Anadama Bread

A classic recipe of Anadama bread made from cornmeal mush that comes out brown, crusty and chewy.

Ingredients:
2 cups cold milk
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/3 cup molasses
3 tablespoons shortening
1 package dry yeast
4 and 1/2 to 5 and 1/2 cups flour

Put 1 cup of the milk and gradually tire in the cornmeal. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly for about 5 minutes or until the mush has thickened. Set aside to cool.
Put the other cup of milk in a separate pan and add salt, molasses and shorteneing. Heat until  warm to you finger, and then pour mixture into a mixing bowl.  sprinkle the yeast over stir, and let dissolve.  after a minute or so, add the cornmeal mush and 2 cups of the flour.
 Beat until throughly mixed then add more flour to make a manageable dough. turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for a minute or two. Let rest 10 minutes.  Continue kneading the dough until smoth and elastic, sprinkling on flour to keep it from getting sticky.
Place in a large greased  bowl and let rise until doubled in size. Punch down dough and shape into two loaves.   Place in greased loaf pans. Let rise until dough reaches top of pans or until doubled. Bake in apreheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. remove from pans and let cool on rackss

Granny's Baked Beans

Granny's Baked Beans

Granny's Baked Beans were always made in the big yellow pyrex bowl, and much like Nana's Curry Chicken Wings, is all done by estimate. So each time they come out slightly different, but very similiar.

Get baked beans in a can.  It doesn't matter the brand.  Any will work.  Store brands generally need more molasses & brands like Bush need less.  Fill bowl so there is still at least 2.5 inches to spare.

Cook approx 3/4 pounds of bacon.  Give or take depending on your taste buds of the day.

Add to bowl. 

 Add most of a 12 oz bottle of Grandma's Molasses (Yellow label - use brand).  Mix in brown sugar (light or dark your choice) maybe 1/2 box.

Add 2 Tablespoons or so of Heinz Ketchup and 1 Tablespoon of Gulden's mustard.  Your choice really of brand and amounts.

I believe all ingredients are covered.  After stirring well, bake in oven for hours until thickened & cooked down.  Any temperature of 375 or less works.

Enjoy!

Many thanks to Ginger who wrote this down for us.

Honeyed Pork Chops

Honeyed Pork Chops

Sauce for 6 pork chops,
3/ 4 inches thick, or boneless pork cutlets:
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 and 1/2 cup water
1 small onion, finely chopped
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 Tablespoon ketchup
3 Tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Brown chops or cutlets in a small amount of oil; place in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. (Don't salt; soy sauce does the job.) Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over chops. Sprinkle with  1 Tablespoon sesame seeds. Cover baking pan and bake at 325 degrees for about 1 hour or until chops are tender.
Makes 6 servings.

Sweet and Sour Meatloaf

Sweet and Sour Meatloaf

1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce, divided
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon minced onion

Topping:
Reserved tomato sauce
2 Tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons mustard
2 Tablespoons brown sugar 1 and 1/2 cup sugar

Mix together beef, bread crumbs, salt, pepper and eggs. Add onion and 1/2 the tomato sauce. Form into loaf in 9 x 5 x 3 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. In saucepan, combine topping ingredients, bring to a boil, pour over meatloaf. Bake 10 minutes more. Yield: 6 servings