Green Salad

This "salad" is more of a jello mold dish. For those who don't like nuts, the pecans can easily be omitted. I'm not sure who first made this recipe, but my mother has certainly perfected it. 1 cup boiling water 1 small box of lime jello 3 oz. cream cheese 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup chopped celery (~4 stalks) 1 small can crushed pineapple (8 oz.)

Mix water and jello until smooth. Combine all other ingredients in a separate container. Add jello to that container. Transfer to a shallow serving dish and chill until firm.

Oatmeal Cookies

These cookies come out more like muffins (light and flecked with spices) instead of the dense oatmeal cookies you normally see. But they are very good. These are the famous Grandma Grimm cookies. If you ever want to make Jeremy's day, bake him these and chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips. 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup butter or lard 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup sour milk 1 tsp soda (level) 1 tbs baking powder 2 cups oatmeal (quick) 1 cup raisins 2 cups flour walnuts (your preference)

Mix all ingredients and drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake @ 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes

Bread Pudding

This recipe came from Emma Williams, our beloved maid when we kids were very young. It seems silly for us to have had a maid in our cluttered and chaotic lives, but Emma was a real lifesaver. And she made a damn fine bread pudding. 2 cups milk 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup butter (melted in pan) 1/2 loaf raisin bread (8 slices)

Melt butter in bottom of shallow baking dish. Cut raisin bread slices into cruton-sized cubes. Mix all ingredients and add to baking dish.

Bake @ 350 degrees for ~ 1 hour or until browned.

The lemon sauce recipe from a box of geinger bread mix makes a good topping as well but is not necesary.