Grandma Hystad’s Recipes, Including International Recipes

CONTENTS
GRANDMA’S OVEN FRIED CHICKEN
Grandma’s OATMEAL COOKIE MIX
GRANDMA’S FRENCH DRESSING
GRANDMA’S HOMEMADE MAYONNAISE
COCKTAIL SAUCE
LIGHTSIDE
RUSSIAN BORCH SOUP
UKRAINIAN CABBAGE ROLLS
ITAKIAN SPAGHETTI
CHINESE BEEF AND POTATO PATTIES
POLISH PYROGY
DUTCH APPLE PIE

Grandma’s Oven Fried Chicken
4 ounces……………..(125 ml)……………potato chips.
½ cup ………………..(125 ml)……………butter.
½ teaspoon ………….(2.5 )………………garlic powder.
Melt butter. Brush chicken with butter. Crush potato chips with rolling pin before opening bag. Mix garlic, salt and pepper with potato chips. Shake buttered chicken in potato chip mixture. Place on pan skin side up. Pour rest of mixture over chicken. Bake at 375 F (190 C) for about 1 hour.
YIELD: Coating for 1 fryer.
TIME: Preparation 10 minutes, cooking time approx. 1 hour.

Grandma’s Oatmeal Cookie Mix
3 cups……………….(750 ml)…………flour.
1 teaspoon…………(5 ml)……………baking soda.
1 teaspoon…………(5 ml)………………baking powder.
2 teaspoon…………(10 ml)……………salt.
2 ½ ………………… (625 ml)………… sugar.
1 cup………………..(250 ml)……………shortening.
3 cups………………(750 ml)……………oatmeal.
Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar together three times. Cut shortening into sifted dry ingredients until mixture resembles corn meal. Add rolled oats and mix well. Store in covered container at room temperature.
YIELD: 8 dozen.
TIME: 15 minutes.

GRANDMA’S FRENCH DRESSING
1 teaspoon …………(5 ml)…………sugar.
2 teaspoons………..(10 ml)……salt.
½ teaspoon………..(2.5 ml)……pepper.
½ teaspoon ……….(2.5 ml)……paprika.
1 ½ cup……………(375 ml)………salad oil.
½ cup………………(125 ml)………..vinegar.
1 clove of garlic (if desired).
Put sugar, salt, pepper and paprika in jar. Add oil, vinegar and garlic. Shake well. When dressing is thoroughly blended, pour over salad.
YIELD: approximately 2 cups (500 ml.)
CALORIES: 92 per tablespoon (15 ml).
TIME: 10 minutes.

GRANDMA’S HOMEMADE MAYONNAISE
1 egg yolk.
½ teaspoon …………(2.5 ml) …………salt.
½ teaspoon…………(2.5 ml)………….dry mustard.
¼ teaspoon ………...(1.25 ml)………...paprika dash cayenne.
2 tablespoons ……..(30 ml)……………vinegar.
1 cup ……………….(250 ml)…………..salad oil.
Put egg yolk and seasoning in bowl and mix well. Add 1 tablespoon (15.ml) vinegar and beat well. Gradually beat in oil until ¼ cup of mixture is used. Then add 1-2 tablespoons (15-30 ml) at a time As mixture thickens add remaining vinegar. If oil is added to quickly, mayonnaise will curdle. To fix this add 1 more egg yolk and continue.

Store mayonnaise in covered jar and refrigerate.
YIELD: approximately 1 ¼ cup (310 ml).
CALORIES: 104 per tablespoon (15 ml).
Time: 15 minutes.

VARIATIONS
Creamy Mayonnaise.
Whip ½ cup (125 ml) of evaporated milk.

Creamy Mayonnaise Sandwich Spread.
Add 1 tablespoon cornstarch and cook until thick. This is better than commercial mayonnaise.

COCKTAIL SAUCE
½ cup …………(125 ml)…………ketchup.
3 tablespoons..(45 ml)…………..lemon juice.
1 or 2 drops tobaccos.
¼ teaspoon…..(1.25 ml)………..salt.
2 teaspoons….(10 ml) ………….Worcestershire sauce.
Dash of horseradish.
Mix all ingredients together. Serve in fish cocktails.

LIGHTSIDE

A man walking on a side street in Vancouver stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up, rubbed it, and out popped a genie.

The genie said, “OK, You released me but I am old, getting tired 0f granting 3 wishes…..you can only get one wish!”

The man said, “I have always wanted to go to Hawaii, but I am to scared to fly, and I get very seasick. Could you build me a bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over there to visit?”

