CHEESECAKE
8 oz. Philadelphia cream cheese
16 oz. Eagle Brand Sweet&Condensed milk
1/3 c. real lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 graham cracker crust
Put cream cheese in bowl. Blend Eagle Brand milk until there aren't any lumps in cheese.
Stir lemon juice and vanilla extract in with the cream cheese and milk, then pour mixture into graham cracker crust.
Chill for at least 2 hours. Best the next day
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From my Grandfather (circa 1965).
Bake at 350 for about 8 minutes
Makes 41/2 dozen.
--Sugar Cookies
21/2 cups sifted flour
11/2 cups sifted confectioners(powdered) sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup soft but not melted butter "not magarine"
1 beaten egg (large)
2 tablespoons milk - Whole or Vitamin D only!!! (a little more if needed)
2 teaspoons real vanilla (not imatation)
Combine flour, sugar and salt and sift again into a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add egg, milk and vanilla; mix only until mixture holds together. Shape into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 2 or more hours.
Roll 1/2 of dough at a time (keep other half in fridge until needed and then roll before cutting, this can be done a couple of times) about 1/4" thick on floured board. Cut into your favorite shapes and arrange about 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for about 8 minutes. Transfer to wire rack as soon as they come out of the oven and cool completely.
--Frosting
Beat with electric mixer till fluffy
1 lb. confectioners sugar
1/3 cup Crisco ( no substitutes)
1 teaspoon clear vanilla
About 2 tablespoons milk you can add more a little at a time.
Add coloring if you want.
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Hot Beef Dip (and yes, I've heard ALL the jokes)
1 pkg Dried Beef (now comes in a glass jar)
1 cup Cold Water - for boiling dried beef
½ cup Parm. Cheese
1/4 cup Green Onion - Just the green part
1/4 cup Mayo
8oz brick Real Creame Cheese
1 tbsp Dried Parsley
Chop green of onions
Cut dried beef into small strips or squares and boil in water.
"Drain and on Med-Heat, Mix all remaining ingrediants in pan and cook" until hot. Keep stiring to prevent burning.
Double for more for a party. Eat with Frito's.
Keep warm in small crockpot. Try to find one with a temp control. Stir often if no temp control. Put in tupperware and refridge for up to 5 days. Small amounts (1/4c - 1/2c) can be heated up in microwave 15 seconds between stirirngs.
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This is something my mom made for me when I was a kid. She won $500 in some dessert competition and then they never published it as she made it.
Last time I made this it cost me about $18us (last month). Beware the sugar high from a small 2x2inch piece and the major crash 3-4 hours later.
MUCK.
1 box white or yellow cake mix
1/2 - 1 lb real unsalted butter
1 lrg bag of chocolate chips
1 lrg bag of peanut butter chips
1 lrg bag of butterscotch chips
1 lrg bag of heath chips
1 bag of chopped walnuts
1 bag of coconut
1 can of EagleBrand Sweet & Condensed Milk
1 9x14 cake pan
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a large bowl, mound the cake mix.
Melt 2-3 sticks of butter in microwave.
slowly mix the melted butter into the mounded cake mix. You may not need all the butter. Just use enough to make a kind of dough and it be a bit glossy.
Take mix and flatten it evenly across the pan, and slightly up the sides.
Layer the bags of chocolate, peanut butter, butterscotch and heath into the pan.
Layer chopped walnuts (I usually mash them up into smaller pieces) and coconut.
You want to still be able to see the chips and nuts.
Slowly and evenly pour entire can of S&C Milk over entire top. I "string" it out longways, shortways, then crisscross. Let it seep down in for about 5 minutes.
Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes. Coconut and milk will become golden brown.
WARNING: Cool on stove top for at least 2 hours.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EAT FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR.
This stuff is like lava and holds heat for a long time.
Cut into pieces within 4 hours (but not before 2) otherwise it's very hard to cut. If you used enough butter, you can flip the pan over on to a cutting board. Give it a tap and the muck will fall out upside-down. Use a LONG Chef's knife and cut it into pieces (3x4 or 4x5) keeping the pieces together. Then just put the pan back over the pieces and flip back. My pan has a plastic lid and I leave it on the counter for the 3-5 days it lasts
Place in tupperware or wrap pieces with saran-wrap. It's good for about 2 weeks.
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Navy Bean Soup Recipe (my dad's)
A simple navy bean soup made with ham bone or hocks and navy beans, along with chopped vegetables.
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound navy beans
2 quarts boiling water
2 ham hocks or a meaty ham bone
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
chopped ham or ham from the meaty bone
salt and pepper to taste (I add a little seasoned salt along with regular)
PREPARATION:
Wash beans; place in a large bowl and add boiling water. Let beans soak for a few hours. Simmer ham bone or hocks with the beans until beans are tender. Remove bones and chop ham. Add chopped onions and celery. Add water to make about 1 gallon. Add ham meat, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook about 30 minutes longer. Navy bean soup recipe serves 12 or more.
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MY Rice Crispy Treats (I'm not a fan of marshmallow)
1 cup Kayro
2 cup Sugar
¼ cup Butter
1 cup (or more) of Chunky Peanut Butter
6 cups Rice Crispies
Wooden spoons!! NOT PLASTIC, they'll melt - trust me on this
FIRST THING FIRST!!! Put 6 cups Rice Crispies in large bowl
Bring to boil for 1 minute (should become clear) Burns easily and QUICKLY!!
Add 1+ cup peanut butter, stir till mixed.
Quickly pour the "lava" into the rice crispies and stir till mixed well. Put in pan to cool. Wait at least 30 minutes to "flip and cut". Store well sealed, otherwise you'll end up with bricks overnight.
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I have others in my head.