Casserole Steak

1 lb. of lean round steak (cut all the fat off)
Brown real good on both sides in a little crisco.  Salt and Pepper it.
Put in a heavy casserole dish and slice 1 small onion over it.  Then add hot water and about 4 or 5 whole carrots and 3 or 4 potatoes and cover with hot water. Add more salt maybe two good shakes.  Let simmer for 3 hrs. in oven.  Take out and thicken gravy.
I like it best if I put it over mashed potatoes instead of adding the potatoes when I add the carrots.

350 oven

If you want to make more just double everything.

Be sure you cut meat into the sizes of the number of people you have before you cook it.

(Mom typed this up for me when I got married and I copied what she wrote.)  - Tricia

Sugar Cookies

Cream together:
1/2 C. butter
1/2 C shortening
1 C white sugar

Add:
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Mix and add:
3 1/2 C flour
1 Tbl baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Mix well

Roll out and cut using rim of glass

Bake at 350 for 5 - 6 min.

Cool, frost and store in fridge     - LouAnn

Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbs. hot water
1/2 cup butterscotch chips
1 tsp vanilla
2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup chopped nuts

cream butter and sugars, add eggs one at a time, water, vanilla, blend, add in flour, baking soda, salt, blend, add oatmeal, chips, and nuts, blend.
Bake @ 350 for 10 min. on greased cookie sheet.  Makes 40 cookies.

Potato Casserole

1 32 oz bag frozen southern style hash browns
1 can cream of celery soup
1 c. sour cream
1 t. dehydrated onions
2 c. grated cheddar cheese (reserve 1/2 cup for top)
1 cube butter melted in bottom of 9x13 baking dish.

Combine top five ingredients and pour into buttery baking dish. Sprinkle 1/2 c (reserved) cheese over top.
Bake 1 hr. @ 350 degrees

Porcupine Balls

1 lb. hamburger
1/2 c. rice
grate 1/2 onion
some chopped green pepper

Mix into small balls.

Sauce:
2 cans tomato soup
1 can water
2 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. chili pepper.

Mix together and pour over balls. bake covered @350 for 1 hr.  Serve with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.          -  LouAnn Peterson Gilliat

Spanish Rice

2 Tbl. butter
1/2 c. diced onion
1/4 c. diced green pepper
1 lb. hamburger
2 c. canned tomatoes
1 c. water
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. thyme
1 bay leaf
1 c. uncooked rice

Brown hamburger with salt and pepper, green pepper, and onion.  Drain excess fat.  Slightly brown rice in butter.  Add to hamburger.  Add tomatoes, water, and seasonings.  Bring to a boil.  Stir once.  Put lid on and turn heat to low.  Simmer for 1/2 hour.          - LouAnn Gilliat

Fantastic Chicken Dish

1 box of Uncle Ben's Wild Rice Mix
3 large chicken breasts
1 cup chopped celery
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup mayonnaise

Prepare rice as directed on package. Cook chicken in salted water to cover, seasoned with celery leaves and onion powder to taste. When chicken is tender, remove bones and dice meat coarsely. Do not use the broth. Combine rice and chicken and last ingredients. Mix well and pour into a buttered 9 by 13 casserole dish. Sprinkle top with potato chips. Bake uncovered in 350 degree oven for 55-60 minutes (12 servings)

Hamburger Casserole (Rockland Idaho)

Partly fry hamburger. Place layer of sliced potatoes, layer of hamburger, 1/2 cup raw rice, 1 can green beans, layer of hamburger, layer of potatoes, layer of onions, and pint of tomatoes in greased dish. Bake at 350 for 1 1/2 hours.

Garlic Dressing

1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
5 Tablespoons of oil
2 Tablespoons of vinegar
1/2 Tablespoon sugar

Mix dry ingredients. Add liquid and shake in pint jar until thick.

