RecipesOld Fashion Recipes for a Blue Ribbon Ham Casserole, Carrot, Apple, Raisin Salad and Chocolate Cake
Go back in time and make your family an old-fashion comfort food meal of Blue Ribbon Ham Casserole, Carrot, Apple, Raisin Salad and Ms. Nina"s Sour Cream Chocolate Cake. This Ham Casserole cooks on the stove-top. Carrot, Apple, Raisin Salad will bring fruit and crunch to your meal. Finish off your meal with Ms. Nina"s Sour Cream Chocolate Cake.
BLUE RIBBON HAM CASSEROLE
I believe, but cannot say for sure, that this recipe was cut from the back of a Parkay Margarine package.
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tbsp Parkey margarine
1/2 lb Velveeta pasteurized process cheese spread, cubed
1/4 cup milk
3 cups chopped cooked potatoes
3/4 cup chopped ham
1/4 tsp salt
Saute green pepper and onion in margarine. Add process cheese spread and milk; stir until completely melted. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Heat, stirring constantly, until bubbly and heated through.
4 to 6 servings.
CARROT, APPLE, AND RAISIN SALAD
This recipe was popular in my childhood.
2 cups grated carrots
2 cups finely chopped apples
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped nuts
1/3 cup mayonnaise
After chopping apples, toss with 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice. Combine with the remaining ingredients, mix well. Sprinkle a few chopped nuts on top for garnish, if desired. Cover and refrigerate until serving time. Refrigerate any leftovers.
MS. NINA"S SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CAKE
2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/4 tsps baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup boiling water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix sugar, sour cream,eggs, and vanilla together; mix well. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together and add to the sugar mixture. After both mixtures are well blended, pour in the boiling water. Stir together to mix well. Pour into a greased 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Frost with your favorite frosting.
Enjoy!