Instruction:
Rub shortening into a part of the flour. Use milk to make a stiff dough. Shape into dumplings by rolling very thin and cut as desired. Cook 12 – 15 minutes slowly in broth.

Mom Carver

Directions:
Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add leeks and onion; saute
tender. Add mushrooms and saute 5 min. REduce to low. Add flour: cook until
mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, about 3 min. Gradually stir in stock
and half of the sherry. Bring soup to a boil, stirring. Reduce heat and simmer
until thickened, about ten minutes. Stir in half and half. Simmer until
slightly thickened, about ten minutes. Stir in the cayenne. Season with white
pepper and salt. Stir remaining sherry into soup. Bring to a simmer. Serve
immediately.

Contributor: My Aunt Judy via Phoenix

Instructions:
Bring tomatoes to a boil, add baking soda & seasonings.
Reduce heat, add milk & butter. Heat through but do not boil.
Garnish with parsley & croutons to taste.

Mom Carver

2 lbs ground chuck
2 sweet onions, chopped (have a third onion ready for garnish, diced)
1 garlic clove crushed, or you can use the bottled pre-crushed kind.
4 cans Bush’s Hot Chili Beans
4 cans Hunts Tomato Sauce
1 med size can Hunts Tomato Paste
6 fresh jalapeno’s chopped
Arrowroot
cummin
chili powder
tobasco
cayienne pepper
salt & pepper

Garnishes
Sour Cream
Diced onion
Sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
Tobasco

Open all the cans and put them in a large pot and place on simmer. Stir until your paste is mixed in well. Brown the beef with one onion and the garlic clove. I add in some of the chili powder and cummin so the beef can absorb their flavors. Drain.

Add the beef to your already simmering sauce and beans. Add the rest of the onion and the jalapeno. Add approximately 4 tbs each of chili powder and cumming. Dash the salt and pepper to taste. Add in 1 tb of the cayienne. Dash the tobasco to taste. Allow to cook at least 2 hours on low heat; stirring often so the chili does not scorch or burn.

Use the Arrowroot if the mixture is too thin. I prefer my chili very thick(sticks to the ribs better!) and Arrowroot will thicken without adding taste. Continue to add cummin until your chili tastes like chili. I have been known to add almost a whole bottle, depending on how the mixture turned out on that particular day. What most people don’t realize is that the cummin is what makes chili taste like chili. Don’t add enough and you will just have tomato sauce with beef in it.

Now for the twist. If you are having a party and you know children won’t be present, then you may want to try this.

An hour before your chili is ready to serve add 1 half pint of Bacardi’s 151 rum to the pot and stir in well. Most of the alcohol will cook off and you will be left with some GREAT tasting chili. I have made this for several Super Bowl parties and I never had any chili left over at the end of the day.

I will usually place out bowls with the garnishes and let my guests serve themselves. No fuss, no muss and happy party goers. Enjoy!

Phoenix

Directions:
With a large knife, remove corn from the cob. In a
saucepan, simmer potatoes in two cups water, with
sweet basil, until tender, about 15-20 minutes. In a
skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until they
are translucent. Add to potatoes and water.
Stir in corn and evaporated milk once potatoes are
tender. Add an additional 1 cup water (may use empty
milk can). Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Deputy’s Wife