Pine Apple Custard
Legacy of Lizzie Fink Hostetter nee Long (1881-1961)
South Annville, PA
1 ½ cup Pine Apple
1 cup sugar
2 table spoons corn starch dissolved in ½ cup water
2 egg yolks
Boil. Pour in baked crust. Put 2 egg whites on top.
Ella Alt Sandtarts
This recipes was found in a collection belonging to Lizzie Fink Hostetter nee Long (1881-1961) of South Annville, PA.
¾ lb butter
1 lb sugar
4 eggs
Flour to stiffen
No directions with this recipe.
Red Beet Eggs and Pickled Beets
PA Dutch Cookbook
1 large can Red Beets
1 cup vinegar
3 Tablespoons sugar
6 hard-boiled eggs
Combine:
1 large can Red Beets
1 cup vinegar
3 Tablespoons sugar.
Heat just enough to dissolve sugar.
Add 6 hard-boiled eggs.
Refrigerate and marinate for at least 4 hours.
The longer they marinate, the redder the eggs become.
Good on lettuce as a salad.
Chicken Loaf
PA Dutch Cookbook
3 cups diced chicken
1 cup cooked rice
2 cups soft bread crumbs
½ cup diced celery
¼ cup chopped pimento
4 well beaten eggs
1 ½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon poultry seasoning
Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
Spread in greased baking dish or loaf pan.
Bake 350 degrees, 55 minutes.
Serves 6.
Good with:
Mushroom sauce:
¼ lb fresh mushrooms
1 teaspoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup chicken broth
Boil ¼ lb fresh mushrooms (or use a large can of mushrooms) until tender.
Melt butter
add flour
Stir in chicken broth
Boil until thickened. Add mushrooms. Serve hot.
Potato Pancakes
PA Dutch Cookbook
6 finely grated raw potatoes
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup flour
Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
Drop mixture by tablespoons into hot greased skillet.
Brown on one side. Turn. Brown on other side.
Serves 6.
Mashed Potato Leftovers (Grumbiere Balle)
PA Dutch Cookbook
1 cup mashed potatoes
1 egg, separated
3 tablespoons flour
To mashed potatoes, add egg yolk and flour.
Beat egg white until stiff and fold in.
Add parsley if desired.
Drop by tablespoons into deep hot fat, until well browned.
Makes many small, puffy balls.
Turnip and Apple Casserole
PA Dutch Cookbook
6 cups shredded raw yellow turnips
1 apple
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste
4 tablespoons butter
Core, pare and chop apple. Add to shredded turnips. Mix brown sugar, and salt and pepper to taste.
Turn into 1 ½ quart baking dish.
Dot with butter. Cover.
Bake 1 ½ hours at 350 degrees, or, until turnips are tender.
Serves 6.
Dandelion Greens
PA Dutch Cookbook
5 slices bacon
dandelion greens
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
hard cooked egg, sliced
Fry bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving small amount of fat.
In meantime, cook dandelion greens, as you would spinach.
When tender, pour mixture of vinegar and sugar over top, along with small amount of bacon fat. Crumble bacon over top. Garnish with slices, hard cooked egg.
Cornmeal Mush
PA Dutch Cookbook
2 ½ pints water
2 cups cornmeal
2 cups cold water
Bring to a boil, 2 ½ pints water. Remove from heat.
Add 2 cups cornmeal mixed with 2 cups cold water.
Cook 1 hour or longer, stirring frequently to keep smooth.
Cook until thick, about the consistency of oatmeal.
Serve hot with brown sugar, milk and butter or pour into loaf pan.
Cool. Slice and fry in greased pan until brown.
Serve with syrup.
May also be baked in slices.
Hurry-up Cake
PA Dutch Cookbook
1 ½ cup flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
sweet cream
Sift together flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder.
Into a measuring cup, put eggs and fill the rest of way with sweet cream.
Pour into dry ingredients.
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla or other flavoring and beat well.
Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
Ice with favorite frosting or serve with ice cream or fruit.
Cinnamon Flop
PA Dutch Cookbook
1 ½ cup sugar
2 tablespoons soft butter
1 beaten egg
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ cup butter
Mix together (cream) sugar, 2 tablespoons soft butter, 1 beaten egg.
Sift together baking powder and flour.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with 1 cup milk.
Pour into greased square pan.
Mix together until crumbly brown sugar, cinnamon, ½ cup butter.
Sprinkle over top and bake 20 to 30 minutes at 425 degrees.
Good Dumplings
Legacy of Rilla Parker
Grandview, IN
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
½ teaspoon soda
1 tablespoon lard
Mix and roll out thin on floured board.
Cut in small strips or squares.
Coconut Macaroons
Legacy of Mildred D Tremper
Grandview, IN
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup melted shortening
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sifted flour
2 eggs, well beaten
1 cup coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon soda
4 cups rolled oats
Mix in order given.
Shape into balls with hand.
Place on greased cookie sheet and bake in 375 degree oven.
A Dandy Cake
Legacy of Vivian Dawson
Grandview, IN
1 cup brown sugar
1 ¼ cups water
1/3 cup shortening
2 cups seeded raisins
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cloves
Boil 3 minutes, cool. Then add:
1 teaspoon salt and
1 teaspoon soda dissolved in
2 teaspoon water
Blend in:
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pour into 8 inch square pan.
Bake 1 hour in slow to moderate oven.
You may cut in small squares and ice with some confectioner’s sugar mixed with a little butter or cream.
U S Legacies October 2005
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