Rowena's Recipes

Pear Jello

2011-05-29T23:38:00.000-06:00

1 pk lime jello
2 c. liquid
1 c or qt bottle of pears
2 small pk cream cheese
1 pinch ginger
1 T. vinegar

Dissolve jello in 1c. boiling water, add 1 cup pear juice. Pour half of jello with vinegar, add into flat pan. Put in icebox. Place remaining jello in bowl & when congealed, beat with rotary beater. Cream cheese smoothly with fork; add gradually to beaten jello. Add ginger and pears cut in pieces & placed on top of plain jello. Chill. For large party, double the recipe.

Orange Salad or Dessert

2011-05-29T23:34:00.000-06:00

1 large cottage cheese (small curd)
1 large orange jello
1 small can crushed pineapple (drained)
1 small can mandarin oranges (drained)
8 oz cool whip

Mix jello with cottage cheese about 5 minutes, add the container of cool whip and last add the drained fruit.

Seven Seas Casserole

2011-05-29T23:25:00.000-06:00

1 can cream of celery soup
1 1/4 c. water or milk
1 1/3 c. minute rice
1 can seafood
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
1 pk green peas, thawed
cheese slices

Mix soup, salt, water, and lemon juice in saucepan. Bring to a boil over med heat. Pour 1/3 into greased 1 1/2 qt casserole. In layers, add 1/2 the minute rice (right from the box), 1/2 the seafood, 1/2 the peas. Add another 1/3 of soup, rice and peas. Add remaining soup, top with cheese. Cover and bake at 375 for 20 minutes. If desired, uncover and brown under broiler. serves 4.

Rice Potpourri

2011-05-29T23:20:00.000-06:00

Saute 1/4 c. each chopped onion and green pepper in 2 T. butter. Mix with 3 c. cooked rice (cooked in consomme), 1 c. seedless raisins, 1/2 c. each chopped pecans and pimento. Pack hot mixture into buttered molds. Unmold and serve with poultry. Makes 6 small molds.

Quick Minestrone

2011-05-29T23:13:00.000-06:00

1/4 pound sliced salami, cut into small pieces
1 can white kidney beans, drained
1 pkg (10oz) frozen mixed vegetables
1 can dry beef with barley and vegetables soup mix
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
6 cups water
1/4 cups alphabet noodles

Saute salami lightly in a kettle, stir in beans, frozen vegetables, soup mix, Italian seasoning and water, cover. Heat to boiling, stir in noodles. Simmer, stirring several times, 30 minutes or until vegetables and noodles are tender. Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese.

Tomato-Tuna Treat

2011-05-29T23:06:00.000-06:00

1 large onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 cans (7oz each) tuna
1 pkg (10oz) frozen peas
2 cups tomato juice
1 cup water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp basil

Saute onion and celery in butter until soft in a kettle. Drain tuna and break into chunks, stir into onion mixture with frozen peas, tomato juice, water, salt, sugar, and basil. Cover. Simmer 30 minutes to blend.

No-Crust ham Quiche

2011-05-29T22:55:00.000-06:00

4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup skim milk
1-2 cups chopped ham
10oz chopped spinach, thawed
4 tbsp parmesan cheese
4 tbsp chopped parsley
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 350. Combine eggs, yogurt, and milk, mix well. Stir in ham, spinach, half of cheese, half of parsley and the seasonings. Pour into pie plate or 5 cup casserole. Sprinkle on remaining parsley and cheese. Place pan in a larger pan and fill 2/3 full of boiling water. Bake 40-50 min or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Irish Gingerbread

2011-05-29T22:46:00.000-06:00

2 1/2 cup sifted flour
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ginger
1/2 cup melted shortening
1/2 cup molasses

Sift flour, soda, salt & spices into mixing bowl. Add sugar. Combine eggs, buttermilk, shortening and molasses. Add liquids into dry ingredients all at once. Beat 3 min. Pour into 9x9x2 pan well greased and floured. Bake 350 for 35-40 min.

Mincemeat Eggnog Pie

2011-05-29T22:42:00.000-06:00

2 cups prepared mincemeat
1- 9" pasty shell, baked and cooled
1- 3oz pk instant vanilla pudding mix
2 C. light cream
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Spoon mincemeat into bottom of baked pie shell. Prepare pudding mix according to directions on pk, sing light cream and nutmeg in place of milk. Pour over mincemeat lined pastry shell. Chill several hours. Serve, sprinkle with nutmeg and garnish with more mincemeat.

Chinese Fried Rice

2011-05-29T22:38:00.000-06:00

3 T. salad oil or shortening
2 eggs
dash of pepper
2 T chopped onion
2 T soy sauce
1 C leftover meat cut up or 1 C cooked shrimp
4 C cooked rice
1/2 tsp. sugar

Heat oil in heavy skillet over med heat. Beat eggs stiffly adding pepper and turn into skillet, cook until firm, cut while in pan into 1/2' wide strips. Add onion, meat or shrimp, rice, soy sauce, and sugar. Blend well. Cook, stirring gently until hot. 4 servings.

Banana Mallow Pie

2011-05-29T22:27:00.000-06:00

Crust:
2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
1/3 cup margarine, melted
Press into 9" pie plate, bake at 375 for 8 min

1 3oz pkg vanilla pie filling using 1 3/4 cup milk, cover & chill. Fold in 1 3/4 c. miniature marshmallows, 1 cup whipped cream. Slice 2 bananas into crust, pour filling over bananas. Chill several hours or overnight.

Chicken A La King

2011-05-29T22:20:00.000-06:00

1/4 cup fat
1/4 cup finely diced onion
1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 cups milk
1 chicken bouillon cube
3 ounce can broiled in butter sliced mushrooms
1/4 tsp kitchen bouquet
2 cups diced chicken or turkey
1 tablespoon slivered pimento
1/4 cup finely diced green pepper
8 baking powder biscuits

Melt fat in saucepan over moderate heat. Add onion and cook 1 minutes. Blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Add milk, bouillon cube, contents of mushroom can and kitchen bouquet. Cook stirring constantly until sauce thickens and boils. Add chicken, pimento, and green pepper. Heat thoroughly. Server over split baking powder biscuits. Makes 4 servings.

Lemon Barbecued Chicken Potato Broil

2011-05-29T22:16:00.001-06:00

2 1/2 lbs frying chicken, cut & dried
barbecue sauce
1/4 c. salad oil
2 T. lemon juice
1/4 tsp. salt
dash pepper
1/8 tsp. either marjoram, thyme, or rosemary

Place chicken skin down on broiler rack. Brush with the b-sauce, broil 4" from heat about 10 min. Baste every 4 or 5 min, cook until done. Serves 4

Kind of a vague recipe here. I say that all the other ingredients are probably mixed with the bbq sauce before brushing on the chicken....and where are the potatoes that are in the name of this recipe??
~Tricia

Lemon Dessert

2011-05-29T22:10:00.000-06:00

Dissolve 1 3oz pkg lemon jello in 1 cup boiling water & chill until partially set. Cream 8oz cream cheese until soft. 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla & blend well, add this to the jello. Beat 1 can evaporated milk (put in freezer for 1 hour to chill first). Fold into lemon mixture.

Graham cracker crust

2 c. fine graham cracker crumbs

2 tsp sugar

1/2 c. soft butter or marg.

spread 2/3 of crumb mixture on bottom of 9x13 pan

pour jello mixture over crumbs

remaining crumbs go on top

serves 12

Banana Cake

2011-05-14T20:10:00.000-06:00

2/3 c. butter
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 whole eggs
4 T. sour milk or buttermilk
2 c. sifted flour
1/2 t. soda
1 t. baking powder
1 c. mashed bananas
vanilla, nuts

No baking instructions are written on the card.

Bread Crumb Cake

2011-05-14T20:08:00.002-06:00

3 egg yolk
1 c. sugar
3 T. cold water
3/4 c. chopped walnuts
1 c. bread crumbs
2 t. baking powder
1 T. melted shortening
1 t. vanilla
3 egg whites

Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Add sugar and water. Add the nuts, bread crumbs, baking powder, and shortening. mix well. Add vanilla and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in 2 greased layer cake pans in a hot oven (400) 15-20 minutes. When cool, spread whipped cream between layers and on top of cake.

