Sweet Potato Casserole

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This is our "new and improved" sweet potato dish over the marshmallow variety. I high recommend doubling the topping to get good coverage. The recipe apparently came from Southern Living, but we got it from Frankie when she and Uncle Curtis started dating. Main Ingredients 6 medium sweet potatoes 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup milk 1/3 cup butter

Topping 1/3 cup finely chopped pecans 2 tbs flour 2 tbs butter 1/3 cup brown sugar

Cook potatoes until tender. Let cool, then peel and mash. Mix main ingredients and beat until smooth. Spread into a greased 8x12x2 pan. Combine topping and spread evenly over the top.

Bake @ 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Pumpkin Pie

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This recipe came from James and Mitaki. I've enjoyed it at Thanksgiving and it's well worth the effort in making it from scratch. The recipe below is just for the good stuff inside. You're on your own for the pie crusts. 3 1/2 to 4 cups pumpkin 4 eggs 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp. powdered sugar 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp nutmeg 2 cans evaporated milk

Cut and gut pumpkin into halves. Bake pumpkin halves @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour.

Combine all ingredients. Spoon into 3 pie crusts.

Bake @ 350 degrees for approximately 45 minutes. Makes 3 pies.

Corn Casserole

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This is the Grandma Grimm recipe. The only way I've seen this made was in a deep casserole dish so most of the corn sinks to the bottom. It may do better in a shallow dish, but your mileage may vary. 1 can cream corn 1 can regular corn 2 eggs 1/4 cup milk 1/2 cup saltine crackers 1/4 cup melted butter 1/4 cup grated carrot 1/4 cup green peppers 1 tbsp chopped celery 1 tbsp chopped onion 1/8 tsp hot sauce 1/2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup shredded cheddar

Combine eggs and milk. Blend by beating. Add crack crumbs until liquid is gone. Add all other ingredients except for shredded chedar. Place in dish and cover with cheese.

Bake @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes.