Currently Featured Amish Recipes

1/2 lb. sweet chocolate

1 cup peanuts

2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk

Melt chocolate in top of double boiler over boiling water.  Remove from heat, add condensed milk and peanuts.  Mix well.  Drop by teaspoonfuls on waxed paper.

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

3 eggs

4 teaspoons vinegar

2 teaspoons vanilla

nuts if desired

1/3 cup milk

2 cups oatmeal

4 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 ½ teaspoon soda

6 ounce package chocolate chips

Cream shortening, brown sugar and white sugar.  Add eggs,

vinegar and vanilla, mix well.  Stir in dry ingredients and mix

thoroughly.  Add chocolate chips and nuts.  Drop by teaspoonfuls

on ungreased baking sheet.  Bake at 375^o for 9 to 11 minutes.

1 1/2 pounds ground beef

1 cup softened bread crumbs

1 egg - beaten

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon marjoram

1/4 teaspoon thyme

2 tablespoons cooking oil

8 small white onions

1 can tomato soup (10 1/2 oz)

1 can condensed beef broth (10 1/2 oz.)

6 medium potatoes

6 carrots, scraped and cut into 1 inch pieces

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Combine first six ingredients.  Shape into 24 meatballs.  Brown meatballs in cooking oil in a 4 quart dutch oven.  Remove as they brown.  Combine soup and broth in dutch oven.  Add meatballs and vegetables.  Bring to a boil.  Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.  Add parsley.  Serves 6 to 8.

5 pounds ground beef

1 cup onion, chopped

1 cup celery

1teaspoon chili powder

3 tablespoon  salt and pepper

3 gallon water

1 gallon tomato puree

1 cup corn starch

2 gallons kidney beans

1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder

Brown meat, onions, celery and 1 teaspoon chili powder in a very large pot.  Add water, tomato puree, 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder and salt and pepper.  Let mixture come to a boil.  Thicken with corn starch and then add kidney beans.  Makes a very large batch.