Choice Oatmeal Crispies

(Momma’s)

Cream: 1 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. white sugar

Add: 2 beaten eggs
1 t. vanilla

Sift: 1 ½ c. flour
1 t. salt (scant)
1 t. soda

Stir in: 3 c. oatmeal
½ c. nuts, chopped

Divide dough into about 4 equal parts. Shape into rolls in wax paper. Chill abt 2 hours in freezer. Slice about ¼” thick. Bake on ungreased sheet
8 – 10 minutes at 350°. Loosen while hot. Makes about 5 dozen.

Momma’s Divinity

3 c. sugar
2 egg whites
½ c. Karo
2/3 c. hot water
1 c. chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1 t. vanilla

Bring sugar, egg whites and karo to a soft ball stage. Pour ½ of mixture over stiffly beaten egg whites while mixing in mixer. Slowly cook remainder to crack stage and then pour into egg whites, continue beating till magic moment (watch the gloss on the mixture) then add nuts, vanilla. Drop rapidly onto buttered wax paper. Cool

Delicate Fluffy Pancakes

(Gramma Cochran)

3 egg yolks
1 2/3 c. buttermilk
1 ½ c. flour
1 T. sugar
1 t. baking powder
1 t. soda
½ t. salt
3 T. soft butter
3 egg whites beat stiff

Beat yolks well with rotary beater. Measure flour, beat in buttermilk and mixed dry ingredients, beat in butter. Gently fold in beaten egg whites. Cook.

Cornbread Dressing

Ophelia Dawsey
Merle Dawsey Cochran




1 Recipe of Cornbread crumbled & fluffed  (8x8 pan),  (9x13 pan will make double this recipe)
4 raw eggs, beaten  (6-8 for the double cornbread recipe)
3-5 Boiled eggs chopped  (6-8 )
½ - 1 c. onion diced  (1 - 2 c. to taste)
1 tsp. sage (2 tsp.)
½ - 1 c. celery diced (1 - 2 c.)
1 tsp. poultry seasoning (2 tsp.)
1 can cream mushroom soup (2  can for double)
pepper & salt to taste
Giblet drippings (or chicken or turkey broth)
½ T. butter (1 T.)
2 T. shortening (4 T.)

Melt shortening in skillet, add crumbled cornbread and stir to make cracklin’. Sauté onion, celery, add soup, chopped eggs. Stir in giblet drippings or broth until it’s the consistency of cake batter. Add butter, seasonings and the beaten eggs and mix. Pour into a baking pan Bake 30 – 45 minutes at 350 or until "set".

Banana Nut Cake

Banana Nut Cake (mom)(Merle Cochran)

2/3 c. shortening 1 tsp. soda
1 ½ c. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour 1 c. banana mashed
2 eggs 1 c. nuts
¼ c. milk ½ tsp. salt

Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs then milk. Add combined dry ingredients and blend till just moistened and mixed well. Bake at 375° about 1 hour.