Old Recipe Blog

Cherry Bars

Sherry — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:24:34 +0000

Cherry Bars 15 minutes35 minutes50 minutesIngredients1-1/2 Cups Sugar1/4 teaspoon Salt1-1/2 Cups Flour1 teaspoon Vanilla1 Cup Shortening4 Eggs1-1/2 teaspoons Baking PowderCooking DirectionsMix all ingredients Spread 3/4 of a cup of the mixture onto a large cookie sheet. Spread 1 can of cherry pie mix over it. Add the remainder of the dough by dropping it by [...]

“Hot Tom” Recipe – Served Over Navy Beans

Sherry — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:01:51 +0000

This is a call out to my readers – Someone has written to me searching for a recipe that her Grandmother used to make. She said it was called “Hot Tom” and was served over navy beans, etc. The ingredients she recalls for Hot Tom are “…tomatoes, onions, vinegar and it had cloves in it.” [...]

Cheese Dip Recipe

Sherry — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:05:47 +0000

You can tell this recipe for cheese dip is older, as it lists one ingredient as “salad dressing” which is how they used to refer to mayonaise. :) Looks like a good recipe if you want something you can “make ahead” and refrigerate. INGREDIENTS: 8 ounces of Cream Cheese 1/2 of a medium-sized onion, grated (optional) [...]

Apple Cider Recipe

Sherry — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:05:54 +0000

Old apple cider recipe, originally for making in a coffee percolator! Update by making in a coffee maker or crockpot. Good old fashioned cider recipe.

Cheese Ball Recipe

Sherry — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:57:31 +0000

Here is a recipe for cheese balls. My aunt has made these at Christmas for many years, and they are always a hit. This is the traditional version of the recipe, but feel free to change it up a bit with different types of cheese, etc. Let us know in the comments section what makes [...]

Bon Bon Cookies

Sherry — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:02:38 +0000

This Bon Bon Cookie recipe is a good one to partially make ahead of time and refrigerate, then bring out and finish when you need a nice, fresh batch of cookies! INGREDIENTS: 1-1/2 Cups of Chunky Peanut Butter 1 Cup of Chopped Nuts 6 Tablespoons of Butter 2 Cups of finely chopped Dates 2 Cups of [...]

Potato Bread

Sherry — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:10:05 +0000

This potato bread recipe is a less-potato-more-flour version. There are many varieties/ratios floating around out there, but this is the one that was in my Mom’s collection. Other potato bread variations even use wheat flour and red potatoes, but I haven’t gotten that adventurous yet! Potato Bread INGREDIENTS: 2 cups of scalded Milk 1 cup [...]

Christmas Bread

Sherry — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:55:15 +0000

This Christmas bread is a Julekage, or “yule bread.” Like most traditional Christmas bread, it has candied fruit (in this case, candied cherries) and is hearty and spicy. Unlike fruitcake, Christmas bread is an actual “bread,” with a base of a yeast mixture, and contains less dense on the candied fruits! Christmas Bread INGREDIENTS: 2 cakes [...]

Danish Kringle

Sherry — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:15:58 +0000

Danish Kringle, or “Kringla” (which what my family recipe collection calls this recipe), seems to be a midwestern variation of “kringle,” which is the actual name. This Danish kringle recipe has been around since at least the time my grandmother was a young housewife in Des Moines, Iowa, in the late 1940s. Where she got it before [...]

Swedish Creamed Potatoes

Sherry — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:57:57 +0000

These are always popular at Christmas, it seems, and it’s a great dish to take to a pot luck. INGREDIENTS: 6 Tablespoons of Butter 6 Cups of peeled and diced Red Potatoes (uncooked) 1/4 teaspoon of White Pepper 2 medium Onions cut into thin slices 1-1/2 teaspoons of Salt 3 tablespoons of Parsley or Dill DIRECTIONS: [...]