Blueberry Jam

• 4 pints blueberries, washed and sorted
• 1 lemon
• 7 cups sugar
• 1/2  teaspoon butter
• 2 3-ounce pouches liquid pectin

 

Crush blueberries one layer at a time. 

Measure 4 1/2 cups crushed berries into a large saucepot.

Add the juice of one lemon.

Add sugar all at one time.
Add butter.
Butter will help prevent foaming. 

Bring to full rolling boil, a boil that cannot be stirred down.

Add pectin, stirring constantly.

Return to a full boil and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat.

Skim off foam with a metal spoon.

Ladle into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/8 inch head space.

Clean rims of jars and cap with 2-part lids.

Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

Remove from canner and cool. 

Makes nine 1/2 pint jars.

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Thousand Island Salad Dressing

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup chili sauce
• 1/4 cup finely minced celery
• 2 teaspoon confectioner's sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon onion, minced
• 1 hard-boiled egg, sieved

Mix first 6 ingredients together and chill.
Just before serving add sieved hard-boiled egg.

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Bacon and Eggs Stuffed Tomato Salad



Bacon and Egg Stuffed Tomato Salad

• 6 medium tomatoes
• 6 hard boiled eggs, chopped
• 3/4 cup diced celery
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• paprika

Cut tops from tomatoes. 
Scoop out pulp leaving shells intact.
Drain tomato shells.
Chop and drain tomato pulp.
Combine tomato pulp, eggs, celery, mayonnaise, bacon, parsley, salt and pepper.
Sprinkle tomato cavities with salt and pepper.
Fill tomato shells with mixture.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Chill until serving.

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Southern Butter Beans

Fresh from the garden

2 cups fresh shelled butter beans

1 1/2 cups water

1  ounce of salt pork

1 tablespoon vegetable oil 

1/2 teaspoon salt

salt to taste

Carefully wash and pick over the beans.
Put the beans in a pot and cover with water.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
The beans will produce a lot of foam, skim foam off.
When the foaming stops add salt pork, oil and salt.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes or until tender.
Taste carefully for seasoning.
The amount of salt you will need to add will depend on how salty your seasoning meat was.  
Serve hot with cornbread and fresh sliced tomatoes

Sausage and Egg Breakfast Muffins

• 1 pound breakfast sausage
• 7 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Cook sausage until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles.
Drain and set aside.
Whisk 5 eggs in small bowl, scramble over low heat until soft curds form.  Set aside.
Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
Mix together 2 eggs, milk and oil.
Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just moistened.
Fold 2/3 cup cheese, sausage and scrambled eggs into batter.
Fill greased muffin cups 3/4 full.
Sprinkle remaining cheese on top of each muffin.
Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 15 to 18 minutes, or until lightly brown.
Serve warm.

Tips:
Yield 18 muffins.
Make ahead, store in refrigerator.  Reheat in micro-wave 45 seconds.
Freeze cooled muffins in sealable freezer bags for longer storage.


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Perfect Baked Potato

• Idaho baking potato
• vegetable oil
• kosher salt
• salt and pepper
• butter
• sour cream

Scrub potato.
Prick with fork to allow steam to escape while baking.
Rub potato with oil.
Roll in salt.
Bake on oven rack at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until tender.
Immediately slit potato when you remove it from oven.
Cut a X in top.
Hold hot potato with towel and push in to fluff.
Season with salt and pepper
Add butter.
Serve with sour cream.

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Mayonnaise Muffins

Easy last minute quick bread.

 

 

 

• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup half and half or milk

Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
Grease a 6-cup muffin tin.
Spoon batter into muffin tin.
Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 12 minutes.

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