Homemade liquid laundry soap

From: Andrea...
4 c. hot tap water

1 Fels-Naptha soap bar

1 cup Arm & Hammer super washing soda

½ c. 20-Mule Team Borax Natural Laundry Booster

Grate bar of soap and add to water in saucepan.  Stir constantly over medium-low heat until soap dissolves and is melted.

Fill a five-gallon bucket half full of VERY hot tap water.  Add melted soap, washing soda and Borax.  Stir well until all powder is dissolved.  Fill bucket to top with more hot water.  Stir, cover and let sit overnight to thicken.  You can add 10-15 drops of essential oil per two gallons, once soap has cooled.

Use 5/8 cup per load for top loading washing machine.  ¼-1/2 cup for front loading or high efficiency.  It cleans great, is nice for those with sensitive skin, and you can make five gallons for about $2.00.

*I use about 2/3 cup for my he washer.  You can get all of these items at Macey's grocery store. I can not say that this is "safe" for he washers however I have not seen problems in my he washer....use at your own discretion.

Chili sauce

From: Millie Sanders
6 hot peppers (don't use seeds) 
36 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
8 onions
4 red peppers (sweet)
8 garlic cloves
Grind all but tomatoes in blender
Add:
1 qt. vinegar
1/2 cup salt
3 cup sugar 
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 t. nutmeg
1 t. ginger
2 t. cinnamon
1 t. black pepper
1/2 t. cayenne pepper
3/4 t dry mustard
2 1/2 t. all spice
Cook together 2 1/2 hours or until thick. Seal in sterile jars.  This makes quit a few pint jars, I am thinking about 20 give or take.

Spaghetti Sauce

From: Becky...
24 cup peeled chopped tomatoes
4 T. brown sugar
2 T. crushed oregano
2 T. crushed basil
2 T. salt
1 t. black pepper
4 bay leaves
6 t. beef bouillon
3 small cans tomato paste
3 cup onions
3 cups celery
3 cups green peppers
Mix together, simmer down 1 hour.  Bottle, process in a water bath for10 min. or pressure cook at 15 lbs. of pressure turn off heat and cool.

Spaghetti Sauce

From: Amy...
1 1/2 buckets of tomatoes (5 gallon buckets)
8-10 cups of peppers (7 whole)
10-12 cups onions (8 medium)
1 cup sugar
3 T. oregano
1 cup vegetable oil (I use a little less)
1/2 cup salt
2 T. basil
2 T. minced garlic
2 t. sage
4 hot peppers
1 cup vinegar
2 t. thyme
3 T. Italian seasoning
2 t. rosemary
1 T. garlic powder
4 pkg. spaghetti sauce mix
4 12 oz. can tomato paste (add at the end)
Mix together and pressure cook at 10 -13 lbs. of pressure for 40 minutes
*Makes 18 quarts

Apricot and Berry Jam

From: Andrea...
7 cups of total fruit ie. apricot's, raspberries, black berries etc. (when using apricot's puree the fruit before measuring)
1 pkg. sure gel or pectin
8 cups sugar
Put your 7 cups of fruit and the sure gel into a large stock pot and while stirring bring to a boil (this needs to be a very full boil).  Add the sugar and again bring to a full roiling boil, once it has come to a boil set the timer for 90 seconds.  Remove from heat and pour into your prepared pint jars.
*If using more than 3 cups of apricot's in your fruit ratio you'll need to use 1 1/2 packs of sure gel or it wont set thick enough.
*While boiling your fruit and before adding the sugar if the fruit begins to froth you can add 1t. of butter to solve the foaming.
*One batch will make about 4 1/2 pints.
*While cooking your jam heat water in another large pot and place your pint jars upside down in the water and allow it to boil, this will not only sterilize the jars but also help it to sill.  You do not need to process this once the jam is in the pint jars wipe down the top of the pint jars and hand tighten, they will sill by themselves.

Almond Chicken Salad

From:????...
4 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 1/2 cups green grapes-cut into half
1 cup chopped celery
3/4 cup sliced green onion
3 eggs hard boiled and chopped
1/2 cup mayonaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1 t. mustard
1 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1/4 t. onion powder
1/4 t. celery salt
1/8 t. dry mustard
1/2 cup sliced almonds-toasted
In a bowl combine first 5 ingredients, in a separate bowl mix everything else together except for the almonds.  Gently stir it all together, add almonds just before serving.

