Carmelized Corn, Grandma V.

Carmelized Corn
1 cup sugar

¾ plus 2 tbsp light molasses

1/3 cup water
1 tsp vinegar
¼ tsp soda
7 (seven) cups popped corn
2 cups peanuts (or use 9 cups popcorn)
 
Combine and cook sugar, molasses, water and vinegar to 260 degrees. Remove from heat and add soda. Pour over popcorn and peanuts. Put on cookie sheet.
(Not in Grandma’s recipe, but needed to finish it) Gently stir to coat popcorn. Place popcorn into a large roaster or rimmed baking sheet and bake at 225° F for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

Sliced Cucumbers, Grandma V.

Sliced Cucumbers

Makes 1 gallon
1 large onion
¼ cup scant pickling salt
4 cups sugar
4 cups vinegar
1 ¼ tsp mustard seed
1 ¼ tsp turmeric
Mix all together. Put in the refrigerator. Stir each day for 5 or 6 days. Do not cook vinegar and sugar. Pour in cold.

Grandma V, Deluxe Sugar Cookies

This is a recipe from Grandma V's recipe box. I know this recipe is also in the Betty Crocker Cookbook.

Deluxe Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 ½ cup confectioner’s sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp. almond extract
2 ½ cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar

Granulated sugar for top
Mix thoroughly butter, egg, confectioner’s sugar, vanilla and almond extract.
Blend in flour, soda and cream of tartar. Cover and chill 2-3 hours.
Roll dough on lightly floured board, Cut into desired shapes, sprinkle with granulated sugar. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until lightly brown at 375 degrees. Makes 5 dozen 2 or 2 ½ inch cookies.

Grandma V's Ham Dinner

Ham Dinner

3 cups cooked ham cut in ½ inch cubes.
Melt ¼ cup butter. Stir in ¼ cup flour, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper, 1 ½ cups milk. Cook until thick. Combine ham and sauce and 6 cups sliced cooked potatoes, 3 green onions, sliced, 3 tablespoons chopped pimento. Pour in 2 ½ quart casserole and bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Grandma V's Cream Puffs

In talking with other family members, none of us remembers Grandma baking cream puffs. She did collect recipes from others, so it is possible that she was visiting someone who served cream puffs, and Grandma asked for the recipe.

Cream Puffs

Melt one stick of butter in one cup of water. Bring to a full rolling boil. Add 1 cup flour all at once to boiling mixture. Remove from heat. Stir until well mixed and mixture leaves the sides of pan. Set aside to cool. Add three whole eggs, beating well after each. Drop by large spoonsful onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees for 10 more minutes. Then reduce heat to 350 degrees for final 15 minutes. When cool, split tops and fill with cooked vanilla custard or whipped cream. Makes 8 or 9 cream puffs.

Grandma V's Brown Sugar Refrigerator Cookies

Brown Sugar Refrigerator Cookies

½ cup butter or shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg, unbeaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tsp grated orange rind
1 ¾ cups sifted flour
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder

Beat together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and orange rind. Combine flour, salt, and baking powder. Sift into first mixture and mix well. Chill the dough, then shape into rolls 1 ½ inch in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper or foil. Store in refrigerator or freezer. To bake, unwrap and cut in 1/8 inch slices. Bake on greased cookie sheets at 400 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes. Makes 4 or 5 dozen crisp butterscotch cookies.

Famous Oatmeal Cookies, Grandma V.

This is a recipe that Grandma V used to make cookies. It actually came from an oatmeal box.
3/4 cup shortening (butter) softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2  cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sifted white flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups oatmeal (uncooked)


Beat shortening, sugars, egg, water and vanilla together until creamy. Sift together flour, salt, and soda, add to creamed
mixture, blend well. Stir in oats. Drop by tsp onto greased cookie sheets. Baked in preheated oven 350 degrees 12 to 15 minutes. For variety, add chopped nutmeats, raisins, chocolate chips or coconut. Makes 5 dozen.

Grandma V's Rhubarb Cake recipe

If you look at the original cards, you will notice the original recipe is missing a few things, so I searched for another recipe that could fill in the gaps. http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/cake has a recipe that is similar. I added things from the link in parenthesis to the original recipe.


1 1/2 cup brown and white sugar (can use only brown)
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon baking soda
(1/2 teaspoon baking powder)
1 cup buttermilk (can use sour cream or sour milk, made by adding some vinegar to regular milk)
2 cups flour
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup rhubarb cut up and add to the batter.


Topping: brown and white sugar and cinnamon. (1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1 tsp. nutmeg)


(Procedure: Cream sugar, butter, egg, and salt.  Stir in buttermilk, soda, vanilla, and flour.   Add rhubarb and beat well.  Pour into well-greased 9 x 13" cake pan.  Sprinkle with topping.  Bake at 375 degrees F. for 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. This can be served as a coffeecake or is good as a dessert cake with whipped cream or ice cream.)

Grandma V.'s Peanut Butter Cookies

Mix together:
2 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Set aside.


Mix together:
1 cup shortening (butter)
1 cup peanut butter
Add both sugars and mix well:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar


Add
2 eggs
Beat well.


Stir flour mixture into peanut butter mixture.
Drop dough from a teaspoon onto a baking sheet. Flatten with a fork.


Bake at 375 degrees 10 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Makes 4 or 5 dozen cookies.

Paulette's Scalloped Potatoes

These are absolutely delicious and the kind of recipe people request once they have them. This recipe is from Laura's cousin, Paulette Hall from North Dakota.


Ingredients
Sliced potatoes
a small amount of onion
salt and pepper
flour (we make them gluten free)
whipping cream
margarine (I use butter)


Grease a casserole dish. (I use butter when I do.) Add potatoes, onion, salt and pepper. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons flour over the top. Cover mixture with equal amounts of cream and water, or use all whipping cream. If you don't have cream, use all milk and no water. Dot with margarine (butter). Sprinkle with cheese if you wish. Bake at 350 degrees for 1.5 hours uncovered.


It doesn't curdle.