Sunday, June 19, 2011

Mayonnaise

1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp salt
2 or 3 tsp of lemon juice or vinegar
dash of cayenne pepper
1 cup oil
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Stir with fork until very thick and add few drops of oil and stir. Add more oil a few drops at a time until mixture balls on fork. Thin with lemon juice or vinegar. Add more ail until 1 cup of oil is used.

Freezer Corn

8 cups corn
1 tbsp sugar
1 cup water
1/4 tsp salt
1 cube butter

Cook all ingredients until melted and simmer for 3 minutes.

Green Pepper Jelly

3/4 cup ground green pepper
1/2 cup jalapeno
1 1/2 cup white vinegar
6 cup sugar

Put all ingredients into a blender and mix well. Put into saucepan and bring to a rapid boil 5 -10 minutes. Drain liquid, boil again.

Add green food coloring. Good on top of cream cheese and wheat thins.

For a hotter jelly change to 1 cup jalapeno and 1 cup green pepper

Pickled Crab Apples

4 lbs crab apples
6 cups sugar
4 cups vinegar
2 cups water
4 tbsp whole cloves
1 tbsp whole allspice
2 tbsp stick cinnamon, broken into pieces

Select ripe, firm crab apples, uniform in size. Wash, remove blossom ends but not stems. Prick skins well with a fork. Combine sugar, vinegar, water and heat to boiling. Add spice tied loosely in cheese cloth bag and boil 5 minutes. Add apples, a few at a time. Simmer gently until tender, being careful not to burst the fruit. Pack while hot into sterilized, hot jars, covering fruit with syrup. Seal at once.

Zucchini Relish

Grind:
10 cups zucchini
4 cups onion
5 tbsp salt

Let stand overnight. Rinse with cold water and squeeze out excess moisture.

Grind:
1 red and 1 green pepper
add 2 1/4 cups vinegar and 5 cups sugar, 1 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp celery seed, 1 tsp dry mustard, 1 tsp black pepper and 1 tsp turmeric. Mix everything together and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes. Jar and seal.

Heavenly Jam

1 qt strawberries
1 (1 lb 4 1/2 oz) can crushed pineapple drained
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 or 3 tbsp grated orange peel
1 pkg powdered fruit pectin
5 cups sugar

Crush strawberries into large kettle, stir in remaining ingredients except sugar. Bring mixture to a boil then add sugar. Place over high heat and bring to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for one minute. Remove from heat, stir and cool 5 minutes. Put into jars and seal.

Yum - Yum Salad

1 pkg lime jello
1 cup chopped marshmallows
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup crushed pineapple
1/2 cup mayonnaise

Stir until mixed well and put in refrigerator until it starts to jell. Add:

1 cup shredded cabbage
1 cup whipped cream*

*you may use condensed milk instead of cream

Tomato, Strawberry Pinapple Jam

Combine in large kettle:

5 cups peeled, cut up ripe tomatoes
2 1/2 cups crushed pineapple, fruit and juice
4 1/4 cup sugar

Stir well and boil for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and add 1 large pkg strawberry jello with a splash of lemon juice. Seal into jars.

Peach Pineapple Conserve

3 lbs ripe peaches
1 can crushed pineapple (1lb 4 1/2 oz) not drained
2 lemons, sliced and quartered
7 cups sugar
2 pkgs orange flavored gelatin

Combine all ingredients but gelatin in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and add gelatin. Stir for 5 minutes.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Thousand Island Dressing

Thousand Island Dressing

3/4 cup Mayonnaise
Ketchup
2 tbsp Relish
1 1/2 cloves of garlic

Mix relish, mayo and garlic together. Add ketchup until good and pink.

Sipper

Sipper

5th of scotch
1 whole vanilla bean
3/4 ounces orange brandy liquor

Mix it all together and let it sit for three days

Caramel Icing

2 1/2 brown sugar
1 1/4 cups cream
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla

Cook slowly and constantly stirring brown sugar and cream until it forms a soft ball in water. Add 1 tbsp butter and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat until grainy and just right to spread.

Raisin Crispies

Raisin Crisps

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup raisins - ground
1 egg

Shape into balls. Flatten with bottom of glass.