Emma Cornelius Revels and Magnolia Beauregard: In Loving Memory. I want to recapture the foods that my grandmother and great-grandmother prepared for me as a child.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Church Breakfast Eggs (serves 100)
Ingredients:
11 doz. eggs....(3 doz.)**
1 gal. less 1 cup milk..... (4 c.)
4 Tbsp. salt.....(3 1/4 tsp.)
2 lb. melted butter or margarine.....(1 cup)
Directions:
Beat eggs, combine well with other ingredients.
Pour greased baking pans half full with mixture. Bake
forty minutes at 375 degrees, stirring after 20 minutes.
Make sure the pan is not full, as the egg mixture rises when baking.
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**Amounts in ( ) are for 24 servings.
---DO NOT use aluminum pans for cooking eggs, it will turn the eggs green!
Country Green Beans
Ingredients:
1/4 pound sliced bacon
3 cans whole green beans - (14 1/2 oz ea) -- do not drain
1/4 medium onion
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
Directions:
In a 2-quart sauce pan on medium heat, cook bacon until lightly brown but not crisp. When bacon has browned add green beans. Add salt, sugar, pepper, and mix well.
Place onion on top of green beans, cover with a lid and bring to a light boil.
Turn heat down to low and simmer beans for 45 minutes. Cooking the green beans for 45 minutes on a very low simmer will blend the flavors.
This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.
Aebleskivers (Danish apple cakes)
Ingredients:
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. sugar
2 c. buttermilk
2 eggs, separated
melted butter
Directions:
Sift flour, salt, soda, and sugar together in a medium sized bowl. Blend buttermilk and egg yolks. Add flour mixture. Beat until smooth.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Place aebleskiver pan over low heat and add a small amount of melted butter or oil to each cup. Pour batter into holes, filing each about 3/4.
Cook over low heat and turn quickly when cakes begin to brown around the edges.
Lightly brown other side and serve hot with powdered sugar, applesauce, or ligonberry jam. Makes 15-20.
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