BORN IN A BORDER STATE, KENTUCKY, AND LIVE IN A BORDER STATE, MARYLAND, I'M STILL A SOUTHERN GAL-BABY!

SOUTHERN COOKING...

HERE ARE A FEW "GOOD OLE SOUTHERN STYLE" RECIPES FOR YOU TO TRY.

CHARLESTON CORN PUDDING...
Ingredients-

1 pint corn kernels

4 eggs (well beaten)

2 cups cream

1 tbsp butter

salt and pepper to taste--

Cooking Instructions

Fill a pan with hot water.
Fill buttered dish with all ingredients and place dish in hot water pan.
Bake in 300 degree oven for 30-40 minutes.

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Kentucky Corn Pudding...

1 pint fresh corn, with pulp scraped from cob

2 egg yolks

1 1/2 tablespoons flour

1 cup whole milk

1 tablespoon sugar (WE PUT SUGAR IN EVERYTHING!)

1 tablespoon butter, melted

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8th teaspoon black pepper

2 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks

METHOD-
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine corn, egg yolk, flour, milk, sugar, butter, salt and pepper. Mix well.
Fold in egg whites. Turn into a buttered baking dish and bake in preheated 350°F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until set.
Serves 6 to 8

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BING CHERRY SALAD...
Ingredients-

2 small packages cherry Jell-O

1 large can crushed pineapple (drained)

1 can Bing cherries, drained and pitted

1 cup nut meats (pecans), chopped

8 oz cream cheese

1 cup mayonnaise --

Cooking Instructions-Add enough water to cherry and pineapple juice to make 2 cups. Bring juice to boil. Add to Jell-O. Cool abd let set up in the frig.

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Confederate Cornbread Dressing (stuffing)...

"Old man Varney used to say that "up North 'stuffing' is what goes inside the bird and 'dressing' goes on their salad." Down home we always called it 'dressing', as in 'Turkey and Dressing!" Cliff Lowe'

1 medium chopped onion

3 tablespoons chopped celery

1/2 cup butter

2 1/2 cups cornbread, crumbled coarsely

1 1/2 cups very dry white bread cubes

1 tablespoon ground sage

1/2 tablespoon ground thyme

1/2 tablespoon black pepper

Water to moisten (chicken broth is also good) ---

METHOD-
In a large Dutch oven, sauté onion and celery in butter until very lightly browned.
Add remaining ingredients and mix well. While tossing stuffing, add just enough water to make moist, but not wet dressing.
Stuff loosely in turkey or goose cavity. Any extra dressing may be baked in a pan.

Yield: Enough for 12 - 14 pound bird
recipe from http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/