Source:

Ingredients:

• 4 tbsp. flour
• 4 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. cocoa
• 1 egg
• 3 tbsp. milk
• 3 tbsp. oil
• A small splash of vanilla extract
• 1 large coffee mug
• 3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

1. Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.

2. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

3. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.

4. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.

5. Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high).

6. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don’t be alarmed!

7. Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.

Source: Grandpa Carr

Ingredients:

• 4 c sugar
• 1 stick butter
• 1 large can evaporated milk (13 1/2 oz)
• 1 c peanut butter
• 32 large marshmallows
• 1 bag chocolate chips
• nuts optional

Directions:

1. Combine sugar, butter, & milk.

2. Cook to soft boil & stir constantly.

3. Remove from heat & add marshmallows & peanut butter.

4. Stir until dissolved.

5. Pour into a buttered 13×9 inch dish.

6. Add chocolate chips & nuts. (optional)

Should be lightly brown when done.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 12 pieces of sausage
• 1 green pepper
• 1 medium onion
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 can mushrooms (optional)

Directions:

1. Cut sausage into 3 inch pieces.

2. Cut green pepper into thin strips.

3. Dice the onion.

4. Open & drain can of mushrooms.

5. Spray baking dish with Pam.

6. Arrange vegetables & sausage in baking dish.

7. Bake at 375 degrees.

8. Turn over meat.

9. Finish baking.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 2 cans salmon
• 3/4 c milk
• 3 c bread or cracker crumbs
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp onion (chopped)
• 2 tbsp celery (chopped)
• Lump of butter

Directions:

1. Make ingredients into a loaf.

2. Bake in loaf pan or glass corning ware on 350 degrees.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 1 (6 oz) pkg wide noodles
• 1 (1 1/2 oz) envelope spaghetti sauce mix
• 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
• 1 lb ground beef (lean)
• 1 egg (slightly beaten)
• 1 1/2 c large curd cottage cheese
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 (6-12 oz) pkg grated mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 c grated cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Cook noodles in boiling water with salt until tender.

3. Drain.

4. Brown ground beef.

5. Prepare spaghetti sauce according to pkg directions using tomato paste.

6. Add meat & simmer.

7. Combine egg, cottage cheese, & salt.

8. In greased 10×6×1 1/2 in baking dish alternate layers of noodle, sauce, cottage cheese mix, mozzarella cheese, & Parmesan cheese.

9. Repeat.

10. Top with cheddar cheese.

Source: Grandma Pauline

Ingredients:

• 1 c fine dried bread crumbs (toasted & rolled)
• 2 c cracker crumbs (rolled fine)
• 1 c melted butter (2 sticks)
• 2 pts oysters
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 4 tbsp oyster liquid
• 4 tbsp milk

Directions:

1. Mix bread & cracker crumbs.

2. Add butter.

3. Put 1/3 of crumbs mixture in the bottom of a buttered baking dish.

4. Cover with 1 tbsp of each of liquid & milk.

5. Repeat.

6. Bake at 400 degrees.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 1 c canned or frozen peas
• 1- 10 oz can of cream of chicken soup
• 2/3 tbsp milk
• 1 c tender chunked ham flaked
• 2 c cooked rice

Directions:

1. In a small pan stir together peas, soup, milk, & ham.

2. Heat.

3. Serve on a bed of rice.

Can substitute shoulder blade with a rump roast.
If desired garnish finished dish with peach slices.

Source: Grandpa Carr

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2- 3 lb veal shoulder blade
• 1 1/4 c (10 1/2 oz can) condensed golden mushroom soup

Directions:

1. Place roast fat side up in a 2 1/2- 3 qt covered casserole dish.

2. Pour soup over roast and cover.

3. Bake at 325 degrees until tender.

4. Serve sauce over roast.

5. To cook on top of range place in dutch oven & simmer covered.

Butter can be substituted by oil.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c peanut butter
• 1/4 c butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 c brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 c sifted flour
• 3/4 c chopped salted peanuts

Directions:

1. Cream first 4 ingredients.

2. Add eggs one at a time beating each one well.

3. Stir in flour & peanuts.

4. Bake at 350 degrees in 8×8×2 pan.

5. Cool & sift confectioner sugar over it.

Source: Aunt Karen

Ingredients:

• 2 c granulated sugar
• 1 c light corn syrup
• 1 c water
• 2 c raw Spanish peanuts
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Heat & stir sugar, syrup, & water in a heavy 3 quart sauce pan until sugar dissolves.

