Comments on: Nanny’s

By: pawsinsd

pawsinsd — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:59:47 +0000

Dearest Margie, Mother-In-Law,
We eloped because we didn’t want a big wedding as my parents had split, Jim was laid off because his project was cancelled and we didn’t want anyone but us to pay for the wedding. Plus we only gave ourselves a couple of days to plan. We love you all very much and if we’re living on this planet may even plan a ten-year anniversary! It’s in storage but you once gave me a copy of this recipe, and it said to set the dough out to rise and come back to it after church! Now that’s an exact measurement, because some Catholic Masses are 35 minutes and the dough wouldn’t have risen by then)! Sorry to deprive you of your eldest son’s wedding. What’s most important is that I apparently passed your four-day test. After one day and one trip to the 92-acre property to deliver some hay, your husband and my now-father-in-law asked Jim “so, when are you going to ask her? It’s OK with me.” It took you longer, for obvious reasons, as you still say “I told you about that….” Love you, M. Dee

By: Margie

Margie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:24:02 +0000

I think it would be neat for the 2 teen girls to bring a dish of their own. The 8 y/o is planning a tea party for her 11 and 13 y/o cousins, so sweet.

Yes our southern dishes are sweet, and also made with lots of butter if possible.

They funniest addition we are now responsible for is beef bbq brisket in addition to the turkey and ham. For sandwiches that evening of course. We cheat and cook one overnight in a slow oven, covered with foil and a bottle of liquid smoke. The hardest part is handling the sheer volume of juice and meat and the former meat cutter, now cattleman, removes the fat and slices it. (A job I am more than happy to give him, hey he isn’t much use in the kitchen without his boning knife.) Bottled bbq sauce is served on the side. Believe it or not this makes a pretty good substitute for smoked meats. The potato rolls are good enough to make up for any shortcomings of the brisket (or turkey or ham for that matter.)

I think it is about time to share my favorite refrigerator roll recipe. Typical of the south, it is sweet and buttery and, for convenience, just roll out and cut with a biscuit cutter. Delicious hot or, use to make awesome sandwiches!!

Margie’s Potato Rolls
Make mashed potatoes and save the cooking water. You will need 1 1/2 cups of liquid and 1 cup of mashed potatoes for one recipe.

Combine:
1 1/2 cups of warm potato water or scalded milk 2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs

Dissolve 1 pkg yeast in 1/4 cup warm water
and add to warm, not hot, liquids,
Stir in:

1 cup warm mashed potatoes
7 to 8 cups all purpose flour

Combine well, adding additional flour if needed to make a soft dough. (I usually turn it out and knead just enough to combine it well)

Place in large bowl, cover and refrigerate it overnight.

To make rolls, you can make them any shape you know how but my large production method is to roll them out to about 1/2″ thick and place on greased baking sheet.

Let rise. Bake at 400-425 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Makes 24-36 rolls

Dee, I love the first paragraph of this post. After a weekend with this large, crazy family, self included, you two decided eloping was the best option. Ha Ha

By: pawsinsd

pawsinsd — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:48:21 +0000

I think I’m going to ask my two culinary students to make and contribute two of my regular dishes and see if they’re up to the task. Dee