Zucchini Bread

3 eggs, beat til fluffy

Add to eggs:
1 cup oil
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar

Sift together:
1 tsp soda
1 TB cinnamon
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Add flour mixture to egg mixture;  mix well.

Fold into flour mixture:
2 cups grated zucchini
2 tsp mapeline
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Pour into greased and floured loaf pans.  Bake at 325 for 40-60 minutes.  Makes 2 medium loaves or 1 bunt cake.

Winter Squash Casserole

3 C winter squash, cooked and mashed
1/4 C butter
3 lrg eggs
1 C sugar
1/2 tsp maple flavoring

Place in buttered 9X13 pan

Topping:
1/2 C brown sugar
1/4 C butter, soft
2 Tb. flour

Sprinkle topping on top of squash.  Bake at 350 for 1 hr.

Split Pea Soup

In a large pot combine:
1 lb. split peas, sorted and rinsed
8 C water
1 fully cooked smoked ham hock
1 lrg. onion chipped
2 carrots, chopped
2 ribs celery, chipped 1 bay leaf

Bring to a boil over high heat.  Reduce heat to low.  Cover and simmer for 2-3 hours.  Cool to room temp.
Remove bay leaf and ham hock.  Refrigerate overnight.
Remove and discard all th fat that has congealed on top of the soup.
Working in batches, ladle the soup into a blender or food procesor to puree.  Blend until smooth.
Add:
chicken boulion to taste (about 1 Tb.)
Stir to mix and heat through
Makes 8 servings

Sloppy Joes

1 pound ground beef
1 med. onion chopped (1/2 cup)
3 T catsup
3 T mustard
1 can condensed chicken gumbo soup
Chili powder to taste (about 1 1/2 tsp)

In medium skillet, cook and stir ground beef and onion until meat is brown and onion is tender.  Stir in catsup, mustard, soup and chili powder.  Simmer 15 minutes, stiring occasionally.  Spoon onto hamburger buns.  Makes 6 sandwiches.

Acini De Pepe Salad

Combine:

1 C sugar

2 T flour

1/2 tsp salt

Add:

1 3/4 C pineapple juice 

Gradually add:

2 eggs, beaten

Cook over medium heat until thick.  Cool

Cook and add to above

 1 C acini de Pepi 

Refrigerate overnight

Add:

1 can crushed pineapple

1 can pineapple tidbits

2 C mandarin oranges

1- 9 oz cool whip

1 C mini marshmellos

Strawberry/Raspberry Cream Squares

2 sm pkg OR 1 lrg Strawberry or Rasp jello
Dissolve in:
2 C boiling water

Add:
2- 10 oz pkg berries
Stir occasionally till thawed.

Add:
1 1/2 -2 C crushed pineapple
2-3 lrg ripe bananas, mashed

Pour 1/2 of mixture into 8X8 pan and chill until firm.

Spoon over gelatin:
1 C dairy sour cream.

Gently pour remaining gelatin over sour cream.  Chill until firm.
Serves 8

Au Gratin Potatoes

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