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Cornbread Dressing

This was Deanna’s grandmother’s recipe.  It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving at our house without it.

Ingredients:
1/2 loaf sandwich bread (cubed)
1 pkg cornbread (cooked and cubed) (I use a box of Jiffy cornbread mix)
I onion (chopped)
1 stem celery (cut fine)
4 hard boiled eggs (chopped)
1 to 2 T. Sage (I use more, flavor to taste)
Broth, enough to make moist

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together.  Bake until light brown or onions and celery are done.  About 45 minutes at 325-350 degrees.

Ham Loaf

This recipe was from Ruth Adams

Ingredients:
1-1/2 Lb. Ground Ham
1 Lb. Lean Ground Pork
3 C. Crushed Cereal (Wheaties or Grape Nut Flakes)
2 Eggs, beaten
1 C. Milk

Directions:
Mix together thoroughly, shape into oblong loaf. Put in ungreased pan. Make a glaze of brown sugar and Ketsup to pour over top.  Bake uncovered for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Cinnamon Rolls

This recipe was given to me years ago by a freind of mine, D’Ann Markel.

Ingredients:
1 Plain yellow cake mix
5 C Flour
2 Pkg Yeast dissolved in 2-1/2 C warm water

For Filling: Margarine, cinnamon, sugar, brown sugar and nuts to your taste

Directions:
Mix ingredients. Let Rise. Punch down. Let rise again.
Make Rolls: Kneed and put flour with it. Divide in half. Roll out each 1/2. Spread on butter, cinamon, sugar, brown sugar & nuts. Roll and slice into rolls, place in baking dishes) Let rise again and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Top with a glaze or icing of your choice.

Vegetable Casserole

This recipe is one I’ve had in my recipe box for years now. It was given to me by a friend, Edna Lysinger.

Ingredients:
1 qt Green Beans
1 pkg Broccoli (frozen)
1 pkg Cauliflower (frozen)
2 Cans Cream of Mushroom Soup
Grated Cheese
Margarine
1 Can Water chestnuts

Directions:
Heat vegetables. Mix in soup. Top with cheese and margarine.
Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.

Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
1 C. Oil
2 C. Sugar
3 Eggs (one at a time)
2 C. Zucchini
Sift together:
3 C. Flour
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Baking soda
1/2 tsp. Salt

DIrections:
Mix together. Pour into 2 loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Fresh Apple Cake

This Recipe came from Ruthie Campbell

Ingredients:
2 Eggs
2 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Crisco (or margarine)
1 tsp. Cinnamon
3/4 tsp. Nutmeg
3/4 tsp. Salt
2 C. Flour
2 tsp. Baking soda
4 C. Diced apples
1/2 C. Nuts ( I use pecans)
2 tsp. Vanilla

Directions:
Cream sugar and Crisco. Add eggs and mix.
Sift dry ingredients. Add to mixture. Stir in apples, nuts and vanilla.
Bake at 325 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Note:
This is really good served with whipped topping or with a butter sauce on top.

Barbarcued Beefies

This is another recipe of Ruth Adams, who was my mother-in-law, and Tanya and Deanna’s grandma. She used to make this often to take to church pot-luck dinners.

Ingredients:
1 & 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 & 1/2 C. milk
1 C. oats
2 T. grated onion
1 & 1/2 t. salt
1/3 t. pepper
1/2 t. chili powder

Directions:
Mix and shape into small patties or balls. Put in baking pan. Pour Barbecue sauce (see recipe below) over and bake uncovered 1 hour at 350 degrees.

BARBECUE SAUCE

Ingredients:
2 medium onions finely chopped
3/4 C. catsup
3/4 C. water
2 T. vinegar
2 T. Worchestershire sauce
1 t. chili powder
1 t. paprika

Directions:
Mix all ingredients and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.

Brownies

This was a childhood favorite; I think one of the first recipes I could make by myself. It’s a good recipe for kids to learn to fix.

Ingredients:
1 c. sugar
3 T. Cocoa
2 eggs (slightly beaten)
1 t. vanilla
3/4 C. flour
1/2 C. melted margarine

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees .

Mix first 5 ingredients, then add melted margarine. You can add a dash of baking soda and a dash of salt if desired. Pour into greased or buttered 8″ X 8″ pan. Bake approximately 30 minutes.

Snowballs

Ingredients:
3 ½ C .Vanilla Wafers Crumbs
¼ C. butter (melted)
¾ C. Powdered sugar (sifted)
1 C. Pecans (chopped)
½ C. Dr. Pepper
Flaked Coconut

For Icing mix together the following:
2 C. powdered sugar
2 T. melted butter
½ C. Dr. Pepper
¼ t. vanilla

Directions:
Mix Crumbs, butter, sugar, pecans & Dr. Pepper and from into small balls.(6 doz)
Using a fork, dip cookies in icing and roll in coconut.

For a different taste, you can substitute Orange Juice for the Dr. Pepper. Or you can add a little rum or rum flavoring.

Hot Mulled Cider

Ingredients:
½ C. brown sugar
1 t. whole allspice
1 t. whole cloves
¼ t. salt
Dash ground nutmeg
3 inches stick cinnamon
2 quarts apple cider
Orange wedges

Directions:
Combine sugar, allspice, cloves, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cider in large saucepan. Slowly bring to boiling; cover and simmer 20 minutes
Remove spices. Serve in warmed mugs with a clove-studded orange wedge in each. Serves 8.