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Vera's German Goulash Never Fail Jelly Dona's Coffee Cake
Old Fashioned Egg Noodles Easy Berry Jam Breakfast Stratta
Venison Roast (Crockpot)    
Venison Stew (Crockpot)    
Venison BBQ    
     
     

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Vera's "German Goulash"

 (Contributed by Vera of Peg's Way Ranch)

1 - 1 1/2 lbs. beef stew meat - cut into small pieces

3-4 medium onions - quartered

10-12 fresh carrots cut into 1" pieces

42 ounces tomato soup (About 4 cans)

12 ounces tomato paste (About 2 cans)

1 Recipe Old Fashioned Egg Noodle (Listed below)

Cook carrots & onions in salt water (approx. 30 minutes or until done)

Brown the stew meat in 1 tbs. oil.  Cook till done

In sauce pan, combine meat, soup, paste, and drained vegetables - add salt and pepper to taste

Cook on low 1/2 hour - stir often - add water to keep from burning

Serve over noodles

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Old Fashioned Egg Noodles

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 pinch salt

2 eggs beaten

1/2 cup milk

1 tablespoon butter

In a large bowl, stir together flour and salt.

Add the beaten egg, milk and butter.

Knead dough until smooth. (About 5 minutes)

Let rest in a covered bowl for 10 minutes.

 

On a floured surface, roll out to 1/8 or 1/4 inch thickness.

Cut into desired lengths.

Allow to air dry before cooking.

 

Cook in a large pot, with boiling salted water, until al dente.

    Remember, fresh pasta cooks quicker than dry packaged pasta.

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Berry Jam Recipe – Very Easy

All varieties of blackberries, blueberries, raspberries or strawberries may be used.

4 cups crushed berries

3 to 3 2/3 cup sugar

1/4 tsp salt

  Examine berries for stems, insects, mashed or moldy ones.

  Rinse under cool running water.

  Drain, crush and measure berries into kettle.

Stir in sugar and salt.

 Cook over low heat until juice runs freely.  Boil rapidly

 Cook, stirring frequently, until jam thickens.

 Skim off foam quickly.

Pour hot jam to within 1/8-inch of top of jar.

Wipe top and threads of jar and seal.

Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes to complete the seal.

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Never Fail Jelly

Wash the jelly jars and keep them in hot water until ready to use.

Extract the juice from the fruit.

As a rough guide, plan on 1 pound of fruit for every 8 ounce jar of jelly.

Select fruit that's barely ripe. Wash but don't soak!

Cut up or crush hard fruit such as apples or grapes.

Place fruit in a pan and cover with water.

Simmer for aprox. 10 minutes.

Soft berries may be crushed and put through a food mill, or simmered for aprox. 10 minutes with little or no water, to extract the juices.

Put the pulp in a damp jelly bag. Allow the juice to drip into a bowl for several hours.

Don't squeeze the bag or the jelly will be cloudy.

Measure the juice into a pan and add the amount of pectin called for in

the directions. Stir until dissolved.

Make the quantity of jelly called for in the recipe. Increasing the quantity may lessen the quality of the jelly.

Place the pan on high heat. Stir constantly until juice begins to boil.

Add sugar as required.

Bring mixture to a full rolling boil that can't be stirred down.

Boil for one minute. Remove from heat. Skim off any foam.  NOTE: to reduce the foam I add 1

  of butter before bringing to a boil.

Quickly pour the liquid jelly into jars, leaving 1/2-inch of head space.

Wipe any spilled jelly from jar rims. Close jars with lids and tighten bands.

Process the jars in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes.

Remove from water bath and place jars on a rack or towel.

Allow to cool for 12 hours.  Always cool in a draft-free area.

Test the seal by removing the band.

Gently lift each jar by the rim of the lid.

Store jelly in a dry, dark, cool place after labeling.

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Dona's "Coffee Cake"

 (Contributed by Dona)

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

3 cups sifted flour

1 cup butter

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

Mix flour and sugars.  Cut in butter and set aside one cup of the mixture for the topping.

Mix rest of ingredients.  Beat very well until thick and creamy.

Put in 9 X 13 inch pan.  Sprinkle remainder of topping over batter.

Bake at 375 degrees for at least 30 min.  I usually reduce heat to 350 degrees and cook a little longer until a toothpick comes out clean. 

This coffee cake freezes very well.  Just heat up a slice and top with butter.

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Venison Roast (Crockpot)

Frozen (or thawed) Venison Roast

1 Small onion

1 Cup Sweet White Wine

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

1/4 Cup Worcestershire Sauce

Slice onion and place in bottom of Crockpot.

Place frozen roast on top of onion.

Mix rest of ingredients together and pour over roast.

Turn Crockpot on high for 1 hour, then turn to low for 5-6 hours.

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Breakfast Stratta

 

8 Slices bread - cubed

3/4 Cup melted butter

2 Cups ham - cubed

2 Cups broccoli in small pieces - cooked

2 Cups (1/2/lb.) Sharp cheddar cheese - shredded

6 Eggs

2 Cups milk

1 Med. onion finely chopped

1 Tsp. salt

1/2 Tsp. pepper

 

Mix cubed bread and melted butter together.  Toss well.

In a buttered 9x13 inch pan, layer the ingredients in the following order:

   Half bread cubes, half cheese, half broccoli, all of ham,

   remaining broccoli, remaining cheese and bread cubes.

Beat eggs and milk with seasonings.

Pour egg mixture over all layers.

Refrigerate overnight (or at least 2 hours.)

Bake 1 hour @ 350 degrees, until bubbly and nicely browned.

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Fruit Coctail Cake

 

(Contributed by A. Billings, Wildwood, IL.)

1 egg beaten

1 cup sugar

2 cups fruit cocktail & juice

1 1/2 cups flour

1 Tsp salt

1/2 Tsp baking soda

1/2 Tsp baking powder

Mix all together and pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan.

Sprinkle with 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup chopped nuts.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

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Venison Stew (Crockpot)

 

(Contributed by wvmountainmaiden.)

 

Onions

Carrots

Potatoes

Venison Roast

1 Pkg beef stew seasoning (or pot roast seasoning)

 

Place all the ingredients in a crockpot and cook for aprox. 2 hours or until the meat is tender.

In the mean time get the bread machine out and start the bread or make some hot rolls!

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Venison BBQ

(Contributed by wvmountainmaiden.)

Vension neck roast

Garlic

Onions

Salt

Pepper

 

Boil venison neck roast with garlic, onions, salt and pepper, until the meat comes off the bones and is very tender.

Remove the bones and drain off most of the liquid.

Add either BBQ sauce or 1/2 ketsup and 1/2 ketsup kickers (both by Heinz).  Serve on hamburger buns with curly fries!

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