My Recipes

My Favorite Recipes

MOTHBALL SOUP

Bring to a boil, chicken backs, wings, cut-up gizzards and hearts
plus 1/2 stalk of celery + leaves...cook all together until done

Hard boil 6 Eggs and set aside

Meatballs

1 lb. of Ground Beef
1 Egg
1/2 tsp. Salt
A Shake of Grated Cheese
Fresh Parsley
2 pieces of Wet Bread

Mix ingredients together and make tiny meatballs;
Fry in Oil until done through..
When done, set aside until it's time to add to the soup

Dough Balls

Fill large bowl half full with Flour
            Add 2 heaping teaspoons of Baking Powder
            Salt (about 1 Tsp.)
            Add cups of Water, little by little, to make a smooth dough
Sprinkle some flour onto the table and make tiny dough balls
Cook like spaghetti, but add oil to the water to keep them from sticking together.
When done, drain and rinse with cold water.

Endive

Cook or steam 2 Heads of Curly Endive
When done, chop up in small pieces

When Chicken is well-done, remove from pot and strip chicken from the bones
Return to Broth in pot
Add Meatballs, Hard-Boiled Egg Slices, Dough balls and chopped-up Endive
Cook altogether for a little while until everything is piping hot.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH POTATO PANCAKES

Ingredients

1 Egg
2 Tbsp. Flour
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Small Onion (grated)
1/4 Cup of Sour Cream
1/2 Tsp. Baking Powder
2 Cups of Grated Raw Potatoes (3 or 4 Medium Sized Potatoes)

Directions:

Combine first six ingredients and mix well
Stir in Grated Potatoes (well-drained)
Drop by Tablespoon into 1/4 inch deep hot oil
Fry on both sides until Golden Brown.

APPLE CRISP

2 - 20oz. Cans of Apples (Not Pie Filling)
Add Sugar and Cinnamon to Taste

CRUMB TOPPING

1 - Cup of Flour
1 1/2 Cups of Light or Dark Brown Sugar (packed)
3/4 Cups of Rolled Oats
1/4 Lb. of Butter (softened)
Make Crumb Topping and pour over Sweetened Apples

Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown, approximately one hour

Orange Chiffon Cake

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups SOFTASILK Cake Flour
1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
3 Tsp. Baking Powder
1 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Cup of Vegetable Oil
5 Egg Yolks, unbeaten
3/4 cup Cold Water
1 cup Egg Whites
1/2 tsp. Cream of Tartar
3 Tbsp. Grated Orange Rind

Directions

Blend Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder and Salt in bowl
Make a well and add in order: Oil, Egg Yolks, Water and Orange Rind
Beat with a spoon until smooth (I count to 300 while beating)

Measure Egg Whites and Cream of Tartar into large mixing bowl
Beat until whites form VERY STIFF peaks (Do Not Underbeat)
Remove bowl from mixer
Pour egg yolk mixture gradually over beaten egg whites, gently folding with rubber scraper just until blended.

Pour into ungreased 10" TUBE pan.
Bake at 325 degrees for 55 minutes, then at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.

ORANGE BUTTER ICING

1/3 cup of Soft Butter
3 Cups Sifted Confectioners Sugar (10 - X)
About 3 - 4 Tbsp. Orange Juice (fresh)
1 1/2 Tbsp. Grated Orange Rind

Fresh Orange Layer Cake

Ingredients

2 1/4 Cups sifted SOFTASILK Cake Flour
1 1/2 Cups Granulated Sugar
2 Tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 Tsp. Baking Soda
1 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Cup Crisco Shortening
Grated rind of one Orange
1 cup liquid (1/4 cup of unstrained fresh orange juice + 3/4 cup of water)
1/3 to 1/2 cup Unbeaten Eggs

Directions

Sift Dry Ingredients into mixer bowl: Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder, Baking Soda and Salt.
Add: the 1/2 cup Crisco Shortening and Grated Orange Rind.
Then add 2/3 of the one cup of liquid
Beat in Electric Mixer on slow to medium speed for two minutes
Add: remaining 1/3 cup of liquid + 1/3 to 1/2 cup unbeaten eggs
Beat 2 more minutes.

Pour batter into 2 - 8" round layer pans - (1 1/4" deep) and bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Note: For the eggs, this recipe doesn't say "how many", so just crack 2 or 3 eggs into a measuring cup until it comes up to the half cup mark.

ORANGE BUTTER ICING

1/3 Cup of Soft Butter
3 Cups of 10 - X Sugar
3 - 4 Tbsp. Fresh Orange Juice
About 1 1/2 Tbsp. Grated Orange Rind

Chicken Rigatoni

Ingredients

8 to 10 Cloves of Garlic, chopped fine
1/4 cup good quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Stick Butter
6 Boneless Chicken Breasts, diced
1 Quart of Hot Pickled Cherry Peppers
3-4 Sweet Peppers cut in chunks
I nice white onion chopped
1 lb. box of Rigatoni
Oregano, Parsley, Salt and Pepper to taste
Grated Cheese, Romano or Parmesan to taste
1- 28 oz. can of Diced or Crushed Tomatoes
2- 8 oz. cans of Tomato Sauce

Directions

Sauté Garlic and Onion in Olive Oil
Add Butter and Chicken
Cook over low heat until Chicken is white on all sides
Clean all seeds from all the peppers and cut into chunks
Add Cherry Pepper Juice into chicken mixture and simmer
Add all Peppers, Tomatoes, and Sauce
Add Cooked Rigatoni
Add Oregano, Parsley, and Salt & Pepper to taste

Serve and cover with grated cheese

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