Basic Bird Suet Mixture

This recipe from:
http://www.birdnature.com/index.html


1 C. Crisco or suet
1 C. peanut butter
3 C. yellow corn meal
1/2 C. white flower

Melt suet & stir in rest of ingredients. Pour or pack mixture in molds or shape in balls & hang from trees in mesh bags such as onions come in.

Note: I line a plastic mold that a commercial suet cake came in. I use plenty of plastic wrap to line it. I pack the mixture in the mold, then lift it out with the plastic wrap & finish wrapping it up. Store your suet cakes in the freezer. The birds love this!

Birder's Delight - special treat for feathered friends!

This recipe from:

http://www.birdnature.com/index.html

1 lb. of suet or 2 1/3 C. crisco

1 C. yellow cornmeal

1 C. oatmeal

1 C. chunky peanut butter

1 C mixed wildbird seed

1 C. shelled sunflower seeds

Melt suet & stir in rest of ingredients. Pour or pack mixture in molds or shape in balls & hang from trees in mesh bags such as onions come in.

Note: I line a plastic mold that a commercial suet cake came in. I use plenty of plastic wrap to line it. I pack the mixture in the mold, then lift it out with the plastic wrap & finish wrapping it up. Store your suet cakes in the freezer. The birds love this!

Beulah Fern's Meatballs

This is a manly man's meatball! * Note: Jim's aunt, Beulah Fern Mayab gave me this recipe. They are fabulous! The next day if you want a meatball sub, they are even better.

Meatballs

3 lbs. Hamburger
1 c. chopped onion
2 eggs
1 can milnot, (I use milk sometimes)
2 c. old-fashioned oats
1 t. garlic powder
2 T. chili powder
1 t. salt

Shape hamburger mixture into meatballs then pour the following sauce over them. I use a 1/3 measuring cup to scoop mine out. This makes 24 meatballs.

Sauce:

2 c. ketchup
2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. diced onions
2 T liquid smoke
1/2 t. garlic powder

Bake uncovered @ 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour.

Laura Ingalls Wilder's Gingerbread Recipe

My son brought this recipe home from school when he was in 2nd grade. His teacher had included it in a cookbook that the school had sold as a fundraiser. I always wanted to see if I could authenticate it, so a year ago I searched the internet & found this letter along with the recipe. It was exactly the same recipe that was in my son's cookbook. This letter was written to author Jennie Lindquist at The Horn Book, a publisher of children's stories. The date was October 19th, 1953. I just thought it was great to have one of her recipes in my collection, as I was raised about 30 miles from her Rocky Ridge Homestead where she & Almanzo lived for over 60 years & where she wrote the "Little House" books. I am happy to share it with you.

"1 cup brown sugar blended with 1/2 cup lard or other shortening. 1 cup molasses mixed well with this. 2 teaspoons baking soda in 1 cup boiling water (Be sure cup is full of water after foam is run off into cake mixture). Mix all well. To 3 cups of flour have added one teaspoon each of the following spices:ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Sift all into cake mixture and mix well. Add lastly 2 well-beaten eggs. The mixture should be quite thin. Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Raisins and, or, candied fruit may be added and a chocolate frosting adds to the goodness."

LAURA'S GINGERBREAD

(Recopied it in recipe form, for your convenience)

Mix all together:

1 C. brown sugar
½ C. shortening
1 C. molasses

Add:
2 t. baking soda in
1 C. boiling water

Sift together & stir in:
3 C. flour
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. ginger
1 t. cloves
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. allspice
½ t. salt

Add last:

2 eggs, well beaten

Bake at 350 until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Note: I have made this many times & it is very good. One hint, you do have to dissolve the baking soda in the hot water, per her instructions or it doesn't turn out right.

Dalene's Crockpot Corn

A lot of my favorite recipes that I have gathered over the years have come from one of my favorite cousins. She brought this to a family dinner a few years ago & it is now our corn of choice. This is one of those recipes that you can adjust the amount of ingredients to suit your taste. It is always served for the holidays at my house.

64 oz. frozen corn
4 oz. cream cheese
1/2 c. sugar
4 T. butter

Combine all & cook on low in crockpot all day. Can be cooked in microwave or stovetop. Just be sure to stir frequently.