Layered Dinner
2 cups hamburger (uncooked)
2 cups sliced raw potatoes
2 cups chopped celery
1/2 cup diced onions
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup diced green pepper
2 cups canned tomatoes
1 onion, thinly sliced (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a casserole dish Sprinkle each layer with salt and pepper before adding the next layer. Place potatoes in the bottom of the casserole dish. Add layer of celery. Add layer of hamburger Add the layer of onions. Add the green pepper. Pour the tomatoes over the mixture. Lay onion slices on top, if desired. Bake for 2 hours, covering with foil after about one hour.
Haystacks
1 (6 ounce) package butterscotch chips
1 (3 ounce) can chow mein noodles
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 cups miniature marshmallows
Melt chips in double boiler over hot water. Stir in vegetable oil.
In large bowl combine noodles and marshmallows; pour on butterscotch and mix thoroughly with fork. Drop mixture by heaping teaspoons onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Chill until set. If mixture thickens, place over hot water a few minutes.
Potato Soup
5 large potatoes, cut into large cubes
1 large carrot, grated
1 large onion, chopped
1 stick celery, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
3 strips bacon, cut fine
1 large can Pet milk
1/2 cup fresh milk
Boil potatoes, carrot, onion, celery, salt, pepper and bacon until potatoes fall apart. Crush with potato masher until only tiny lumps remain. Add one large can Pet milk and 1/2 cup fresh milk. Heat through, but do not boil.
Peanut Brittle
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup white Karo syrup
1/2 cup water
1 (8 ounce) package raw peanuts
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda, sifted
Have ready a buttered cookie sheet.
Cook sugar, water and syrup until mixture threads (approximately 10 to 12 minutes). Add salt and raw peanuts and stir constantly. Cook until peanuts are toasty brown (approximately 10 minutes).
Remove from heat and add baking soda. Stir quickly and thoroughly. Pour at once onto prepared cookie sheet. Let mixture spread itself. Cool and break into pieces.
Peach-Pineapple Pie
1 (29 ounce) can sliced peaches
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons Clear-Jel
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons cold water
1 (9-inch) baked pie crust
Drain peaches; bring to a boil peach juice, sugar, pineapple with juice. Stir in Clear-Jel mixed with water. Add cinnamon. Cook and stir until mixture clears and thickens. Remove from heat. Cool. Add peaches.
Makes 1 quart pie filling, enough for 2 (7-inch) pies or 1 large pie 9-inches.
Layered Vegetable Salad
2 (3 ounce) packages lemon Jell-O
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup crushed drained pineapple
1 cup nuts
1 cup shredded cheese
1 cup whipping cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup diced celery
1 cup diced green bell pepper
6 green onions, diced
Dissolve Jell-O and sugar in boiling water; let stand and cool until Jell-O starts to congeal.
Add pineapple, nuts, cheese and whipped cream. Mix through Jell-O and put into a 9 x 13-inch pan. Let set.
Mix together celery, green pepper, onions and mayonnaise. Put on top of Jell-O mixture and chill until ready to serve.
Jam Cake
2 cups granulated sugar
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter or more
2 cups blackberry jam
1 cup black walnuts (or nuts of choice)
1 cup raisins or more
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons cloves
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 teaspoons allspice
2 teaspoons baking soda, dissolved in 1 cup buttermilk
6 eggs or more
Place all ingredients in a large pan and mix thoroughly. Bake in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan at 300 F degrees for about an hour. Pour icing over cake while cake is hot.
Icing
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup sweet milk
1/2 cup butter
Cook until about as thick as cream. Have icing cooked and ready to put on cake as soon as cake is done. Pour on while icing and cake are both hot.
Hamburger Casserole
2 pounds hamburger
Salt and pepper to taste
A bit of brown sugar
1/4 onion, chopped
1 can tomato soup, undiluted
1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
1 (8 ounce) package processed cheese
Brown hamburger with salt, pepper, brown sugar and onion. Add tomato soup.
Cook egg noodles; drain. Add cream of chicken soup. Layer hamburger mixture and noodle mixture in casserole dish with processed cheese slices between layers. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.