Barbara’s Corn Bread Stuffing

This recipe is the one I have used for years.  It is adapted from one of Craig Claiborne’s recipes and is enough for a 12 to 15 pound turkey. 3 cups crumbled day-old corn bread 3 cups lightly packed good …

Strawberry-Rhubarb Sorbet

Combine  1 cup sugar and 1½ cups water in deep sauce pan.  Bring to a boil. Add 1/8 tsp powdered ginger, continue boiling for  7 minutes. Add ½ lb rhubarb, trimmed, peeled, and cut into 1-inch pieces. Cover pot and …

Apricot Sorbet

1 16 oz can apricots, drained and pitted ¼ cup lemon juice 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, 2 egg whites Puree apricots and lemon juice in a processor.  Place in bowl.  Combine  ¾ cup sugar and 1 cup water. …

Pineapple-Banana Sorbet

1 ripe pineapple 2 ripe bananas ¼ cup apple juice Peel and core pineapple. Cut into chunks over a bowl to catch any juice.  Put pineapple, pineapple juice, and bananas in a food processor.  Process until pureed.  Add apple juice,...

Aunt May’s Rum Balls from Deb H.

3 boxes Nabisco Vanilla Wafers 1 cup sifted powdered sugar 2 tbsp cocoa 2 tbsp white corn syrup 1 cup finely chopped pecans 5-6 tbsp rum Roll wafers very fine (or use a food processor) Sift sugar and cocoa together....

Mary’s Fudge Brownies with Symphony Bars

4 1-oz squares unsweetened chocolate 2 sticks unsalted butter 2 c granulated sugar 1 c all-purpose flour 4 eggs 2 tsps vanilla extract 3 Symphony bars Melt chocolate over hot water with butter.  Cool. Meanwhile preheat oven to 350 degrees. ...

Cranberry Walnut Bread

¼ cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 2 ¾ cups flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 cup canned whole cranberry sauce ¾ cup honey or wheat beer (Try different beers to vary the taste) 2...

Barbara’s Lemon Pie

One  9” pie shell (homemade or store bought) ½ stick butter melted 5 eggs slightly beaten juice of 3 lemons grated rind of 1½  lemons 1¼ cup sugar Preheat oven to 325 degrees Combine eggs, lemon juice, rind and sugar....

Noah’s Strawberry Shortcake

The next recipe is my son, Noah’s, favorite birthday cake.  He’s been eating it since he was six years old. Genoise 6 large eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup sifted flour ½ cup sweet butter melted and clarified 1 tsp...