Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

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Ingredients: 

  • 1 envelope plain gelatin 

  • ½ cup sugar

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon 

  • ½ teaspoon allspice 

  • ¼ teaspoon ginger 

  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 

  • ¾ cup milk 

  • 2 egg yolks 

  • 1 cup canned pumpkin 

  • 2 egg whites 

  • ¼ cup sugar 

  • ½ cup heavy cream 

  • 1 graham cracker crust 

Instructions: 

  1. Combine gelatin, ½ cup sugar, salt, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg in saucepan.

  2. Stir in milk, egg yolks, and pumpkin.

  3. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and gelatin dissolves.

  4. Remove from heat and chill until partially set.

  5. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.

  6. Gradually add ¼ cup sugar and beat to stiff peaks.

  7. Whip cream.

  8. Fold egg whites and whipped cream into pumpkin mixture.

  9. Pour into crust. Chill until firm. 

This recipe is from Helen Grumbach.

Sweet Potato Casserole

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Ingredients:

  • 1 large can sweet potatoes 

  • 1 small jar orange marmalade 

  • 1 stick butter 

  • Marshmallows 

Instructions:

  1. Drain, slice, and layer sweet potatoes in greased casserole.

  2. Melt butter and mix in marmalade.

  3. Pour over potatoes and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

  4. Top with marshmallows and bake until golden brown.

This recipe is from Mary Hooks.

Roast Turkey

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Ingredients:

  • 12 pound turkey

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

  • ½ cup butter

  • 2 slices bacon

  • 2 cups water

  • 1 onion 

  • 3 whole cloves 

  • 1 stalk celery 

  • 2 carrots

  • 2 bay leaves 

  • 5 sprigs parsley 

  • ½ teaspoon thyme 

  • Stuffing 

Instructions:

  1. Rub inside of turkey with salt and pepper.

  2. Stuff body and neck cavities with favorite stuffing.

  3. Truss legs and wings close to body.

  4. Rub skin with butter. Sprinkle with additional salt and pepper.

  5. Place breast up in shallow roasting pan. Arrange bacon slices over breast.

  6. Stick cloves into onion.

  7. Combine water, onion and cloves, celery, scraped carrots, bay leaves, parsley, and thyme. Pour around turkey.

  8. Cook at 350 for 3 ½ - 4 hours until the turkey is a rich even brown.

  9. Baste every 30 minutes with drippings from roasting pan. Serve with giblet gravy.

This recipe is from Virginia Chappell.

Oven Green Beans

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Ingredients:

  • 3 pounds green beans

  • ½ pound bacon

  • 1 chopped onion

  • 1 can mushrooms

  • ¼ cup sugar

  • Salt and pepper

Instructions:

  1. Fry bacon.

  2. Sauté mushrooms and onions in drippings.

  3. Snap and wash beans.

  4. Put beans, onions, mushrooms, sugar, salt, and pepper in Dutch oven.

  5. Cover and cook at 350 for 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally. Serves 8.

This recipe is from Elizabeth Allen.

Pumpkin Muffins

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Ingredients:

  • 4 eggs

  • 2 cups sugar

  • 2 cups pumpkin 

  • 1 ½ cups cooking oil

  • 1 cup raisins 

  • 1 cup nuts

  • 3 cups flour

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 2 teaspoons baking soda

  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon 

  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

  1. Beat eggs, sugar, pumpkin, and cooking oil. Add raisins and nuts if desired.

  2. Blend flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to egg mixture.

  3. Bake at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes. Freezes well. Serves 24.

This recipe is from Mrs. Ludwig Weichel.

Sam's Biscuits

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour

  • 2 rounded teaspoons baking powder 

  • 1 teaspoon sugar

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 3 rounded tablespoons shortening 

  • 1 package yeast 

  • ⅓ cup lukewarm water

  • 1 cup buttermilk 

Instructions:

  1. Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.

  2. Work shortening into dry ingredients.

  3. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.

  4. Add yeast and buttermilk to flour mixture. Knead for 5 minutes.

  5. Refrigerate 3 or 4 days.

  6. Bake at 450 about 10 minutes. Serves 12.

This recipe is from Margaret Lee.