Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty
By Gail Butler
Issue #124 • July/August, 2010
When friends stop by for a visit I like to offer them a hospitable and healthful libation of elderberry cordial. When served in a small aperitif glass or...
Avoiding common canning mistakes
By Jackie Clay-Atkinson
Issue #142 • July/August, 2013
Canning has been an important part of my life since I was a young girl helping my mother and grandmother can in our Detroit basement. I loved the...
Waldorf salad
Anne Westbrook Dominick
Ingredients
2 cups apples, cored and diced (not peeled)
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. sugar
salt to taste
1 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup diced walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup mayonnaise
Method
In a bowl, mix the apples and the...
Elk Roast With Cranberries
Recipe of the Week
Elk Roast With Cranberries
Courtesy of
Daisy Wallace
Ingredients
2 - 3 pound Elk roast*
2 tablespoons Oil
2 cups raw Cranberries
1 small stalk Celery, chopped
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
1-1/2 tablespoons Maple Sugar
1/4 cup all purpose Flour
1 small Onion,...
Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish
Recipe of the Week
Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
3 cups seeded and coarsely chopped bell peppers (use a mixture of yellow,...
Terrific tamale pie
Recipe of the Week
Terrific tamale pie
Courtesy of
Janine Hawley
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped green pepper
1lb. ground beef
2 8 oz. cans seasoned tomato...
Artichoke Omelet Appetizer
Recipe of the Week
Artichoke Omelet Appetizer
Courtesy of
Patti LaBeck
Ingredients
2 jars marinated artichoke hearts
8 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
4 eggs, beaten slightly
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 cup Italian flavored bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon...
Hamentaschen
Recipe of the Week
Hamentaschen
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
Cookie dough:
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 lb. margarine
2 Tbsp. honey
2 eggs
grated...
Comfort foods of Ireland – hearty recipes from Grandma’s old file box
By Linda Gabris
I take a lot of pleasure indulging in cuisines from around the world. One country that holds a special place in my heart is Ireland because my grandmother had Irish roots. Some...
Bread pudding
Recipe of the Week
Bread pudding
Courtesy of
Marjorie Burris
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
2 cups cubed dry bread
4 cups milk, scalded
1 Tbsp. butter
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4...
Cheesy fish chowder
By Ilene Duffy
Issue #127 • January/February, 2011
If you've been reading this magazine for a while, you probably already know that my husband, Dave, and I met while he was fishing on the Ventura, California...
Bacon-Avocado Potato Salad
Recipe of the Week
Bacon-Avocado Potato Salad
Courtesy of
Mavis Linder
Ingredients
6 medium boiling potatoes
2 avocados, cubed
8 slices bacon
1/2 cup chopped onions, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 cup white wine
1/4 cup...
Indian Fry Bread
Recipe of the Week
Indian Fry Bread
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
2 Cups all-purpose flour
1/4 Cup Instand nonfat dry milk powder
2 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Butter or Lard
3/4 Cup Warm water...
Fig preserves
Recipe of the Week
Fig preserves
Courtesy of
Alice Brantley Yeager
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. small figs (Brown Turkey, Celeste, etc.)
3/4 lb. sugar
juice of 1/2 lemon (optional)
1/2 lemon...
Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch
Recipe of the Week
Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch
Courtesy of
Pat Ward
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.
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Ingredients
3/4 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp. horseradish
2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
Tabasco to...
Hunting, processing, and serving black bear
By Linda Gabris
Issue #162 • November/December, 2016
Bear was a popular meat in our house when I was growing up in the rural woods. Black bear was Grandpa's favorite big game animal to hunt and...
