September 13, 1954 Grandmother's India Relish, Mother's Baked Beans, Apple Dumplings, Lemon Sauce

Grandmother's India Relish

6 pounds green tomatoes
6 pounds ripe tomatoes
5  sweet red peppers
4 green peppers
6 medium onions, peeled
1/2 c. salt
2 1/2 pounds sugar
1 1/2 quarts cider vinegar
1 t. cinnamon
1 T. turmeric
1 T. mustard
2 T. flour

Wash vegetables thoroughly. Remove stem and blossom ends of tomatoes and white portions of peppers. Put through food chopper using medium blade. Turn into 10 quart kettle. Add salt, let stand overnight. drain, add sugar, vinegar and cinnamon; boil slowly 1 hour. Mix turmeric, mustard and flour; stir in. Cook 15 minutes longer, stir occasionally. Pack in sterilized jars and seal. 6 pints.

Mother's Baked Beans

1 qt. pea beans
3/4 pound salt pork
1 T. salt
1 t. dry mustard
3/4 c. molasses
1 c. boiling water

Wash and pick over beans. Soak in cold water to cover over night. Drain, cover with fresh water, bring to boiling point, simmer over low heat until skins burst when tested. To test take up a few beans with spoon and blow. When skins break, the beans are tender enough. Drain beans and place in bean pot. Scrape rind of salt pork and cut several gashes in the meat, press into bean. Mix salt, mustard, molasses and boiling water, and pour over beans. Add more boiling water, if necessary, to cover beans entirely. Cover and bake in slow oven 250 degrees 6 to 8 hours. Add more water if necessary. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer, until a brown crust has formed. 12 servings.

Apple Dumplings

From: Mrs. G. Rogers, Rochester, N. Y.

2 c. flour
3 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 1/2 T. sugar
1/4 c. shortening
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 c. milk (about)
Applesauce, sweetened

Sift flour, measure, re-sift with baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles corn meal. Add egg and enough milk to make a soft dough. Roll on floured board about 1/2 inch thick, then spread with sweetened applesauce, sprinkle with cinnamon and roll as jelly roll. Cut into 1 inch slices and place in well greased baking dish, cut side up. Bake at 400 degree oven about 25 minutes. Cover with lemon sauce and bake another 10 minutes. Serve with additional lemon sauce.

Lemon Sauce

1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 T. cornstarch
1 c. boiling water
2 T. butter
Grated rind 1 lemon
3 T. lemon juice
1/8 t. salt

Combine sugar and cornstarch; dissolve in boiling water. Cook slowly, stirring constantly unil thick and clear. Remove from heat, add remaining ingredients. Makes 1 1/2 c.