Pineapple Upsidedown Cake

6             slices of pineapple
1/2 cup    brown sugar

Grease an 8" round or square pan.  Place pineapple slices on bottom of pan, sprinkle with brown sugar.  Preheat oven to 350 F.

Dough
2 tbsp      soft butter
1/2 cup    sugar
1/2 tsp     salt
1              egg
1/2 cup    milk
1 cup       flour
1 tsp        vanilla
2 tsp        baking powder

Cream sugar and butter.  Beat in egg.
Add milk and vanilla.
Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder.
Stir into liquid mixture.
Spread cake mixture over pineapple slices.
Bake on center rack about 35 minutes or until cake springs back to touch.
Serve with vanilla pudding or whipped cream.


 

Beef Stew

2 lbs.    lean beef               
2 tablespoons  oil
In heavy skillet brown beef on all sides.

add:
1 quart boiling water
Let simmer for two hours.

add:
4   stalks celery cut in chunks
10  carrots cut in chunks
6   onions cut, or 12 small onions
Let simmer 1/2 hour

add:
8   potatoes, quartered
1 20oz. can tomatoes or 6 fresh tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 bay leaves
Bring to boil and let simmer until potatoes are done.

Pumpkin Pie

This is good size pie so I use a full size pie dish.  I mix all the ingredients in a food processor, a bowl or mixer works fine also.  The recipe varies from Grace's, original amounts in parenthesis.

2        cups mashed pumpkin  (1 1/4 cups)
3        eggs, beaten   (2 eggs)
1/2     cup sugar
1        teaspoon salt
1        pinch pepper
1        teaspoon ground ginger
1        teaspoon cinnamon
1/2     teaspoon nutmeg
1/8     teaspoon cloves
1        teaspoon soft butter
1        cup milk

If you use fresh pumpkin, cook in salted water until tender, drain well and mash.

Beat all ingredients in order given. 
Place in 9 in pie plate in uncooked crust.
Bake in 350 deg. F. oven about 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.