Fresh Apple Bars

From: Shelly...
Mix and let stand for 10 min:
1 cup sugar
1 3/4 cup raw apples peeled and coarsely chopped
Grease and flour a 9X13 dish, preheat your oven to 350 degrees
Mix:
1 1/2 cup flou
1 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
3/4 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. nutmeg
1/4 t. all spice
1 egg
Add the apples and sugar mixture along with 1/2 cup of melted butter, press into your 9X13 glass dish and bake for 30 minutes.
Glaze:
1 1/2 cup powder sugar
1 T. vanilla
2-4 T cream
Heat in a sauce pan stirring constantly until smooth and not "powder sugarish"
Pour this right over the apple bars once they are out of the oven, cool and serve.  This is one of my favorite treats, I really love this in the fall!

Apple pie filling (canned)

From: Shelly...
10 cups apple juice
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup ultra gel
4 1/2 cup sugar
5 t. cinnamon
2 t. nutmeg
1/4 cup lemon juice


Cook till thick and pour over raw peeled apples that are in your quart jars, process this using a water bath method for 35 minutes.

Apple Pie

From: Shelly...
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 T flour
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. nutmeg
1/4 t. salt
2 T melted butter
6-7 cups thin sliced apples (roma, jonathon or gala)
Put everything except for butter and apples into a bowl and mix.  Add apples and stir to combine.  Dump this into a pie crust.  Slice butter over the top, place your top crust over the apples and finish the edges.  Cut  at least 4 slits into the top of the crust.  Whisk one egg and brush this over the top of the crust and edges, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, bake this at 375 degrees for 25 minutes covered with foil, remove the foil carefully and continue baking for an additional 25-30 minutes.  Serve with freshly whipped cream (add to your cream a little sugar and vanilla).  This is to die for apple pie:)

Ande's Mint Cookies-kid friendly!

From: Activity day treat that Bailie made...
Take a Devils Food cake mix add to this 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and 2 eggs.  Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto your baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.  While the cookies are cooling, place an Ande's mint on top of each cookie.  Let sit for 5 minutes and smooth out the melted mint on top of each cookie. Yum!!

Rolls

From: Andrea...
5 cups hot water
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
4 T yeast
4 eggs at room temperature
14 cups flour
4 t. salt
1 cup oil
Combine first 6 ingredients in your bosh (using the whisk beater) reserving 3 of the cups of flour, beat just till mixed.  Switch to your dough hook.  Let raise till the dough is to the top of your bosh bowl, turn on the bosh and beat the dough down, add salt oil and remaining flour to make a soft dough.  Mix on speed 1 for 10 minutes.  Form rolls, raise until doubled and cook at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
*Cinnamon roll modification:
Increase sugar to 1 1/2 cups, roll out to a 14X30 rectangle, spread over this 1 cube of butter, 1 cup of brown sugar and some cinnamon.  Bake.
This is such a great recipe these rolls/cinnamon rolls are amazing!

Apple Crisp

From: Andrea...
Mix together and set aside:
8 cups sliced apples
2/3 cup sugar
1 t. cinnamon
4 T melted butter
Mix:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
1/4 t. baking soda
1/4 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
3/4 cup melted butter
Place the apple mixture in a greased 9X13 dish, top with the flour mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Artichoke dip

From: Kelli...
4 cloves of garlic chopped/minced
1 10 oz. package frozen chopped spinach (thawed and drained, use cheese cloth it makes this so much easier)
1 14 oz. can of artichoke hearts-drained and chopped (do not used marinated)
1 15 oz. container of Alfredo pasta sauce (Bortelli brand)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 8 oz. package of cream cheese-softened


Mix ingredients together, put into a crock pot and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours (this is the preferred cooking method). 
*You can also preheat your oven to 350 degrees and cook this in a 9X9 dish covered for 30 min.
I like to serve this with baguette bread that I have sliced and toasted in the oven then use a fresh piece of garlic and cut off the end and rub over the hot bread, it will melt like butter onto the toasted bread....so good!

Apple Syrup

From: Shelly...
1 can of apple juice
1 can of water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 t. nutmeg
3 T cornstarch


Mix ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil once it is at a full boil cook for about 1 minute. This is so good, I could almost just drink it, try this over german pancakes it is delicious!