Thursday, July 19, 2012

Pea Soup

1 Ham bone or pork hock
3-4 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 pt carrots, peeled and chopped
stalk of celery, chopped
3/4 bag dried peas
water
salt and pepper
Place bone in a large cooking pot. Add vegetables and water. Cook 2-3 hours on low heat.

Rainbow Jello Salad

One package each of the following flavors of jello Black cherry, cherry#, strawberry, peach #, orange, lime#, lemmon.
For the # layers of jello mix 1/2 c. carnation milk and 1 c. hot water to a package of jello.
For the other layers mix 1 1/2 c. water (part boiling and part cold per package of jello.) Layer the jello mixtures in the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch pan starting with the black cherry layer. Put pan in freezer to set jello while you make the next layer. Top the salad with cool whip.

Red Hot Applesauce Salad

1/3 c. read hots
1 c. boiling water
1 3 oz. pkg. cherry jello
2 c. unsweetened applesauce

Dissolve red hots in boiling water (heat in microwave as needed to dissolve-stirring inbetween). Dissolve cherry jello in water/red hot mixture; add the applesauce and stir until blended; chill until firm.