Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanksgiving. Show all posts

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Auntie Marie's Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients
1 can of Libby's pumpkin mix
1 1/2 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
little salt
4 eggs
3 cups milk

Preparation 
Mix the ingredients in order given

Baking Directions
Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes*

Notes
*There is also a baking temperature of 350 degrees written on the card
This recipe makes 2 pies

Pecan Pie

Ingredients
3 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup Kers syrup
1 cup pecan halves

Preparation
Stir all ingredients together
Pour into a pie pan with pre-prepared crust

Baking Directions
Bake at 375 degrees for 40-50 minutes 

Monday, June 24, 2013

Escalloped Corn (1994)

Ingredients
2 cups cream style corn
2/3 cup soda cracker crumbs
4 tablespoons butter or margarine 
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 egg 2/3 cup milk 

Preparation
Mix ingredients 
Pour into buttered (greased) baking dish

Directions
Bake 20 to 30 minutes at 375 degrees 

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Turkey Stuffing

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • Turkey giblets
  • Onion
  • Celery
  • Salt
  • 2 1-pound loaves of white bread, cubed and dried
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons sage
  • 1 stick melted butter
  • 1 can Cream of Chicken soup
  • 3½ cups juice from giblets
  • ½ cup milk
  • Pour juice over cubed and dried bread
  • Add the rest of the ingredients

Preparation

  1. 24 hours before preparing the stuffing, cube the bread and place in a large bowl without a lid so it can dry out.
  2. A couple of hours before you plan to put the turkey in the oven, remove the giblets and boil them in water
  3. Add chopped celery, onion and salt to the giblet/water mixture as desired for flavor
  4. Pour the juice from the giblet mixture over the bread crumbs (be careful to not make it too soft)
  5. Add all other ingredients and mix
  6. Stuff the turkey with the mixture or put in a casserole bowl and bake

Baking Directions

  • Follow baking directions for the turkey
  • If you choose to bake in a casserole dish, set the oven at 350 degrees and bake for about an hour. The top should be crispy.
Notes & Memories
  • If you want, you can cut up the giblets and include in the stuffing.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Glorified Rice


Ingredients
  • 1 envelope Knox Unflavored Gelatin
  • 1 cup rice (not instant)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 15 ounce can crushed pineapple, including juice
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 8 ounces Cool Whip
  • 1 large jar marchino cherries

Preparation
  1. Cook 1 cup of rice in 2 cups of water until soft.
  2. Dissolve gelatin in ¼ cup cold water.
  3. Add dissolved gelatin, sugar, salt, pineapple and pineapple juice to hot rice.
  4. In a cold bowl, using cold beaters, whip the whipping cream until it forms peaks. Don't whip too long or it will turn into cottage cheese-like consistency. It works best if you use a cold glass bowl and cold beaters.
  5. Add sugar and vanilla to whipped cream and stir gently.
  6. Add whipped cream mixture to cooled rice.
  7. Stir well.
  8. Pour into a glass bowl
  9. Spread with Cool Whip.
  10. Drain marchino cherries on paper towel, then add as a final topping.
  11. Refrigerate overnight.
  12. Enjoy

Refrigeration
  • This dish should be refrigerated overnight.

Notes & Memories
  • A favorite of Jenny.
  • A holiday staple.




Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Cranberry Salad

Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground cranberries
  • 1 can crushed pineapple (drained)
  • 1/2 pound marshmallows (cut up)
  • 1 heaping cup sugar
  • 1 cup whipping cream
Preparation
  1. Mix all ingredients together, except the whipping cream.
  2. Refrigerate overnight.
  3. About 3 hours before serving, add the whipping cream.
Notes & Memories

  • A staple at almost every Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.


Cottage Cheese Salad

Ingredients
  • 1 package lemon Jello
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 pint cottage cheese
  • 1/2 green pepper, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons minced onion
  • 1 cup salad dressing
  • Optional: grated carrot or pimento, for color
Preparation
  1. Dissolve Jello in 1/2 cup boiling water
  2. Let this mixture cool
  3. Add: lemon juice and cottage cheese
  4. Beat with beater
  5. Add: green pepper and onion
  6. Refrigerate

Orange Jello Salad

Ingredients

  • 2 packages Orange Jello
  • 1 - 6 ounce can frozen orange juice
  • 1 - 20 ounce can crushed pineapple, juice and all
  • 1 - 11 ounce can drained mandarin oranges
  • 1/2 cup juice
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1tbsp flour
  • 1 package Dream Whip
  • Grated cheese
Directions
  • Dissolve Jello in two cups of boiling water.
  • Cool.
  • Mix in orange juice, pineapple and oranges.
  • Pour into 8 x 10 pan.
  • Refrigerate 
  • When Jello is set, you can prepare and add the topping.
Topping Preparation
  1. Mix sugar and flour together
  2. Mix egg yolk and juice together
  3. Combine the two mixtures in a kettle over low heat
  4. Cook until thick
  5. Cool, then stir in Dream Whip
  6. Sprinkle with cheese