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Inevitably when collecting something as wide spread as a recipe, you will find one that doesn't fit into any of your neatly organized categories.  You need to find a place to put this uncategorized recipe.    Well, I have run into the same problem, they aren't really salads, they don't work as a carry in, definitely not pizza, not a pie, nor soup, they just don't really  fit into anyplace.  So here they dome to rest in the Various Recipe section. This is a selection of handwritten homemade recipes from those little index cards.  You remember, moms everywhere kept those boxes on top of their stoves, kitchen cabinets, or refrigerator.

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Vienna and Noodles 1/2 cup each chopped onion and celery 1 cup grated carrots 1/4 cup butter 3 Tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 cups cooked noodles 2 five ounce cans Armour Star Vienna Sausage in beef stock - drained - sliced. Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Cook onion, celery, carrot in butter for 5 minutes.  Stir in flour, milk, and salt.  Cook, stirring constantly until thickened.  Stir in mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce and noodles, sausages.  Place in 1 1/2 quart casserole.  Bake uncovered at 35o degrees for 25 minutes.  Makes 6 servings.

How to do Fondue: by Ruth Snodgrass 8 or 10 slices bread Arrange half of the bread in a buttered casserole-top each slice with layer of cheese and remaining slices of breads. Beat 4 eggs–Add 2 cups milk, 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 tsp. dry mustard–salt and pepper. Pour over bread and cheese slices. Bake in (375) oven for 40 minutes. Serve with asparagus, string beans, or peas drained well, pour mushroom soup over all.

Bean Dip and Dogs 1 can pork and beans 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1 tablespoon bottled barbecue sauce 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke seasoning 1/2 cup mayonnaise Wieners cut in 1 inch chunks Mash pork and beans and their liquid with potato masher or puree in blender.  Combine pureed beans with onion, chili powder, garlic salt, barbecue sauce, horseradish and liquid smoke.  Mix well.  Bring to boiling point, reduce heat and simmer, covered 10 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Blend in mayonnaise.  Serve hot, warm or cold as a dip for wiener chunks.  Before serving wiener chunks, place them on baking sheet and place under broiler until lightly brown.

Here we go, the famous 60's Cheddar Cheese Fondue. I don't know what it was about the sixties that made everyone serve Fondue, but it was a very popular dish. Here is a recipe from that time. Cheddar Cheese Fondue 1/4 cup oleo 1/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon Accent Spice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard 1 (12 ounces) can beer 1 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 cups (1/2 pound) shredded sharp Cheddar Cheese Melt Oleo in sauce pan. Blend in flour, Accent Seasoning, salt, and dry mustard.  Gradually stir in beer.  Add Worchester sauce.  Cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and comes to a boil.  Add cheese, cook stirring constantly until melted.  Keep warm in fondue dish.  Serve with chunks of pumpernickel bread. Make 2 cups dip.

Sweet Cherry Roll Bring 1 1/2 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water to a boil over a high flame.  Pour the syrup into a shallow 9 x 13 baking pan.  Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.  Make a shortcake dough using 2 cups of biscuit mix, 2 tablespoons sugar and 2/3 cup of light cream.  Roll the dough into an oblong 6 x 12 inches and spread 3 cups of pitted cherries over the dough.  Dot with 2 tablespoons of butter and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.  Roll the dough into a long roll and slice into 1 1/2 inch slices, like cinnamon rolls.  Place the slices cut side down into the syrup and bake in oven, preheated to 425 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.  Serves 6

Holiday Cheese Balls 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese 1/2 cup well drained pickle relish 2 1/2 Tablespoon dehydrated minced onions 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 3 Tablespoon finely chopped pimento 2/3 cup crushed potato chips Combine ingredients, mix well, and shape into marble sized balls.  Roll in potato chips.  Place on wax paper on a platter and chill.  Serve with cocktail pickles.  Makes about 3 dozenn.

Burnt Sugar Cake 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 square butter or 1/2 cup 3 egg yolks 2 cups flour sifted once 1 cup cold water Beat 5 minutes. 5 Tablespoons burnt sugar 1 teaspoon or more vanilla Beat again Add 1 cup flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder. Beat egg whites well and add last. Bake 1/2 hour (She did not give a temperature) Frosting 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons burnt sugar 3 or 4 tablespoons water. Cook slowly, adding 2 egg whites - beaten Aunt Kay's Lamb Hash Hollidaysburg, Pa Recipe 3 cups cold roast lamb 1/2 cup minced green pepper 1 cup cold cooked potatoes Minced onion or 1/2 garlic 1 cup gravy 1 cup tomatoes soup salt and paper 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce. lam and potatoes cut into 1/4 in. cubes.  Cook onion and green pepper in fat or oil slowly, don't brown.  Add gravy and soup, then add lamb and potatoes.  Season.  Cook slowly about 15 minutes.  Serve in spinach ring garnished with hard cooked eggs. Ice Tea My grandmother writes this was used in Nevada on 8-14-1979 at a birthday party for Ruby at her house.  I can't believe she had a recipe for tea! 7 bags 2 quarts boiling water Add tea bags, steep for 5 minutes. Add 2/3 cup sugar, after bags are removed.  Cool Fill glasses with ice and pour tea over ice.

Corn Bread Stuffing 1 large loaf of stale bread 1 box corn bread 10 cups broth - I like chicken broth 1/2 stick butter 3 raw eggs salt and pepper 1 cup celery 1 cup onions 1 1/2 Tablespoon sage 1 1/2 Teaspoons poultry seasoning 3 hard boiled eggs Mix all ingredients, except the hard boiled eggs. Put stuffing mixture in a dish and bake about 350 degrees until done. Slice eggs and place on top before serving.

Deviled eggs 6 hard cooked eggs, cut in half 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons prepared mustard 1 tablespoon finely chopped celery 1 tablespoon finely chopped stuffed olives 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion Remove egg yolks.  Mash and combine with remaining ingredients.  Refill egg whites.  Chill. Trim with slice of stuffed olive in each egg.

Delicious Brownies "I got this recipe from the baker at the Krebs restaurant at Skaneateles, N. Y. when we were on vacation." she wrote on the back of the card. Melt one half cup of butter with two squares of chocolate, blend with one cup sugar, one teaspoon salt and two eggs.  Stir one half cup flour and one cup chopped walnuts into the mixture, and add one teaspoon vanilla.  Pour into a well greased 10 x 10 inch pan and bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.  Cool slightly and cut.

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