Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups pumpkin puree, canned or fresh
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup evaporated milk, undiluted
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 unbaked pastry shell (9-inch)
  

Directions:

1. Comibne pumpkin, sugar, salt, spices, and flour in a medium sized bowl.
2. Add eggs; mix well.
3. Add evaporated milk, water, and vanilla; mix well.
4. Pour into pastry-lined pie pan.
5. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, reduce to 350 degrees and bake for about 35 minutes, or until center has set.
   

Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

• 1 cup instant rice, uncooked
• 2 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 slightly beaten eggs
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
  

Directions:

1. Mix first six ingredients in a saucepan, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
2. Reduce heat, cook 15 minutes.
3. Pour into eggs and beat quickly. Add vanilla.
4. Let cool 10 minutes.
   

Sandi's Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients:

• 1 box elbow macaroni
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 ounces Velveeta cheese
• 3 heaping tablespoons cottage cheese
  
• 1 can tomato sauce
  

Directions:

1. Cook macaroni according to package directions. Drain.
2. Mix in the oil, cottage cheese, velveeta cheese, and tomato sauce.
3. Cook in oven (350°) for about 1/2 hour, or until cheese is melted and macaroni is heated through.

This is very similar to Aunt Robin's Macaroni and Cheese. In fact, it is her recipe except that I goofed the first time I ever made it and mixed in the cottage cheese. Aunt Robin's recipe had the cottage cheese layered on the top.

Bourbon Balls

Ingredients:

• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 2 1/2 cups vanilla-wafer crumbs
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
• 3 tbsp corn syrup
• 1/2 cup confectioner's (in small bowl)
  

Directions:

1. Sift together cocoa and confectioners' sugar.
2. Combine bourbon and corn syrup; stir into cocoa and sugar.
3. Add vanilla wafers and nuts; mix thoroughly.
4. Roll mixture into small balls.
5. Roll balls in confectioners' sugar.
6. Store in tightly covered container.

Cream Cheese Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb white cream cheese
• 1 cup shortening (best to use half butter, half Crisco)
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 cup 4x sugar (approximately)
  
• maraschino cherries, pecan halves, dates, etc.
  

Directions:

1. Mix cheese and shortening with fork.Mix in the flour with your hands.Chill several hours.
2. Roll out 1/8" thick on cloth-covered board covered with the powdered sugar. The dough will absorb about 1 cup.
3. Cut into strips 1/4" wide.Roll up cherries (or pecan halves, etc.) Place folded side down on ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes.

These are our favorite cookies!

Crockpot Sauerbraten

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs roast
• 3 bay leaves
• 3/4 cup vinegar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 14 oz. ketchup
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp. pickling spice
• 30 ginger snaps
  

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in crockpot.
2. Add just enough water to cover the meat.
3. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
4. Remove meat and slice. Strain the gravy. Combine gravy and meat to serve.

I found this recipe online, and it became an immediate favorite. It isn't as good as the saurbrauten I remember gramma (Marion) making when I was a child, but it doesn't take as long, either!

Marlow's Meatballs

Ingredients:

• 12 oz bottle Chili Sauce
• 1/4 c. ketchup
• 1/4 c. grape jelly
• 1 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 1 tsp.lemon juice
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• meatballs (frozen)
  

Directions:

1. Mix the first five (5) ingredients and warm until the sugar and jelly blobs melt.

2. Then add onion and frozen meatballs.

3. Cover and cook in crockpot on low for 4-6 hours or on high for 2-3 hours.

Tip: These are really good served at a potluck alone. They can also be “dinner” if you serve them over egg noodles.