Lemon Meringue Pie

1 pie crust
1 c sugar
1/4 c cornstarch
2 rounded T flour
1/2 c cold water
2 c boiling water
1 t salt
3 eggs
1/3 c lemon juice (2 medium lemons)
1 t grated lemon rind
1 T butter

Blend sugar, cornstarch, flour, salt and cold water in top of double boiler to a smooth paste. Add boiling water, stirring vigorously until smooth and thick. Place over boiling water and cook for 15 minutes, stirring continuously the first 3 or 4 minutes and frequently thereafter. Separate egg whites from yolks. Set whites aside for meringue. Add a little hot mixture to beaten yolks and beat vigorously. Pour egg yolk mixture back into hot mixture stirring vigorously. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, rind and butter. Pour while warm into pastry shell.

MERINGUE

egg whites (from above)
1/4 t salt
1/4 t cream of tartar
1 t lemon juice
6 T sugar

Add salt, cream of tartar, and lemon juice to the egg whites separated earlier. Beat to stiff form then start adding sugar one Tablespoon at a time, beating each addition. Beat to soft shiny points. Pile on pie and brown in oven at 350 for about 15 minutes.

Marilyn Zobrist

Butter Balls

1 c soft butter
1/2 c powdered sugar
Cream together then add:
2 t vanilla
Stir in:
2 c flour
1/2 t salt
Mix in 2 c finely chopped nuts (pecans). Chill dough. Roll into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 until set, but not brown (about 10-12 min). While still warm, roll in powdered sugar. Cool. Roll in powdered sugar again. About 4 dozen.

Marilyn Zobrist

Rice Custard Pudding

1 c cooked rice
3 c milk
3 eggs
1 T butter
1 c raisins
1/2 c sugar
1/4 t salt

Mix eggs and milk. Combine all other ingredients except butter and mix with milk and eggs. Place butter on top and bake at 300 (315) for 45 -60 min.

Dorothy Simons (Marilyn Zobrist's mom)

Pomegranate Jelly

1 box pectin or Sure Jell
3 1/2 c pomegranate juice
5 c sugar

Follow directions for jelly in pectin box. My new box of Sure Jell didn't have the measurements for pomegranate jelly. Luckily I had an old one that did.

Peggy Walker

Barbecue Sauce

1/2 onion chopped and sauteed in butter. 3-4 shakes of tobasco sauce. 1qt (4cups) ketchup,
1 3/4 -2c brown sugar. Juice of 1 lemon (2T Realemon). 2T dry mustard (or 1T wet mustard).
3t liquid smoke. 3T soy sauce.

Mix and simmer 45-60min.

Refridgerates and freezes well.


LuAnn Zobrist

Peanut Brittle

2 c sugar
1 c white karo
1 c water

Boil til it spins a thread. Then add 2 c raw peanuts. Boil til syrup turns a real light gold. Remove from heat and add baking soda. Stir to dissolve. Pour on a large greased cookie sheet. Break when cool. (Do not double)

Marilyn Zobrist

CHEESE BALL

2 8oz. pkgs. cream cheese

1 pkg. corned beef

6 or 7 green onions

1 Tbls. Mayonnaise

1/2 tsp. lemon juice

6-7 shakes garlic salt



Cut up corned beef and mix all ingredients together. Refrigerate. Serve with crackers. Our favorite are wheat thins.



Susan Johnson