2. Cook over medium heat to a soft boil stage. (234 degrees)

3. Add nuts & salt & cook to hard crack stage. (305 degrees)

4. Stir often.

5. Remove from heat & quickly stir in butter & baking soda.

6. Pour at once onto 2 well buttered 15 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 1 inch pans while spreading with a spatula.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 3 tbsp barbeque sauce
• 1 onion grated
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 c hot cooked mashed potatoes
• 4 tbsp grated cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat broiler.

2. In a small bowl combine meat, onion, & salt.

3. Shape mixture into 4 patties about 1 inch thick.

4. Broil 4 inches from heat source.

5. Top each patty with 1/4 c mashed potatoes & sprinkle with cheese.

6. Broil until cheese starts to melt.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/4 c corn starch
• 1/4 c sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 c milk
• 2 egg yolks slightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

1. Melt butter.

2. Blend in corn starch, sugar, & salt.

3. Gradually add milk.

4. Heat to boiling over direct heat.

5. Remove from heat.

6. Stir in the slightly beaten eggs.

7. Return to heat stirring constantly.

8. Add vanilla & cool thoroughly.

Source: Grandpa Jack

Ingredients:

• Desired amount of cabbage & peeled potatoes
• Salt & Pepper
• 2 onions

Directions:

1. Boil equal amounts of cabbage and peeled potatoes in separate pans.

2. Strain & let cool.

3. Cut into medium sized cubes.

4. Chop onions very fine & mix with potatoes & cabbage.

5. Season with salt & pepper.

6. Cook in oil over a low flame until brown.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 1/4 c butter
• 1 c peanut butter
• 2 1/2 c & 2 tbsp powdered sugar
• 12 oz melting chocolate.

Directions:

1. Cream butter & peanut butter until smooth.

2. Add powder sugar until rolled into smooth balls.

3. Dip peanut butter balls into chocolate.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 1 lg bowl cool whip
• 2 containers frozen strawberries
• 1 doz angel food cakes

Directions:

1. Mix frozen strawberries & cool whip.

2. Take one angel food cake & cut it in half.

3. Put the strawberries in the middle of the short cake.

4. Put the other half on top.

5. Put in refrigerator.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 1 c shortening
• 1 c granulated sugar
• 1 c brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 c Peter Pan peanut butter
• 2 c sifted all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 5 dozen peanuts

Directions:

1. Cream shortening, sugars, eggs, & vanilla.

2. Stir in peanut butter.

3. Sift dry ingredients & stir them into creamed mixture.

4. Divide dough into cookies. (1 tbsp per cookie)

5. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

6. Press peanut into the middle of each cookie.

7. Bake at 350 degrees.

You can substitute butter with margarine.

Source: Grandma Florence

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 c sifted all purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 c butter
• 1/2 c & 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp almond extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Sift flour & salt into a bowl.

3. Cream butter & gradually add sugar.

4. Beat until light

5. Add egg, vanilla, & almond extract.

6. Mix well.

7. Stir in flour mixture.

8. Knead dough by hand until soft & pliable.

9. Mold cookies onto a cookie sheet & bake.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 2 lb round steak (1/2 in thick)
• 2 beaten eggs
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 c fine cracker crumbs
• 1/4 c milk
• Salt & pepper

Directions:

1. Cut steak into serving pieces & pound thoroughly.

2. Mix eggs & milk.

3. Dip meat into egg mixture then into cracker crumbs.

4. Brown slowly on both sides in hot fat.

5. Season with salt & pepper & cover lightly.

6. Cook over very low heat.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 1 c (8 oz) crushed pineapple in own juices
• 1/2 lb butter
• 1/2 c shortening
• 3 c sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 c sifted flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 c milk (room temp)
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Thoroughly drain pineapple. (reserve juices)

2. Cream together butter, shortening, & sugar until light & fluffy.

3. Add eggs one at a time.

4. Beat well after each addition.

5. Sift together flour, baking powder, & salt.

6. Add alternately with milk until well blended.

7. Add vanilla & lemon extract.

8. Fold in fruit.

9. Pour batter into greased & floured 9×10 inch tube pan.

10. Place in cold oven & bake at 350 degrees.

11. Cool on rack.

12. Remove from pan & serve.

Source: Aunt Nita

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c water (boiling)
• 1 c sugar
• 1 1/2 c flour
• 2 tbsp shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 5 tbsp cocoa
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Dash of salt

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in large bowl well and quickly. (Batter will be thin.)

2. Pour into a greased 9×13 inch pan.

3. Bake at 350 degrees.