Our Grandmothers' Recipes

Crust: 1 1/4 c flour 2 TBS powdered sugar 1 stick melted oleo or butter Mix together and press into pie pan. Bake shell until a golden brown. Pie: 1 pkg Jello (any flavor) 1 c boiling water 2 c ice cubes 1 (8 oz) tub Cool Whip Dissolve Jello in boiling water. Add ice cubes and stir. Remove any unmelted ice cubes and add cool whip. Pour into pie shell and chill. Note: Any pie shell will do, as well as a graham cracker crust.

1 c brown sugar 1/2 c white sugar 1 TBS flour 2 eggs 2 TBS milk 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 c butter, melted 1 c pecans Mix together sugars and flour. Add eggs, milk, vanilla and butter. Beat thoroughly. Add nuts. Pour into 8" unbaked pie shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve plain or with whipped cream.

4 TBS butter 1 c sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1 square chocolate, melted 1 1/4 c baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 c milk plus 2 TBS 3/4 c walnuts or pecans 1 c brown sugar 1/4 tsp salt 2 c boiling water 1 1/4 c sugar 3 TBS cocoa Cream butter and sugar and add melted chocolate. Sift flour, 1/2 tsp salt and baking powder and add alternately with milk. Add the vanilla and nuts. Pour into 8x8-inch pan. Mix brown sugar, 1/4 tsp salt, boiling water, sugar and cocoa. Cover the cake mixture by dripping with a spoon. Bake 60 minutes at 325 degrees. Chill and serve topped with whipping cream.

Picture is dressing from Cindy's notes from Myra 1 qt crumbled biscuits (20) 1 qt toasted white bread (8 slices) 1 qt corn bread mix, yellow (3 6oz pkgs) 1 c chopped onion 1 c green onion tops 1 1/2 cans chicken broth 1 c celery 1 c butter 2 tsp sage 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 2 eggs, slightly beaten Add all except broth, butter and eggs. Toss well. Cook in well greased baking dish. Serves 14 people. Note: I typed exactly what was written. I guess you can figure on your own what to do with the broth, butter and eggs. Another dressing recipe of Twomama's will be added soon. UPDATE: After talking to Cindy, she gave me Myra's version and I halved it: 6 pkg Martha White white cornbread, baked 1/2 stick butter 1 bunch celery, chopped 1 1/2 bunch green onion, chopped 1/2 large onion, chopped 1/2 box of croutons 3 cans of chicken broth 1/2 can cream of chicken soup 1-2 tsp ground sage salt pepper 1 egg* Mix and put in 9x13 baking dish.  Ba...

6 c green beans 8 slices crisp bacon 2 (10 3/4 oz) can cream of mushroom soup 2 (3 or 4 oz) can sliced mushrooms 2 envelopes onion soup mix 1/2 tsp oregano Cook beans until barely done. Mix with remaining ingredients. Save 2 slices bacon for garnish. Refrigerate over night to blend flavors (very important). Bake in casserole dish at 350 degrees. Serves 12 people.

1 gallon dill pickles 5 lb sugar 4 oz tabasco Drain and slice pickles. Drain 4 -5 hours. Layer all in jar. Shake jar two times a day for five days.

1 to 1 1/2 c of buttery oil 2 TBS worcestershire sauce 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1 tsp sage 3 or 4 cloves of garlic juice of 1 lemon Mix all for sauce. Turkey: Clean turkey; salt and pepper inside and outside. Stuff 2 or 3 small onions and/or cut stalks of celery and apple in turkey. Baste turkey with above sauce. Fire: Soak 1/2 sack hickory chips in pan of water for 45 minutes to 1 hour and until none are floating. Place 1/2 sack on fire when flame from starting fluid is out. Place turkey on grill to smoke. Watch water and charcoal; when low, add both. Same sauce may be used for briskets and porkribs.