Sweet Potatoes with Crunchy Topping

Rosalie Robison Risk

3-4 cups mashed sweet potatoes (cooked or use 1 large can)
1 cup sugar
1/3 stick butter (melted or softened)
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk (regular or evaporated)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs

Mix above ingredients and pour into 9x13 baking dish. Mix the following topping ingredients together thoroughly, then sprinkle on top of sweet potato mixture.

¼ cup flour
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ stick margarine softened
¾ cup chopped nuts

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

Source: Noreen Roush, a friend in State College, PA Ward. She brought it to our Relief Society Christmas dinner. It's become one of my favorite Christmas recipes.

Liba's Potato Salad

Rosalie Robison Risk

This recipe would be for 20 lbs. potatoes. Adjust recipe for smaller amount.

Peel, boil and mash (don't whip), potatoes.

Combine to following ratio: 90% Miracle Whip, 5% mustard, 3% either Catalina or French dressing, (or if don't have any on hand, use 1-2 T catsup to give a pinkish color), may also use a little Ranch dressing for taste, and a little sweet pickle relish.

To mashed potatoes, sprinkle on about 1/3 a bottle of Salad Supreme seasoning. Add dressing to potatoes, along with about 1 bunch of finely chopped green onion 'green ends' only. Boil and chop fine 1 dozen eggs. Add to salad. May sprinkle a little Salad Supreme on top.

Source: This is Texas style potato salad, always served with BBQ brisket. Recipe came from Elizabeth Coplen, a good friend in Nacogdoches Texas Ward.

Grandma Robison's Pickled Beets

Nellie Robison

Boil whole beets till tender and slip the skins.

4 quarts cooked, diced beets
1 teaspoon whole allspice
2 cups vinegar
1 teaspoon whole cloves
2 cups water
1 teaspoon whole cinnamon
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt

Tie spices into a spice bag. Add to pickling mixture. Boil for 15 minutes, add beets. Bring to full boil again, put into hot sterilized pint jars and seal. Boil in hot water bath 10-15 minutes. Makes about 8 pints.

Dilly Green Beans

Rosalie Robison Risk

3lb fresh green beans

Wash, trim and pack into sterilized wide mouth pint jars along with ½ hot red pepper, 1 sprig fresh dill and 1 clove garlic per jar. Heat 5 1/2 cups water, 4 1/2 cups vinegar and 1/2 cup salt to boil. Pour over beans while hot and seal. Process in hot water bath 10 minutes. Makes about 8 pints.

Source: Diane Alling, Lansing, MI Ward , a good friend.