French Onion Soup
5 Medium Onions
4 Tablespoons Butter
1 Teaspoon Sugar
2 (10-3/4 Ounce) Cans Condensed Beef
Consomme
1 Cup Water
2 Cup Holland House Red Cooking Wine
Grated Swiss Cheese
Paprika
Croutons
Cut onions in half from root to stems; then cut
to one-half moon shape slices (about 1/8 inch
thick). In a saucepan, melt butter over medium
heat; add onion slices and sugar. Saute about 5
minutes or until gender and golden brown. Add
consomme, water, and wine. Reduce to low
heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Pour soup into individual crocks.
Top each with croutons. Cover with Swiss
cheese; sprinkle with paprika..
--Joe and Sue Summers (submitted by Debbie)
Pralines
3/4 Cup Butter
2 Cups Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
2 Cups Chopped Pecans
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Teaspoon Soda
Stir all ingredients except soda in a 4-quart
bowl. Cook on high for 12 minutes, stirring
every 4 minutes with a wooden spoon. When
ready, stir in soda and stir until foamy. Cook on
high for 1 minute to give a caramel color. Beat
(about 1 minute). Drop by teaspoon on
buttered foil. Makes about 5 dozen.
--Jonnie and Linda Miller
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Potato-Cheese Soup
4 Chicken Breasts or 1 Whole Chicken
4 to 6 Sliced Carrots
1 Small Chopped Onion
4 to 6 Sliced Celery, Optional
4 to 6 Diced Small Potatoes
1 Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Cup Milk
4 to 6 Slices of Any Type Cheese or 1/4
Pound Velveeta Cheese
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Boil chicken, carrots, onions, celery, and
potatoes until done. Remove chicken and
debone. Add soup concentrate, milk, and
cheese. Return chicken to broth. Simmer until
cheese melts. Serve hot.
WARNING: Will scorch easily.
--Stan and Janis Payne
Chewy Pecan Pralines
2 Cups Sugar
1-1/2 Cups Cream
1-3/4 Cups Karo
1 Cup Butter
2 Cups Pecans
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
Combine sugar, cream, Karo, and butter.
Cook until mixture reaches firm ball stage.
Remove from heat. Add pecans and vanilla.
Stir until thick; drop by teaspoonfuls on
buttered platter. Cool. Wrap each praline
separately in wax paper. --S.P. and Bernice
Echols
Strawberry Candy
1 Can Eagle Brand Milk
4 Small Boxes Strawberry Jello (3 Ounce)
2 Cups Coconut
1 Cup Chopped Pecans
Mix all together; roll into little balls or shape
like strawberries. Roll in granulated sugar.
--Jerry and Sue Fox
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