Grandma Hystad’s Recipes, Drinks, Food Information
Grandma Hystad’s Recipes, Drinks, Food Information
Beef And Potato Cakes
You can use ground meat if desired. A treat for children
8 oz. Beef.
8 oz. Potatoes.
1 small 2-3 inch onion chopped finely.
1 egg yolk.
Dark soy sauce.
1 teaspoon salt.
Cook the potatoes and mash. Mix in egg yolk and salt. Chop onion finely, brown with 1 tablespoon oil, add ground meat. Brown for 4 minutes. Add soy sauce and mix the batch with the potatoes. Shape into balls the size of golf balls, flatten into cakes. Heat the cooking pan. Grease lightly with oil, use medium heat to brown the cakes, turn to brown both sides. If you have a electric skillet set temperature at 340. When automatic control light blinks, turn cakes over.
Peel, core, and cut apples into quarters or wedges, depending on the size of the apple. Place apples in 1 quart baking dish. Dot apples with margarine. Sprinkle apples lightly with sugar and cinnamon. Orange juice may be added if desired. Bake at 375 degrees until tender, about 30 minutes. Serves 2.
Grandma’s Beef-Stew & Dumplings
1 pound………………(500 g)…………………stew beef
3 tablespoons(45 ml)…………………flour
1 clove of garlic
salt and pepper to taste
1 medium size onion, chopped
3 carrots
1 turnip, diced
1 bay leaf
Cut meat into cubes. Roll in flour and brown in hot oil.
Add chopped onion and garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Stir until onion is a golden brown. Add enough water to cover
the meat. Bring to a boil. Simmer gently for 1 ½ -2 hours.
Add rest of vegetables ½ hour before stew is served.
YIELD: serves 4-6
TIME: 15 minutes preparation, approx.2 hours to cook
Dumplings
2 cups………………………………..(500 ml)………………………all purpose flour
4 teaspoons…………………….(20 ml)……………………………baking powder
½ teaspoon…………………………(2,5 ml)……………………….salt
2 tablespoons…………………(30 ml)……………………………shortening
¾ cup…………………………………….(185 ml)…………………milk
Sift flour. Add baking powder and salt and sift again.
Cut in the shortening and add milk. Drop into simmering stew
gently, being careful to drop a piece of meat or vegetable so
that it will not be immersed. Cover the kettle.
Macaroni With Hamburger Balls
1 pound hamburger
2 medium-sized onions, minced
¼ pound macaroni
1 ½ quarts boiling water
2 teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 cup canned peas
2 cups tomato juice
Mix chopped onion, ½ teaspoon salt and pepper with hamburger. Form into small balls and fry until tender. Drain. Add peas, tomato juice and hamburger balls to the macaroni. Simmer together for 10 minutes.
SERVES: 6-8
AUNT PAT’S FAVOURITE BUTTER TARTS
1/3-cup ….(80 ml) ………..butter
1-cup…….(250 ml)………. brown sugar
2 tablespoons.(30 ml)……….milk or cream
1/3 cup……(80 ml)………..currants
1 egg beaten well
1 teaspoon…(5 ml)………………….vanilla
Mix all ingredients together. Put in unbaked tart shells.
Bake at 450 F, (230 C), for 8 minutes. Turn down to 350 F,
(175 C), and cook until brown.
MOM’S MINCEMEAT COOKIES
¾ cup…………………………………(185 ml)…………………shortening
1 ½ cups…………………………(375 ml)…………………sugar
3 eggs beaten
3 cups………………………………(750 ml)…………………flour
¾ teaspoon……………………(3.75 ml)………………salt
1 teaspoon………………….(4 ml)…………………..soda
1 cup…………………………………(250 ml)……………….canned mincemeat
3 tablespoons………….(45 ml)…………………water
1 cup…………………………………(250 ml)…………………walnuts
Cream, sugar and shortening. Then add eggs. Sift flour, salt,
and soda together. Add to creamed mixture. Add mincemeat and
water. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Add nuts and stir. Drop
from teaspoon onto well greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350F,
(175 C), for 10-15 minutes.
YIELD: 4-5 dozen cookies
TIME: 1 hour
GRANDMA’S WHIPPED SHORT BREAD COOKIES
1 POUND………(500 G)……………..BUTTER OR MARSRINE
3 CUPS………..(750 ML)……………FLOUR
1 CUP ……………(250 ML)…………..ICING SUGAR
Beat with mixer until creamy. Drop on cookie sheet and bake at 350 F, (175 C) until slightly brown.
YIELD: approximately 5 dozen cookies
TIME: 1 hour (includes cooking and cleaning
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