Recipes never grow old: January 2010

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Menu Girl Coca Cola tray

Mom's (Emma's) Vintage Menu Girl Coca Cola tray.
From what I have found online, it was from around 1953.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Chocolate Pie

The pie filling recipe was in the cookbook Aunt Francis gave me. It was on the same page as Aunt Ginny's, but no name beside it, so not for sure whose recipe it is.

Easiest pie you'll ever make!

My favorite is Orange and Lime. Great in the summer.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Mom's (Emma's) Old Pet Milk Can Opener

Friday, January 22, 2010

From Emma Lee Lyon recipe book

1 head Iceberg lettuce, shredded
1 green pepper, diced
1 cup chopped celery (Emma did not use celery)
1 large onion, chopped
16 oz peas, drained
2 cups miracle whip salad dressing
2 T brown sugar
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup crispy bacon bits

Prepare salad in a large bowl add ingredients one layer
at a time as given. Do NOT toss. Cover & refrigerate 8 hours
or overnight. Will keep for 2-3 days. Makes 8 generous servings

Chocolate Ice Cream

From Emma Lee Lyon recipe book

1/2 gal. choc milk
1 can eagle brand (sweetened condensed milk)
16 oz cool whip

Stir together & put in ice cream freezer until froze

Caramel Dip for Apples

From Emma Lee Lyon recipe book

1 pkg caramels
1 stick butter
1 can eagle brand (sweetened condensed milk)

Melt in microwave. Slice apples & dip!

Frozen Fruit Cups

From Emma Lee Lyon recipe book

1 can pineapple tidbits
1 can whole cranberries
1/2 cup pecans
8oz whipped cream topping

Mix all ingredients together
and put into muffin tin and freeze.

Or can be served without freezing

Sunflower Seeds

From Emma Lee Lyon recipe book

Dry by hanging upside down in a dry place about 3 weeks.
When fully dry soak over nightin a strong salt solution.
Drain the water and place the seeds on a cookie sheet
and roast 3 hours at 200'

Divinity

Mom always use to say, "Never make divinity on rainy or very humid days, because the candy won't set!"

Chocolate Candy

I can remember Mom making this and every once in awhile it wouldn't set right! As kids..that didn't matter. We would just grab the pan and a spoon and start scooping. This recipe isn't like fudge. It is a little darker in color and richer in taste.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Stromboli, one of Dad's (David's) favorites

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Treasures from Patti's House

Mom's (Emma Lee's) cookie cutters. Grandma Logan's Jewel tea pitcher, pillow case, quilt. Grandma Lyon's glass bowl. Aunt Francis crochet cross bookmark. I am thinking the little glass serving tray was Grandma Logan's too.

Salt Water Taffy

One time Patti and I begged and begged Mom to let us make taffy on our own. We did fine until it came time to "pull" the taffy. We had taffy stretched from one end of the kitchen to the other! Needless to say,,we were never allowed to make taffy again! I wasn't for sure if the recipe was still around. So I went searching for it in the Searchlight Cookbook of Mom's. When I found the page it was, well used..yellowed and could tell it had been very sticky at one time! So I am sure this is the recipe Mom used and I am sure Patti and I contributed to the page being "sticky".

Monday, January 18, 2010

Grandma Logan

Doc and Emmer (Dad's nickname for Mom)

Peanut Butter Fudge

This I know was one of Patti's favorites. I think she made it every year.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Banana Pudding

Glass from the Past

Grandma Logan's Platter and creamer. Grandma Lyon's cake server. Mom's tablecloth and salt and pepper shakers. Mom joked when giving me the Salt and Pepper shakers. She gave me the metal one's first from the previous photo,,,then she gave me the glass ones...and says.."That way you can tell we moved up in the world".