Apple Holiday Pudding

2011-05-14T20:05:00.002-06:00

Cream 1 cup sugar, 1/4 c. marg. and 1 egg.
Add 2 c. peeled, chopped apples.
Add 1 c. flour
1 t. soda
1 t. cinnamon, 1/2 t. nutmeg
1/4 t. salt
1/2 c. nuts

Bake at 350 for 40 min in 8x8 pan. Serves 6.

Dill Pickles

2011-05-14T20:01:00.000-06:00

8 qts cucumbers
3 qts water
1 qt vinegar
1 c. salt

Select fresh, crisp cukes. Wash and dry. Use grape or bay leaves and dill to taste and a small amount of alum. If you use bottles, put a piece size of a peas to each bottle. Bring the syrup to boiling point and cover pickles.

Mustard Pickles

2011-05-14T19:56:00.000-06:00

65 cucumbers
1 med. size cauliflower
2 qts. onions

Clean & cut and put all together to soak in strong salt water 2 hours. Rinse well and put on to cook in 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water to cover and 9 red peppers pound, 1/2 lb mustard seed, 1/2 tbs celery seed, 1 1/2 heaping cup sugar or sweet enough to suit taste. Cook until tender: 1/2 c. mustard, 3/4 lbs tumeric, 1/2 c. flour. Mix with vinegar & water add to pickles.

Some of this is a little confusing. I'll get the card scanned in and that way you may have a better idea of how to read it. I'm pretty sure that the tumeric measurement is to be tbs, but didn't get a cross on the t. ~ Tricia

Peppermint Squares

2011-05-14T19:46:00.000-06:00

4oz. cream cheese
3 T. Old Mr. Boston cream de mint, 42 proof
1/2 t. vanilla
1/4 c. butter
2 individual pks sugar twin
1/2 t. peppermint extract

Mix all ingredients and cream together with fork. Put in a 8" square pan sprayed with Pam. Put in freezer for 1 hour. Must be kept frozen.

Ice Box Cookies

2011-05-14T19:40:00.000-06:00

1 c. brown sugar
1 c butter, creamed
2 eggs
3 c. cake flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp vanilla
nuts

No other instructions are given on the card. I would assume these refrigerate for an hour then bake at 350 for 8-10 min. ~ Tricia

Pepper Hash

2011-05-14T19:38:00.002-06:00

12 green peppers
12 red peppers
14 onions

Put through food chopper and cover with boiling water. Drain and add 2 heaping cup sugar, 1 Tbl. salt.
Cover well with vinegar and let boil 10 min and seal.

Zucchini Pickles

2011-05-14T19:31:00.000-06:00

5 large zucchini
5 large onion
5 red sweet pepper
3 green peppers

Cut in slices. Make a brine of 1/2 c. salt, 1 tsp powdered alum. Cover with ice. Let stand 4 hours. Drain and rinse well.

5 c. vinegar
5 c. sugar
2 T. mustard seed
1 tsp. tumeric
2 T. celery seed.

Cook 20 min or less, seal.

Zucchini Relish (Frost)

2011-05-14T19:29:00.000-06:00

10 c. shredded coarse zucchini squash
4 large red onions chopped or sliced thin
4 large green peppers chopped small
1 clove garlic, chopped

Sprinkle 1/3 c salt over zucchini and let stand overnight. Add some water. Rinse in cold water.

Mix together
2 1/2 c. cider vinegar
4 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. tumeric
1 tsp nutmeg
2 1/2 T. cornstarch

Bring to a boil and add onion and peppers. Cook for 2 min then add squash and cook5-7 minutes. Bottle. Makes 5 1/2 pts.

Frozen Cheesecake

2011-05-14T19:16:00.000-06:00

1 large cream cheese
1 c. whipping cream
3 eggs, seperated
1 tsp vanilla
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 c. sugar
24 graham crackers, crushed

Whip cream, beat egg whites. Cream sugar and cheese. Add yolks, salt to taste and vanilla. Add whipped cream and pineapple. Fold in egg whites. Put in 13x9. tops with graham cracker. Freeze 5 hours at least.