Misc.+Dishes

Appetizers, Breads, and Other Miscellaneous Favorites **__ Banana Bread __** Ingredients: 1 ¾ Cups All-purpose Flour 1 Cup Sugar 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda ¼ Teaspoon Salt 1 Cup mashed Ripe Banana (2 to 3 medium bananas) *//3 provides better taste.// 1/3 Cup Shortening, Margarine, or Butter 2 Tablespoons Milk 2 Eggs ¼ Cup Chopped Nuts

In a large mixer bowl, combine 1 cup of the flour, the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add mashed banana; shortening, margarine, or butter; and milk. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed till blended, then on high speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and remaining flour; beat till blended. Stir in nuts.

Pour batter into a greased 8 x 4 x 2-inch loaf pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing. Makes one loaf (16 servings).

Taken from Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, 10 Edition

**__ Ham, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Bake __** Ingredients:

2 ½ Cup Milk 12 Slices of Bread 12 Eggs 1 Teaspoon Salt ½ Teaspoon Black Pepper 1 Pound Swiss Cheese ½ Cup Ham – Chopped Fine ½ Teaspoon Season Salt

Grease Pan. Tear Bread into 1-Inch Pieces. Soak in 1 ½ Cup of Milk. Beat eggs separately; add to mixture. Add salt and pepper. Stir. Spoon mixture in pan and layer with cheese. Sprinkle with ham over the top. Bake at 450 degrees, uncovered for 20-30 minutes.

NPHS Christmas Breakfast recipe **__ Pumpkin Bread __** Ingredients: for 2 loaves

3 cups All-purpose Flour 2 cups Sugar ½ tsp baking powder 2 tsp baking soda 1½ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp ground cloves 2/3 cup shortening 1 cup pumpkin 1 ½ cups raisins 2 beaten eggs 2/3 cups water 2/3 cups chopped nuts

Mix flour, sugar, powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves, and set aside. Mix shortening, pumpkin, raisins, eggs, water, and nuts. Add to flour mixture. Stir until incorporated. Bake a 350© F for 1 hour

Christine’s family recipe **__ Fruit Shake __** Ingredients:

2 ½ Cups Fruit 1 ½ Cups Milk 2 Cups Ice 3 Tablespoons Honey

Blend until smooth. Add strawberry or preferred piece of fruit (and perhaps a “beverage umbrella”) to the lip of the glass. Serve.

Christine’s family recipe **__ Tasty Rye __****__ Cheese H’hordourve __** __ Ingredients __ :

Party Rye Bread – (very small loaves) Cracker Barrel Cheese (of choice) – sliced thin or shredded “Spread” (recipe below)

__ Spread __ :

Onion – minced very fine. Mayonnaise Clove of Garlic – minced very fine.

Mix Mayo, onion, garlic. Spread on bread slices. Add cheese on top. Broil until cheese melts (watch carefully!).

A recipe passed along from Christine’s Aunt Gladys Jennings. **__ Creole Tarter Sauce __** __ Ingredients __ :

One Cup Mayo One Tablespoon Creole or Whole Grain Mustard One Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Parsley One Tablespoon Chopped Green Onion One Tablespoon Chopped Garlic ½ Teaspoon Hot Sauce ¼ Teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper 1/8 Teaspoon Salt Combine all ingredients and refrigerate at least one hour. Yields 1 1/3 Cups.

Christine’s family recipe **__ Ham Glaze __** __ Ingredients __ :

1 ½ Cups Smucker’s Simple Fruit Strawberry 1/3 Cup Yellow Mustard ¼ Cup Lemon Juice Heat to mix on low for 10 minutes. Spread ½ of the glaze on cooking ham for the final 20 minutes (5-7 pound ham). Put rest of glaze in dish or gravy boat on table.

Combine and refrigerate at least one hour. Yields 1 1/3 Cups.

Christine’s family recipe **__ Peach Butter __** __ Ingredients __ :

4 Cups peaches, cut into small pieces One Cup Water One Cup Sugar ½ Teaspoon Salt Dash of Cinnamon

Bring all ingredients to a boil quickly. Cook slowly one hour or until thick, stirring. Allow to cool, place in a container in the refrigerator.

Christine’s family recipe **__ Chili Sauce __** __ Ingredients __ :

24 ripe tomatoes scalded and peeled 8 green peppers 4 onions Grind peppers and onions (Cuisinart) 1 cup vinegar 3 Tablespoons salt 1 ½ cups sugar

Boil all of the above, stir often for about 1 hour. ½ cup vinegar 1 Tbl cinnamon 1 Tbl celery seed 1 Tbl mustard seed 1 Tsp cloves Add the above and boil another hour or until it thickens. Christine’s family recipe **__ Black Bean Salad __** __ Ingredients __ : 2 15oz. cans black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup corn kernels 1 medium red sweet pepper chopped (¾ cup) ¼ cup chopped red onion 2 Tbl fresh cilantro (optional) 1 tsp minced fresh jalapeno pepper 1 clove of garlic, minced 1 Tbl lemon juice 1 Tbl soy sauce 1Tbl yellow mustard ½ tsp ground cumin 3 Tbl olive oil

In a large bowl combine beans, corn, red pepper, onion, cilantro, jalapeno and garlic, set aside. In a small bowl wisk together lemon juice, soy sauce, mustard, cumin and olive oil. Pour over bean mixture. Toss. Cover and chill for 8-24 hours.

Recipe from Robert’s friend in Maryland


 * __ Sangria __**

Ingredients

 * 1/4 cup Apple Jack brandy
 * 2 tablespoons sugar
 * 1 seedless orange, thinly sliced
 * 2 McIntosh apples, cored and thinly sliced
 * 1 Granny Smith apple, cored and thinly sliced
 * 1 bottle rosé //or// white wine
 * 1 cup cranberry juice
 * Ice
 * 1 liter soda water

Preparation
In a large pitcher, combine the brandy with the sugar and orange slices, mashing everything together with a wooden spoon or muddler for about one minute.

Add the remaining fruit, wine and cranberry juice, and stir to combine. To serve, fill a tall glass with ice, add a large splash of soda water and then fill the glass with the fruit-wine mixture.