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Cookbook Desserts Pies

Lemon Pie

This recipe came from the Dunkerton, Iowa, First Baptist Church Cookbook – 1932

1 C. sugar
2 T. cornstarch
Juice of 1 lemon
1 T. butter
2 egg yolks

Mix the above and add 1 cup boiling water. Bring this to a boil and pour into crust. Use the egg whites for the top.

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Cookbook Desserts Pies

Key Lime Pie

1 – 6 oz. can frozen limeade concentrate
1 – 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 – 8 oz. carton whipped topping
1 – 8″ graham cracker pie shell

Thaw limeade concentrate. Combine with sweetened condensed milk in bowl; blend well. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon mixture into pie shell. Chill in refrigerator until firm.

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Cookbook Desserts Pies

Hershey Pie

2 large (HUGE ones) Hershey bars
1 – 16 oz. container Cool Whip
Graham cracker crust

Melt candy bars in microwave. Stir until smooth. Fold in 3/4 of Cool Whip, leaving enough to have a layer on top of pie. Pour into crust. Top with remaining Cool Whip. Cover with chocolate shavings. Serve chilled.

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Chicken Cookbook Main Dishes

Lowfat Chicken Primavera

3/4 lb. chicken breast, cut into chips
1 small onion, chopped
1 T. oil
1 C. broccoli, thawed
1 C. green beans
1 carrot, in julienne strips
1 – 13 3/4 oz. can chicken broth
1/2 tsp. basil leaves
1 1/2 C. Minute instant brown rice
1/4 C. Parmesan cheese, optional
Pepper

Cook and stir chicken and onion until browned. Add broccoli, peas, carrots, broth, basil and pepper. Bring to boil. Stir in rice. Return to boil. Reduce heat. Cover. Simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, optional.

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Beef Casseroles Cookbook Main Dishes

Hamburger Chop Suey

1 lb. hamburger
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 C. raw rice
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 cans water
1 C. celery, chopped
1/4 C. green pepper, if desired
1 can mushroom soup
1/4 C. soy sauce
Chow mein noodles

Brown hamburger with celery, onion and green pepper. Put in casserole and add rest of ingredients. Bake at 350º for 1 1/4 hours. Last 15 minutes, cover with chow mein noodles.

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Beef Casseroles Cookbook Main Dishes

Hungarian Goulash

1 lb. hamburger
2 onions, chopped
1/4 tsp, mustard
1 1/2 tsp. paprika
2 T. brown sugar
1 1/4 tsp. salt
3 T. Worcestershire sauce
6 T. catsup
1/2 C. water
3 T. flour
1 – 6 oz. pkg. noodles
1 small can corn
1 small can peas

Brown hamburger and onions. Add rest of ingredients and simmer. Cook noodles as directed on package. Add to hamburger mixture. Place in casserole and bake at 350º for 30 minutes.

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Beef Cookbook Main Dishes

Goulash

This is one of the two or three meals that Paul is very good at cooking. It’s a favorite winter supper for our family.

3 cans Campbell’s tomato soup
1 1/2 lbs, ground hamburger
3 C. elbow macaroni
1/2 large green pepper
1 small onion
Butter

Put butter, onion and green pepper into a pan and heat on low until contents begin to soften. Add and brown hamburger. In big pot boil water for cooking noodles. Add soup to the hamburger mixture. Once water is at a boil, add macaroni and cook for 3 minutes. Drain water from macaroni and add soup/hamburger mixture to the big pot with the macaroni and cook on very low heat for 10 minutes.

Serve with Parmesan cheese, white bread with butter, and milk. Applesauce goes nicely, too,

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Beef Cookbook Main Dishes

Cheeseburger and Fries

2 lbs. hamburger
1 can golden mushroom soup
1 can Cheddar cheese soup
1 – 20 oz. pkg. frozen French fries
Hamburger toppings

Brown hamburger and drain. Place in a 9×13″ pan. Combine soups and pour over hamburger. Place frozen French fries over top. Bake 45 to 55 minutes at 350°.

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Cookbook Main Dishes Miscellaneous

Liver and Onions

I would ask my Mom to fix liver and onions when I needed energy to play ball. When I first had to eat liver and onions, I had to drown it in catsup. I soon learned to love them so much that I periodically order it in restaurants.

1 lb. liver, sliced thin
2 T. oil
Salt and pepper
Flour
1 large onion, sliced

Mix salt and pepper in flour. Roll liver in flour and brown lightly; add the onions. Put in casserole and bake at 350° for 1 hour.

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Chicken Cookbook Fish & Seafood Main Dishes

Jambalaya

1 T. minced garlic
1 pkg. smoked sausage
2 cans chicken broth
2 green peppers, chopped
1 pkg. frozen shrimp or 1 pkg. crab meat or 2 C. cooked chicken, diced
1 or 2 Jalapeno peppers
A little Tabasco sauce
1 tsp. fresh thyme, chopped, or 1/4 tsp. dried
1/4 tsp. chili powder
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 1/2 C. white rice, or more if mixture has too much liquid

Heat sausage, garlic and Tabasco sauce in pan. Add peppers, onion, second meat tomatoes and thyme. Then season with chili powder and cayenne pepper to taste. Add rice and chicken broth. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer- uncovered, for 10 minutes, or until rice is tender.