Butter enough slices of bread, on both sides, to cover  the bottom of a pan or dish. I like to cut off the crust before I put on the butter.

Cover the bread with 21/2 cups of cheddar cheese.
Beat six eggs until well scrambled. Add two cups of milk and blend together. Pour this blend over the cheese and bread gently, not just in one place.

Cover this and let it sit in the refrigerator over- night if possible. Let it sit for at least eight hours though.

Preheat your oven at 350 degrees.

While preheating, fry several slices of bacon to crisp. You can always use cut up ham. Crumble these over the top of the bread and cheese. Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until set. Enjoy!

EGG NOG

What you will need:

12 eggs separated
1 cup of sugar
1 quart of milk
1 cup of bourbon (more or less to suit)
1 cup of rum (more or less to suit)
1 quart of heavy whipping cream

Beat the egg yolks slightly, adding the sugar a little bit at a time. Beat until smooth.

Pour in the milk, bourbon and rum and mix thoroughly. You will need to chill this for several hours. Go ahead and chill the egg whites as well.

Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold this into the egg yolk mixture. Don’t mix…fold. Beat the heavy whipping cream until you have whipped cream. Fold this into the mix as well. Don’t mix…fold. This should make about twenty-five servings. This recipe can be halved or quartered. Sprinkle nutmeg on top!

MRS. TRUMAN’S PUDDING

What you will need:

1 egg
3/4 cup of sugar
1/3 cup of all-purpose flour
2 tsp of baking powder
1/8 tsp of salt
1/2 cup of chopped apples (tart cooking apples)
1/2 cup of chopped pecans
1 tsp of vanilla
Heavy whipping cream

Procedure:

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Grease a nine-inch square pan. In a medium size bowl, beat egg well. Add sugar and beat until creamy. Combine flour, baking powder and add to egg mixture. Add apples, nuts and vanilla just until mixed. Bake for thirty minutes. While baking, beat heavy whipping cream until stiff. Should make about six servings. It’s about 255 calories each when garnished with 1 tbsp of whipped cream or caramel sauce.

MARINATED PORK TENDERLOIN

What you will need:

1/4 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup of soy sauce
1/4 cup of olive oil
1/4 cup of red wine
3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 pork tenderloins

Combine these in a large baggie and let marinate in the refrigerator for twenty-four to forty-eight hours.
After this time in the refrigerator, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Bake the tenderloins for 30 minutes.

These are just a small sample of recipes that I found in my mother’s stack of recipes that she used over the years. I hope that you will like them!