Holiday Chocolate Fudge

12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate bits
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup candied cherries, coarsely chopped

Line a 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan with waxed paper - let paper hang over sides slightly, butter lightly. In top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water melt chocolate. Add condensed milk, nuts, and cherries - mix well. Turn into prepared pan. Refridgerate several hours or until firm. To turn out of pan - grasp paper and remove fudge in one big block. Cut into squares. Makes 2 pounds.

Banana Bread

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
3 bananas, mashed with fork
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
nuts or raisins

Bake in slow oven 1 hour. When taking out of oven cover with wax paper until cool.

Plum Pudding

1 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. allspice
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup fresh bread crumbs
5 eggs
3/4 cup milk, scalded
juice and rind of 1 lemon
1/2 lb. suet
2 cups raisins
3/4 cup mixed candied peel
1/4 cup slivered, blanched almonds
1 cup currants
1/2 cup brandy or dark rum

Steam for 5 hours.

Nutmeg Cake Frosting

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup thick sour cream
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Mix all together, bring to a full boil for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from fire, cool slightly, then beat till it thickens and becomes ivory cream in color. It usually takes about 15 minutes beating time. This makes enough for a 2 layer cake, top and center.

Blue Cheese Meat Loaf

1 lb. ground chuck
2 envelopes instant beef broth
1 egg
1/4 cup tomato juice
1/4 dry bread crumbs
1/4 lb. blue cheese

Combine meat with 1 envelope beef broth, egg, tomato juice, bread crumbs, and cheese. Form into loaf and sprinkle remaining envelope of beef broth on top. Cook at 350 degrees until done - about 1 hour.

Candy Spiced Peanuts

1 egg white
1 tsp. water
1 1/2 cups salted peanuts
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ginger

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
Beat egg white and water until frothy. Add nuts and stir to coat well. Blend sugar and spices - add to nuts. Mix well. Spread nuts out on oiled shallow baking pan. Bake, turning nuts over every 15 minutes for 1 hour or until candy coating hardens on nuts. Cool completely.

Escalloped Corn

1 can corn
1/4 cup corn liquid
3/4 Tblsp. cream
1 tsp. sugar
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. flour
1 cup bread crumbs
1 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt

Mix corn, salt, pepper, flour, and sugar together. Add liquids. Melt butter, mix with bread crumbs and cover the bottom of baking dish with 1/2 of crumbs, pour in corn mixture, and cover with rest of crumbs. Bake in a moderate oven about 20 minutes and serve hot.

Apple and Onion Stifle

Slice onions and cook slowly in covered pan, in a little fat until about 1/2 done. Add equal quantity of tart apples sliced, with or without peel left on. Sprinkle over a little sugar (not necessary) and a pinch of salt. Cover and cook until apples are soft.

Southern Cabbage

Cook sliced cabbage in salted water until tender. Drain.
Put in buttered baking dish and nearly cover with a white sauce. Lay thin slices of bacon over top and bake in hot oven until bacon is done - about 1/2 hour.

Cream Layer Cake

1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
2 cups flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 egg
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream sugar and butter, mix in egg. Sift flour and baking powder 2 or 3 times, add to mixture. Gradually add milk and beat until smooth, add vanilla. Bake in 2 layer cake tins about 20 minutes. (I use 9 inch cake tins).

Fruit Cocktail Cookies

1 cup shortening (I use oleo)
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups fruit cocktail, drained (30 oz. can)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
4 cups flour
1 tsp. cinnamon (I use 1/2 tsp.)
1 tsp. cloves (I use 1/2 tsp.)

Cream shortening and sugar. Add beaten eggs and vanilla. Stir thoroughly. Add drained cocktail. Add flour sifted with remaining ingredients. Drop by spoonful. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes until lightly browned.

Chocolate Stove-top Cookies

Combine 2 cups sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup milk, 1/4 lb. oleo and cook until mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat and cool 1 minute before adding 1 tsp. vanilla, dash of salt, 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter, 3 cups quick oats. Stir well - drop by teaspoon on wax paper and let cool.

Hot Spiced Percolator Punch

4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
4 1/4 cups water
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup brown sugar
5 cups orange juice
4 1/2 tsp. whole cloves
9 cups cranberry juice cocktail
4 cinnamon sticks, broken in pieces

Combine liquids and brown sugar in 30 cup automatic coffemaker. Place seasonings in basket. Serve piping hot.

Thelma's Sandwich Spread

12 green peppers
12 red peppers
12 green tomatoes
2 large onions

Grind all together, drain, add the following:

scant pint of water
2 cups sugar
1 heaping Tbsp. flour
1 heaping Tbsp. celery seed
4 heaping Tbsp. prepared mustard

Boil mixture for 15 minutes, let cool and add quart of mayonaise and seal.

Corn Fritters

1 1/3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1 cup cream style corn
1 egg, unbeaten

Sift dry ingredients together, add corn and unbeated egg. Mix only until ingredients are well moistened. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls in deep hot shortening and fry until a rich brown and done throughout. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot with syrup or dust with confectioner's sugar.

Brownies

1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. shortening
1 egg, unbeaten
5 Tbsp. cocoa
2 tsp. butter
1 cup flour
1 level tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup nuts, broken
1/3 cup milk

Bake very slowly for 1/2 hour then cut in squares.

Sweet and Spicy Saute

1 lb. kielbasa, sliced
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
1 can tomatoes
1/4 cup peach preserve
3 cups rice, cooked

Brown sausage, add seasonings, tomatoes, and peach preserves. Simmer for 15 minutes. Serve over rice.

Onion Spread

1/2 cup salad dressing
8 oz. cream cheese softened
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1 garlic clove, minced

Combine salad dressing and cream cheese. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Chill. Serve with crackers.

Pumpkin Pie

2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 can pumpkin, 2 cups
3/4 cup brown sugar or 1 cup honey
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. cloves
1 2/3 cup evaporated milk or light cream
1/2 cup chopped balck walnuts or add 2/3 cup chopped pecans to top

Mix ingredients in given order. Pour in to pastry shell. Bake in hot oven 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to moderate and continue baking 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Mince Meat

2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 lb. suet
2 lbs. sugar
5 lbs. tart apples, pared, cored, and chopped
2 lbs. muscat raisins
1 lb. sultana raisins
1 lb. currants
1/2 lb. candied citron
1/2 lb. orange peel
1 Tbsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. mace
1 qt. boiled cider
brandy to taste

Combine, cover, and simmer all ingredients for 2 hours. Store for 1 month. Makes 5 qts.

Peanut Butter Cookies

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt

Put with teaspoon on greased cookie sheet - press flat with tines of fork - bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until brown. Store air tight. Will ship well.

A note on this recipe card states to double the recipe.

Tuna Bake

4 cups cooked broccoli
2 cups tuna
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. paprika
3/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. pure monosodium glutamate (MSG)
1 cup milk
2 cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup american cheese

Arrange stems of cooked broccoli (cooked until just tender in salted, boiling water) in bottom of greased shallow casserole dish, stand blossoms around edge. Break tuna into fairly large pieces; place in casserole. Melt butter or margarine over low heat; blend in dry ingredients. Add milk, stir until thickened. Add soup and cheese which has been cut into small pieces. Cook slowly and stir until cheese melts. Pour over tuna. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

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Given some people's sensitivity to MSG or if you don't know if your sensitive to it, you may want to omit it from the recipe.

Rhubarb Cake

1/2 cup oleo
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups diced rhubarb added last

Topping
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Sprinkle topping over batter and bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes.

100 Year Old Pork Cake

1 lb. salt pork (all fat)
1 pint boiling water
4 cups sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cloves
1 pound raisins
6 cups flour

Put pork through grinder, pour boiling water over it and let it stand until lukewarm. Stir in sugar, spices, soda, well-beaten egg, and molasses. Sift flour before measuring, add flour and fruit to pork mixture, stirring until well blended. Pour into well greased baking pans and bake for 2 hours in a 300 degree oven or until done. This cake can be eaten as soon as baked or cooled, or it will keep for weeks, so it is especially good for picnics.

Christmas Butter Cookies

1 lb. butter
2 lbs. sugar
6 eggs
4 tsp. peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts

Cream butter and sugar. Add remaining ingredients slowly. Add flour to make stiff enough to roll.

Breaded Pork Chops with Gravy

Dip chops in mixture of beaten egg and 1 Tbsp. water. Roll in well seasoned crumbs, brown in hot fat, dust with additional salt and pepper. Place in baking dish and add water to half cover. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours adding water if necessary. Remove from pan, pour off all but 2 Tbsp. of fat, and make gravy of drippings.

Baked Frankfurters

12 frankfurters
1 - 10 1/2 oz. can of tomato soup
1/2 cup minced onions
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. prepared mustard

Place the frankfurters in covered 2 qt. casserole dish. Pour over them the remaining ingredients, which have been combined. Cover and bake in 375 degree oven for 1 hour.

Bon Bon Cookies

1/2 cup soft oleo
3/4 cup sifted confectioners sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cup sifted flour
1/8 tsp. salt
1 square unsweetened chocolate, melted

Mix oleo, sugar, and vanilla. Blend in flour and salt thoroughly with hand. Wrap a tablespoon of dough around a nut or cherry. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart, 12 to 15 minutes until set but not brown in a 350 degree oven.

Substitute 1/2 cup lt. brown sugar for 1/2 cup confectioners sugar for white cookies.
Add food coloring if desired.

A note on the side of this recipe card says "I double recipe"

Oatmeal Cookies

1 lb. pkg. brown sugar
1 cup shortening

Cream together

1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups oats

Mix

Let stand 2 hrs.

2 cups flour
1 pkg. chocolate bits

Mix

Harvard Beets

Mix 1/2 cup sugar, 1 Tbsp. cornstarch, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Add 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/3 cup boiling water, and cook until sauce is clear. Add 2 cups freshly cooked, drained, diced beets. Keep beets in sauce in warm place for 30 minutes. Add 2 Tbsp. butter and serve.

Cabbage Roll

Use a sharp knife to cut the core from a head of cabbage. Put the head into a large kettle of boiling water to steam. Remove from the water when the leaves are soft and pliable. Pare down the center vein of the leaf before rolling.

Filling:

2 lbs. ground chuck
1 cup rice cooked and drained
1 medium onion, chopped and sauteed in oleo
Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix together. Use 2 Tbsp. of filling for each leaf. Put in roaster lined with leaves. Sprinkle salt over rolls. Mix 1 can tomato soup and 1 can water and pour over rolls. Cover with cabbage leaves and bake at 325 degrees until cabbage is tender.