Recipes that are oldies but goodies

It seems that the weather is playing games with us. I had

the AC on one night, by lunch I had the heat on and by 5 o’clock that afternoon

had a fire going. I seriously thought about it and remembered that Mother

Nature was indeed female and that entitled her to change her mind as often as

she desired … so no more complaints … just enjoy it and try to stay healthy.

Remember, I’ll be seeing you around … Agnes.

Recipe Requests: The following recipes are oldies. Enjoy.

 

Easy Dinner Rolls

2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45  degrees C)

1/4 cup dry potato flakes

2 tablespoons white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 egg

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add potato

flakes, sugar, salt, egg, vegetable oil, and 1cup of the flour. Beat until

smooth. Stir in remaining flour. Continue stirring until smooth, scraping

batter from sides of bowl. Cover and let dough rise in warm place until

doubled, about 20 to 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Lightly grease 12 muffin cups. Punch down dough. Spoon dough into 12 greased

muffin cups, filling each half full. Let rise until batter reaches tops of

cups, or about 20 minutes. Bake in a preheated 400 degree F (200 degrees C) for

15 minutes. Serve immediately.

 

Snow Salad  (I

love this with fried chicken, corn on cob, and corn bread muffins.)

2 cups shredded cabbage

1 cup white seedless grapes

1 cup shredded coconut

1/3 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons cream

1/2 cup chopped almonds

Combine cabbage, grapes and coconut. Mix mayonnaise and

cream and toss with salad ingredients. Add almonds just before serving. Serves

6

 

Vinegar Pie (I was told that this pie was created as a

substitute for lemon pie. Lemons were hard to come by in the old days.  It was counted as a favorite.)

1 1/4 cups sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1 1/2 cups hot water

1/2 cup cider vinegar

1 tablespoon butter

2 eggs, separated

1 8-inch pie shell, baked

1/4 cup sugar, mixed with 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

In saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, water, vinegar and

butter. Bring to boil, stir constantly until thick and clear. Remove from heat.

Stir small amount of hot mixture into beaten egg yolks, return this to saucepan

and cook another 2 minutes. Cool to room temperature and pour into pie shell.

Beat egg whites with sugar/cream of tartar mixture until very stiff. Apply

meringue over pie, seal meringue to crust edges. Bake 10 to 12 minutes in 325°F

oven until lightly brown. Note: Old pie tins were 8 inches. Newer ones are

9-inch pie shell and makes a thinner pie.

 

Ground Beef Gravy (This is a quickie and is very economical.

It can be served at any meal.)

1 pound ground beef

1 can (14 1/2 ounces) beef broth, divided

2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes

1 teaspoon onion powder

2 tablespoons dried basil

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt and pepper to taste

3 tablespoons flour

Cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain off

most of the fat and stir in the flour. Continuing to stir until the flour is

mixed well.  Add beef broth, onion,

parsley flakes, basil, garlic powder, season salt and pepper. Simmer,

uncovered, until flour is done and gravy thickened. (If necessary, add more

liquid.) Serve over hot mashed potatoes or pasta or with hot biscuits or toast.

 

Recipe For Laughter: His and Her Diary for the same day:

 

Her Diary: Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird.

We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner. I was shopping with

my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit

late, but he made no comment on it. Conversation wasn’t flowing, so I suggested

that we go somewhere quiet so we could talk. He agreed, but he didn’t say much.

I asked him what was wrong; He said, ‘Nothing.’ I asked him if it was my fault

that he was upset. He said he wasn’t upset, that it had nothing to do with me,

and not to worry about it. On the way home, I told him that I loved him. He

smiled slightly, and kept driving. I can’t explain his behavior I don’t know

why he didn’t say, ‘I love you, too.’ When we got home, I felt as if I had lost

him completely, as if he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. He just sat

there quietly, and watched TV. He continued to seem distant and absent.

Finally, with silence all around us, I decided to go to bed. About 15 minutes

later, he came to bed. But I still felt that he was distracted, and his

thoughts were somewhere else. He fell asleep – I cried. I don’t know what to

do. I’m almost sure that his thoughts are with someone else. My life is a

disaster.

His Diary:  Boat wouldn’t start,

can’t figure out why.

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