Peanut Butter Cookies - From Momma's Recipe Box

This staple among cookies is a must for the next cookie sale. I think this is what we usually brought.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg - well beaten

1 1/4 cup flour

3/4 tsp soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

Cream butter and peanut butter together.

Add sugar gradually and cream.

Add well beaten egg to creamed mixture.

Add flour, soda, baking powder and salt to creamed mixture.

Chill dough well then form into balls.

Place balls on lightly greased cookie sheet.

Flatten balls with fork dipped in flour.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes In all honesty, I don't know how many this makes.

Momma's Hot Rolls - From Momma's Recipe Box

One of the fondest memories of my youth was the smell of fresh baking rolls. I still remember the fragrance permeating the house and the exquisite anguish of anticipation, knowing we would be waiting several hours for the rolls to be ready. Ahh! But it was definitely worth the wait. We knew the minute they were out of the oven we were in for a treat. While they were still hot, we've slather them with butter and jelly or jam. Then, we'd grab a tall glass of milk and "pig-out". Momma's Hot Rolls 2 cups milk

1 tsp salt

2 cakes yeast

1 1/2 t0 1 3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup shortening

6 cups four

Put milk, sugar & shortening in pan and scald.

Remove from heat.  Add salt and cool to lukewarm

Add yeast cakes to milk and stir until dssolved.

Beat in flour gradually.

Knead lightly.  Let rise for 2 hours.

Knead again & form into rolls. Let rise again 1 1/2 to 2 hours

Bake at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes NOTE TO FAMILY: I keep forgetting to take a picture of these rolls. (I'm too busy eating.) If you make them send me a picture.

Date Nut Loaf Candy - From Momma's Recipe Box

For as long as I remember, this was a staple at Christmas in our house. The main thing you need to remember is you have to watch it very carefully. You can't walk away. Otherwise, you'll end up with a solid chunk of sugar in a pan and end up needing to throw the pan away. Believe me. I speak from experience. Thanks to my niece, Agatha, for the picture.

Date Nut Loaf Candy

1 cup milk

2 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup chopped nuts

1/2 cup coconut

1 pk chopped dates (1-2 cup)

Cook milk, sugar & butter over low fire until it will harden slightly in cold water - soft ball stage.(Approx 45 minutes)

Add dates and stir until mixture leaves side of pan. Remove from fire and add nuts and coconut until begins to get firm.

Pour on wet towel and roll into loaf.

Let sit overnight or until hard and cloth is dry.

Unroll and slice.

Peanut Patties - From the Recipe Box of Mom Smith

This is one of my Mother-in-Law's recipes. We have a story that goes with this recipe. Be sure to use red food coloring. One year, thinking to do something different for Christmas, she made two different batches - one red and one green. No one touched the green batch although the only difference was the food coloring.

Mom Smith's Peanut Patties

3 cups sugar

1 cup water

1 cup white syrup

Combine in saucepan and bring to boil over medium flame.

Add:

1 lb (3 1/4 cups) raw Spanish Peanuts

6 drops red food coloring

Cook until small amount forms a hard ball in small amount of water (250 degrees on candy thermometer)

Remove from burner.

Add:

1/4 cup margarine

pinch salt

Beat with a wooden spoon until mixture begins to thicken and begins to pull away from the pan. As my mother-in-law puts it, "Stir until your arm falls off."

Pour quickly onto greased baking sheet or metal pie pans or you will have one massive peanut patty.

Cool.

Cut or break candy into pieces. If you make this send me a picture.

Oatmeal-Coconut No Bake Drop "Cookies" - From Momma's Recipe Box

This was a special "cookie" reserved for Christmas and special occasions, primarily because they didn't last long.  Well, what could you expect with my dad and three growing boys. Plus they were more like candy. They are extremely rich and are great for a holiday buffet, when you don't have a lot of time. Like  said, "This didn't last very in our house."

Oatmeal-Coconut No Bake Drop "Cookies"



1/2 cup canned milk
1 stick margarine or butter
2 cups sugar
1 cup pecans (chopped)
2 cups quick oatmeal (uncooked)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 can coconut

Cook milk, margarine/butter, and sugar. Let come to a boil and boil 1 minute.
Mix oatmeal, pecans, coconut and vanilla. Add to milk mixture.

Spoon onto wax paper and allow to cool.

Works best on a sunny day.

Golden Meatball Casserole - From Momma's Recipe Box

This is the first of a series of recipes from my mother's recipe box. She recently passed away and several of the grandkids expressed a desire to have her recipes. So, today I'm starting a group of her recipes. Not all of them originated from her and through the years we have forgotten where they came from. If there is a name associated with the recipe, I'll include it. I haven't had a chance to make all of these, so there aren't any pictures. If you make any of these, please take a picture and send it to me.

I don't remember the first time I had this entrée but I do remember it being very good.

Golden Meatball Casserole

 

 

1 lb. Ground Beef

1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs (Must be fresh. Dried bread crumbs will not work)

1 egg

1 teaspoon salt

Oil

2 cups water

1 cup uncooked rice (not minute rice)

2 large carrots, cut in quarters

1/2 cup chopped green peppers

1/4 cup chopped union

1/2 lb. Velveeta - cubed

 

Add more water as needed

 

Combine meat, bread crumbs, egg and salt; mix lightly. Shape into 18 meatballs; brown in small amount of oil on all sides in a large skillet. Drain.

 

Add water, rice, carrots, green peppers and onion. Cover and simmer approximately 50 minutes (2 hours on a diffuser) Add water as needed. [Alternate cooking method - After bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour and then add cheese and return to oven for ten minutes]

 

Add Velveeta; heat until Velveeta melts.

 

In Honor of my Momma

On June 11th, my blessed mother went to be with the Lord. She gave me a love for eating and cooking. Watching her prepare meals for my dad as I was growing up and knowing the love that went into each meal was an inspiration. Every meal she cooked was filled with the same love that she shared everyday of her life.

As I got older it was hard for me to accept that when they got married, she only knew how to cook one thing - macaroni and cheese. So, for the first ten years of their marriage my mother cooked macaroni and cheese every Wednesday, and for ten years my dad eat it with gusto. After ten years, one day mom put mac and cheese on the table and daddy didn't get any. When asked if he was sick, he answered that he didn't like mac and cheese. Mom was concerned and asked him when he stopped liking it. He answered in a quiet voice, "I never liked macaroni and cheese." This took mom by surprise. She thought he loved it. She asked him. "Why didn't you tell me?" His answer demonstrated the depth of his love - a love that lasted over 64 years. "I didn't want to hurt you." He knew that everything she did was to please him and he strived to do the same.

My mother eventually developed into an excellent cook, but she wasn't afraid to admit defeat with a recipe. One time, she tried a recipe for tuna casserole. It smelled great and she brought it to table with a degree of fanfare. As she was serving it, she took a taste, promptly picked up the casserole and dumped it in the trash. We had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that day.

Several of my family members expressed a desire for my mom's recipes during the gathering for her memorial service this last weekend. In honor of her, I will be posting at least one to two recipes every week until I have gone through her entire recipe box.

All I need to do is select the one to post. If anyone, has suggestions let me know