Straight from Grandma's Kitchen

By Mary Ann Sadler

Mary can't remember when she first knew she wanted to cook, but, at an early age, she begin clipping recipes from books or magazines. Her hope chest had more recipes in it than anything else.. She helped in the kitchen very little, as her mother wasn't to happy having anyone in the kitchen in her way, When, Mary was married, she like to experime

• Language: English
• Publisher: Book Vine Press
• Release date: Oct 21, 2020
• ISBN: 9781953699213

Mary Ann Sadler

Mary now lives alone in the home that she and her husband, Kenneth, built together. One son lives close and is a bachelor, so he checks in on her almost daily. The other ones are all married and have families of their own, but all checks in on her regularly. She has fought cancer the last five years. She gives God all the Praise and Glory for her being able to win the battle of the cancer.

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Dressings

Homemade Salad Dressing

1/3 cup cider vinegar

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup oil

Mix sugar and vinegar until sugar dissolves.

Stir in oil

Refrigerate, and shake before using.

French Dressing

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons paprika

1 teaspoon diced garlic

¾ cup ketchup

½ cup cider vinegar

1 graded very fine onion

1 cup vegetable oil

2 teaspoon salt

Mix in blender and keep in refrigerator

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

1/4 cup black pepper

1 and ½ cup parsley flakes

½ cup garlic salt

2 tablespoon kosher salt

¼ granulated garlic

¾ granulated onion

2 tablespoon dill weed

2 cups mayonnaise

2 cups buttermilk

1 1/2 cups sour cream

1 teaspoon of lemon juice

1/4 cup black pepper

1 and ½ cup parsley flakes

½ cup garlic salt

Put all dry ingredients in a quart jar, seal tightly until ready to use.

To Make Dressing

Mix together 2 tbsp of mix with 2 cups each of mayonnaise and buttermilk, 1 ½ cups sour cream, and 1 tsp lemon juice.

Make a smooth paste-like mixture that you can then transfer to the mixer.

Set it on medium speed and beat abut 10-15 min.

If you have a small mixer as I do, take about 5 min. times to save burning up the mixer. I average burning up one every year.

Breakfast

Homemade Pancake Syrup

Heat 1 cup of water to boil.

Turn the heat down and stir in 1 lb. of brown sugar.

Continue to stir until the sugar has completely melted.

Great when served hot, over sausage and pancakes.

Scrambled Eggs

Start with a little butter in the skillet. Don’t let it burn.

Whip the number of eggs you want with a little butter.

Add desired amt. of salt and black pepper.

Pour in skillet.

Stir regularly, but not constantly, until consistency is as you desire. Cheese can be added. Of course, a few chips of bacon in them is good.

Served with a couple strips of bacon.

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

Brown sausage in a large saucepan.

Remove sausage to a plate.

In a bowl put about 2 heaping tablespoons of flour, stir in ¼ teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of black pepper. Mix it well.

Stir in, slowly, enough milk to make a thin paste.

Stir the paste mixture into the sausage grease slowly, stirring constantly, until well blended.

Add about one quart of milk and stir constantly until it bubbles.

It’s done. Add more milk if you wish thinner gravy, or less if you like it thicker.

Pour over hot biscuits.

Biscuits

Have a pan in the oven with about ¼ cup of shortening, melting.

In a bowl, put about 4 cups of flour, 2 tablespoons baking soda, teaspoon of salt, tablespoon of shortening, stir together and add enough flour to make a soft, not gooey, ball.

Roll out about 1/2-inch-thick and use a biscuit cutter or a glass and cut out the biscuits.

Do not forget and leave the shortening in the oven. (FIRE HAZARD)

After you have cut out the biscuits, place one side in the oil, or grease, whatever you are using and flip it over. Do each biscuit like that. Remainder of dough, roll and do the same until dough is used up. Bake 450 for about 15 min or until golden brown.

Do not forget them and let them burn as I have before.

Tater Tot Casserole

Perfect for breakfast

1 lb. of ground beef

½ cup chopped onion

teaspoon of crushed garlic

10 oz. can of cream of mushroom soup

10 oz can of cream of chicken soup

a little Worcestershire sauce if desired

just a bit of hot sauce

2 cups of cheddar cheese shredded

a lb bag of tater tots

Brown the ground beef, chopping it up as it cooks. Drain.

Preheat the oven