Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe

Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe
Preheat oven to 400 degrees

4 cups self-rising flour
1 Tbls. sugar
1 Tbls. baking powder
2 cups + buttermilk
2/3 cup shortening


In a large bread bowl;
Mix together
flour, sugar, baking powder buttermilk and shortening, but do not knead.
Roll out your dough to right at 1 inch thick.
Cut out biscuits using a biscuit cutter or an inverted ice tea glass.
Brush the tops with additional buttermilk right before placing on the cookie pan.

Place on greased cookie pan, put in hot oven.

Bake for about 15 minutes.


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Monday, November 17, 2008

Poor Mans Milkshake


Poor Man's Milkshake
from the early 1920's

Tall Glass of Cold Milk
a little sugar
tsp of vanilla

Stir all together and serve cold

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Friday, September 05, 2008

Old Fashioned Homemade Vinegar Recipe



Notes from an old handwritten regional cookbook

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Old Fashioned Homemade Vinegar Recipe

TO MAKE VINEGAR

Take one pint of molasses,
put it in a jug with one gallon of warm water,
not boiling, let it stand for two months,
and you will have good vinegar.

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Kentucky Sweet Carrots Recipe - old time

Kentucky Sweet Carrots Recipe
old time

carrots, washed and peeled
butter
granulated brown sugar
water

Slice carrots to desired size.
Place in a sauce pot and boil just until fork tender.

In an iron skillet melt 3-4 tsp butter.

Drain carrots well and add to hot skillet.
Sprinkle in brown sugar a little at a time.
Stir until carrots are coated well.
Saute in skillet about 5 minutes, until
carrots are caramelized.

Serve while hot.





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Monday, July 07, 2008

Old Fashioned Tart Apple Crisp Recipe

Old Fashioned Tart Apple Crisp Recipe -

preheat oven to 450 degrees

6 tart apples, pared, seeded, cored and cut into eighths
2 Tbl white sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup stick butter, cold

In a small bowl mix white sugar and cinnamon
In another bowl, place flour, brown sugar and butter.
Using your hand, mix in the butter until crumbly.

1st layer; Place prepared apples into 8 x 12 pan
2nd layer; sprinkle sugar cinnamon mixture over apples.
3rd layer; spread crumbly butter mixture over apples and pat down firm.

Bake for 30 minutes or until apples are tender

serving ideas;
Breakfast-
serve with heavy cream or with sausage or ham.

Dinner or Supper-
Serve with hard sauce or sweetened whip cream as a
dessert.




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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Boiled Potatoes in Sour Cream - Old Recipe

Boiled Potatoes in Sour Cream - Old Recipe

4 medium potatoes, pared and quartered
1 small onion, minced
salt & pepper to taste
enough water to cover potatoes while cooking
2 Tbls butter
4 Tbls sour cream

Place potatoes in a saucepan,
add onions, salt, pepper and water.
simmer until tender
Drain well.
Add butter and sour cream
Cover and shake gently until mixed.




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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Kentucky Goldenrod Egg Recipe - Old Time

Kentucky Goldenrod Egg Recipe - Old Time

4 hard boiled eggs
2 Tbls butter
1 Tbls flour
3/4 cups milk
3 Tbls cream
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
2 Tbls grated Swiss cheese
toast slices
cooked ham rounds

prepare the hard boiled eggs; separate cooked yolks from cooked whites.
whites, chop well, set aside.
yolks, rubbed through a sieve, set aside

In a skillet, melt 2 Tbl butter, stir in flour.
When the butter begins to bubble slowly add in milk and cream.
Stir until thick.
Add salt, pepper. cheese and chopped egg whites.
Continue cooking for about 1 minute.

Layer in this order;
toast,
ham,
pour topping mixture over ham layer
Sprinkle with grated yolks.
Serve Hot.



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Friday, April 18, 2008

Kentucky Fried Cabbage Recipe

Kentucky Fried Cabbage Recipe
farmhouse recipe from Ky cook

1 large head of cabbage
1/2 pound bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled
1/2 tsp regular or sea salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 clove garlic or 1/2 tsp jarred minced garlic
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/3 cup of water

While the bacon is cooking, chop the cabbage into pieces
be sure and remove the center and toss it in your compost pile.

After the bacon is done, remove and drain on paper towels.
In your skillet, leave a tablespoon or 2 of bacon grease.
Break the cooked bacon into pieces, back in the skillet it goes...
Add the chopped cabbage and the salt, pepper,
garlic and red pepper.
Stir in 1/3 of a cup of water.

Cover and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
Stir well, continue cooking until desired tenderness.



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Saturday, March 01, 2008

Kentucky Bourbon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Kentucky Bourbon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Old recipe (late 1940's)

This recipe originated back when cake mixes first became readily available. It was in the middle to late 1940's that Duncan Hines began marketing boxes of dry cake mixes

preheated 375 degree oven

1 cup margarine, softened
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 box of yellow cake mix, divided in half
3 Tablespoons Kentucky Makers Mark Bourbon
3 cups Quick cooking Oats
1 cup chopped nuts *optional

Cream together margarine and sugar in a med to large mixing bowl
Add egg, water, 1/2 package of the cake mix, bourbon, oats and *nuts.

Drop by teaspoonful on un-greased baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 10 minutes. Do not over bake - bake for
Only 10 minutes, the cookies wont look like they are done,
but they will harden as they cool.

cool slightly before removing cookies from baking sheet.
Place the other half of the cake mix in a storage bag and seal.
You will be making another batch sooner than you think !




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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Old Time Molasses Cake Amish Recipe

Old Time Molasses Cake - Amish Recipe

2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cups molasses
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp soda
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1/2 cup hot water

Mix all of the ingredients thoroughly.
Bake in your cake pan
at 325 to 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes




*Tell me this one isn't easy ...
ky cook


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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Dandelions and Egg recipe -Old time breakfast

Dandelions and Egg recipe
Old Amish recipe

*make sure your dandelions are not completely mature-
older dandelion stalks are too bitter to fry up.

Fry dandelion greens in butter until crisp.
They will turn black as they cook as
they are supposed to, so dont think they are burned.
Just be sure to continue to add more butter, a little at a time.
Be sure and add a little salt too.
If you can still see any green, then they need more frying.

When the dandelions are done, kinda black looking
put some eggs on top, cover your pan and turn the burner off.
Let them sit on the burner till the eggs are done.
tastes just like bacon and eggs if you do them up right.




I love old recipes...


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