MaParker’s Apple Crisp
Legacy of Ida M. Parker nee Hasenmyer
Newtonwille, Indiana
5 6 cup chopped apples
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg1/3 cup melted butter
cinnamon
Directions:
Mix flour, sugar and baking powder and crumble over apples.
Take 1/3 cup melted butter Pour over top.
Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees.
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Strawberry Jello
Legacy of Lorraine Thrasher
Grandview, Indiana
1 large box Strawberry jello
2 c boiling water
2 pints frozen strawberries
3 bananas diced
1 large can crushed pineapple
2 boxes sour cream
Nuts
Directions:
Dissolve Jello in boiling water. Add frozen strawberries and stir until Jello begins to thicken. Add bananas, pineapple and nuts. Pour of mixture into bowl. Spread with sour cream. Pour balance of mixture over cream and refrigerate until set.
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Glazed Apple Cookies
Legacy of Helen Kramer
Holland, Indiana
cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 cup flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 cup finely chopped apples
1 t cinnamon
1 t ground cloves
1 t nutmeg
1 cup milk
1 cup raisins
1 cup ground pecans
Directions:
Bake 12 minutes at 400 degrees.
Glaze:
1 1/2 c sifted powdered sugar
1 T butter
1 t vanilla
2 T milk
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Pineapple Squares
Legacy of Helen Drozda nee Mihu
Campbell, Ohio
1 cup butter
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 lemon rind
1 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
2 egg yolks
1 cup sour cream
1 cup pineapple preserves & also add crushed pineapple
1 cup chopped nuts
Mix butter and flour like pie crust, add sugar, baking soda, lemon rind, egg yolks, salt & sour cream. Mix together. Take 2/3 of the dough & press down in the cookie sheet. Put pineapple filling on top. Rest of the dough use to cut the stripes & put on top of the dough. Put chopped nuts & powdered sugar when cool.
Bake 350 35 min.
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Mrs Krieder’s Canning Corn
Legacy of Mrs Krieder
14 cups corn
1 cup water
1 cup salt
1 cup sugar
Directions:
Mix it well and work it good.
Boil 15 minutes.
This recipe came from a collection of over 200 handwritten recipes inherited from Lizzie Fink Hostetter nee Long, who was PA Dutch and spent over 40 years as a cook for the United Christian Church Campmeetings in Lebanon County, PA. We have no idea who Mrs. Kreider was but there was a Mr & Mrs Harry Kreider & son, Mr George Kreider, Mrs. Katie Kreider, Elizabeth Kreider, Mr & Mrs Ammon S. Kreider & Son that attended the funeral for Lizzies husband, Harvey Hostetter in 1955. There was also a Katie & Betty Kreider and Rufus E. Kreider that attended Lizzies funeral in 1961.
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Tempting Turkey Casserole
Legacy of RuthAnn Wike nee Held
1-8oz. Jar Cheez Whiz
1 cup milk
7 oz spaghetti, broken into thirds, cooked, drained
2 tablespoon butter
1-10oz pkg chopped broccoli, cooked & drained
1 cup chopped cooked turkey
1-4 oz can mushrooms, drained
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon onion salt
Directions:
Combine cheese & milk. Mix well. Toss spaghetti with margarine. Combine all ingredients. Mix well. Spoon into 2 qt casserole.
Cover and bake @ 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until hot.
Stir before serving. 6 servings.
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PA Dutch Chestnut Stuffing
Legacy of Tom Knapp
Lebanon county, PA
1 quart chestnuts
1 pint bread crumbs
1 cup shortening (butter, chicken fat or lard)
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, well beaten
1 cup chopped celery
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
Directions:
Make a gash in each chestnut, place in an iron skillet with 1 tablespoon of butter and shake over hot flame for a few minutes. Place in the oven for 10 minutes. Then remove the shell and skins. Cover the blanched chestnuts with boiling salt water and cook until tender. Strain and put through a ricer. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
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Roast Turkey with Chestnut Filling
Legacy of Tom Knapp
Lebanon county, PA
turkey
1 cup shortening
1 cup of flour
salt
Directions:
Dress and clean turkey and fill with Chestnut stuffing as per instructions below.
Cream together shortening and flour and rub the legs, breast and wings. Place in roasting pan, cover tightly and place in a hot oven (400) for 15 minutes. Season with salt. Reduce the heat to moderate (350) and finish roasting for 3 hours or until tender.
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Food for Thought:
A closed mouth gathers no feet.
It's not the pace of life that concerns me, it's the sudden stop at the end.
The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.
Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun.
The only time the world beats a path to your door is if you're in the bathroom.
If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees.
The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when it's open.
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive, anyway.
There are two kinds of pedestrians...the quick and the dead.
An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys.
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
It's not hard to meet expenses...they're everywhere.
Jury: Twelve people who determine which client has the better attorney.
The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
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Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Thomas Edison
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By three methods we may learn wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
second, by imitation, which is easiest; and
third, by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius
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When his good deeds overcome his bad, a man gives light to the world like the moon breaking free from behind the clouds.
The Dhammapada
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No act of kindness,no matter how small,is ever wasted.
Aesop
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Published in U S Legacies Magazine November 2004
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