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     Favs of the Fifties

This was an era known for favorite food of teenagers and adults alike.I hope you enjoy these oldies but goodies recipes.While you're checking out the recipes,here's some music for you to play.
 
 
 

Blueberry Hill Fats Domino	Heatwave Martha and the Vandellas
Sherry The Four Seasons	Green Onions Booker T and the MGs
You Gave Me a Mountain Elvis Presley	Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles
Ragdoll The Four Seasons	Blowing in the Wind Peter,Paul and Mary
Tears on My Pillow Little Anthony and the Juniors	Maybelline  Chuck Berry
Traveling Man Rick Nelson	Peter Gunn Henry Mancini

Fried Corn Flake Chicken
  Servings:  4

3 lb. chicken, cut up
2  eggs; large, slightly beaten
4 tbs .milk
2- 1/2 c. corn flakes,crushed
2 tsp . salt
1/2 tsp.  pepper
5 tbs. butter, melted

  *    Crush but do not pulverize the corn flakes.

Preheat oven to 350 °. Wash chicken and pat dry.  Mix together  eggs and milk.
Separately mix corn flake crumbs, salt, and pepper.  Dip chicken into milk and egg mixture then into the crumb mixture coating each  piece evenly.  Set in well greased baking pan.  Drizzle with melted butter.  Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour.
 
 

The Perfect Tuna Casserole
  Servings:  4

1 can  cream of mushroom soup
1/3 c . milk
6- 1/2 oz . tuna, drained and flaked
2   eggs,hard boiled,and sliced
1 c. peas, cooked
1 c.   potato chips

As this is an old recipe, it calls for tuna packed in oil.
Slightly crumble the potato chips.
Preheat oven to 350°.  Blend soup and milk in 1-quart casserole.
Stir in tuna, eggs, and peas.  Bake 20 minutes.  Top with chips; bake 10  minutes longer.
 
 

 He-Man's Tuna Noodle Casserole

Servings:  6

6 oz.  egg noodles, medium
2 tbs. butter
1 can  cream of mushroom soup
1 c. milk
1/2 c. sour cream
1/2 tsp.  salt
1/2 c. onion, finely chopped
1/4 c.  pimiento, sliced
1/2 c.  green bell pepper,finely chopped
1 c. celery, chopped
6- 1/2 oz.   tuna, drained and flaked
15 Ritz Crackers®

  *  An additional 3 oz can of Tuna can be added for a meatier casserole.
  ** Ritz crackers (15 = Half a Stack) should be broken but not crumbled.

Cook noodles in salted water; drain.  Coat with butter.  Preheat oven to
425 ° F.  In a large saucepan, mix soup, milk, sour cream, salt,
onion, pimiento, pepper, and celery.  Cook over low heat, stirring
frequently, for 15 minutes.  Add tuna.  Combine with noodles and pour into 2-quart casserole.  Sprinkle top with ritz crackers.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes.
 
 

Pepsi Cola Cake With Broiled Peanut Butter Frosting

CAKE

2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1/2 lb. butter
2 tbs. cocoa, unsweetened
1 c. Pepsi®
1/2 c. buttermilk
2   eggs, large, beaten
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp.  vanilla extract
1- 1/2 c.  miniature marshmallows

FROSTING

6 tbs.  butter
1 c . dark brown sugar, packed
2/3 c. peanut butter
1/4 c. milk
2/3 c. chopped peanuts
 

CAKE:

Preheat oven to 350°.   Grease and flour 9 X 13 X 2-inch pan.
Combine flour and sugar in large bowl.  Melt butter, add cocoa and Pepsi.
Pour over flour and sugar mixture, and stir until well blended.  Add buttermilk, beaten eggs, soda, and vanilla.  Mix well.  Stir in
marshmallows. Pour into prepared pan.  Bake 40 minutes.  Remove cake from oven and frost while still warm.

FROSTING:

Cream Butter, sugar, and peanut butter.  Add milk and stir well.  Add
nuts.  Spread over warm cake.  Place frosted cake under broiler about 4-inches from heat source.  Broil just a few seconds, or until  starts to bubble.  DO NOT scorch!  Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving.
 
 
 
 

Milky Way Cake
 

4 - 2.1 oz.  Milky Way® candy bars
1/2 lb.  butter
2 c. sugar
4 lg. eggs
1 c. buttermilk
2- 1/2 c. flour,sifted
1/4 tsp.  baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c.  chopped pecans

Melt Milky Ways® and 8 T. butter in double boiler.  Let cool.  Preheat the
 oven to 350°. Cream remaining butter with sugar.  Add eggs, one at a time.  Add buttermilk alternately with flour and soda.  Add vanilla
and Milky Way mixture and mix until smooth.  Fold in pecans.  Pour into a
greased and floured bundt pan.  Bake 1 hour or until cake tester comes out clean.  Cool 15 minutes in the pan and then turn out on rack to finish cooling.

NOTE:
Serve this cake with scoops of ice cream on top of each slice for a taste delight.
 
 

 Red Hot Salad
 

6 oz.  Cherry Jell-O®; (2 Pkgs.)
4 oz   Red Hots Candy®
3 c.    boiling water
20 oz.  pineapple,crushed, undrained
2 c.  applesauce

Dissolve Jell-O® and red hots (also known as Cinnamon Imperials) in boiling water.  When cooled to room temperature, add pineapple and applesauce.
Pour into oiled 8-cup mold.  Chill before serving.
 
 
 

Old-Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie

  Servings:  4

3 tbs. butter or margarine
3 tbs. flour
1/4 c.green onion, chopped
1 pkg. Lipton's Vegetable Soup Mix; *
2 c. milk
2 c. chicken, cooked and cut up
10 oz. broccoli spears, frozen
1 c. parmesan cheese, grated
1/8 tsp  pepper
1   single pie crust
1 lg.  egg yolk
2 tbs.  water
 

Cook broccoli spears according to directions on package and drain.
Cut into 1-inch pieces.

Preheat oven to 425 ° F.  In large saucepan, melt butter and cook
flour with green onion over medium heat, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or
until flour is bubbling.  Stir in vegetable recipe soup mix blended with
the milk.  Bring just to the boiling point, then simmer, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened.  Stir in chicken, broccoli,cheese, and pepper.  Turn into a lightly greased 1 quart round casserole or soufflé dish.  With rolling pin, roll pastry into a 9-inch circle;arrange over casserole.  Press pastry around edge of casserole to seal; trim off excess pastry, then flute the edges.  Brush pastry with egg yolk  beaten with water.  With the tip of a sharp knife make small slits in pastry.  Bake for minutes or until crust is golden.

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