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Ratatouille
RATATOUILLE
2½ cups eggplant, peeled and cut in
chunks
2½ cups sliced zucchini
1⅓ cups whole pitted olives
¾ cup chopped onions
¾ cup chopped green pepper
3 cups canned tomatoes (or fresh),
cut in pieces, including juice, if
canned
¼ cup oil (olive or salad)
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon thyme
¼ teaspoon oregano
¼ teaspoon basil
½ teaspoon garlic powder
Layer eggplant, zucchini, ripe olives,
onion, green pepper, tomatoes in a 2½-
quart baking dish, sprinkle with oil, salt,
pepper, thyme, oregano, basil and garlic
powder.
Cover with foil and bake in a 350-
degree oven for about 2 hours, removing
foil for last half hour of cooking. Drain off
excess liquid, reserving for a soup base.
Cool and serve.
Mixture may be served as soon as cool
or may be refrigerated and served later.
This may be held up to a week covered in
the refrigerator.
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# Ratatouille
## Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups eggplant, peeled and cut in chunks
- 2 1/2 cups sliced zucchini
- 1 1/3 cups whole pitted olives
- 3/4 cup chopped onions
- 3/4 cup chopped green pepper
- 3 cups canned tomatoes (or fresh), cut in pieces, including juice if canned
- 1/4 cup oil (olive or salad)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp basil
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
## Instructions
1. Layer eggplant, zucchini, ripe olives, onion, green pepper, and tomatoes in a 2 1/2-quart baking dish.
2. Sprinkle with oil, salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, basil, and garlic powder.
3. Cover with foil and bake in a 350-degree oven for about 2 hours, removing foil for the last half hour of cooking.
4. Drain off excess liquid, reserving it for a soup base.
5. Cool and serve. Mixture may be served as soon as cool, or refrigerated and served later. May be held up to a week covered in the refrigerator. -
New-Fashioned Boston Beans
NEW-FASHIONED
BOSTON BEANS
(Basic recipe — Makes 6
servings)
1 pound dried navy
or pea beans
Water
6 strips bacon, cut
into 1½x1-inch
pieces
3 tablespoons
brown sugar,
packed
3 tablespoons
molasses
3 tablespoons
ketchup
½ cup chopped
onion
1½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon dry
mustard
2 cups water
OVEN METHOD: (6
hours, 30 minutes baking
time) Wash beans thor-
oughly and soak overnight
in enough cold water to
cover. The next day, drain
off water. Place beans in
4-quart Dutch oven. Add 4
cups water. Cook over
high heat until mixture
comes to a boil, about 10
minutes. Reduce heat to
low. Cover and simmer 20
minutes. Pour beans with
liquid into 2-quart glass
casserole or bean pot. Stir
in bacon, brown sugar,
molasses, ketchup, onion,
salt, mustard and 2 cups
water. Cover. Bake in 300-
degree oven 5½ hours,
adding some hot water if
necessary during the last 2
hours to keep beans moist.
Uncover. Bake 30 minutes
more.
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PRESSURE COOLER
METHOD: (1 hour, 8 min-
utes plus 20 minutes wait-
ing time) Use ingredients
listed in basic recipe, but
reduce salt to ½ teaspoon
and water to 3 cups and
add ¼ cup cooking oil and
1 tablespoon salt for soak-
ing beans. Wash beans
thoroughly. Soak beans
overnight in ¼ cup cook-
ing oil, 1 tablespoon salt
and enough water to cov-
er. The next day, drain off
water.
Fry bacon in 4-quart
pressure cooker over medi-
um heat until crisp, about
8 minutes. Add drained
beans, brown sugar, mo-
lasses, ketchup, onion, ½
teaspoon salt, mustard and
3 cups water. Close cover
securely. Place over high
heat. Bring to 15 pounds
pressure, according to
manufacturer's directions
for your pressure cooker,
about 10 minutes. When
pressure is reached (con-
trol will begin to jiggle),
reduce heat immediately
and cook 50 minutes. Re-
move from heat. Let pres-
sure drop of its own ac-
cord, about 20 minutes.
SLOW COOKER METH-
OD: (6 hours, 8 minutes
cooking time) Use ingredi-
ents listed in basic recipe,
but use 6 cups water.
Wash beans thoroughly
and soak overnight in 6
cups cold water in 3½-
quart slow cooker. The
next day, cover and cook
on high setting 3 hours or
until beans are tender. Fry
bacon in 10-inch skillet
over medium heat until
browned, about 8 minutes.
(Do not drain.) Drain beans
in colander, reserving
cooking liquid. Combine 2
cups reserved cooking liq-
uid, bacon with bacon
drippings, brown sugar,
molasses, ketchup, onion,
salt and mustard in slow
cooker. Stir in drained
beans. Cover and cook on
high setting 3 hours more.
