Minestrone Soup

2 lbs. navy beans 5 oz. bacon fried bacon pits or pieces 10 oz. diced onion 5 oz. diced carrots 8 oz. diced celery 8 oz. diced cabbage 2 ¼ gal. hotbeef stock 1 ¼ qt. canned tomatoes 10 oz. dices potatoes 1 ½ tsp salt ¾ tsp pepper ¼ tsp thyme 1 clove crushed …

Aunt Spranza’a Biscotti

((Seriously, how many biscotti recipes does one hillbilly need? It seems I have quite the family collection of these!)) Makes 3-4 1/2 dozen Bake at 350 degrees for  10-20 minutes Beat    6 eggs Blend into eggs  1 cup sugar Add 1 cup vegetable oil Add   3 cups of sifted flour 4 TSP Baking Powder Pinch …

Aunt Mary’s Zucchini Cake

3 eggs 1 ¾ cups sugar 2 cups raw shredded zucchini 1 cup oil 2 ½ flour – sift 1 tsp salt 2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp vanilla 1 cup raisins and nuts Beat eggs and oil.  Beat again.  Add dry ingredients.  Beat again all together.  Add …

Special Pizzelle

3 eggs 1 cup sugar 2 tsp. rum ½ cup unsalted butter, melted 2 cups all purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp grated orange peel Beat eggs and sugar.  Add cooled melted butter a little at a time.  Add rum and grated orange peel.  Gradually add enough flour to make a very light …

Aunt Edith’s Pizzelles

Okay, when going through all the old recipes I have inherited… it would seem that my family really only cooks biscotti and pizzelles. I apologize for the lack of diversity, but hey you can make all the varieties and have a taste test and report back and tell me which of my relatives won!  4 …

Pumpkin Roll

Cream until light, 3 eggs, 1 cup sugar.  Fold in 2/3 cup pumpkin, 1 tsp lemon juice, fold in ¾ cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice. Filling: one 8 oz. cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 cup powder sugar, 4 Tbls .melted  butter, mix well together. Cake part:  Mix all …

Poverty Cake

2 cups of Water2 cups raisons (or less)1 cup sugar1 tsp cinnamon1 ¼ tsp of cloves2 Tbsp oil Boil these ingredients for 3 minutes.  Then cool.  Then add 2 cups of flour1 tsp baking sodaNuts optional Beat about 200 strokes, until mixture is bubbly.  Bake in  8 by 8 or a bread loaf pan which …

Aunt Edith’s Cheesecake

Chill can milk Bowl 1:  ¼ lb. oleo, 2 Tbls. Powdered sugar and 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs.  Save a little of the crumbs to sprinkle on top at the very end.  Press the rest of the crumbs into glass 9 by 13 inch casserole dish and back shell for 8 min. at 350 …