Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Garden Vegetable Stir -Fry



Friday, June 26, 2015

Beef Stroganoff

This recipe is from the Kansas City Kansan of 1967...

Beef Stroganoff
Mrs. Gary Taylor

2 pounds round steak
1 can bouillon soup
1 cup water
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 can mushroom soup

Remove fat from steak.
Cut into 2-inch squares. Flour lightly and brown. Add can of bouillon soup and water , mixed with cornstarch. Add salt and soy sauce. cover and simmer at least 1 1/2 hours or until fork tender. Add mushroom soup and stir until creamy. Serve over mashed potatoes or noodles.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Chow Mein...

This recipe is from the Kansas City Kansan Silver Spoon cookbook of 1967

Chow Mein
Mrs. Gary Taylor

2 pounds round steak
2 Tablespoons oil
1 small onion, sliced
1 can water chestnuts, drained
1 can bean sprouts, drained
2 stalks celery, cut into 4 inch piece
1 bunch of green onions, cut in 4- inch piece
1 can mushrooms, drained
1 1/2 teaspoon curry powers
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 cups water
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoon cornstarch
2 Tablespoons water

Brown meat in fat and add sliced onions. When onions ar tender, add water, bouillon cubes, salt and curry powder. cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Stir in mixture of cornstarch and water. Then add soy sauce and stir. Add remaining ingredients and cover. Simmer about 20 minutes.
Serve on Chinese noodles or rice.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

log cabin quilt pattern




 
This is taken from a old magazine, old fashioned patchwork Winter 1994
 
this is a great pattern to get started for the beginner quilter...
along with the nine-patch, in which is just sewing small squares together...

Friday, June 12, 2015

Butterscotch Jumbles

This recipe is from Workbasket June 1973...with the cooks

Butterscotch Jumbles

3/4 cup shortening
1 package butterscotch pudding mix ( about 3 1/4 oz)
1/2 cup + 2 Tablespoons brown sugar ( firmly packed
2/3 cup honey
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
1 cup pecans

Mix pudding , shortening, brown sugar, honey, egg and vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients. Stir in coarsely chopped pecans and raisins. Drop by spoon on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees about 10 minutes.

                                                                                       JoAnn Pauswang

Thursday, June 11, 2015

White Sugar cookie

This recipes is from Workbasket June 1973
with the cooks

White sugar Cookies

1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup shortening
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon soda
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Cream butter, shortening and both sugars. Add eggs; beat well. Add flour, sifted with cream of tartar and soda. Add vanilla. Roll in small balls, sprinkle with sugar and place on greased cookie sheets. flatten with glass dipped in granulated sugar. Bake at 350 degrees , 8 to 10 minutes or until light tan.
                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                     Mrs. Henry M. Besser

Friday, June 5, 2015

Frosty Fruit Balls

This recipe is from workbasket June 1973 ...with the cooks

Frosty Fruit Balls

1/2 cup or butter or margarine
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon water
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 1/4 cup sifted flour
2/3 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup chopped nut meats
powdered sugar

Cream margarine and 1/3 cup powdered sugar. Mix in water and vanilla. Add flour and mix well. Stir in nuts and dates. Roll into one-inch balls. Place 2 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes or until set but not brown. While warm , roll in sifted powdered sugar

                                                                                            Maxine Carson

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Ginger Cookies

This recipe is from the workbasket June 1973...with the cooks

Ginger Cookies

1 cup shortening
1 cup hot water
3 teaspoons soda
4 1/2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup dark molasses
1/2 teaspoon ginger

Combine ingredients . Rolls out on floured surface and cut into desired shapes. Bake on an ungreased sheet at 375 degrees about 10 minutes.


Mrs. H. A. Mcllvain