Thursday, June 9, 2011

Abreila's Salad







Aubreila was the wife of Robert H. Hinckley and the daughter of John H. Seely .


Saturday, February 19, 2011

GOULASH




1 small package of macaroni
1 pound hamburger
1 can kidney beans
1 quart tomatoes
1 large chopped onion
2 tablespoons sugar


Cook macaroni and drain
Cook meat and onions.
Add beans, tomatoes, and cooked macaroni;
salt and pepper to taste.




Simmer a little while and serve

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

GRANDMA ERICKSEN'S BUTTERMILK COOKIES ( Wilhemina Henrietta Morrison Ericksen)

1 cup sugar


1cup shortening

1 egg

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon salt

Flour enough to make a soft dough  (about 4 1/2  cups)



Cream sugar and shortening.

Add beaten egg, buttermilk and vanilla

Sift dry ingredients and add to egg mixture to make soft dough

Roll out dough and cut.

Bake in 375 degree oven for 10 minuts.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

BEET JELLY




4 cups beet juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 package M.C.P. pectin
6 cups sugar
Boil beet juice and lemon juiice 10 minutes
Add pectin and boil 4 minutes.
Add sugar and boil until it gels,
about 4 minutes.

Seal

Sunday, November 21, 2010

A MUST HAVE FOR THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS

SWEET POTATO SOUFFLE' (Lela Allred Hafen)




2 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 cup sugar
2 beaten eggs
1/3 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla




Topping:

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup coconut
1/2 cup flour

Mix ingredients and put in buttered baking dish.

Mix topping ingredients,and sprinkleon top of mashed sweet potato mixture.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

BEST EVER APPLE PUDDING  (Alice Hafen)




1 Cup sugar

1/4 cup soft butter

1 egg

2 cups shredded apple

1 cup sifted flour

1 teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped nuts



Cream sugar and butter, add eggs and beat well.  Add apples.  Stir in sifted dry ingredients.  Add nuts.  Pour in 8 inch tin.



Bake in 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.



Serve with Pudding Sauce and Whipped Cream



PUDDING SAUCE   (Mildred Seely)



2 cups of water

3 tablespoons butter

1 Cup sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon vanilla



Bring water and butter to a boil.

Mix sugar and cornstarch and add to water.

Boil until clear. 

Remove from heat and add lemon juice,

cinnamon and vanilla.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

RED MUSH





Fruit Juice
Minute Tapioca
Thicken fruit juice with tapioca.
Serve with milk or half and half.
Sugar to taste


Alice Peel Hafen

Thursday, October 28, 2010

LUMPY DICK






2 Cups of Milk

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 rounded Cup Flour



 Add flour and salt to milk slowly, stirring with a wire whisk. Boil until flour taste is gone. Put in bowl and put a piece of butter in center. Serve with sugar, cinnamon and a little milk.



Mary Margaret Ericksen Peel

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Danish Potato Dumplings









Peel and boil potatoes (6 medium size for large kettle of soup). Salt and cook until tender, drain and mash.  Beat in 1 egg and small amount of cream, add  flour until mixture leaves pan,  add to boiling soup 5 minutes before serving.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

McGinties ~ A Recipe of the Pioneers

1 lb. of dried apples


1 1/2 cups of brown sugar

Butter

1 1/2 Tbs cinnamon

1/8 tsp salt

! 1/2 recipe of plain pastry



Wash apples and cover with water allowing to soak overnight.  Cook in same water used for soaking until very tender, adding more water if necessary.  Press through a collander, add sugar, salt and cinnamon.  Cook til thick, stirring constantly near the last to prevent burning.  Line the bottom and half way up the sides of a dripping pan with pastry. Dot generously with butter, cover with pastry which has been pierced to allow steam to escape, press the edges together and bake in a hot oven (450 degrees F) for 10 minutes; then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. and bake till crust is done ~~ about 20 to 25 minutes.  Cut in squares and serve either hot or cold.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Pig Hocks With White Cabbage ~

Pig Hocks With White Cabbage ~ Simmer 3 lbs of pig hocks for about 3 hours or till not quite tender.  Add one medium sized cabbage cut in eighths, season with salt and pepper and cook til tender.  Serve with boiled potatoes.  Will serve six.




Pork Pot Roast ~

3 lbs pork roast

2 onions, sliced

1 Tbs of fat

Salt and Pepper

1 pint of boiling water

1 bay leaf and flour



Season the pork and sprinkle with flour.  Fry onions in fat til light brown, add the roast and brown on all sides, add the water and bay leaf and simmer until tender, about 2 1/2 hours.  Add water if necessary.  Gravy can be thickened with flour.