Recipes
According to the Seasons of Plenty cookbook, rabbit cookies were a well-loved Easter tradition in the Colonies. Made with cookie cutters fashioned at the village tin shop, each child was given one 8-inch-long rabbit cookie! Oster Hasen Easter Rabbit Cookies 2 ½ cups granulated sugar 2 ½ cups brown sugar 1 ¼ cups vegetable shortening … Read more
The recipe for this week contains an interesting mix of ingredients that somehow work great together! Blueberry Cream Cheese Salad 1 pkg. lemon gelatin 1 ¼ c. boiling water 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese 3 T. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 can blueberries 2 pkg. red raspberry gelatin Mix lemon gelatin and 1 ¼ … Read more
Just in time for St. Patrick’s day, check out this recipe for Irish Freckle Bread! It can even be frosted – Irish Freckle Bread (Raisin) 2 pkg. dry yeast 1 c. warm potato water ¼ c. mashed potatoes Dissolve yeast in water and 2 tablespoons sugar and add 1 cup of flour; beat. Let stand … Read more
Here’s a yummy breakfast recipe with only a few ingredients needed! Grosse Pfannkuchen (Dessert Pancakes) 1 cup flour 1 cup milk ½ teaspoon salt 2 eggs Stir milk slowly into flour mixed with salt, making a smooth, thin batter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Heat and grease skillet, pour enough … Read more
Throw this in the oven for a warm supper dish: Baked Corn Pudding 1 can cream-style corn 2 eggs, beaten 2 tsp. flour 2 tsp. butter or oleo 1 tsp. sugar ½ tsp. salt Mix well. Bake in a 7×9-inch pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Grease the pan with some oleo. This recipe … Read more
Rahmsuppe is to the Amanas what chicken soup is to the nation — a dish inevitably on the menu for any illness! Additionally though, it’s the subject of folklore. Colony children who would not eat their soup were reminded with a joke and a smile about a well known German storybook character, Suppen-Kaspar, who came … Read more
Just in time for Valentine’s day, we’ve got a sweet recipe to make for your sweetie – kiss pudding! Küss Pudding (Kiss Pudding) 3 eggs, separated 1 cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch ½ cup cold milk 3 ½ cups milk, scalded 1 teaspoon vanilla Beat egg yolks and sugar until light and foamy. Add cornstarch … Read more
Check out this colorful salad! Three-Layer Salad 1 (3 oz.) pkg. lime Jello 1 (3 oz.) pkg. lemon Jello 1 c. hot water 15 lg. marshmallows 1 c. whipped cream 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple with juice ½ c. sugar 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese 1 (3 oz.) pkg. Red Jello Make lime … Read more
As well as tasting good, these are pretty in appearance! Zebra Brownies Bottom Layer: 1 c. softened butter 4 eggs 2 c. sugar 1 c. flour 1 c. cocoa 1 tsp. vanilla Top Layer: 3 c. softened cream cheese 5 eggs 1 1/2 c. sugar 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 c. flour Bottom Layer: Cream … Read more
Have you ever had oatmeal pie? People say it’s a lot like pecan, and indeed you can add pecans or walnuts to this recipe. Oatmeal Pie Makes 1 pie 3/4 c. oatmeal 3/4 c. syrup 3/4 c milk 2 eggs beaten 1/2 c. white sugar 1/2 c. brown sugar 1/2 c oleo 1 c. coconut … Read more