Chocolate Cake

CHOCOLATE CAKE (Grandma Sheranian's Recipe, aka Aunt Sharon Prior's recipe)

Ingredients:

4 oz. Baker's semisweet baking chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk





Directions:

1. Pour boiling water over the baking chocolate. Stir until melted, then let it cool in the fridge.
2. Cream the butter and sugar.
3. Separate all four eggs. Add the yolks to the creamed butter and sugar. Put the egg whites in a separate bowl and set aside.
4. Add the cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla.
5. Sift the cake flour, baking soda and salt together.
6. To the chocolate mixture, add half of the flour mix.
7. Gradually add the cup of buttermilk.
8. Add the rest of the flour mix.
9. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff.
10. Fold the egg whites in the chocolate batter.
11. Pour batter into 3-5 cake tins.
12. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
13. Let cool and assemble/decorate with frosting.

Frosting Recipe
(Double the recipe for this cake)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 cup butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
6 to 7 Tbsp evaporated milk

Directions:

1. Combine ingredients.
2. Add one Tbsp of evaporated milk at a time until you have reached desired consistency).

Brownie Pudding

BROWNIE PUDDING Ingredients:

1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
2 Tbsp oil
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 3/4 cup hot water




Directions:

1. Stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt (first 5 ingredients).
2. Add milk, oil and vanilla. Mix until smooth. (Stir in nuts).
3. Pour into greased 8 x 8 x 2 pan.
4. Combine remaining ingredients (sugar, cocoa powder, hot water).
5. Pour over wet batter.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
7. Serve warm with ice cream.

Sweet & Sour Meatballs

SWEET & SOUR MEATBALLS

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
1 tsp salt
1 tsp onion, minced
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 can (1 lb) pineapple chunks, frained
sweet and sour sauce






Directions:

1. Mix first five ingredients, 1/3 cup water and 1/2 cup pineapple chunks (cut up).
2. Shape into meatballs.
3. Bring sauce to a boil.
4. Add meatballs and remaining pineapple.
5. Simmer covered for 25 minutes or until done.
6. Serve hot. Makes 40-50 meatballs.

Sweet & Sour Sauce:
In large skillet, mix 2/3 cup ketchup, 2/3 cup cider vinegar and 1/3 cup packed brown sugar.

California Fruit Salad

FRUIT SALAD

Ingredients:

1 cup pineapple (cubed)
1 cup coconut
1 cup small marshmallows
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mandarin oranges
1/2 cup cherries
1/2 cup pecans

Directions:

1. Mix all together.
2. And let stand overnight.

Peanut Brittle

PEANUT BRITTLE

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 /2 cup water
1/2 cup Kero (white)
peanuts
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp water
1 tsp vanilla




Directions:

1. Boil sugar, water and kero and cook to brittle stage.
2. Add 1 cup or more of peanuts and a piece of butter.
3. Cook until light brown.
4. Stir constantly while cooking.
5. Mix baking soda, water and vanilla together.
6. Stir well and pour onto buttered cookie sheet or pan.
7. When it is hard, crack with knife handle by hitting.

Tuna Casserole

TUNA CASSEROLE

Ingredients:

3 cups medium noodles
1 can tuna, drained
1/2 cup miracle whip
1 cup sliced celery
1/3 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup green pepper, diced
1 tsp salt
1 can cream of celery soup
1/2 cup milk
1 cup shredded sharp cheese
1/2 cup almonds, slivered, bleached and toasted





Directions:

1. Cook noodles in boiling salted water until tender; drain.
2. Combine noodles, tuna, miracle whip, vegetables and salt.
3. Blend together soup plus milk; heat thoroughly.
4. Add cheese; heat and stir until cheese melts. Add to noodle mixture.
5. Turn into ungreased casserole dish.
6. Sprinkle with toasted almonds.
7. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes or until bubble.

Tamale Pie

TAMALE PIE

Ingredients:

2 lb ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 small cans tomato sauce
1 package chili seasoning
1/2 green pepper, chopped
2 cans sliced olives
1 can Niblets
1 can chili with beans
1/2 lb grated cheese
1 package corn tortillas cut in 1-inch squares

Directions:

1. Brown hamburger and onion, and drain.
2. Add remaining ingredients except for cheese and a few olives--use these as a topping.
3. Put all together in a 9 x 13 pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.