Favorite recipes (St. Luke's Mission, Durham, 1956)

Bring 1 lb. dried marrow beans and 6 cups water to a iDoil; boil 2 minutes. Remove i from heat; let stand for 1 hour. Cook until tender (liquid should nearly cover beans when done). Add 1 chopped onion, 1/4 cup molasses, 1 tablespoon each Worcestershire and salt, 1 teaspoon diy mustard, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Put in 2 qt. baking dish. Cut up 1 lb. bacon ends or streaked meat (fat-back); fry 5 minutes. Add cooked bacon and some of the fat to beans. Cover, and bake at 350° for 1 1/2 hours. Uncover .-md bake for 1/2 hour. Combine 2 cups shredded cabbage with 1 cup shredded carrot and a little chopped parsley. Toss with a dressing made of 2/3 cup buttermilk, 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish, salt and pepper. Chill 1 cup (1 lb.) applesauce. For Topping: Soak 1/2 teaspoon plain unflavored gelatin in 2 teaspoons cold water. Add 1/4 cup hot water, and stir until dissolved. Add 2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk; beat until light. Add 2 teaspoons sugar, dash of salt, and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon; beat. Spoon on applesauce; sprinkle with nutmeg. HINT: Sprinkle waxed paper v/ith powdered sugar before wrapping a frosted cake. The frosting will then stick to the cake instead of the paper. 1^2 Savory Liver ** Potatoes and Peas Orange Salad Toast Indian Pudding a la Mode For Dessert: Mix 2 cups water with 6 tablespoons nonfat dry milk; scald in top part of double "boiler. Mix 1/4 cup yellow cornmeal with 1/3 cup water; add to scalded mixture, constantly stirring. Cook 20 min. Add 1/4 cup molasses, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, end 1/2 teaspoon ginger. Pour into shallow 1 qt. baking dish. Bake in moderate (325^) oven 1 1/2 hours. Stir once during "baking. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream (allov; l/2 pt,) Brown 1/2 lb. sausage meat lightly: Add 2 sliced onions and brown. Push to side of skillet; add 3/4 lb. pork liver, cut in strips 1/2 by 2 in. Try 5 minutes, stirring. Mix meats, and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons flour; stir, and add 1 cup water. Bring to hoil and simmer 2 or 3 min. Add few drops bottled sauce for gravy, if desired* Season. Cube 2 peeled potatoes and cook until almost tender. Add 1 box frozen peas. Cook 5 min. longer. Season. Serve slices of orange on escarole with French dressing. Allowing 2 slices per person, spread hot toast with margarine, and cut slices in quarters. Skewer each 2 pieces with toothpicks. HINT: It saves time when preparing a quantity of "bacon to place it in a pan and bake in oven for about 10 minutes. It will be evenly crisped and delicious. Roasted Pinwheels ** Cclory Sauce Turnip Salad Grapefruit-Crnntcrry Cup Chill 1 can (16 oz.) grapefruit sections and 1 cup home-made whole cranberry sauce. Drain grapefruit reserving syrup for oiher uses. Put some cranberry sauce in 4 sherbet glasses, rnd arrpiige grapefruit sections on top. G-arnish with remaining cranberry sauce. • Peel and cube 1 small yellow turnip. Cook until tender^ cool and chill. Just "before serving add a fcv7 cooked peas, bits of pimiento, small amount of chopped paxslcy, md salt and pepper to taste. Moisten with French dressing. Dip edges of lettuce cups in paprika. Arrange on plate and fill with turnip salad.