October 24, 1955 Corn Stuffed Pork Chops, Baked Green Beans, Acorn Squash, Apple Dumplings, Chocolate Jumbles

Oven Meal

Corn Stuffed Pork Chops

Baked Green Beans     Acorn Squash

Apple Dumplings

Corn Stuffed Pork Chops

6 pork chops (rib or loin)
2 t. prepared mustard
1 can cream style corn
1 can whole kernel corn
1 egg
1 c. soft bread crumbs
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
1 t. salt

Brown pork chops. Spread with mustard. Combine remaining ingredients. Arrange pork chops in baking dish, slightly overlapping them. Spoon stuffing between and around chops. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for about 1 hour or until tender.

Baked Green Beans

Place one 10-ounce package green beans in 1-quart casserole. Dot with butter, season with salt and pepper. Cover. Bake about 40 minutes.

Acorn Squash

Cut squash in half, remove seeds. Dot inside with butter. sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake cut side up 40 to 50 minutes.

Apple Dumplings

 1 1/4 c. sugar
2 c. water
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/4 c. butter
6 apples
2 T. chopped raisins
2 T. chopped nuts
1 t. honey
2 c. flour
1 t. salt
2/3 c. shortening
1/3 c. light cream

Combine sugar, water and cinnamon. Cook 5 minutes; add butter. Pare and core medium sized apples. Fill with mixture of raisins, nuts and honey. Place apples on squares of pastry. To make pastry sift flour and salt into mixing bowl. Cut in shortening. Add enough cream to hold mixture together. Roll 1/4 inch thick. Cut in squares. Place apple in each square. Sprinkle with additional sugar and spices, dot with butter. Fold corners and pinch edges. Place in buttered baking pan. Pour over sauce. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until apples are tender.

Chocolate Jumbles

from Mrs. Richard Bierworth, Rochester, N. Y.

1 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
1 c. molasses
2 eggs
2 sq. melted chocolate
2/3 c. sour milk
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. cloves
1/2 t. allspice
1 t. salt
2 t. baking soda
5 c. flour (about)

Cream sugar and shortening. Add molasses and eggs and mix well. Add melted chocolate. Stir together dry ingredients. Add alternately with sour milk to first mixture. Chill dough before rolling out. (May be necessary to add a little additional flour to help rolling.) Roll rather thin. Cut with a doughnut cutter. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Frost with white confectioners sugar icing. Makes 5 to 6 dozen jumbles.