Country Cousins Family Recipes

By Lila Murphy

Look no further for some good ole Southern recipes guaranteed to get your mouth watering! From scrumptious desserts to Southern favorites like fried green tomatoes. Get ready to be the talk of the picnic or gathering when you show up with one of these dishes or desserts. This book is a culmination of roughly eighty years of family recipes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781662454561

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Coca-Cola Cake

1 stick margarine, melted

8 oz. Coca-Cola

3 tbs. cocoa

1/2 cup Wesson oil

1 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows

2 cups self-rising flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 tsp. soda

1 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix all ingredients together. Bake at 350 degrees for thirty-five minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Icing

1 stick butter

3 tbs. cocoa

2 oz. Coca-Cola

1 box confectioners’ sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Bring to boil first three ingredients. Add sugar and vanilla. Spread over cake while hot. Add nuts on top if desired.

Sausage and Rice

3 cups white rice, cooked; 1 1/2 cups before cooking

2 lbs. sausage, fried and drained

bacon grease

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped green pepper

1 cup chopped red pepper

Sauté onion, celery, green pepper, red pepper, and sausage in bacon grease. Simmer in skillet for fifteen minutes.

Squash Fritters

1 cup squash, boiled

2 tbs. butter, melted

1/4 cup