Recipes

I have made these for years and love them!

This first one is a recipe I got from a High End Restaurant I worked at many years ago. This is my son’s favorite salad dressing. It has a smoother and creamier texture than most.

Honey Mustard Dressing - yield: 3 cups

2 cups mayonaise, 1/3 cup each milk and honey, 1/4 cup Dijon-style prepared mustard, 1 Tbl each dry powdered mustard and lemon juice, 1/4 tsp each white pepper and worcestershire sauce

Combine all ingredients and blend until thoroughly mixed. cover and store in refrigerator to allow flavors to blend.

This dressing is is the best on a spinach salad!

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Tangy BBQ Sauce

1/2 cup catsup, 1/3 cup onion, 1/4 cup molasses, 2 tblsp water, 2 tblsp vinegar, 1 tsp worcestershire, 1 tsp prepared mustard, 1/2 tsp. chili powder

In small saucepan combine catsup, chopped onion, molasses, water, vinegar, worcestershire, prepared mustard and chili powder. Simmer uncovered about 15 minutes.

Oh, this is so good! I have tripled the recipe and canned it for future use!

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My husband’s favorite cake. He has me make it for him on all his birthday’s and Father’s Days. His mother made it for him when he was younger. It tastes alot like a homemade maple bar.

Caramel Cake

Bake a regular yellow cake mix, or make a homemade recipe one. The homemade recipe is a thicker, heavier cake.

Frosting:

1 stick butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 3 cups powdered sugar.

Melt butter in a quart saucepan, stir in brown sugar stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add milk stirring vigorously. Put back on heat and bring to full boil. Set aside to cool, about 15 minutes, to lukewarm.

Stir in powdered sugar and beat until smooth and cool enough to spread. If frosting stiffens too quickly beat in a few drops of milk. Forst cake!

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Canned Pickles

8 cups white vinegar, 8 cups water, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup Kosher salt, 1 tsp ground tumeric, 1/2 cup pickling spices, 24 small dried chili peppers, 32 garlic cloves, 8 fresh dill heads

In non-aluminum pot add:

vinegar, water, sugar, salt, tumeric, and spices. (simmer)

In canning jars add:

2 dill heads, 8 cloves, 6 chilies (I actually had to make it 2-3 chilies because it was waayy too hot!), 1/4 tsp alum, and pickles. Add the pickling liquid and can as usual.

These pickles are my all time favorite. They have a really good flavor with a little kick.

Especially good in potato salad. It adds a very unique flavor to the salad and people just rave about it.

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Pickle Relish

4 cups finely chopped cucumbers, 1 cup finely chopped hot peppers, 2 cups finely chopped onions, 1 cup chopped green pepper, 1 cup chopped red pepper, 1/4 cup salt, 2 cups sugar, 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar, 1tbl celery seed, 1 tbl mustard seed, 1 tsp tumeric

Combine cucumbers, onions, and peppers in large bowl. sprinkle with salt and cover with cold water. Let stand 2 hours. Drain thoroughly: press out excess liquid. Combine sugar, vinegar, and spices in a large sauce pot. Bring to a boil. Add drained vegetables and simmer 10 minutes. Pack hot into jars leaving 1/4 inch head space. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.

This relish is so good I do not enjoy the store bought relish anymore.

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Remember those really good Orange Julius’s that were so tasty? This recipe tastes just like one~

Creamy Orange Drink

2 cups, orange juice, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tbl instant vanilla pudding mix, 1 tbl whipped topping mix, 1 tbl powdered nondairy creamer, 6-8 ice cubes.

In a blender, combine all ingredients, cover and process until slushy!

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How about some Bailey’s Irish Cream??

Bailey’s Irish Cream

2 cups half and half, 1/8 tsp coconut extract, 3 eggs, 2 tbl hershey’s syrup, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 1/2 cups whiskey (Irish if preffered),

Blend, refrigerate, shake. Keeps up to 3 weeks

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Hot Butter Rum Mix

1 lb real butter, 1 lb powdered sugar, 1 lb brown sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp nutmeg, 1 qt vanilla ice cream.

Mix together with electric beater. Keep in Freezer!

 If you make any of these recipes leave a comment and let us know what you think!

Carrie