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# New-Fashioned Boston Beans
*Serves 6*
## Ingredients
### Base Recipe
- 1 lb dried navy or pea beans
- 6 strips bacon, cut into 1 1/2 x 1 inch pieces
- 3 Tbsp brown sugar, packed
- 3 Tbsp molasses
- 3 Tbsp ketchup
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 2 cups water (plus additional water for soaking and parboiling)
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## Method 1 — Conventional Oven
*Total time: approximately 7 hours (plus overnight soak)*
### Additional Ingredients
- 4 cups water (for parboiling)
- Hot water as needed during baking
### Instructions
1. Wash beans thoroughly and soak overnight in enough cold water to cover. Drain.
2. Place drained beans in a 4-quart Dutch oven. Add 4 cups fresh water.
3. Bring to a boil over high heat — approximately 10 minutes.
4. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
5. Pour beans and cooking liquid into a 2-quart glass casserole or bean pot.
6. Stir in bacon, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, onion, salt, mustard, and 2 cups water.
7. Cover and bake at 300°F for 5 1/2 hours. During the last 2 hours, check periodically and add hot water as needed to keep beans moist.
8. Uncover and bake 30 minutes more until beans are tender and top is lightly browned.
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## Method 2 — Pressure Cooker
*Total time: approximately 1 hour 8 minutes cooking plus 20 minutes pressure release (plus overnight soak)*
### Modified Ingredients
- Reduce salt to 1/2 tsp (from base recipe)
- Reduce water to 3 cups (from base recipe)
- Add 1/4 cup cooking oil (for soaking)
- Add 1 Tbsp salt (for soaking only)
### Instructions
1. Wash beans thoroughly. Soak overnight in 1/4 cup cooking oil, 1 Tbsp salt, and enough water to cover. Drain.
2. Fry bacon in a 4-quart pressure cooker over medium heat until crisp — approximately 8 minutes. Do not drain fat.
3. Add drained beans, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, onion, 1/2 tsp salt, mustard, and 3 cups water to the pressure cooker.
4. Close cover securely according to manufacturer's directions.
5. Bring to 15 pounds pressure over high heat — approximately 10 minutes.
6. When pressure is reached and control begins to jiggle, reduce heat immediately and cook 50 minutes.
7. Remove from heat and allow pressure to drop on its own — approximately 20 minutes. Do not force-release.
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## Method 3 — Slow Cooker
*Total time: approximately 6 hours 8 minutes cooking (plus overnight soak)*
### Modified Ingredients
- Increase water to 6 cups (from base recipe)
### Instructions
1. Wash beans thoroughly. Place in a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker and soak overnight in 6 cups cold water.
2. The next day, cover and cook on high setting for 3 hours or until beans are tender.
3. Fry bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned — approximately 8 minutes. Do not drain fat.
4. Drain beans in a colander, reserving cooking liquid.
5. Combine 2 cups reserved cooking liquid, bacon with drippings, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, onion, salt, and mustard in the slow cooker.
6. Stir in drained beans.
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Zucchini and Cucumbers in Sour Cream
ZUCCHINI AND CUCUMBERS
IN SOUR CREAM
2 zucchini, about 8 inches long
1 cucumber, 8 inches long
½ inch boiling water
¾ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
½ cup dairy sour cream
⅛ teaspoon pepper
Chopped parsley
Wash zucchini and cucumber. Cut into
crosswise slices ¼ inch thick. Put zuc-
chini slices in a saucepan with boiling
water and salt. Cover, bring to boiling
point, reduce heat and cook for 10 min-
utes, or until almost tender. Add cucum-
ber slices and cook only until crisp-tender,
about 3 minutes. Drain if necessary.
In the meantime, saute green onions in
butter. Add to zucchini and cucumber
along with sour cream and pepper. Mix
lightly. Heat, but do not boil. Sprinkle
with chopped parsley. Yields 6 servings.
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# Zucchini and Cucumbers in Sour Cream
## Ingredients
- 2 zucchini, about 8 inches long
- 1 cucumber, 8 inches long
- 1/2 inch boiling water
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- Chopped parsley
## Instructions
1. Wash zucchini and cucumber. Cut into crosswise slices 1/4 inch thick.
2. Put zucchini slices in a saucepan with boiling water and salt. Cover, bring to boiling point, reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes, or until almost tender.
3. Add cucumber slices and cook only until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Drain if necessary.
4. In the meantime, saute green onions in butter.
5. Add to zucchini and cucumber along with sour cream and pepper. Mix lightly.
6. Heat, but do not boil. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
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Zucchini Wine
ZUCCHINI WINE
1 gallon warm water
4 cups sugar
6 pounds chopped up zucchini
1 teaspoon yeast nutrient
1 campden tablet
1/2 teaspoon pectic enzyme
1/8 teaspoon grape tannen
1 teaspoon acid blend
1 packet wine yeast
Dissolve the sugar in the water. Blend
the zucchini and the sugar water in a
4-gallon plastic container. Add the yeast
nutrient, campden tablet, pectic enzyme,
grape tannen and acid blend. Cover the
container. Let the mixture set for 30 to 36
hours.
