Recipes from Donna McCafferty Kalita

Dip For Fresh Fruit                      Donna McCafferty Kalita
1 jar fluff marshmellow
1/4 c sour cream (add sour cream slowly)


Lemon Butter (for seafood)     Donna McCafferty Kalita
1 stick butter
2 tsp lemon zest
2 TB finely chopped Italian parsley leaves.
pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper
(can freeze also)

Pineapple Cake       Donna McCafferty Kalita
yellow cake mix
1/2 c sugarless applesauce
1 small can mandarin oranges including juice
4 egg whites
Mix above ingredients with mixer for 2 min. Pour into 9 x 13 lightly greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees according to cake mix directions.
Topping:
1 pkg sugar free vanilla instant pudding mix
1 20oz can crushed pineapple including juice
1 8oz cool whip
Hand mix the pudding mix and pineapple until pudding starts to set, add cool whip. Frost cooled cake..Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Corn Casserole      Donna McCafferty Kalita
16oz kernal corn (drained)
16oz creamed corn
1 pkg jiffy corn muffin mix
1 stick melted butter
1 egg
1 c sour cream
salt and pepper
Mix all ingredients. Bake @ 350 45-55 minutes. or until center is firm or toothpick comes out clean.

Filled Sugar Cookies              Great Grandmom Baileys
Filling: (make filling first and let it cool)
1 c chopped raisins
1 c sugar
1/2 c of water put on stove. When boiling, add 1tsp flour mixed with a little cold water. Cook until it thickens and add 1 tsp. lemon extract and chopped black walnut meat. Bake at 450 degrees (doesn't say how long) till done.
Cookie:
1 c sugar
1/2 c of butter & lard mixed
2 eggs
3 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c sweet milk  (sweet milk is regular milk)
1 tsp cake soda ( baking soda dissolved in milk)
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 TB vanilla
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs well beaten, then milk & soda mix. Sift the flour and cream of tartar and add to the above mixture with the vanilla. Roll thin and cut out (with round cookie cutter) and place 1tsp full of filling (can use little bit more)on one cut out and cover with another cake and press the edges together. Bake at 450 degrees. (doesn't say how long so I guess when bottoms are light brown.)

Pepper Cabbage                   Janice McCafferty

6 c. shredded cabbage
1 green pepper, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
2 c sugar
1 c vinegar
1/2 tsp pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp celery seed
1 stalk celery, chopped
Mix sugar, vinegar, pepper, salt and celery seed. Pour over vegetables and mix well....chill.

Vegetable Soup                       Janice McCaffery
1 soup bone
1 1/2 lb lean beef cubes
1 large onion chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
1 bunch fresh pot herbs
1/4 c sugar salt&pepper
1 qt tomatoes (in can) I put them in blender for a few seconds.
2 c each carrots, lima beans, green beans, peas,corn
2 c sliced cabbage or so...
1 c potatoes diced (I also use a yellow turnip diced.)
1 1/2 cup or so of medium egg noodles
Cook meat, bone, onion, celery, pot herbs, salt and pepper, cabbage, tomatoes and sugar about 2 hours. When that is done, add veggies and cook until done. Keep plenty of liquids in the soup. When everything is done, add noodles and turn off, but let it stay on the burner to finish cooking the noodles.

Cry Babies                      Frances Brandriff (granny)
1 c molasses
1 c sugar
1 c shortening
1 egg
1/2 c. boiling coffee
1 heaping tsp baking soda
1 tsp ginger and cinnamon
5 c sifted flour
Mix sugar, shortening, egg and molasses. Put soda in boiling coffee and mix well then add to creamed mixture. Sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture and blend well. Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet and bake 12-15 min. at 420 degrees. Raisins or nuts may be added.

Pineapple Sauce                      Irene Sharpless (moms friend)
1 large can crushed pineapple with juice
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c dark rum
1/2 c raisins
8 whole cloves
12 maraschino quartered
1 tsp white vinegar
1 TB corn starch
Combine first 7 ingredients and bring to boil. Cook 5 min. Mix corn starch with 2 TB water and add slowly to mixture. Cook until clear and thickened. Very good on baked ham.