teaspoons mustard seed
      5 cups cider vinegar
      ï¿½ teaspoon ground clove

Bring syrup to a boil. Place over low flame and heat to scalding temperature; stir occasionally. Do not let mixture boil. Seal at once in hot jars. (Syrup will do double vegetables.)


Deviled Ham Stuffed Eggs
6 eggs, hard cooked
� cup butter, melted
� teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
� teaspoon prepared mustard
1 can deviled ham (2 � ounce)
4 sprigs parsley, finely chopped
3 green onions (finely chopped, include some tops)
Salt and pepper
� cup bread crumbs (buttered)
1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Sauce:
� cup butter
2 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
� cup flour
2 teaspoons chives, chopped
� teaspoon white pepper

Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Set whites aside. Put yolks into bowl with melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard. Mash together. Stir in deviled ham, green onions, parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Fill egg whites. Arrange in the bottom of 9x9 buttered casserole.

To make sauce:Melt butter. Stir in flour with whisk until bubbly and smooth. Continue stirring, gradually pouring in the milk. Add chives, salt, and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour over eggs. Sprinkle with cheese then top with bread crumbs. Bake at 325� for 25-30 minutes. Yield: 6-8 servings.


Dill Pickles

Mix:
      3 quarts water
      1 quart distilled white vinegar
      1 cup non-iodized salt

Boil brine 10 or 15 minutes. This covers about 7 bottles.

Wash cucumbers in hot water. Pack halved in quart bottles with a clove of garlic, sprig of dill, 1 slice dry onion. (If you like hot pickles, add 1 small dry red pepper, we don�t.) If you pack in hot jars, and cover with hot brine, they usually seal. If they don�t seal, process 5 minutes to eat. Do not open for 6 weeks.


Fruit Refresher

Chill fruit cocktail; drain. Add a six ounce can of frozen orange concentrate. Garnish with whipped cream or whipped topping and nuts if you wished.


Granola

Stir together
      2-3 pounds old-fashioned oats
      2 cups shredded coconut
      2 cups nuts and seeds (mixed nuts or cashews and almonds)
      2 cups wheat germ
      1 tablespoon salt (sea)

Mix:
      1� cup corn oil
      ⅔ cup water
      3 tablespoons vanilla
      1� cups honey

Pour over oat mixture and mix well and spread � inch thick over oiled cookie sheet. Makes two cookie sheets. Bake 1-1� hours at 250�. Turn after first 30 minutes, then every 15 minutes until oats are light golden brown. Cool and store.


Great-Grandmother�s Dill Pickles

20-25 dill sized cucumbers

For each quart:
      ⅛ teaspoon powdered alum
      1 clove garlic
      2 heads dill
      1 red pepper
      2 or 3 grape leaves

Brine:
      1 quart vinegar
      1 cup salt
      3 quarts water

Wash cucumbers and let stand in cold water overnight. Pack into sterilized jars. To each quart add alum, garlic, dill, red pepper, and grape leaves. Combine vinegar, salt and water; heat to boiling; fill jars and seal. Makes 6-8 quarts.


Hamburger Salami

Mix well:
      5 rounded teaspoons Morton�s Tender Quick Salt
      2� teaspoons garlic salt
      2� teaspoons coarse pepper (or cracked peppercorns)
      1� teaspoons mustard seed
      1 teaspoon hickory smoke

Mix into 5 pounds hamburger.
Refrigerate for one day.
2nd Day- Mix well and return to refrigerator.
3rd Day- Mix well and sharp into 5 rolls. Place in broiler pan to catch drippings in the lowest part of your oven. Bake for 8 hours (or more) at 150� turning every two hours. Cool on paper towels. May be cooked 4 hours in oven and 4 hours in smoker. May be frozen.


Homemade Trail Mix

2 cup bite size rice squares
� cup sunflower seeds
� cup almonds or pecan halves
� cup peanuts
⅔ cup raisins
2 tablespoons butter
� teaspoon seasoning salt
� cup peanut butter

Combine cereal, sunflower seeds, nuts, and raisins in a large bowl. Combine remaining ingredients in a small saucepan and cook until melted. Pour over cereal mixture and stir gently to coat well. Spread in cookie sheet and bake at 350� for 15 minutes stirring once. Cool.


Kool-Aid Popsicles

⅔ cups sugar
4 cups water
1 package Kool-Aid

Combine all ingredients and stir until dissolved.


Marshmallows

2 packages Knox gelatin
� cup cold water
2 cups sugar
Dash of salt
� cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla
Coconut or powdered sugar
Soften gelatin with cold water in mixing bowl.

Boil sugar, salt, and boiling water to softball stage. Pour slowly over gelatin mixture. Cool to lukewarm- add vanilla. Beat at high speed, then turn to low speed and beat until it gets to marshmallow consistency (white). Line pan with coconut or powdered sugar. Pour mixture in pan and sprinkle with coconut on top. Cut in squares after setting for 3-4 hours or overnight.


Minted Nuts

1 cup sugar
� cup water
� cup light corn syrup
10 marshmallows
⅛ teaspoon Lorann Flavoring Oil (peppermint, spearmint, lemon, orange, or wintergreen)
Desired food coloring
3 cups pecans or walnut halves

Mix sugar, water, and corn syrup in 2-quart saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Cook to 238� or until drops of syrup form soft ball in cold water. Remove from heat. Stir in marshmallows, flavoring oil, and coloring until dissolved. Mix in nuts until coated. Turn onto waxed paper. Separate nuts while warm. Makes 1� pounds.


S�Mores

One 11�-ounce package (2 cups) Nestl� Milk Chocolate Morsels
1 measuring tablespoon vegetable shortening
22 graham crackers, cut in half crosswise
22 large marshmallows

Preheat oven to 250�. Combine Nestl� Milk Chocolate Morsels and vegetable shortening over hot (not boiling) water. Remove from heat. Spread two measuring teaspoons chocolate mixture onto 22 graham cracker halves; set aside. Place one marshmallow on remaining graham cracker halves. Place on ungreased 15�x 10�x 1� baking pan. Bake at 250� for 5-7 minutes. Remove from oven. Place second half of graham cracker on top. Gently press together. Makes 22 sandwich cookies.


Thousand Island Dressing

� cup tomato soup
� cup salad oil
� cup vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon onion juice or onion salt
� teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon paprika
� teaspoon dry mustard
� cup sugar

Mix tomato soup, oil, and vinegar together well. Add the rest of the ingredients together; mix and add ⅓ quart salad dressing (Miracle Whip).


Valley Ranch Dressing

2 teaspoons MSG
2 teaspoons salt
� teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
1� teaspoons fine ground black pepper
1� teaspoons garlic powder
1� teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons parsley flakes
2 cups mayonnaise
2 cups buttermilk

Combine all ingredients. Stir thoroughly.


Vegetable Dip

1 pint sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon parsley
1 teaspoon dill weed
1 teaspoon beau monde
1 tablespoon shredded green onion


Whittakers �Mormon� Punch

1 large can pineapple juice (46 ounce)
2 cans frozen orange juice (12 ounce each)
2 cans frozen lemonade (12 ounce each)
5 cups mashed bananas (6 or 7 depending on size)
4 cups sugar
6 cups water

Mix thoroughly, making sure sugar is dissolved. Freeze in container with a large top opening or in several 2� deep cookie or cake pans. Makes 1�-2 gallons of base. Leave 2� at top of jar or container for expansion during freezing.

When ready for use, let thaw for a while and then mix � and � with 7-Up. Do in blender.


Yeast

Here is my favorite recipe for live yeast for making bread or rolls. Peel and boil 2 large potatoes without salting them. Mash well in the water in which they were cooked. Add enough water to make two quarts and also � cup granulated sugar. Set this in a warm place until it ferments or add a package dry yeast or a cake of compressed yeast. When it works good, it is ready to use.

Save out a pint each time to use for your next batch of bread. Cover the jar in which you store the yeast with a plastic lid. Make a small vent in the lid. Keep in the refrigerator, do not freeze.



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