This was my Grandfather’s Mother Rose’s recipe for apple strudel. She was a great cook and at one time prepared and sold lunches to workers in Dearborn at the Ford Rouge plant.

• 8 cups peeled and sliced apples

for filling, nuts and raisins are optional.

• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp milk
• 3 tbsp sugar
•  1 tbsp vinegar

Combine and beat together well.

• 2 sticks of butter
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt

Combine with above ingredients and knead until you have a smooth dough. Refrigerate.

Roll out smooth and thin. Sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar, apples, butter and any other ingredients. Nuts, raisins etc. Roll and bake at 375 degrees until golden brown aprox 30 min reduce heat to 350 and continue baking until apples are tender.

My Grandma Hazel’s Homemade Roll recipe she was given by Ellen Gustafson.

• 2 packets of yeast
• 1 1/2 cup warm water
• 1 cup scalded milk
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup crisco
• 2-3 eggs

Combine all ingredients into a dough. Shape your rolls into desired shape and let rise until doubled. Bake at 350 degrees until done and golden brown.

I share this recipe of my Grandmothers because I think it is somewhat unique. How often do you see a pistachio cake?

• 1 pkg White cake mix (18 oz)
• 1 pkg instant pistachio pudding (3 1/2 oz)
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegtable oil
• 1 cup ginger ale (in Michigan we only use Vernor’s)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped pistachios

Mix together in large mixing bowl, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into greased bundt pan and bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until top springs back when pressed with finger tips. Let cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert on cake platter and cool completely.

Frosting:

• 1 pkg pistachio pudding mix (3 1/2 oz)
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 container whipped topping (4 1/2 oz)

Beat milk and pudding mix until smooth. Fold in whipped topping and frost cake!

This is my Grandma Hazel’s Old Fashioned Oatmeal cookie recipe that I decided to give a twist to! Apple Cider! Let me know what you think?

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup apple cider

Simmer raisins and cider for 20-30 minutes. Strain out raisins and reduce the juice to 1/2 cup of liquid. Set aside raisins and juice until we add them later.

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

Cream together well. Add raisins and reserved juice and stir together.

• 2 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp cloves, ground
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 2 cups rolled oats

Combine all the dry ingredients with the above raisin mixture and mix. Drop tablespoon fulls on cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees 10-12 minutes until done.

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegtable oil
• 4 eggs
•  3 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp allspice
• 2 cups pumpkin
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup nuts
• 3/4 cup water
• Combine sugar and oil and mix together. Beat in your 4 eggs. Next add all your dry ingredeints until combined. Add pumpkin, raisins, nuts, and water and mix well. Grease and flour 3 loaf pans and bake at 325 for 1 hour.

This a super easy recipe that is great for tailgating and fall get togethers. As the name implies it tastes just like “Apple Pie”

• 1 1/2 gal apple juice from bottle or concentrate
• 1 gal apple cider
• 1 Fifth (750ml) of Everclear or Clear high proof liquor like Bacardi 151
• 8 cinnamon sticks
• 4 cups sugar
• 4 cups brown sugar

Combine apple juice, cider, cinnamon sticks, and sugar in a large pot and bring to a boil on the stove. Simmer 15-30 min until all the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Remove cinnamon sticks. Stir in you alcohol, bottle (empty liquor bottles work great) and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve!

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