Currently Featured Amish Recipes

1/2 cup raisins

2 cups water

1 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon vinegar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

pinch of salt

unbaked pie crust

Place all ingredients in a saucepan except for the cornstarch.  Bring to a boil, add the cornstarch to thicken.  Cool.  Pour into unbaked pie shell

Crumbs:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup shortening

1/2 teaspoon soda

Mix and put on top of raisin filling.  Bake at 375^o until shell is firm.

1 tablespoon gelatin

1/4 cup cold water

3 cups fresh peaches

3/4 cup sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup cream, whipped

1 baked pie shell

Heat gelatin and water over hot water to dissolve gelatin.  Slice peaches. Add sugar to peaches and let stand 10 minutes.  Add dissolved gelatin and salt to peaches  Fold in whipped cream.  Pour into baked pie shell.  Chill for 2 hours or more.

1/2 head shredded lettuce

1 pound bacon, crisply fried

2 packages frozen peas, thawed

6 hard boiled eggs, chopped

1/2 medium onion, minced

1 pint salad dressing

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

Mix peas, bacon pieces, eggs, onion and salad dressing.  Spread on top of lettuce and sprinkle with cheese.  Serve chilled.

1 1/2 pounds ground beef

3/4 cup rolled oats

1 cup milk 

3 tablespoons chopped onion

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Mix all ingredients and make medium size patties.  Brown in small amount of cooking oil and set aside.  Make the following sauce.

Barbecue sauce

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons vinegar

1/2 cup water

1 cup ketchup

6 tablespoons chopped onion

Mix all ingredients.  Place browned patties in baking pan and pour sauce over them.  Bake for 1 hour at 350^o.  Serve on buns.  Delicious!