Uncooked Peanut-butter Candy

Recipe of the Week  Uncooked Peanut-butter Candy  Courtesy of Ruth Dasche   Ingredients 1/2 cup smooth or crunchy peanut butter 1/2 cup honey (any kind you like) 3/4 to 1 cup powdered milk Method Using a 1 quart or larger bowl, add...

Cornmeal sour cream biscuits

Recipe of the Week  Cornmeal sour cream biscuits  Courtesy of Arthur Vernon II   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 cup cornmeal 1 Tbsp. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1...

Creamed Carrot Soup

Recipe of the Week  Creamed Carrot Soup  Courtesy of Geoff C.   Ingredients 5 tb butter 2 cups onions, coarsely chopped 4 cups carrots, coarsley chopped 4 tablespoons flour 5 cups beef broth 3 cups half-and-half 1 pinch salt 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg Method Melt butter in sauce pan. Saute...

Southern mint julep

Recipe of the Week  Southern mint julep  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 sprigs fresh peppermint 1 tsp. sugar cracked ice 1 1/2 jigger bourbon whiskey Method Crush mint leaves and...

Six Chile Chicken

Recipe of the Week  Six Chile Chicken  Courtesy of Adam Kingman  A very spicy dish. Substitute milder chiles to lower the heat. Ingredients 3 pounds chicken pieces 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 2 tomatoes, skinned and...

Lazy housewife pickles

Recipe of the Week  Lazy housewife pickles  Courtesy of Jackie Clay   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 4 qts. small cucumbers 1 cup dry mustard 1 cup sugar 1 cup salt 1 gallon vinegar Method Wash the cucumbers,...

Grandma’s persimmon pudding

Recipe of the Week  Grandma’s persimmon pudding  Courtesy of Charles A. Sanders   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 2 cups persimmon pulp 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 cups sweet milk 1/2 cup margarine 2 cups flour 2...

Blonde brownies

Recipe of the Week  Blonde brownies  Courtesy of Rhoda Denning   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes) 2 cups lightly packed brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup chopped pecans,...

Old-fashioned meat pie casserole

Recipe of the Week  Old-fashioned meat pie casserole  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 4-5 lb. roasting chicken or stewing hen 2 cups low fat, low salt canned chicken...

Barmbrack

Recipe of the Week  Barmbrack  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature 1/4 cup whole milk 1/2 cup water 1/2 tsp. sugar 1 pkg. active dry...

Stewed tomatoes

Recipe of the Week  Stewed tomatoes  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 gallon ripe tomatoes 2 cups onions, coarsely chopped 1 cup celery, coarsely chopped 1 cup sweet peppers,...

Layered casserole

Recipe of the Week  Layered casserole  Courtesy of Nathele Graham   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 cup uncooked rice 1 can whole-kernel corn, drained 2 cups tomato sauce 3/4 cup water 1/2 cup finely chopped...

Mint julep non-alcoholic

Recipe of the Week  Mint julep non-alcoholic  Courtesy of Alice Brantley Yeager   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 5 lemons 1 bunch fresh peppermint 1-1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water 3 qts. ginger ale ice Method Squeeze juice from...

Glazed carrots with peas and onions

Recipe of the Week  Glazed carrots with peas and onions  Courtesy of Richard Blunt   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1-1/2 lbs. sliced fresh carrots 1-1/2 cups chicken or beef broth 6 Tbsp. butter 1/2...

Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch

Recipe of the Week Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch Courtesy of Pat Ward You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking. Click Here Ingredients 3/4 cup ketchup 1 Tbsp. horseradish 2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce 1 Tbsp. lemon juice Tabasco to...

Boiled crawfish

Recipe of the Week  Boiled crawfish  Courtesy of James Robertson   You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here Ingredients 1 sack of live crawfish (35-40 lbs.) 2 26-oz. boxes of salt 5 medium onions, halved 1/2 4-oz. bottle...