Sprinkle a packet of wine yeast on top
of the mixture and let stand from 8 to 12
hours. Stir mixture thoroughly. Let mix-
ture set for 5 days in a room where the
temperature is about 70 degrees. Stir the
mixture once daily; keep it covered at all
times, except when stirring.
Filter the mixture and place liquid in
clean glass gallon jugs, leaving room for
expanding foam.
Attach a fermentation lock to the top of
the jugs. Leave fermenting wine in the
jugs for about 3 weeks.
Syphon the wine into clean jugs, taking
care to exclude all sediment. Replace the
fermentation lock and let set for another 2
weeks. Replace the fermentation lock
with air tight jug caps. Allow to age for 3
months before drinking.
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# Zucchini Wine
## Ingredients
- 1 gallon warm water
- 4 cups sugar
- 6 pounds chopped up zucchini
- 1 tsp yeast nutrient
- 1 campden tablet
- 1/2 tsp pectic enzyme
- 1/8 tsp grape tannen
- 1 tsp acid blend
- 1 packet wine yeast
## Instructions
1. Dissolve the sugar in the water.
2. Blend the zucchini and the sugar water in a 4-gallon plastic container.
3. Add the yeast nutrient, campden tablet, pectic enzyme, grape tannen and acid blend.
4. Cover the container. Let the mixture set for 30 to 36 hours.
5. Sprinkle a packet of wine yeast on top of the mixture and let stand from 8 to 12 hours.
6. Stir mixture thoroughly. Let mixture set for 5 days in a room where the temperature is about 70 degrees.
7. Stir the mixture once daily; keep it covered at all times, except when stirring.
8. Filter the mixture and place liquid in clean glass gallon jugs, leaving room for expanding foam.
9. Attach a fermentation lock to the top of the jugs. Leave fermenting wine in the jugs for about 3 weeks.
10. Syphon the wine into clean jugs, taking care to exclude all sediment.
11. Replace the fermentation lock and let set for another 2 weeks.
12. Replace the fermentation lock with air tight jug caps.
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Zucchini Cookies
ZUCCHINI COOKIES
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups grated zucchini (rind
included)
⅔ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Cream together the shortening and sug-
ar, add eggs, zucchini, salt and vanilla.
Sift flour with cinnamon, baking powder
and soda. Add chopped nuts, if desired.
Bake in a 375 degree oven 8 to 10 min-
utes. Yields 8 dozen.
use ungreased
Pan. Bake 10
min otherwise Crumble
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# Zucchini Cookies
## Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups grated zucchini (rind included)
- 2/3 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 cups flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
## Instructions
1. Cream together the shortening and sugar.
2. Add eggs, zucchini, salt, and vanilla.
3. Sift flour with cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda.
4. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Add chopped nuts, if desired.
5. Drop onto an ungreased pan.
6. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10 minutes — bake no less, otherwise cookies will crumble.
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Corn on Cob
Corn on Cob
Put Corn in Cold Water & Bring to Boil
Add 1 cup Milk + 1 tbsp Sugar &
Bring to a Boil again
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# Corn on Cob
## Ingredients
- Corn (ears)
- Cold water
- 1 cup milk
- 1 Tbsp sugar
## Instructions
1. Put corn in cold water and bring to a boil.
2. Add 1 cup milk and 1 Tbsp sugar and bring to a boil again. -
Scolloped Corn
Scolloped Corn 4 servings
one #2 can of corn 2/3 c. milk
1 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper
2 c soft bread crumbs 2 tbsp butter
Method
1) mix corn milk and seasoning
2) Butter crumbs and put a layer in
bottom of baking dish
3) add a layer of corn and
continue with a layer of each
(over)
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topping with crumbs
4) Bake uncovered in hot oven
400° F for 45 min or till
crumbs are brown.
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# Scolloped Corn
## Ingredients
- 1 #2 can of corn (~20 oz)
- 2/3 c milk
- 1 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 2 c soft bread crumbs
- 2 Tbsp butter
## Instructions
1. Mix corn, milk, and seasoning.
2. Butter crumbs and put a layer in bottom of baking dish.
3. Add a layer of corn and continue with a layer of each, topping with crumbs.
4. Bake uncovered in hot oven at 400°F for 45 min or till crumbs are brown. -
Penny Carrots
Penny Carrots Let sit couple days
2 # carrots sliced - boil 10 min
till Barely tender
3/4 c sugar
2 T dry mustard } mix
1/2 c Vinegar
1/4 c oil
1 can tomato soup
1 Bell pepper sliced thin } mix all together
1/2 large onion also
fry?
