Granny’s Egg Custard

4 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups scalded milk

Combine eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla, mixing well. Pour milk slowly into egg mixture, stirring constantly. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes. Cool and chill. Sprinkle on nutmeg before baking if desires or add a meringue topping.

Submitted by Lola Wilson
Daughter of Ella Turnbill
In memory of Granny Turnbill

Jim & Julia’s Salisbury Steak and Hamburgers

In her 1980’s series The Way To Cook Julia Child gave a recipe for hamburgers that included the following:

1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
1 egg
2 T sour cream
1/8 – 1/4 t thyme or Italian seasoning
salt
fresh ground black pepper
2 T grated onion

Julia mixed the above ingredients, divided into 4 patties, lightly dredged them in flour and sautéed them in a fry pan with a tiny amount of oil. She served them on a toasted bun with lettuce and salsa.

For my Salisbury steak version:

Leave off the flour dredge and sauté until nearly done.

Remove the patties from the pan and sauté a few onions in the fat.  When the onions are starting to lightly caramelize, create a roux by stirring in about 2 tablespoons of flour. Cook the flour for a couple minutes and enough water to form a slightly too-thin brown gravy.

Add the undercooked beef patties to the brown gravy and simmer until the gravy has thickened, spooning the gravy over the patties several times.

Adjust seasonings and serve. The gravy may be enriched with a small dollop of sour cream, should you desire.

Submitted by Jim Wilson
Son of James & Lola Wilson

Jarrett’s Fall Off the Bone Ribs

McCormick Pork Rub
Aluminum Foil
Pork Ribs (baby back work great!)
BBQ Sauce (your choice)

1. Rub ribs with pork rub
2. Wrap ribs in foil
3. Put on grill for at least 1 hour over med-low heat
4. Take out of foil when done
5. Place back on grill
6. Brush on BBQ sauce
7. Enjoy!

Submitted by Jarrett Hall, Age 8
Son of Mandy Hall
Great-Grandson of Sherman & Hester Turnbill

Brunch Pie – Easy and Economical

3 tablespoons Blue Bonnet Margarine
2 cans corn beef hash
3 eggs
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 can Veg All mixed vegetables – drained
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Dash of garlic powder
Dash of ground black pepper

Coat a 9 inch pie plate with margarine. Mix hash and I beaten egg; press into plate to form crust. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Sauté onions in 3 tablespoons margarine. Layer cheese, onions and vegetable in crust. Beat together remaining eggs, milk, flour, mustard, garlic powder and pepper. Pour over mixture in crust.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, until filling is set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serves 6.

Submitted by Lola Wilson

Corn Flake Cookies / Candy

2 C Sugar
1 C Dark Corn Syrup
1/2 stick butter
1 t vanilla
2 C peanut butter
9 C corn flakes

Mix sugar and syrup vanilla and butter in a large pan and cook till bubbles all over. Take off stove and add peanut butter. Beat fast until creamy.

Pour over corn flakes, mix well, pour in pan, cut in squares.

Source: Mildred Jean Wilson

Submitted by: Jim Wilson
Son of James & Lola Wilson