~*~ Grandma's Kitchen ~*~

Every family has a recipe box. This is ours. Some of these recipes came over from the old country, some came off the back of a soup can. All of them are good.

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From The Recipe Box

Smoky Backyard Ribs
Serves 4

• 2 racks pork ribs
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp salt
• Your favorite sauce
• Hickory chips

Rub the ribs the night before. Smoke low and slow at 225 for 5 hours, adding hickory every hour. Sauce them for the last 30 minutes. Lick fingers. Repeat.

Peanut Butter Fudge (No Fail)
Serves 36 squares

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 jar marshmallow creme

Boil the sugar and milk for 3 minutes, stirring. Take off the heat, stir in the peanut butter and the marshmallow creme. Pour into a buttered pan. Hide it from your husband.

Rhubarb Crisp
Serves 8

• 4 cups chopped rhubarb
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup oats
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter

Toss rhubarb with the sugar and put it in a pan. Crumble the rest together and sprinkle on top. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Vanilla ice cream is not optional.

Church Supper Baked Beans
Serves 20

• 4 cans pork and beans
• 1 lb bacon
• 1 onion
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp mustard

Fry the bacon and onion. Mix everything in a big roaster. Bake at 325 for 2 hours. Bring the roaster home empty.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Cutouts
Serves 3 dozen

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• Powdered sugar frosting
• Sprinkles!!!

Mix, chill 2 hours, roll out, cut into shapes, bake at 375 for 7 minutes. Frost when cool. Let the kids do the sprinkles and then sweep the whole kitchen.

Kitchen Tips

Butter, not margarine.
Read the whole recipe first.
Clean as you go.
A pinch of salt makes sweet things sweeter.
Always make a little extra for the neighbors.

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Last updated: 12/15/98