233 old fashioned uses Recipes

all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, room temperature, creamy or chunky peanut butter (do not use old-fashioned style or freshly ground), vanilla extract, golden brown sugar, sugar, eggs

pecan pies of today bare little resemblance to their 19th-century inspiration. could we recreate a traditional pecan pie without using modern day, processed corn syrup here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, many traditional syrups (cane, sorghum) produced a great pie, but we had to mail away for them. in the end, combining maple syrup with brown sugar and molasses replicated the old-fashioned versions perfectly., start the pie at 450 degrees and then drop down the temperature to 325 degrees to ensure the bottom crust is crisp and golden brown., if you don tsp let your pie completely cool , the filling won tsp firm to the proper consistency and the pie won tsp slice nicely., a last-minute addition of cream yielded a welcome custardy transformation to the filling. this also made the filling looser; a problem easily solved by adding extra egg yolks., toasting the nuts before they went into the pie gave them enough crunch and flavor to hold their own in the filling., move over , karo, before cloying karo syrup monopolized the market , pies were made with many other, less processed types of syrup, including sorghum (made from a cereal grass) and cane (made from the boiled-down juice of the sugarcane plant). these syrups still exist, and you can mail-serving them, but otherwise you ll probably need to travel to places like louisiana or kentucky to find them. we tasted a range of such syrups, including steen s 100% pure cane syrup and townsend s sweet sorghum, then tried to duplicate their complex flavors from products we could buy at the supermarket. in the end, a combination of three ordinary sweeteners created an old-fashioned flavor that easily bested karo.

vanilla ice cream (i use vanilla) or 2 cups chocolate ice cream (i use vanilla), milk, chocolate syrup

potatoes diced, carrot diced ( i use about a 1 1/2 cup diced baby carrots), onion diced, water, cubes chicken bouillon (or use 5 cups fresh chicken stock), parsley, minced garlic, evaporated milk (add at end)

half-and-half, eggs, white sugar (i use splenda blend ), all-purpose flour (or use cornstarch), salt, marshmallow, flaked coconut, toasted, vanilla extract, pie crusts, baked, heavy whipped cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, flaked coconut

lean stewing beef, trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, yellow onions, thinly sliced (about 3 cups), mushrooms, sliced, garlic cloves, minced, tomato paste, beef broth, carrots, sliced (i use baby carrots & slice in 1/2), red potatoes, thinly sliced, fresh sliced green beans (slice into 1-inch pieces), cornstarch, water, salt & pepper

unpopped popcorn, white sugar, vegetable oil, seasoning salt (or use white salt) (optional)

bacon, cut into 1/2 in pieces, fresh green beans (can use frozen ), brown sugar, water

all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, unsalted butter at room temperature , cut into pieces, eggs, divided, figs, chopped (can use dried ), orange juice, apple juice, ground cinnamon, sugar, orange peel , or zest of 1 orange

all-purpose flour, splenda sugar substitute, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg (less if grating your own), vanilla extract, eggs, beaten (it is okay to use egg beaters here), low-fat milk (bring almost to boiling point) or 3 cups 2% , scalded (bring almost to boiling point), bread, cubes (i use day old italian bread leftovers), raisins (optional) or 1/2 cup dates (optional), butter or 2 tbsp margarine

vegetable oil, chopped onion, chopped bell pepper (either green or red or you can use any type pepper), sliced mushrooms (can be any type of shrooms, i find standard supermarket button mushrooms work well), water, barley, rinsed (i use pearled barley), salt, black pepper (preferably freshly ground )

red potatoes (cooked until fork tender and cooled slightly then chopped), hard-cooked eggs (peeled and chopped ), green onions, chopped, yellow onion, finely chopped, stalks celery, finely diced, eggs, white sugar, cornstarch, seasoning salt (or use 1/2 tsp white salt), cider vinegar, milk, prepared yellow mustard, butter, black pepper (or to taste), garlic powder (if you are a garlic-lover then use 1 teaspoon), mayonnaise (can use up to 2 cups)

sugar, divided, heaping tbsp. flour (or 4, to be safe), eggs, separated, milk (i use 1 can evaporated , and add regular to make the 2 cups), vanilla, pie crust, baked

sugar (i use splenda blend ), cocoa, salt, butter, evaporated milk (or use half-and-half ), vanilla extract

flour, beef stew meat, bacon drippings, onion soup mix, water, frozen stew vegetables (or use more or less if desired), frozen green beans, garlic, season salt, bay leaf, kitchen bouquet or 1/2 tsp gravy master

dry yeast, lukewarm water, salt, maple syrup, vegetable oil, ground ginger, whole wheat flour (can use half unbleached white flour), milk, for brushing top, poppy seed, for sprinkling on top

ground beef extra lean (or turkey or bison), whole onion, large chopped, garlic minced, cumin, salt, chili powder or less for milder chili, flour, sugar, dark red kidney beans, canned with juice, whole tomatoes, canned , with juice chopped (or use pre-chopped in can), tomato paste

milk (i use 2% low fat), sugar, butter or 1 tbsp margarine, melted, vanilla, eggs, beaten, cooked rice, raisins, apple, peeled,cored and chopped, nutmeg