Grandma Hystad's Recipes, Food, drink Information, cleaning tips

CHOP SUEY
2 cups Elbow macaroni.
1/2 pound hamburger.
1 (10 oz) can stewed tomatoes.
Cook macaroni as directed on package.
While it is cooking, brown and drain the hamburger.
Drain macaroni.
Mix macaroni, hamburger and stewed tomatoes in large pot and heat through.  Serve.


GRANDMA'S SPAGHETTI AND MEAT BALLS.
½ cup………………….(125 ml)……………………onions
2 tablespoons (30 ml)…………………….margarine
1 pound…………….(500 g)……………………ground beef
2 cups…………………(500 ml)…………………tomato sauce.
2/3 cup………………(160 ml)…………………sliced mushrooms.
4 cups…………………(1000 ml)………………can tomatoes.
½ cup………………….(125 ml)…………………chopped parsley.
1 ½ teaspoon. (7.5ml)……………………oregano or sage
1 teaspoon………(5 ml)………………………salt
¼ teaspoon………(1.25 ml)………………thyme
1 bay leaf
1 cup………………….(500 ml)…………………water
2 cloves garlic.
In a large skillet, cook onion in hot oil until tender.  Add
Meat and garlic, brown lightly.  Add remaining ingredients.
Simmer uncovered 1 ½-2 hours or until sauce is nice and thick.
Stir occasionally.  Remove Bay leaf.  Serve hot over spaghetti.
Top with Parmesan cheese.
YIELD:  6 servings.
Time:  2 ½ hours.


VAGAN RECIPE
Sweet Potato And Apple Delight
4 cups medium sweet potatoes peeled and finely chopped.
2 green apples, cored, thinly sliced.
½ cup raisins.
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
1 cup apple juice.
½ cup bread crumbs.
½ cup walnuts.
Preheat oven to 375F in a large casserole dish, mix together all the ingredients. 
Bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes.  Makes 4-6 servings


RHUBARB PIE
6-8 stalks rhubarb.
Flour.
1 cup sugar.
Powdered sugar.
Cut rhubarb into small pieces, removing strings.
Flour rhubarb until quite white.
Line a pie-plate with pastry.
Fill shell with rhubarb and add water.
Add top crust and follow general rules.
When cooked sprinkle with powdered sugar.

MUFFINS
2 cups flour.
3 teaspoons baking-powder.
2 tablespoons sugar.
1 ¾ cup milk.
2 eggs.
1 ½ tablespoon butter melted.
Mix according to muffin or Cake Method.

VARIATIONS.
BLUE BERRY MUFFINS.
Add 1/3 cup sugar.
4 teaspoons of fat.
½ cup blueberries.
Mix the same as for plain muffins.  For blueberry muffins use
A little milk, since the juice of the berries adds moisture.

DRINKS
Hoots Mon.
1 jigger Scotch Whiskey.
½ jigger Lillet.
½ jigger Sweet Vermouth.
Stir with ice and strain.

MOSCOW KICK
3 jiggers Vodka
Ginger Beer
1 slice lime
Serve over ice in glass, or copper mug.

SEAMEN'S DELIGHT
2 oz (60 ML) brown rum 
3 oz (95 ML) orange juice 
Squirt of grenadine syrup 
Soda, Half slice orange, Cherry, Ice cubes
In a tall glass filled with ice cubes, pour the rum, the juice and
the grenadine syrup.
Fill with soda.
Garnish with a half slice of orange and a cherry.


NON- ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
ORGEAT FIZZ
1 ½ ounces orgeat syrup
½ ounce limejuice
Club Soda
Shake orgeat and lime juice with ice cubes. Strain into fizz
Glass.  Add ice cubes. Add soda to glass. Serve with straws.


ICED COFFEE
There are just as many ways of making coffee, as there are different brands. Here are some general rules.
For good results measure water and coffee.
2 tablespoons coffee to each 1 cup
Make coffee just before serving
Make coffee double strength and pour the hot coffee over ice in a tall glass.  As the ice melts, it will dilute the coffee. Top the glass with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.


PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE
1 can (14 oz/398 ML) sliced pineapple in juice 
2 cups (500 ML) plain yogurt 
1/2-cup (125 ML) skim milk powder 
1/2 cup (125 ML) ice cubes
In blender, pineapple and juice, yogurt, skim milk powder, honey, and ice until smooth


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