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Sauce for Cocktail Meatballs

  Submitted by Mrs. John Gregg (Nanci) of Thompson’s Station, this recipe is one her parents tinkered with for many years until it reached, in their view, a state of perfection. Nanci hopes you enjoy it as much as her family and friends do. 1 bottle chili sauce 12 oz 1 6 oz. jar of grape jelly 1/4 cup of lemon juice 1/4 cup vinegar 1 tbsp. soy sauce 1/2 tbsp. prepared mustard (dry mustard) 1/2 beef bouillion cube & 1/2 cup  hot water Mix together in crock pot & stir until well blended. Add cooked meatballs to the sauce. …

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Heath Bar Cake

1 box of Devil’s food cake mix 1 can of eagle brand condensed milk 1 jar of caramel ice cream topping 3 Heath candy bars 8 oz. container of cool whip   Bake the cake as directed in a 13 x 9 pan. While cake is still hot poke holes in the cake with a wooden spoon handle. Pour milk and caramel mixture over the entire cake.   Let it cool completely   Spread cool whip over the top of the cake and sprinkle with the broken pieces of the heath bars. Then let it set in refrigerator overnight. Enjoy!

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Easy Cream Cheese Cake

  1 graham cracker crust 8 oz. philadelphia cream cheese 1 cup sugar 1 8 oz. tub of cool whip   Blend together the cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl. Add the cool whip & blend. Pour into crust. Place in refrigerator until it sets. This is an easy recipe that takes all of 5 minutes to prepare.

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Beef Stroganoff

1/4 cup shortening 1/2 cups fresh thinly sliced mushrooms 1 1/2 lbs. sirloin tip cut into 1/4 inch strips 2 tbsp. flour 3/4 lb. fresh tomatoes or 1 cup of canned tomatoes 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper 1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 cup sour cream   Saute onions in shortening for about 10 minutes, add mushrooms, cover and continue cooking for 5 minutes. Remove onions and mushrooms and place in a bowl.   Brown meat slowly and thoroughly. Sprinkle with flour and stir until blended. Add tomatoes and seasonings. Cover and simmer very slowly for 1-hour stirring occasionally. …

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Pink Sea Foam Jello Mold

  Pink Sea Foam Jello Mold   1 can crushed pineapple (drained) 1 pkg. raspberry Jello 1 8 oz. pkg. Philadelphia Cream Cheese 1 cup of whipping cream   Heat juice & dissolve Jello. Cool. Mix cheese with the 2 tbsp. of cream until smooth.   Add & cool Jello and beat. Chill until partially thickened. Fold in the pineapple and whipped cream and pour into Jello Mold.

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Cherry Whip Jello Mold

Cherry Whip Jello Mold   2 pkgs. cherry Jello 2 1/2 cups boiling water 1/2 pint whipping cream 1 jar of maraschino cherries 1/2 cup chopped walnuts   When Jello is semi-soft, whip 1/2 pint of whipping cream till stiff. Then whip Jello & whippped cream together.   Fold in one small jar drained & chopped maraschino cherries & the chopped walnuts. Pour into Jello Mold and place in refrigerator. Serves 8 people .

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Secret of a Basic Salad

from my Grandma Beth Benz   1 clove garlic salt pepper wine vinegar lettuce   Mash 1 clove of garlic to nothingness in a wooden bowl. To make this chore easier, add salt and pepper & continue to mash.   Once garlic is mashed add 3 salad spoons of olive oil to the bowl. Then add 1 salad spoon of wine vinegar to oil and mix well.   Place salad fork & spoon into the bowl over teh top of the dressing. They will hold the salad greens up out of the dressing so all of the greens will remain …

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Tropical Fruit Punch

2 6 oz. cans of frozen pineapple juice 1 6 oz. can of frozen orange juice 13 6 oz. cans of water 2 cups of sugar 3 12 oz. cans of ginger ale Jar of cherries slices of pineapple 1 banana 1 sliced lime   Combine all ingredients. Add ginger ale just before serving. Fix cherries into some pineapple slices. Float slices on pineapple, bananas, & limes on top. Makes about 30 cups.

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Hot Cheese Souffle Hors D’Oeuvres

1 large egg 1/4 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. garlic or onion salt 20 2 inch bread rounds soft butter Beat egg slightly, add salt & cheese and mix. Shape into balls and place on buttered rounds of bread. About 5 minutes before serving, place on baking sheet in a 425 broiler until brown & puffed.

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Quiche Lorraine

10 slices cooked bacon (crisp) 4 eggs 2 cups light cream pinch of sugar pinch of nutmeg dash of cayenne pepper 3/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. black pepper.   Make favorite pie crust & line 10 inch piepan. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grate 1 cup of swiss cheese. Fry crisp 10 slices of bacon. Drain & crumble. Break 4 eggs into bowl. Add 2 cups light cream, a pinch of sugar, pinch of nutmeg, salt & pepper. Mix all together.   With pie crust, butter the dough lightly, sprinkle in the bacon & cheese and pour the egg & …

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