If anything has ever been true about our family we love to eat and we love to eat good food there have been countless holidays where we felt like the only thing left to do was fall asleep. Here is a collection of family recipes I am building, if you have a recipe you would like to add please email it to me [email protected] Thanks to my mom Danna Donovan for providing these.
Evelyn Gambill
(DeBorde)
Honey Cake
Evelyn Gambill (DeBorde) Honey Cake Great Grandma DeBorde’s Honey Cake A Christmas Treat Beat 1 Cup sugar 1 Cup Honey 2 eggs Add 3 cups Flour 1 tsp baking soda One a well floured pastry sheet put 1/3 of the batter. Add flour to hold together.Transfer to cookie sheet....
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Sour Cream Cookies
Evelyn Gambill (DeBorde) Sour Cream Cookies Wet Stuff 2 cups sugar ½ cup butter 2 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 tsp vanilla Dry Stuff 4 Cups flour ½ tsp. Salt ½ tsp soda Add on’s ½ cup of sugar and cinnamon Cream the wet stuff together Add in the Dry stuff Make little round...
read moreEvelyn Doty
(DeBorde)
Jello Puding Pumpkin Pie
There are some things that can make a holiday a tradition and for us it was always Evelyn's Pumpkin pie. - Joshua Evelyn Haroldine Deborde (Doty) Pumpkin Pie 1982 Grandma's Pumpkin Pie 1982 In my mothers own hand writing 1 Can Pumpkin 1 egg slightly beaten 1...
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See’s Famous Candy Fudge
Evelyn Haroldine DeBorde (Doty) See’s Famous Candy Fudge See’s Famous Candy Fudge ~ 1985 “My mother swore by it…” – Danna Melt together 12 oz chocolate chips 1 cube butter (1/2 cup) Add in… to the above mix 1 lb of powder sugar 2 beaten eggs 1 tablespoon of vanilla...
read moreMary I Giese
(Doty)
Date Cookies
Mary Isabell Giese ( Doty) Date Cookiess Danna’s Date Cookies ~ 1983 These were from Grandma Mary Doty’s Christmas Cookies I loved them as a child. 2 cups chopped dates (or) ground raisins (or) ½ jar mincemeat ½ cup sugar ½ cup water Combine the ½ cup sugar and the ½...
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Pan Fried Trout
It seemed so simple whenever Grandpa made it, we would go fishing, and if we caught something we would rush home and have it for Dinner, the truth, there is nothing like fresh caught trout. One of the best ways to coat the fish completely in flour or whatever batter...
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Dan’s Carrot Salad
Daniel Francis Doty Carrot Salad Dan’s Carrot Salad Wash and peel the outside of 4 cups of fresh shredded carrots 1 cup raisins Salad dressing: 1 cup Real Mayonnaise and to that add 1/8 to ¼ cup of sugar Mix well and let sit to dissolve together Right before serving...
read moreKathy Record
(DeBorde)
Pie Crust
Kathleen Violet DeBorde (Record) Pie Crust Kathy Record’s Pie Crust 2 ½ Cups of flour 1 1/3 cup shortening Cut together till small and crumbly And make a paste of the following: 16 teaspoons of flour ½ cup of water 2 tsp of salt And combine together and then roll out...
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Red Velvet Cake
Kathleen Violet DeBorde (Record) Red Velvet Cake Aunt Kathy’s Red Velvet Cake (The REAL Deal) ½ cup shortening 1 ½ cups sugar 2 eggs ½ cup red food coloring (Expensive but worth it!) 2 tsp Cocoa 1 tsp Vanilla 1 tsp Salt 1 Cup buttermilk 2 ¼ cups sifted flour 1 tsp...
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(Patterson / Doty)
The “Best” Holiday… Sugar Cookies
The “Best” Holiday… Sugar Cookies Easter (make bunnies and eggs) Christmas (Angels galore) New Years… Your choice Danna Donovan This recipe came from one of my son’s friends I believe she said it was from Germany. I begged for it every year since she gave me the...
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Oregon Pioneer Fried Cakes
My Moms (Danna Doty-Patterson-Donovan) Oregon Pioneer Fried Cakes Oregon Pioneer Fried Cakes 1 ½ cups flour 1 Cup of water Mix well with fork. Using plenty of flour on hands and a bread board, roll out dough to thickness of ¼ inch. Cut into 2 inch squares. Render beef...
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2015 Turkey Brine
This years Turkey Brine (2015) 1 cup kosher salt 1 cup brown sugar 2 table spoons sage 1 table spoon celery salt 2 tsp cayenne pepper 4 whole garlic. 7 OZ tamari Bring water, tamari and whole garlic cloves to boil, add in dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add 1 bag...
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Roasted Acorn Squash
My kids love it! Its a Thanksgiving thing for me. Split and empty your squash of all seeds. then place 1/8th a stick of butter in each. Add 1 table spoon brown sugar and lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in the over at 350 for about 45 minutes or until...
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Peanut Butter Candy
Peanut Butter Candy Author Tiffany Sara Lacey Patterson 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup corn syrup ¼ cup powder milk 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar Mix together Then take a little and put it in a ball. Then put it in container and cover with wax paper in the refrigerator...
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