Grandma Jones' Kitchen

By Trisha Faye

Food and cooking are part of social events and family gatherings. Foods often are connected with fond memories of loved ones.
Grandma Jones' Kitchen share recipes and memories associated with Bea Jones (1917-2003).
Recipes include many of Grandma Jones' favorites:
Copper Pennies
'More'
Marshmallow Delight
Aunt Melba's Lemon Cake
Pear Honey
...and more!

Also included are: Childhood Memories of Mother in the Kitchen, Green Beans and Memories, and After the Pumpkin Butter.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trisha Faye
• Release date: Jun 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310199486

Trisha Faye

Trisha writes from north Texas where she spends her spare time gardening and rescuing abandoned kittens.

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Grandma Jones’ Kitchen

Trisha Faye

Copyright @2016 Trisha Faye

All Rights Reserved

ISBN: 9781310199486

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Trisha Faye

www.trishafaye.com

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Dedication

To Bea Jones

In honor of your life here on Earth,

keeping your memories alive and

your name on our lips.

I love you!

Table of Contents

Introduction

Recipes

DRINKS

Punch from Gabriel

BREADS

Plain Yeast Rolls

SIDE DISHES & SALADS

Grandma Jones’ Fried Potatoes

Fruit Salad

Chili Soup

Marshmallow Delight

Copper Pennies

Slaw

Hyde Park Fries

Watergate Salad

Carrot Salad

MAIN DISHES

Taco Salad

McClain’s Texas Trash

Chicken Rice & Vegetable Casserole

More

Quick Chicken Spaghetti

DESSERTS

Snickerdoodles

Oatmeal Pie

Persimmon Pudding

Chocolate Sheet Cake

Aunt Melba’s Lemon Cake

Swedish Nut Cake

Dirt Cake

One Egg Cake

Cookie Sheet Cake

Soft Pumpkin Drops

Banana Pudding

MISCELLANEOUS

Pear Honey

Icing from Mom Lambert

Sweetened Milk

Sausage Gravy

Grandma Jones and her Grandkids

Early Childhood Memories of Mother in the Kitchen

Green Beans and Memories

Memories from the Pumpkin Butter Baby

P.S.

Fat and Sassy – First two chapters

Introduction

After Grandma Jones (Vernon Beatrice Goss Jones) passed away in 2003, her children and many of the grandchildren got together to share recipes and memories of her life. They were gathered in a small cookbooklet, Grandma Jones’ Kitchen.

Keeping her memories alive, the family still shares stories about her and still make many of the dishes that they recall from the past. In the spirit of sharing her life, here is an updated version of the previous printed volume.

A new book is out, Fat and Sassy, telling stories of Bea’s life in a fictional tale. Included at the end, are the first two chapters to share the flavor of Fat and Sassy with you.

We hope you enjoy some of the recipes and tales told here.

Trisha Faye

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L-R: Uncle Dean, Uncle John, Bea (Grandma Jones)

Recipes

Drinks

Punch from Gabriel

This recipe was handwritten in Grandma Jones’ cookbook. It’s been around for a long time. It was probably served at many a potluck at the stone church in Glendora. And most likely at many wedding and baby showers.

Juice of three lemons

Two packages strawberry Jell-O, diluted as usual

One quart orange juice

Five bananas (blended)

One can pineapple juice

One quart lime soda or ginger ale

One quart water

Ice cubes

Directions:

Mix all together and stir.

Add soda and ice cubes right before serving.

Breads

Plain Yeast Rolls

Willadean Jones, Grandma Jones’ sister in law, sent this recipe for the Family Secrets Cookbook.

1 cup milk

2 TB shortening

2 TB sugar

2 tsp. salt

1 cake yeast

½ cup lukewarm water

3 ½ cups flour

1 egg, beaten

Scald milk.

Add shortening, sugar and salt.

Dissolve yeast in warm water.

Cool milk mixture to lukewarm.

Add yeast, beaten egg, and flour to make a soft dough.

Knead until smooth.

Let rise until double in size.

Punch down and form into rolls.

Let rise until double in size.

Bake in 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes.

Yield: 20 rolls

Side Dishes and Salads

Grandma Jones’ Fried Potatoes

Evan J. Jones, Alvin’s son, submitted this recipe for a prior cookbook, Grandma Jones’ Kitchen.

He wrote: Those of you that knew Grandma Jones have probably heard this story. I can remember it like it was yesterday. As a kid, between the ages of four to six