Broiler Brownie Cake

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar

Boil -- 1 cup water
2 squares margarine
3 Tablespoons cocoa

Add -- 2 eggs
1 Tablespoon of vanilla
1/2 cup of buttermilk
1 teaspoon of soda

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes in a well greased broiler pan.

Frost while hot.

Frosting
1/2 cup margarine
3-4 Tablespoons of cocoa
6 Tablespoons of milk
(Bring to a boil then add 3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla)

Apple Crisp

1 cup of sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 cup of water
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
6 apples
3/4 cup of flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoons of butter

peel and slice apples in 9 x 13 dish with 1/2 of sugar, water and cinnamon. Mix.

Top with mixture of remaining ingredients.

Bake @ 375 for 40 - 45 minutes

Jello Angel Cake

1 day old angel cake (break up in chunks in a 9 X 13 pan

In bowl, mix 1 large package of strawberry jello with 2 1/2 cups of hot water and chill until syrupy. Whip 1/2 pt. of whip cream into jello. Add 2 - 10oz. packages of frozen strawberries (thawed). Add into jello and whipped cream. Pour over cake and pat down. Let sit overnight in fridge.

Quick Fudge Frosting

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup

Boil for 3 minutes and then set pan in cool water until you can touch the bottom of the pan. When cool, stir in

1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

If frosting is too thick, add more milk or if it is too thin, more powdered sugar.

Cora's Peanut Butter Cookies

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg (well beaten)
1 Tablespoon milk
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon soda

Combine shortening, peanut butter, sugar and salt and cream well. Add eggs and milk. Sift flour and soda together and add. Drop from spoon and take fork and press down gently on each cookie.

Bake in 375 oven for around 10 minutes

Chocolate chip Pumpkin Cookies

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup pumpkin
1 egg
2 1/2 cup flour
1 T baking powder
1 T soda
1/2 T salt
1 T vanilla
1 T nutmeg
1 T cinnamon
1/2 cup nuts
1 cup raisins
1 cup chocolate chips

Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg then pumpkin and dry ingredients.
Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake @ 350

Vanilla Cookies

2 Cubes margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
3 tsp vanilla
3 cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
shake of salt

Bake at 375 for 7 minutes
                                                                                             - LouAnn Gilliat

Lemon Loaf

6 Tbsp butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 Tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp grated fresh lemon peel
1 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
3 Tbsp lemon juice 1/2 cup sugar

Grease an 8 by 4 inch loaf pan and line the bottom with wax paper. Cream butter or margarine and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Beat in 3 Tbsp lemon juice and the lemon peel. In separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt and add alternately to egg mixture with the milk. Fold in walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and tap the pan to settle the batter evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Blend 3 Tbsp lemon juice with 1/2 cup sugar and p[our mixture over the hot bread. Let the bread stand until the sugar mixture is absorbed, at least 15 minutes. Remove bread from the pan and place on rack to cool. Remove wax paper and wrap in plastic. Leave bread wrapped for 24 hours before slicing. Makes 1 loaf.

All-Bran Muffins

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup soft shortening
1 egg
3/4 cup whole milk
1 cup sifted flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup All-Bran

With fork, cream shortening and sugar. Add egg and beat well. Add All-Bran and milk and let soak while preparing dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients and stir only until combined.

Bake at 400 for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 2 dozen medium sized muffins.

Brown Sugar Frosting

5 Tbs butter
1/4 cup milk (canned milk is better)
1 cup brown sugar (light)

Boil for 2 minutes, cool. Add powdered sugar and mix till it is frosting consistency. Add 1 tsp. vanilla.

Dill Pickles

Wash cucumbers
pack in jar
add 1/4 teaspoon alum
add 2 pieces garlic (optional)
add a bunch of dill

Prepare Brine
1 quart cider vinegar (dark)
3 quarts water
1 cup salt (non-iodized)
bring to boil, stirring constantly

Pour brine in jar with pickles
Process for 10 minutes after water is boiling in canner. Makes 7 quarts.