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Trudy McNall

Trudy McNall

Monday, January 26, 2015

January 26, 1956 Smoky Sausage Spaghetti Sauce, Cocoa-Nut Delights

Smoky Sausage Spaghetti Sauce

1 pound smoked sausage links
1/2 c. minced onion
1 green pepper, cut into thin strips
1/2 pound of fresh mushrooms or 1 small can mushrooms
3 T. shortening
12 stuffed olives, sliced
1/4 t. garlic salt
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 No. 2 1/2 can tomatoes
1 8 oz. package spaghetti
Grated Parmesan cheese

Slice sausage links diagonally in 1/2 inch pieces. Cook sausage, onion, green pepper and mushrooms in shortening until lightly browned. Add olives, garlic salt, tomato sauce and tomatoes. Simmer at least 2 hours. Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water until tender. Rinse and drain. Serve sauce over spaghetti and sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. 4 to 6 servings.

Note: Long cooking in this dish is to develop the flavors. This dish nice for main course for a buffet supper.


Cocoa-Nut Delights

1 1/2 c. flour
1/3 c. cocoa
1/2 t. salt
1 t. baking powder
1/4 t. soda
2/3 c. shortening or lard
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. sour cream
1 6 oz. package chocolate bits
1/4 c. milk

Sift together flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and soda. Cream shortening with sugar, beat in eggs. Stir in vanilla and chopped nuts. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream. Mix well. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees 10 to 12 minutes. Melt chocolate bits over hot water. Blend in milk. Top each cookie with 1/2 t. of the chocolate mixture. Yield 5 doz. small cookies.

Suggested Menu for buffet supper: Smoky Sausage Spaghetti, Spinach Radish Salad Bowl, Garlic French Bread, Grapefruit cups, Coco-nut Delights, Beverage.

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