Clyde and Marie's

 

 

 

     Combine first 4 ingredients in a saucepan; heat until butter melts, stirring occasionally.  Let mixture cool to 105 to 115 degrees.

     Dissolve yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in warm water in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes.  Add butter mixture, egg, and 1 cup flour; beat a medium speed of an electric mixer 2 minutes or until smooth.  Gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.

     Combine 1/4 sugar and cinnamon; set aside.

     Punch dough down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and roll to a 28 x 10-inch rectangle.  Spread with softened margarine and sprinkle cinnamon mixture on dough.  Roll dough, jellyroll fashion, starting at long side.  Gently place dough roll, seam side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet.  Bring end of dough together to form an oval ring, moistening and pinching the edges together to seal.  Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 20 minutes or until doubled in bulk.  Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden.

     Decorate with bands of frosting and colored sugar.

 

 

 

     Combine sugar and margarine.  Add milk to reach desired consistency for drizzling; stir in vanilla.  Divide frosting into 3 batches, tinting one green, one yellow, and one purple.  Yield: about 1 1/2 cups.

 

 

 

 

 

2 lbs. Stew meat                         1 tsp. sugar

4 c. boiling water                        1 onion, sliced

1 Tbsp. lemon juice                     6 medium potatoes

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce          6 carrots

1 clove garlic                               1 can mushroom soup

1 Tbsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

 

 

     Cut stew meat and brown in a large cooking pot.  Add other ingredients and cook on low until vegetables are tender.  Add soup and let heat through.  I have cooked this in a crock pot on low all day.  If you do this make sure you brown the stew meat before putting it into the crockpot.  

 

 

This is a family favorite.  I thought it would be a great recipe to share on such a cold day!

 

Enjoy!

1 (20 oz.) can pineapple tidbits or chunks

3/4 c. sugar

3 Tbsp. flour

3 Tbsp. pineapple juice

1 c. grated cheddar cheese

 

Drain pineapple (save 3 tablespoons juice).  Mix sugar, flour and juice; add pineapple and cheese.  Pour into a baking dish.

 

Topping:

 

1 1/2 c. crushed Ritz crackers     1/2 stick melted butter

 

Mix together and put on top of pineapple.  Heat in a 350 degree oven for about 20 to 25 minutes.

 

 

Enjoy!

     Over the years I have had a desire to live on a farm and go back to a simple way of living.  I have always admired the life that my grandparents, Clyde and Marie Walters, lived.  They were very simple people, living simple lives on a farm.  Over the years they raised chickens, had cows, several horses and seemed to always have a liter of puppies.      

     I have witnessed my grandmother catch a chicken, wring it's neck and fry it up for lunch.  During the summer, they would take us fishing, teaching us how to bait our hooks with worms and how to take our fish off the hook. We would bring our catch to the house in a metal bucket, scale the brim with a spoon and she would fry it up for supper.    

 

     They always had a garden in the summer and many summers we sat under the gigantic pecan tree and shucked corn and shelled peas to put in the freezer.   The garden was full of all kinds of vegetables and they worked really hard to put their harvest in the freezer and also shared with friends and family.  There were figs, apples, pears, and pecans to harvest as well.  Fig preserves, fried apple pies, canned pears and pecan pies were some of the things grandmother did with her produce.

 

     As a little girl it was always exciting to be at their house when they killed a hog.  Everyone was busy.  I didn't really pay much attention to the details but I can still remember the cold, cold weather and the hustle bustle to get the hog butchered and processed to put in the freezer.  Granddaddy had a smoke house so of course he smoked some of the meat. 

 

     God has blessed me once again by allowing me the opportunity to purchase my grandparent's farmhouse.  Living in this farmhouse is awesome. Every morning I look out my kitchen window over the garden spot that they used all those years.  The old barn is still standing and I love to close my eyes and reminisce climbing up in the loft and playing for hours with my cousins. 

      I never dreamed I would be able to live in this house.  It is lining up with my dream to live the simple life. 

 

      I was able to get a rooster and hen a few months back.  That has been fun.  They are very entertaining.  My dream is to get more hens so I can gather eggs. I want  a couple of donkeys, maybe a couple of goats ( I know they aren't as cute as they look) and a miniature pony.  I am looking forward to gardening too. 

 

          Country living is awesome.

 

I think I'm getting there....the simple life.  

 

 

2 qt. apple juice                  1/2 c. sugar

2 1/4 c. pineapple juice       1 (3-inch) stick of cinnamon

2 c. orange juice                  1 tsp. whole cloves

1 c.  lemon juice

 

     Combine all ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil; Cover, reduce heat and

simmer for 30 minutes.  Uncover and simmer an additional 30  minutes.  Strain and discard the spices.  Serve hot.

     Or, put spices in the tip of a percolator; mix juices and sugar. Let percolate about

30 minutes.  Serve.

 

               Wonderful Counselor        King of Kings             Deliverer 

 

      Comforter    Merciful         Great Physician       Emanuel      Holy Holy Holy  

 

   Worthy        The Great I AM         The Alpha and the Omega              Eternal Life    

 

                The Word         Messenger           Savior               Carpenter  

 

         Anointed                    Lamb of God           The Way      The Door 

 

     The Great Shepherd         The Vine            The Bread of Life         The Light              

 

                     The Rock             Chief Cornerstone          Gift of God      

 

             Morning Star                        Prince of Peace                      Advocate   

 

           Master             Provider           Messiah               Teacher              

 

    Redeemer           Bridegroom        Healer         Living Water       Lord Jehovah           

 

               Servant            Protector             King of the Jews       Mediator

 

                  High Priest            Way, Truth, Life           Light of the World

 

                      Son of God        Lily of the Valley       Ancient of Days

 

                                  Rose of Sharon            Only Begotten Son               

 

 

 

 

Crust:

3 oz. cream cheese      

1 stick butter

1 c. plain flour

 

Filling:

1 egg

1 c. light brown sugar

1 Tbsp. butter, melted

1 tsp. vanilla

3/4 c. chopped pecans

 

First mix crust, having cream cheese and butter at room temperature.  After mixing, chill for 2 hours.  With hands, make into balls about 1 inch in size and press into miniature muffin pans.

 

Mix filling ingredients together and use about 1 tablespoon in each muffin.  Bake at 350 degrees oven for 25 minutes.

 

Enjoy!!

1 pkg. frozen hash browns           1 jar bacon pieces

1 med. onion, chopped                1 can cheddar cheese soup

2 Tbsp. margarine                       1 can cream of chicken soup

2 c. half & half                            1 to 2 c. grated cheddar cheese

1 (8 oz.) sour cream                      salt and pepper to taste

2 tsp. parsley flakes

 

     Add just enough water to cover hash browns in soup pot and cook until tender. Sauté onion in margarine (or if bacon is used, sauté in bacon drippings).  Add remaining ingredients and cook on low until well heated approximately 30 minutes.  If soup is too thick add more milk.  Yield: about 12 servings.

 

Sprinkle grated cheese and bacon bits over individual servings.

 

 

 

Ricky Tanksley wrote this song about my granddaddy, Clyde Walters, on January 5, 1998.  He sang it at my granddaddy's funeral the next day.