Christmas Recipes

Three Bean Salad:
Three Bean Salad Ingredients:
1-can light red kidney beans (drained)
1-can green beans (drained)
1-can wax beans (drained)
1-onion, sliced
**Add all ingredients together in bowl.
Combine and heat:
1½ cups sugar
1-cup cider vinegar
1-tablespoon vegetable oil
Pour over beans, let set 8 hours in refrigerator.

Mustard Sauce
Here’s a quick mustard sauce for your holiday ham.
Ingredients:
1-tablespoon butter
1-tablespoon flour (self-rising is ok)
½-cup milk
3-tablespoons mustard
**Heat butter and flour until melted, remove and add milk. Heat to boil, and boil about one minute. Add mustard.

Christmas Goodies

Fresh Apple Cake
Ingredients:
1-teaspoon cinnamon
¾-cup veg. Oil
4-cups chopped apples
1-teaspoon vanilla
2-eggs
3-cups sifted cake flour (can use self-rising flour)
2-cups sugar
1-cup walnuts
1-teaspoon baking powder
1-teaspoon baking soda
1½-teaspoon salt
*If you use self-rising flour, you won’t need baking powder, baking soda or salt. **Combine all ingredients in large bowl; stir good (too thick for mixer). Pour into 10” tube pan and bake about 60-70 minutes @ 350 degrees.

Carmel Icing for Fresh Apple Cake
Ingredients:
1-cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2-tablespoons Crisco
1-tablespoon light corn syrup
½-cup regular sugar
1/3-cup milk
2-tablespoons butter
¼-teaspoon salt
**Bring to boil, and boil for one minute. Cook, and add 1-teaspoon vanilla. Will thicken as it sets. Pour over cake when mixture thickens.

Fudge:
This recipe can make chocolate or peanut butter fudge.
3-cups sugar
2/3-cup evaporated milk
¾-cup margarine
1-pkg. (12oz.) semi-sweet chocolate pieces (or peanut butter pieces). You can also use one jar peanut butter instead of the peanut butter pieces.
2-cups marshmallow cream
½-cup pecans
½-teaspoon vanilla
**Combine sugar, milk and margarine in large heavy saucepan. Heat to boiling, and continue to stir and boil for about 5 minutes over medium heat, or until softball stage. Remove from heat. Add remaining ingredients, stir vigorously until well blended. Pour into greased 13” x 9” pan. Cool – cut into squares. Makes about 3 lbs.

Watergate Salad
Ingredients:
1-pkg. Pistachio pudding
1-(1 lb.) can crushed pineapple (drained)
½-cup pecans
1-cup miniature marshmallows
1-9oz. Cool whip
**Mix all together and chill. Makes a big bowl. Double the recipe if needed to make extra.