Chicken & Rice

Sm baking dish

melt 1/2 stick butter

put in 1 1/2 cups dry uncooked rice

stir

add 2 cans consomme

place cut fryer chicken in baking dish - salt to taste

bake in oven covered 25 minutes

then finish baking uncovered

*Jotted down on a scrap of paper 

Pepper Relish

2 dozen red peppers

2 dozen green peppers

28 large onions

Grind and pour boiling water over all and let stand for 5 minutes. 

Drain and boil 20 minutes in 4 cups sugar and 2 quarts vinegar 

*Recipe jotted on Carhartt "Workmen's Time Sheet" 

Egg Custard

1 large can Carnation milk

1 cup water

4 eggs

1/2 cup sugar or more

1/2 teaspoon salt

nutmeg or vanilla

*I guess the rest is up to you

*Written on a scrap of paper

 

Pecan Pie

3 eggs

1/2 box brown sugar

1/2 stick of oleo

1 cup pecans

1 teaspoon vanilla

9 inch pastry shell

Beat eggs. Add dash of salt, melted oleo. Add vanilla and pecans. Cook 350 degrees for 50 minutes when toothpick comes out clean.

*Blogger's note: I'm sure the sugar gets added as well. This recipe was jotted down on the back of a cigar package.