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Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts
Drain well 2 cans (5 oz. each) Water Chestnuts
Marinate 2 to 3 hours in 2 to 3 Tablespoons
Soy Sauce, 2 Teaspoon Pepper
And 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
Drain well. Wrap 1/3 slice Bacon around each
chestnut and secure with a toothpick. Bake on
a cookie sheet in a 350-degree oven until
brown and bacon is crisp.
Yield: 16 to 18 Hors D'Oeuvres
Ham Log
Combine in a medium bowl
1 Cup Ground Cooked Ham
8 Ounces Cream Cheese, softened
3 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Green Pepper
2 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Onion
2 Tablespoons Prepared Horseradish
1 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1/8 Teaspoon Ground Fresh Pepper
Mix well to blend. Divide mixture in half.
Spoon onto waxed paper. Roll into logs 3 to 4
inches long, and wrap and chill several hours or
overnight. To serve, combine 2 cup finely
chopped chives and 3 Tablespoons Salad
Seasoning on a piece of waxed paper. Roll
chilled logs to mixture, coating generously.
Place on a serving plate and garnish with
Crackers.
Texas Fried Steak
(Also for Chicken and Chicken Livers)
Cut into convenient serving portions Round
Steak (have your butcher tenderize)
Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper
Dip in a Shallow Bowl of Buttermilk
Mix together in separate bowl Flour Salt and
Pepper, scant
Dip steak in buttermilk and then flour. Fry in
hot Shortening and drain on paper towels.
Variation: 1 Beaten Egg with Sweet Milk
added may be used instead of the Buttermilk.
Use just Sweet Milk for a thinner crust.
Aunt Tootsie's Chocolate Cream Pie
Combine and cook over low heat until thick
1/4 Cup Flour
2/3 Cup Flour
1/8 Teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Cocoa
2 Cups Milk
Stir 2 cup mixture into 3 Egg Yolks, well
beaten.
Pour back into saucepan and cook until very
thick.
Add 1 Tablespoon Butter and 2 Teaspoon
Vanilla.
Mix well and cool. Pour into baked Pastry
Shell and top with Meringue. Brown in
preheated 375-degree oven for 10 to 12
minutes. Yield: 8 Servings.
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Cocktail Wieners
Heat 1 small jar Jelly, any kind (my favorite is
Jalapeno Jelly) and Equal Amount
Catsup. Cut into one-fourths 1 pound wieners.
Cook for about 20 minutes on simmer. Serve in
a chafing dish. Use toothpicks to spear wiener
chunks.
A Real Man's Cheeseburger Quiche
Make favorite Quiche Pastry, or use frozen
Pastry Shell. Prepare by brushing with a very
small amount of Egg White. Bake 10 minutes at
425 degrees. Cool.
Melt in skillet over high heat 2 Tablespoons of
Butter. When very hot, fry until brown 3/4
pound Ground Meat, very lean. Drain well.
Season with Salt and Pepper. Place in
prepared pastry. Sprinkle over meat 11/2 Cup
Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese.
Make a Custard of
1 Cup Cream
1 Egg
2 Egg Yolks
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/8 Teaspoon of Cayenne
1/8 Teaspoon of Nutmeg
Pour custard over cheese and meat. Bake in
preheated 375-degree oven for 35 to 45
minutes, or until custard is puffed and tests
completely done, and pastry is nicely browned.
Allow to rest 5 minutes before serving. Serve
warm with Salad and Dessert.
Yield: 4 to 6 Servings.
Variation: Chili burger Quiche: Follow recipe
above. Sprinkle 1 Teaspoon Chili Powder over
the grated cheese. Pour on custard, bake as
directed.
All American Apple Pie
(Make Ahead, Freeze and Bake When
Needed)
Pare, core and slice thin 6 Tart Apples.
Combine and mix with Apples
1 Cup Sugar
1 Tablespoon Flour
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
If Apples are not tart, add 1 Tablespoon
Lemon Juice
Fill a 9-inch pastry-lined pie pan with Apple
Mixture. Dot with 2 stick Butter. Cover with a
top crust, cut slits to allow steam to escape.
Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes or until
done.
1-2-3 Lemonade Pie
Blend well 1 Small Can Frozen Lemonade and
1 Can Eagle Brand Milk.
Fold into 1 Carton (8 oz.) Cool Whip.
Pour into a cooked Pastry Shell or Graham
Cracker Crust. Chill.
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