Thursday, November 18, 2010

Thanksgiving side dishes

Cranberry Gelatin Salad
Lacey Hoffman

2 packages (3 ounces each) raspberry gelatin dissolved in
2 cups boiling water
2 cups raw cranberries
2 red apples, unpeeled
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups chopped celery
1 cup chopped nuts
1 can (15 1/4 oz) pineapple tidbits
1 package frozen raspberries,thawed

Refrigerate gelatin. Grind cranberries and apples (in food processor) sprinkle with sugar, and let stand. When gelatin starts to set (like a jelly consistency), add remaining ingredients. Stir and refrigerate until served.


Sweet Potato Casserole
Tara Owen

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup milk
Topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup flour2-3 tbsp. butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Mix first 6 ingredients together and place in buttered casserole dish. Mix topping ingredients by cutting butter into flour and sugar until pea size, add nuts then sprinkle over casserole and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.


Strawberry Pretzel Jello Salad
Diane Smith

2 c. crushed pretzel sticks
3/4 c. melted butter
3 tbsp. sugar
8 oz. cream cheese
8 oz. Cool Whip
1 (6 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jello
2 c. boiling water
2 (10 oz.) pkgs. frozen strawberries, partially thawed

Mix first three ingredients and press in bottom of a 9"x13" pan. Bake at 350 degrees (metal pan) or 325 degrees (glass pan) 8 minutes. Let cool completely. Beat cream cheese first and then fold in Cool Whip. Spread over pretzels. Mix Jello and water until dissolved. Add strawberries. Stir into Jello, then set aside for 10 minutes. Pour over cheese mixture. Chill.

Cold Soup
Maxine Ratliff

1 large can tomato juice
24 oz bottle of ketchup
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. worchestershire sauce
2 tbsp. french onion ( finely chopped )
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 cup celery ( finely chopped )
2 cans shrimp

Mix all ingredients together and chill. Serve as appetizer or soup.

Sweet Potato Pie
Victoria Carpenter

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 cup melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 tsp. salt

Mix above ingredients and place in casserole dish then top with topping.

Topping:
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.