2011 Cook's Corner Recipes

After Easter Ideas

Bacon Deviled Eggs:

6 hard cooked Eggs

2 tablespoons of Miracle whip

1  tablespoon of French Dressing

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

1/4 teaspoon  lemon-pepper seasoning

3 slices of bacon cooked and crumbled into small pieces.

        Slice eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks and mash with a fork. Stir in rest of the ingredients. Stuff eggs with the mixture.   Enjoy a different version of a spring classic.

Honey Ham Pie:

3 tablespoons finely chopped onion

1/4 cup finely chopped green pepper

1/4 cup butter melted

1/4 cup of all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon pepper

2 cups milk

1 (10 3/4 ounce) can  of cream of chicken soup undiluted

3 cups of chopped ham

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Cheese biscuits

       Sauté onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Then add flour and pepper and cook 1 minute, while  stirring constantly. Gradually add milk and soup. Cook over medium heat while stirring constantly. When mixture is thick and bubbly, Stir in the ham and lemon juice.

       Pour ham mixture into a lightly greased 12 x 8 x2 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Top casserole with cheese biscuits. Bake an additional 20 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown.  Serves 6.

Cheese biscuits:

1 cup all purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 tablespoons shortening

3/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese

1/3 cup of milk

       Combine first 3 ingredients; cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly. Stir in cheddar cheese and milk and mix until blended. Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface and knead lightly 4 or 5 times.  Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with a 2/ 1/2 inch biscuit cutter.

Dandelion Season

Dandelion dishes

 by

Adeline Cornwell

Class of 1937

Dandelion Salad:

        Pick fresh lender leaves of dandelion before they flower. Wash 2 quarts of dandelion leaves. Put into hot bacon grease to wilt.  Pour a little bit of vinegar over them. Break pieces of cooked bacon and mix with the dandelions.

Dandelion Tea

         Tea: To brew this home remedy for gas and constipation, just put an ounce of chopped leaves into 1-14 pints of boiling water, then add a twist of lemon and sweeten to taste.