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# Penny Carrots
## Ingredients
- 2 lb carrots, sliced
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp dry mustard
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 can tomato soup
- 1 bell pepper, sliced thin
- 1/2 large onion
## Instructions
1. Slice carrots and boil 10 minutes until barely tender.
2. Mix together sugar, dry mustard, and vinegar.
3. Mix all together with oil, tomato soup, sliced bell pepper, and onion.
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Green Bean Stuffed Peppers
GREEN BEAN STUFFED PEPPERS
2 small green peppers
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 small onion, sliced
2 tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1 1/2 cups thawed frozen cut green
beans (one 9-ounce package)
Salt
Slice tops from peppers below crown
and remove seeds. Chop tops of peppers.
Drop peppers into boiling salted water
and parboil for 5 minutes. Drain.
In a skillet, heat butter and saute onion
and chopped green pepper for 5 minutes.
Chop one of the tomatoes and add to the
skillet. Stir in the oregano, green beans
and salt to taste.
Place peppers side by side into a 1 1/2-
pint ovenproof casserole. Fill peppers
with green bean mixture. Cover and bake
at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve
garnished with remaining tomato cut into
slices. Serves 2.
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# Green Bean Stuffed Peppers
## Ingredients
- 2 small green peppers
- 2 Tbsp butter or margarine
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 2 tomatoes
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1 1/2 cups thawed frozen cut green beans (one 9-ounce package)
- Salt
## Instructions
1. Slice tops from peppers below crown and remove seeds. Chop tops of peppers.
2. Drop peppers into boiling salted water and parboil for 5 minutes. Drain.
3. In a skillet, heat butter and saute onion and chopped green pepper for 5 minutes.
4. Chop one of the tomatoes and add to the skillet. Stir in the oregano, green beans, and salt to taste.
5. Place peppers side by side into a 1 1/2-pint ovenproof casserole. Fill peppers with green bean mixture.
6. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
7. Serve garnished with remaining tomato cut into slices. Serves 2. -
Rhubarb Cherry Pie
Rhubarb Cherry Pie
Crust: 2c flour
1/2t. salt
3/4c. shortening
6T. cold water
Filling: 4c. diced rhubarb
1 can red tart pitted cherries, drained
1c. sugar
1/4c. quick cooking Tapioca
3 drops red food color
Mix filling & let stand 15 min
Bake 45-50 min
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# Rhubarb Cherry Pie
## Crust Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 6 Tbsp cold water
## Filling Ingredients
- 4 cups diced rhubarb
- 1 can red tart pitted cherries, drained
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup quick cooking tapioca
- 3 drops red food color
## Instructions
1. Mix crust ingredients together.
2. Mix filling ingredients and let stand 15 minutes.
3. Fill pie crust with filling.
4. Bake 45–50 minutes. -
Cherry Meringue Float
CHERRY MERINGUE FLOAT
For light fluffy meringues, be sure to
make this recipe just before serving—
2 16-ounce cans pitted tart red
cherries
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
2 egg whites
¼ cup honey
3 tablespoons finely chopped
walnuts
Drain cherries, reserving ⅔ cup
liquid. In a 10-inch skillet blend to-
gether sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
Blend in reserved cherry liquid, cran-
berry juice, and butter or margarine.
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# Cherry Meringue Float
## Ingredients
- 2 16-ounce cans pitted tart red cherries
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts
## Instructions
1. For light fluffy meringues, be sure to make this recipe just before serving.
2. Drain cherries, reserving 2/3 cup liquid.
3. In a 10-inch skillet blend together sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
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Spiced Fresh Fruit
SPICED FRESH FRUIT
1 small honeydew
melon
1 red apple, cored,
cut into cubes
1 pear, cored, cut
into cubes
1 cup halved,
seedless grapes
½ cup fresh orange
juice
1 tablespoon fresh
lime juice
¼ teaspoon ground
ginger
Halve melon, remove
seeds and rind, cut into
cubes. In a large bowl,
combine melon, apple,
pear, grapes, orange juice,
lime juice and ginger; mix
well. Cover. Chill at least 1
hour before serving. Yields
6 servings.
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# Spiced Fresh Fruit
## Ingredients
- 1 small honeydew melon
- 1 red apple, cored, cut into cubes
- 1 pear, cored, cut into cubes
- 1 cup halved, seedless grapes
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
## Instructions
1. Halve melon, remove seeds and rind, cut into cubes.
2. In a large bowl, combine melon, apple, pear, grapes, orange juice, lime juice and ginger; mix well.
3. Cover. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.
4. Yields 6 servings.