The genie laughed and said, “That’s impossible!! Think of the logistics of that! The supports, concrete, steel!! No, think of another wish..”

So the man said, “I have been married and divorced four times. My wives always said that I don’t care and that I am insensitive. I wish that I could understand women, know how they feel inside, and what they’re thinking when they give me the silent treatment. Know why they’re crying, know what they really want when they say “nothing”, know how to make them truly happy.”

The genie said, “Do you want that bridge to be two lanes or
four?”

RUSSIAN VEGETABLE SOUP Borsch
2 pounds beef, with soup bone.
2 carrots.
1 medium head of cabbage.
2 average-sized onions.
6 average-sized potatoes.
2 cups canned tomatoes.
6 whole pepper kernels.
1 bay leaf.
A few sprigs of dill.
½ cup chopped beets.
Cover meat with cool water and bring to a boil.
Let simmer until almost tender. Add water if necessary to keep meat covered. One hour before serving, add chopped vegetables and seasoning. Potatoes may be cooked separately before serving. When ready to serve, remove from heat and add sour cream.

UKRAINIAN
Golubtzi, (cabbage rolls).
1 large head of cabbage.
½ pound hamburger.
1 cup rice, cooked.
1 onion.
2 tablespoons fat.
1 teaspoon salt.
¼ teaspoon pepper.
1 10½-ounce can tomato soup.
½ cup sour cream..
Remove leafs from cabbage head. Cook in salt water for 5 Minutes, or until leaves are flexible. Drain and cool.

Add ground meat, cooked rice, and seasoning. Put a tablespoon of the mixture on each leaf. Roll and place each in a baking pan, pour undiluted tomato soup over them. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until tender. Serves 6. Option: Add sour cream 5 minutes before serving.

ITALIAN SPAGHETTI

1 pound hamburger
1 average onion.
2 green peppers.
1 ½ teaspoon salt.
1 tablespoon fat.
½ pound spaghetti.
Mix the meat, chopped onion and green pepper. Add salt. Shape meat into small balls and fry until brown. Make a sauce with the following:
½ cup chopped onion ¼ cup grated cheese.
2 green peppers ½ cup catsup.

1 quart strained tomatoes
1 tablespoon paprika.
¼ cup sugar
½ teaspoon mustard.
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup chopped celery.
Mix together all the ingredients for the sauce and let simmer 1½ hours. Add meatballs and simmer 1 hour longer. Cook spaghetti in salt water until tender. Drain.

CHINESE
Beef and Potato patties.
A dish enjoyed by the whole family, but children love it.
8 oz. Beef.
8 oz. Potatoes.
1 egg yolk.
a small onion chopped finely.
1 tablespoon salt.
1 tablespoon soy sauce.

Cook potatoes until done, mash. Mix in egg yolk
and salt. Add chopped onion with 1-tablespoon oil, then add round beef. Brown for 4 minutes. Add soy sauce and mix with potatoes. Shape into golf size balls,flatten into cookie size. Heat the cooking pan, grease with oil. Medium heat to brown the cookies, turn to brown both sides. If you use an electric skillet, set it at 340. When
control light blinks, turn to other side.

POLISH PYROGY
Everyone enjoys this dish. It’s one I could eat every day.
Dough.
5 cups flour.
2 cups warm water.
1 tablespoon salt.
4 tablespoons oil.
3 eggs.
1 tablespoon vinegar.
Mix flour and salt together.
Mix eggs, oil and water to make 2 cups.
Make well in flour add water mixture.
Mix well then knead. (The more you knead the better).
Roll dough flat, thin and cut into 2-3 inch squares.
Put filling (below) in each, seal edge, and use flour to pinch seal shut.
FILLING
Mashed potatoes.
Course cottage cheese.
Salt and pepper.
Mix together until course.
Drop into boiling water and boil for 5 minutes. Do not place to many in boiling water at one time as they all should have enough room to float to top.

After cooking place in different pot and add butter, or place in frying pan, add butter, and (onions) if you prefer. Fry for a few minutes until they start turning a light brown. Can then be served with or without sour cream.

Dutch Apple Pie
3 cups sliced apples.
1 cup brown sugar.
4 tablespoons butter.
3 tablespoons flour.
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
3 tablespoons cream.
Pastry for 9-inch crust.
Combine flour, sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter with a pastry blender. Place sliced apples in an unbaked pie shell. Sprinkle crumb mixture over tope. Add cream. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes
or until apples are soft, and a rich syrup has formed.