Monday, March 18, 2024

CINNAMON-TOPPED APPLE MUFFINS

This is an old recipe I got from a lady in Tennessee years ago.

2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped apples
1egg, slightly beaten
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
TOPPING:
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup chopped nuts

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together; add apples. Add egg, milk and butter, mixing just enough to moisten. Put in buttered muffin tins. Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle on top of muffins. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

PINEAPPLE FLAVORED POUND CAKE

 

1 cup shortening

2 cups sugar
2 cups sifted plain flour
5 large or 6 small eggs
5 tbsps pineapple juice

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs to sugar mixture, one at a time. Alternately add in flour and pineapple juice. Beat at low speed of electric mixer until creamy. Bake in a greased and floured tube, Bundt, or loaf pan until done; approximately 1 hour.

This cake is great sliced and topped with fresh berries.

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

ZUCCHINI CHEESE CASSEROLE

This recipe is an old newspaper clipping--I have no idea what newspaper.

1 1/2 qts (6 cups) peeled, seeded, diced zucchini
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup evaporated milk
3/4 cup Ritz style cracker crumbs
6 tbsp melted butter or margarine
8-oz pkg shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Mix together all ingredients except one-half of the cheese. Pour mixture into a 9-inch square baking dish that has been lightly greased. Top with the remaining cheese. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes or until zucchini is tender and casserole is bubbly.

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Friday, March 15, 2024

BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE CAKE

 

1 1/2 cups cake flour

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup shortening
3 egg whites
3 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans. Into a large mixing bowl measure all ingredients; mix with electric mixer at low speed, beat until well mixed, constantly scraping bowl. Beat at high speed for 5 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl. Pour batter into pans and bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool layers in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and cool completely on wire racks. Frost with your favorite frosting.

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

TURKEY AND COUNTRY SAUSAGE CORN BREAD STUFFING

 

2 cups celery slices

1 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 8 or 9-inch square pan of cornbread, crumbled
6 cups soft bread cubes
1 lb pork sausage, crumbled, cooked, drained
1/2 to 1 tsp sage, according to taste
10 1/2 oz can condensed chicken broth
3/4 cup water
2 eggs, beaten
12 to 16 lb turkey, if desired

In small skillet, saute celery and onion in butter until tender. In a large mixing bowl, combine celery mixture, cornbread, bread cubes, sausage and sage; mix together well. Add broth, water and eggs; toss lightly until bread is thoroughly moistened. Add 1/2 cup more water if you desire a more moist dressing. Lightly spoon stuffing into body cavity and neck region of turkey. Truss and roast according to turkey roasting directions. Makes enough stuffing for one 12 to 16 lb turkey. Place any leftover stuffing in a buttered casserole dish. Cover and bake the last 35 to 40 minutes of the turkey roasting. If you do not want to stuff a turkey, put the stuffing into a large baking dish and bake 35 to 4o minutes at 350 degrees.

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

POPCORN CARAMEL CRUNCH


This recipe is from the back of a box of Corn Chex cereal in 1989. Not exactly a vintage recipe but an old one.

1 1/2 cups Corn Chex cereal
1 1/2 cups Rice Chex cereal
1 1/2 cups Wheat Chex cereal
4 cups air-popped popcorn
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) margarine
6 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp light corn syrup
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. In open roasting pan combine cereals and popcorn; set aside. In medium saucepan, combine margarine, sugar, corn syrup, and vanilla. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until boiling, stirring frequently. Pour hot mixture over the cereal and popcorn, stirring until all pieces are evenly coated. Bake 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on waxed paper to cool, stirring occasionally. Store in an airtight container.

File Photo - not this exact recipe.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

PORK CHOP CABBAGE SKILLET DINNER

As a child growing up in the farm country of Southern Indiana, some of my favorite memories revolve around our large gardens.  One of my favorite garden vegetables was cabbage.  I love watching those little cabbage heads turn into big ones and then enjoying that cabbage on the dinner table.  Since that part of the country was also known for pork, one of the great meals we enjoyed was combining cabbage and pork chops!

6 pork chops
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tbsp shortening (modernize to canola or olive oil!)
1/2 tsp savory
1 small bay leaf
2 cups tomato juice
1/2 cup water
1 small cabbage, cut into 6 wedges
6 carrots, cut-up into pieces about 1-inch in size
1 1/2 cup chopped onion
3 medium potatoes, quartered
1/4 tsp salt

Season the pork chops with the 1/2 teaspoon of salt and the pepper.  Brown in the shortening in a large skillet.  Add the savory, bay leaf, tomato juice, and water.  Cover skillet and simmer for 30 minutes.  Add the cabbage wedges, carrots, onion, potatoes, and the 1/4 teaspoon salt.  Cover and cook another 35 minutes or until tender.

Monday, March 11, 2024

DUTCH MOCHA CHOCOLATE CAKE

I found this recipe in an old church cookbook from Waterloo, Iowa. It is a good chocolate cake.

3 cups sifted cake flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup cocoa
2 3/4 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup hot coffee
1 cup sweet butter
1 cup sour cream
2 tsp vanilla
5 egg whites

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Thoroughly grease three 9-inch cake pans. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt together and sift three times. Combine cocoa, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and coffee. Cool. Cream butter and 1 1/2 cups of the sugar until light and fluffy. Add cocoa mixture, sour cream, and vanilla. Add flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Beat egg whites with remaining sugar until stiff. Fold into the batter. Pour batter into pans and bake for 30 minutes. Cool and remove from pans. Frost with your favorite frosting.

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Sunday, March 10, 2024

LBJ'S PICKLED OKRA


3 pounds whole okra
6 hot peppers
6 cloves garlic, peeled
2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup salt
1 tablespoon mustard seed

Wash and scrub okra and pack in clean jars. Add to each jar 1 hot pepper and 1 clove garlic. Boil remaining ingredients. Cover okra with hot liquid, filling to within 1/2" of the jar lid. Adjust lids. Process in boiling water for 10 minutes.
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Saturday, March 9, 2024

Old-Fashioned Classic Apple Pie Crust and Filling Recipes

What is more traditional than apple pie?  Enjoy these recipes for a perfect apple pie.

Pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie:

2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup lard or solid vegetable shortening
5 to 7 tbsp ice water

In a large bowl, stir flour and salt together until blended. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut lard or shortening into flour mixture until the mixture becomes mealy.

Mix in ice water a little at a time with a fork, stirring until the mixture leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball. Finish shaping dough into a ball with your hands, cut in half with a knife to form two balls for the top and the bottom of the pan. On a lightly floured board, flatten one ball of dough and roll with a lightly floured rolling pin from center to edge in a circular fashion, making a 12-inch circle. Place pastry into a 9-inch pie pan, fitting gently and trimming off excess dough with sharp knife or scissors. Fill or bake according to recipe. Roll out remaining dough in the same manner to use as a top crust.

Pie Filling:

6 cups thinly sliced, peeled, tart cooking apples
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tbsp butter or margarine

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Slice apples into a large bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice. Add sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg to apples; mix together well. Mix apples again with a large spoon then turn into pastry lined pie pan. Dot the surface with the butter or margarine. Place top pastry over pie and seal the edges well. Cut steam vents in center of the top crust or poke several times with a fork. Bake pie in a 425-degree oven for 45 - 55 minutes or until crust turns a golden brown and the filling starts to bubble up through the vents.