Nana's pickles

Note: Nana's pickles are the ones in the center jar.

Ingredients listed are per quart jar.

1 level Tablespoon non-iodized salt
1 level teaspoon pickling spices
1 whole dried red pepper
1 handful dill
2 whole cloves garlic cut up/smashed
1/2 teaspoon alum

Wash and sterilize jars. Wash unused lids in hot soapy water, rinse and keep hot.

Fill each jar with above ingredients and washed cucumbers, pack tightly, fill jar to neck.

Add cold tap water to top of jar.

Wipe moisture off top of jar then add hot lid, seal with ring and tighten as much as possible.

Turn upside down on brown paper overnight. In the morning, turn over and re-tighten any jars that leaked.

Store in a cool place.

Pickles are 1/2 done in 10 days and if you like them crispy, put them in the fridge to keep at this stage.

The longer they stand the stronger they get.

Note - Heidi Weinsoft gave me the same recipe the only difference is that hers did not call for the alum.

Enjoy!

Nana’s Yeast Coffee Cake

6-7 cups flour

1 lb butter

8 oz whipping cream

8 oz sour cream

3 eggs

8 Tbs sugar

2 pkg. Yeast

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup Milk

1 tsp salt

Melt ½ lb Butter in milk. Put flour in large bowl, make a well in the center. Add slightly beaten eggs, sugar, sour cream, whipping cream, melted butter and milk. Add yeast which has been dissolved in 1/4 cup lukewarm water. Knead all together until all ingredients are incorporated. Knead until dough is smooth and forms into a ball. Place covered in a warm place to rise. Let rise until doubled in size.

Divide dough into 3 parts. Roll into a 12x18" rectangle to about ½" thick. Spread generously with melted butter, then spread with pineapple marmalade, over the jam sprinkle generously with mixture and cinnamon and sugar and cover with crushed pecans and raisins.

Roll into a log and place in a semi-circle on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.

Bake in 325 oven for about 35-40 minutes. Cool, dust with powdered sugar.

Mandlebrodt Video

I used the video feature of my digital camera to capture some of the fun. I had limitations on file storage and battery power, so I couldn't shoot the whole thing from beginning to end. I tried to turn the camera off during stages that weren't as critical, so the process of making it is covered fairly well. The video is 27 minutes long, and there is a good amount of mindless family chatter going on, as there should be!


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Nana’s Mandelbrodt


1 cup Crisco oil
1 1/3 cups minus 3 Tablespoons Sugar -- replace these 3 Tablespoons with
3 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar
3 Teaspoons Baking Powder
4 large Eggs
1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
3 1/3 cups Flour
1 1/3 cups chopped Pecans
1/2 Teaspoon Almond Flavoring
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 Teaspoon Salt

Mix oil, sugars and eggs (one at a time) together in mix master.
Mix all dry ingredients together.
Add dry ingredients to the egg mixture. Add the vanilla and almond flavoring and then add the nuts by hand.
Add more flour if needed to make dough the right consistency like cookie dough.
Form into 4 Balls. Roll each ball into a long slender slab 4 inches wide.
Bake at 350 Degrees for 30 minutes
Take out of the oven and slice. Roll each slice in sugar and cinnamon mixture and put back into the oven for 5 minutes at 400 Degrees until lightly brown.

Nana’s One Dish Meatball Stew

Shapiro’s Meatball Stew

2 lbs. lean ground beef
½ grated onion
½ minced garlic
Salt & pepper
1 cup breadcrumbs
¾ cups water with beef bullion cubes
2 eggs beaten
3 medium raw potatoes-cut up
1 can water chestnuts
1/3 cups soy sauce
1 pkg. frozen veggies
Mushrooms (optional)
Flour & vegetable oil

Mix beef with onion, garlic, salt & pepper, bread crumbs, eggs. 
Add the water with bullion and add to the meat mixture. Mix well. 
Make 2 inch round meatballs (1 inch high). Roll in flour. Fry in the vegetable oil until browned. 
Place meatballs in a big pan. Add 1 cup water with 1 bullion cube to pan used for browning meatballs.
Add soy sauce to form gravy. 
Pour gravy over meatballs. Bake for 1 hour @ 325 degrees. Peel & cube potatoes-add to the pan & bake for ½ hour. 
Add mixed veggies & water chestnuts (and mushrooms if using). Bake an additional 20 minutes. Serve!!!