Recipes

This recipe always hits the spot on cool days and it is really simple to put together.

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Necessary components for this tasty delicacy:

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• Pot big enough to hold about a gallon of fixin's
• 4 good size chicken breasts (cut into nice chewing pieces)
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 1/4 cup vegetable soup mixin's
• 1/4 cup of Granny's secret ingredient **
• 2 cups frozen peas
• 2 cans of chicken broth (Keep one can after you put the broth in the pot to add water)
• Salt, Pepper and Garlic to taste
• 5 to 6 cans of water
• A good song, book or T V program to fill in the time while you wait for the pot to boil. ***

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Okay, now your set........Start by placing the chicken in the pot with a tiny bit of water - about !/2 cup and simmering it until it is cooked through. Don't fry it just let it stew for a bit.

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When the chicken is ready add the rice, onion, vegetable mixin's, Granny's secret ingredient, peas and broth. This is the point where you would begin to add your other seasonings also. Easy does it...It is far easier to add more than to fix it if you add too much.

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As soon as it comes to a rolling boil begin to add the water. After four cans give it a taste test for savorability. How palatable is it? Do you need more seasoning? If so add it now.....and bring it back to a full boil. Turn down the burner and just let it simmer (Those of you with those new fangled crock pots could transfer the soup to one now, as long as it is big enough) Continue to add water and taste test as the stock rends down. 

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Ladies, this recipe is best when you start it early in your day and it's a good idea to prepare the ingredients the night before so you can start it after breakfast. Of course if you don't mind chopping and slicing after you have had breakfast then do so. Just make sure to get this on the stove early.

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By the end of the day the soup will have filled the house with a delectable aroma. Which is what CREATES memories that last a lifetime.

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Serve with freshly baked biscuits, crackers, croutons or whatever your family prefers. 

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** Tuscan Chicken Seasoning

*** A watched pot never boils. 

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Let Granny know how you liked it....Bon Appetit

How about a few bits of information that you might like to play trivia with? They are all words found in a Colonial Cookbook.

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CREOLE means to cook with tomatoes....

ALLIGATOR PEAR means alvacado.....

Boil Sugar to the BLOW means to cook up to 240*

A LA KING means to prepare with a rich cream sauce

CLABBERED means separated into curds and whey

COCHINEAL is a small insect used to make a red food coloring. UGH!

CONFITURES were preserves

BUTTERINE was oleomargerine

AU BEURRE meant to cook in or with butter

SUCCOTASH is a corn and lima bean dish

SQUAB a grown pigeon

SCHMIERKASE is homemade cottage cheese

RAMEKIN is a small individual baking dish

QUIDDANY a syrup or jelly made from quince

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Typical Thanksgiving Dinner in the 1700"s

found in back of Pioneer Tablet book

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12 Wild Turkeys (Caught and hung no more than 4 days ago)

These should be prepared by boiling if possible as they are pretty tough if you cook them over a spit cause they don't have a lot of meat.

2 Full grown deer (gutted and hung)

Prepare and place over spit a couple of days before Thanksgiving. You will need lots of small limbs to keep the embers hot all the time. Make sure when the men folk help in the evening they are reliable and don't drink too much or the meat will be ruined.

Enough prarie root for entire party - This was a form of potato

Squash and Pumpkin

Apples and dried berries

Rock Pock Tea (made from roots found under rocks)

Men Folks Libations

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__________EAT HARDY!!_________

1 CUP PEANUT BUTTER

1 CUP SUGAR

1 EGG

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_{MIX WELL, ROLL INTO BALLS, PRESS ONTO COOKIE SHEET WITH SUGARED THUMB OR FORK BAKE 8 TO 12 MINUTES.}

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_{(YEILDS APPROX. 12 MED. COOKIES.)}

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These cookies are so good that it is hard to believe they are so fast and simple to make. They are really great for the younger chefs in your family also. This no fail recipe will bring them lots of raves and pats on the back.

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 I will double or triple the recipe from time to time, depending on my mood, or how many folks are stopping by.

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Used to be able to hand them out for Halloween but nowadays they'd just get pitched to the birds because people can't be trusted. Sure was nice for the kids when they could wander around and explore to their hearts content without fear of being snatched up by some wacko. The phrase, "There's no such thing as the BOOGIE MAN just isn't true anymore. " 

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Pass your favorite family recipe on to Granny now........