Christine's Salsa

20 large or 30 small tomatoes
3 long green peppers
5 small jalapeno with seeds (for mild use 3 jalapeno and a few seeds)
2 red bell peppers
2 cups vinegar
4 medium onions
4 green bell peppers
1 cup brown sugar
4 tablespoons salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt Peel tomatoes, cut in chunks. Food process other ingredients. Simmer for 3 hours. Stir occasionally. Put in bottles and seal. May want to cold pack 10 minutes.

Frosting for Oatmeal Cake

1/2 cup sugar
6 tablespoons melted margarine
1 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup canned milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup coconut Mix all ingredients together. Heat to boiling. Spread on warm cake. Put under broiler until oatmeal is browned.

Pie Crust

4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups shortening
1 cup cold water
Mix flour, shortening and salt. Add water. Mix as little as possible. Bake at 425 degrees until brown. Finish at 375 degrees.

Dill Pickles

2 quarts water
3/4 cup uniodized salt
1 quart vinegar
1/2 teaspoon alum per quart Optional you can add garlic or chopped onions.

Put a sprig or two of dill weed in the bottom of each bottle. Add onions or garlic if desired. Fill each bottle with small cucumbers. Heat vinegar, water, and salt to boiling. Pour over cucumbers in bottles, let stand for 5 minutes. Pour back into pan, bring to a boil. Add 1/2 teaspoon alum to each quart. Pour vinegar mixture over cucumbers, have the lids hot and ready to seal.

Pie Crust

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon flour
2 tablespoons milk
sugar Sprinkle sugar in pie pan. Beat milk and ail until frothy. Add to flour and salt. Press into pie tin. Bake at 350 degrees until light brown. Add desired filling.

Mustard Pickles

Cucumbers
water
salt
1 heaping tablespoon mustard
1 1/2 heaping tablespoon turmeric
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vinegar Peel and slice cucumbers. Cook in salt water until tender.
Add seasonings to cucumbers, mix and simmer. Pack in jars and seal.

Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuit Topping

2 Small red potatoes cubed
1 16 oz frozen mixed vegetables unthawed
1 Cup chopped onion
1 Teaspoon McCormick’s Grill Mates
4 Cups cubed chicken
.2 10 oz cans of cream of chicken soup
1 Can Grands biscuit dough
1 Tablespoon melted butter
¾ Teaspoon Black Pepper Preheat oven to 350 degree. Cover cookie sheet with tin foil. Place large casserole dish (2 1/2 quart) on cookie sheet. In large bowl place cubed potatoes. Add veggies, onions Chicken Seasoning, cubed chicken and mix. Pour mix into the casserole dish and smooth. Cover with foil and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and spread biscuits over top. Brush with butter sprinkle with pepper. Return to over to bake for 15-18 minutes or until brown

**Note: There was about a cup or more too much filling for my large red casserole dish so need to cut down on the veggies to make smaller amount. Most of the red potatoes were still uncooked so need too dice up small and run through the microwave for a couple of minutes before adding to the mix. The mix also needs to have a little salt added. I didn’t care for the biscuits being cooked on top because the roll bottoms were still gooey. I want to try splitting the roll layers and see if bottom will cook then or just bake them ahead and pour mix over when done.

Cranberry Relish

1 pound cranberries
1 1/2 apples
4 cups sugar
2 oranges Core apples, do not peal. Clean oranges of all white membrane and seeds. Grind berries, apples, and oranges. Add Sugar. Do not cook. Store in refrigerator.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

1/2 cup margarine
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups grated zucchini
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon soda
4 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts Cream together margarine, oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk. Sift together flour, soda, cloves, cocoa, cinnamon, and salt. Add grated zucchini to creamed mixture, add dry ingredients. Put in a greased 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Chocolate chips and nuts can be left off and cake can be frosted with chocolate frosting.

Honey Butter

1 cup butter
1 egg yolk
1 1/4 cups honey Beat together butter, honey, and egg yolk for 10 minutes with electric mixer.

Wheat Bread

3 tablespoons yeast
5 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
12 cups flour Mix all ingredients, let stand for 10 minutes. Beat 10 minutes. Let raise twice. Put in bread pans and let rise. Bake at 350 degrees until it starts to brown, then turn down to 250 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes.

Marshmallow Popcorn Balls

6 Tablespoons butter or margarine
3 cups tiny marshmallows
1/2 of 3oz. package of Raspberry Jell-O (3 tablespoons)
3 quarts popped corn In medium sauce pan over medium heat melt butter and add in marshmallows. Stir until melted, stir in dry Jell-O. Pour over popcorn and mix well. With buttered hands shape into balls.

Dressing for Coleslaw

2 Tablespoons Vinegar
2 Teaspoons Salad oil
2 Tablespoons Water
1 Tablespoon Sugar
Salt to taste Used on chopped cabbage and carrots.

Filled Cookies

1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sweet milk
1 teaspoon vanilla Cream sugar, egg, shortening, milk, and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder. Mix together. Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch. Cut out cookies, put 1 teaspoon filling between two cookies. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Cherry Pie

1 quart pie cherries
1 teaspoon red food coloring
3 tablespoons corn starch
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon almond flavoring If cherries are already sweetened, use 1 cup of sugar instead of 2. Place cherries, sugar and coloring in pan, simmer 20 minutes. Add cornstarch (mix with cold water before adding) and flavoring. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 300 degrees for 35 minutes.

Lime or Lemon Cottage Cheese Salad

1 small package lemon or lime Jell-O
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 cup cool whip or whipped cream
1 3/4 cups water
1 small cottage cheese Boil water, add land dissolve Jell-O. When Jell-O is partially set fold in pineapple, cottage cheese, and cool whip.

Berry and Peach Jam

12 cups peaches
3 1/2 cups berries
15 cups sugar
3 small packages peach jello
2 packages pectin
1 tablespoon margarine Follow pectin recipe on how to mix. Cook 4 minutes. Bottle according to pectin instructions.

Rhubarb Pie

1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3 tablespoons butter
3 cups sliced rhubarb Mix ingredients together and put in unbaked pie shell, put pie crust on top for a two crust pie. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, turn down oven to 300 degrees for 35 minutes. Pie filling can be frozen.

Orange Frosting

1 cup powdered sugar
dash of salt
3 tablespoons orange juice Mix ingredients together. Good with Orange Carrot Cookies.

Good with Orange Carrot Cookies

Elderberry Jelly

6 1/2 cups of elderberry juice
2 1/2 packages of pectin
1/2 cup lemon juice
6 1/2 cups sugar Follow pectin recipe on how to mix. Cook about 4 minutes or until it makes a double drop from spoon.