Dried Beef Spread

1 8oz pkg. cream cheese – softened

2 tbls. milk

1 – 2 1/2 oz jars sliced dried beef – finely snipped (3/4 cup)

2 tbls. instant minced onion

2 tbls. finely chopped green pepper

1/8 tsp. pepper

1/2 cup dairy sour cream

1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Blend cream cheese and milk. Stir in dried beef, onion, green pepper, and pepper. Mix well. Stir in sour cream and spoon into 8" pie plate or small shallow baking dish. Sprinkle walnuts over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Serve hot with crackers.

Zucchini Bread

1 c oil

2 c sugar

3 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

3 c flour

1 tsp salt

2 tsp soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

3 tsp cinnamon

1/2 c chopped nuts

1 c raisins or currants

1 tsp nutmeg

2 c zucchini (peeled and finely chopped)

Mix and bake in two 9×5 pans 1 hr. 350 degrees. May be frozen.

Sweet Rolls (1)

1 c milk (scalded)

1 c water. Cool

Add 1 pkg yeast

1 TBsp sugar

Beat 3 eggs

Add 6 Tbsp butter creamed with 2/3 c sugar. Add milk mixture & 2 tsp salt. Add about 7 c flour. Mix well.

Put in greased bowl. Raise until double. Make in roll or refrigerate later. Make cinnamon knots by dipping "rope" of dough in sugar-cinnamon mixture, then oleo, then sugar again. Tie in knot, place in greased muffin tins. Raise. Bake 15 min 375 degrees.

Sweet Rolls (2)

Dissolve 2 cakes yeast in 1/2 cup warm water with 1/2 c sugar.

4 eggs beaten

2 sticks oleo

2 c scalded milk (lukewarm)

1 1/2 c sugar

1 c water (lukewarm)

Mix all together and add flour for kneading. Knead down twice – roll out on sprinkled cinnamon. Add more melted butter and spread with your hands. Then sprinkle sugar dough over them. Roll up and cut. Let rise. Bake 350 degrees 1/2 hour.

by MutedSongbird

1 Comment

  1. TarHeelFan81

    That dried beef spread was a big hit in the ‘70s and appeared at pretty much every party at the time. I can’t imagine eating it now!