Everyday Meat Loaf (1966)

2/3 C. to 3/4 C. quick cooking oats
3/4 to 1 C. milk
1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 or 2 eggs, beaten
1/4 C. chopped green pepper (optional)
1/4 C. grated onion
1 to 2 T. salt
1/2 t. sage (optional)
1/8 t. pepper
3 T. brown sugar
1/4 C. catsup
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. dry mustard or 1 T. prepared mustard

Cook oats in milk; add meat, eggs, onion, salt and pepper. Mix well. Form meat mixture into loaf; place in greased pan or casserole. Combine brown sugar, catsup, nutmeg and mustard; pour over meat loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. NOTE: Bread crumbs may be substituted for oats. Soak crumbs in the milk. 6-8 servings.

Chuck Roast in Foil (1966)

1 chuck, round or shoulder roast
1/2 to 1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 or 2 cans mushroom soup or celery soup

Place roast on large piece of aluminum foil; sprinkle with onion soup. Spread mushroom soup on top. Wrap in foil; seal well. Bake in preheated 325-350 degree oven for 20 minutes to 1 hour per pound or until done. Remove to heated platter. Roast may be cooked on top of stove instead of in the oven. 8 servings

Rhubarb Dessert

This is another recipe received by our friends the Harnwells.

1/3 C. shortening
1 C. flour
2 t. sugar
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 egg yolk
1/4 C. milk or a little more

Press dough to the bottom and sides of an 8×10 pan.

Beat 1 C. milk, 1 egg and egg white that is left, 3 level spoons of flour, 1 1/2 C. sugar and 4 C. rhubarb.

Spread in crust, sprinkle with flour over then sugar then beaten egg and milk. Bake 1 hour at 375 degrees.

Dump Cake

This recipe comes from our friends the Harnwell’s. It was Jim’s mom’s recipe.

1 No. 2 can crushed pineapple
1 can cherry pie filling
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 C. nuts, chopped
1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine

Oil bottom of 9×13 cake pan. Drain the pineapple and spread in pan, then add cherries and sprinkle cake mix and nuts. Then spread the top with slices of butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

From the kitchen of Alma Harnwell

Crispy Scalloped Corn

2 eggs, beaten
1/2 C. milk
1 t. sugar
1 t. salt
1/3 C. onion, diced
2 slices bread (cut into cubes)
1 lb. can cream-style corn
1 C. rice cereal

Toss 1 C. of rice cereal with 3 T. of melted butter. Combine eggs and milk and other ingredients and put into a 1 1/2 qt. dish. Add the topping. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour.