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Old Fashioned Sauerkraut Hot Dish

For some reason I have been craving sauerkraut. So I have been looking through all of my favorite recipes and just came across this one. It is easy and a good.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 med onion, chopped
  • 2-3 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 can or jar sauerkraut
  • 2-3 cups egg noodles, cooked
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 can cream of celery soup
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

Directions
Brown ground beef, onion and celery. Layer the following in a buttered casserole dish: sauerkraut, egg noodles, ground meat mixture, mushroom soup and celery soup. Bake @ 350 degrees for 1/2 hour, covered. Uncover and top with the cheese. Return to oven and bake for another 1/2 hour.

Grandma’s Round Steak Sauerbraten

Here is another family favorite recipe from my Grandma. Sauerbraten is a German meat dish that is marinated in vinegar, sugar and spices. My Grandma had some German blood, not sure if this was an old family recipe or not. But try this, it is easy and economical.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds round steak or stew meat
  • 2 envelopes brown gravy mix
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 Tablespoons minced onion
  • 4 Tablespoons vinegar
  • 4 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 bay leaves
  • flour
  • cooked egg noodles

Directions
If using round steak, cut into cubes. Brown meat in shortening. Combine all ingredients except flour and pour over meat. Simmer slowly for two hours on stovetop. If it cooks down too much, add water. Just before serving thicken with flour to make a thin gravy. Serve over cooked noodles.

Old Fashioned Banana Pudding

This is a favorite recipe that is probably from the Vanilla Wafer. My Mom used to make it often and it was one of my Dad’s favorites. It is still as good today as it was back when I was a kid.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar, divided
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • dash salt
  • 3 eggs seperated
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups milk
  • 45 Nilla wafers, divided
  • 5 medium ripe bananas, sliced

Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Mix 1/2 cup of the sugar, flour and salt in top of double boiler.
Blend in 3 egg yolks and milk. Cook uncovered over boiling water 10 to 12 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
Reserve 12 wafers for garnish. Spread small amount of custard on bottom of 1 1/2 quart baking dish and cover with layers of 1/3 each of the remaining wafers and sliced bananas. Pour about 1/3 of the remaining custard over bananas, continue to layer wafers, bananas and custard to make a total of 3 layers of each, ending with custard.
Beat egg whites on high w/ electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Spoon over custard. Spread evenly to cover entire surface of custard and sealing well to edge.

Bake 15 to 20 min. or until lightly browned. Cool slightly and top with reserved 12 wafers just before serving.

Grandma’s Old Fashioned Green Split Pea Soup

Here is another favorite recipe from my Grandma. I always preferred the bean soup, but this one is really good too. It is definitely comfort food for a cold day.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dry green split peas
  • 3 quarts water
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 1 uncooked potato, diced
  • 1 ham bone or 1/8 pound salt pork
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Directions
Rinse and sort peas. Place all ingredients in large stock pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 3 hours. Season to taste. Add more water from time to time if necessary. Remove from heat, put through sieve. Reheat and serve.

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My Favorite Recipes

Old Fashioned Salmon Loaf with Spanish Sauce

This is a truly old, old, family favorite recipe of my Grandma’s. My Mom used to make it when I was a kid, and to be honest I never much cared for it. But as my taste buds have matured, I do it enjoy it now. My Mom and Grandma always made a white sauce made with peas to serve over it. For some reason it is called “Spanish Sauce”. This is an easy, economical and healthy recipe.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups canned salmon
  • 1 Tablespoon chopped parsley
  • 1 cup soft bread crumbs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 Tablespooon minced onion
  • 2 Tablespoon melted butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions
Beat egg, add other ingredients and press in a greased bread pan. Bake @ 375 degrees for 45 minutes.

Spanish Sauce
Ingredients

  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • 4 Tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup peas
  • 2 Tablespoons pimento
  • 1 hard boiled egg, chopped
  • Pepper, to taste

Directions
Make a white sauce of butter, flour, milk, salt and pepper. Add the pimento, peas and egg. Serve over the salmon loaf.

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Cookies

Peanut Blossoms

I’m sure this is many family’s favorite recipe. No collection of recipes would be complete without this old fashioned Christmas goodie.

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 2 Tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • Hershey’s chocolate candy kisses

Directions
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Roll balls in additional sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake @ 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown. Once removed from oven, top each hot cookie with candy kiss, pressing down so cookie cracks around edges.

Grandma’s Old Fashioned Sour Cream Raisin Pie

This pie was always a favorite of my Mom and Grandma. They both loved it and considered it the ultimate dessert. My Mom still orders sour cream raisin pie when she sees it on the menu at Baker’s Square, but she insists that hers is better!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup cornstrach
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 baked pie shell
  • Whipped cream

Directions
Mix raisins, cornstarch, cinnamon, milk, sugar, nutmet, and salt together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute. Add sour cream to beaten egg yolks and then add to mixture in saucepan. Cook until bubbly.
Add lemon juice and cool slightly. Pour into pie crust and chill until set, at least 3 hours or more. Top with whipped cream. Can decorate with pecan or raisins.

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Cookies

Old Fashioned Date Turtles

Chocolate
Chocolate
This is a really old favorite recipe of my Mom’s. If you like dates these are really scrumptious. They are easy and require no cooking. My Mom used to add paraffin to chocolate chips, but that is not recommended nowadays. So I use dipping chocolate for the coating.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 1 cup dates, cut up
  • 1 cup nuts, chopped
  • Dipping chocolate

Directions
Mix together the sugar, peanut butter, and butter. Add dates and nuts. Roll into balls and flatten into patties with a glass. Chill in the refrigerator. Using a fork, dip the chilled patties into the dipping chocolate, following the directions on the package of chocolate. Place on waxed paper to cool and harden.

Grandma’s Old Fashioned Au Gratin Potatoes

This is an old family favorite recipes for au gratin potatoes.  My Grandma used to make them and they would quickly disappear.  There were no seconds as everyone took very generous helpings on the first round!

Ingredients

  • 8 to 10 medium potatoes, cooked and chilled with skins on
  • ¼ pound butter
  • 1 pint half and half
  • ¼ pound cheddar cheese, shredded
  • Parmesan cheese
  • celery seed, salt, pepper

Directions
Shred peeled potatoes. Butter a 9×13 inch pan and put half of the potatoes in pan. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and celery seed. Next, add all of shredded cheese. Put another layer of potatoes, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Cover generously with Parmesan cheese.

Heat half and half with butter and pour over potatoes. Bake @ 350 degrees for 1 to 1 ½ hours.