1 cup corn meal - white or yellow ⅓ cup sugar 1 tsp salt 1 egg - beat a little 1 cup flour (plain) 4 tsp baking powder ¼ cup shortening...

For Sunday Gatherings 1 live young chicken (white or brown) 2 fast hands - to catch 2 long arms - to wring neck 1 strong heart Ample...

Red potatoes (well dried) Butter or oleo - stick or soft Salt to taste Milk as needed to thin White potatoes can be used, but red seem...

2 cups plain flour ½ tsp baking soda 2 ½ tsp baking powder 2 tsp sugar 2 tbsp hog lard (oil or shortening) 1 tsp salt ¾ cup butter milk...

Everyone's favorite. 6 tbsp butter or oleo 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp seasoning salt 1/4 tsp garlic salt or powder 2 cups Rice...

3 cups fresh green beans Bacon drippings Salt Pepper Wash beans, remove any bad spots, snap off tips and pull any strings that come up on...

This is a down-home favorite for people who grew up on the farm and wanted a quick snack. It's also a way to use up slightly stale corn...

1 package vanilla almond bark 2 heaping tbsp crunchy peanut butter 1 can mixed nuts (salted, no husks) Handful of shredded coconut 1 cup...

1/3 cup bacon drippings - more or less as needed 3 scant tbsp corn meal - adjust to drippings 2 scant tbsp flour - adjust as needed Salt...

1 can tuna - drained 3 hard boiled eggs 1 heaping tbsp sweet pickle relish 2-3 large tbsp Hellmann's low-fat mayonnaise Ranch dressing,...

Pick a desired amount of tender "wild" poke greens, clean and wash. Place in a large kettle and boil until tender, about 15 minutes....

Potatoes Salt Black pepper Onion Cooking oil Peel, clean and wash as many as you nned for servings. Slice about 1/4-1/2" thick (French...

2 cups crushed strawberries, blueberries or peaches (other fruits or berries may work, but you might need to test and vary the recipe...

4 large potatoes 2 carrots 1 small onion - diced 4 chicken bouillon cubes - or granules 1 stick oleo 4 level tbsp all purpose flour 1...

2 16-oz bags of chopped slaw 5 green onions - chopped 1 stick oleo 2 3-oz pkgs of ramen noodles (uncooked) - do not use seasoning packet...

This is a delicious and very popular yeast-based bread. The "Amish Friendship" aspect comes from the idea that there is a starter base,...

3 egg whites 1 cup chopped nuts 4 oz Cool Whip (thawed) 20 soda crackers or 30 Ritz crackers 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla Grated coconut...

Milk Sugar to taste Vanilla Snow Leave jar of milk on kitchen table on any given winter morning in the house where I lived until I was 11...

2 cups (1 16-oz can) pumpkin 1 small box (3-4 oz) of sugar free instant vanilla pudding mix ⅔ cup nonfat dry milk powder 1 tsp pumpkin...

1 8-oz package cream cheese (regular kind) 1 cup Cool Whip - thawed 1 cup powdered sugar 2 pkgs instant chocolate pudding mix Nuts as...