In this 200 year old building can be seen the ancient handmade iron hinges, the old doors and windows, the original fluted columns of solid heart pine. In regular use is a silver communion service, presented to the Upper Church of Hungars Parish, by the Honorable John Custis, Esquire, in 1742.
If evidence is needed, that love for this old church lives on, you hold that evidence in your hands. To produce this Parish House Cook Book, a hundred covers were painted and ten thousand pages written by hand, by the women of Hungars Church in 1959.
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1 cup corn meal ½ cup flour ½ teas. Salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg Milk ½ small onion 1 teaspoon sugar Sift together meal, flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Beat in the egg and add enough sweet milk to make a stiff batter. Stir in chopped onion. Drop by teaspoons full into hot fat (not boiling) and cook until brown. Drain. Makes 10 to 15 hush puppies. Nice to serve with seafoods.
Dissolve 1 yeast cake in ½ cup water, add 2 cups milk Mix with 3 cups Buckwheat flour and Beat vigorously. Let rise overnight. - In the morning add: 1 Tablespoon molasses or sugar 1 Teaspoon salt 2 beaten eggs ¼ teaspoon soda Extra Milk if needed Have greased griddle hot.
1 quart crab meat 3 eggs 1 pint bread crumbs ¼ tsp. dry mustard 1 Tbsps. Kraft Mayonnaise Salt & Pepper to taste 1 tsp. chopped parsley Blend the ingredients and shape into croquettes. Fry in deep fat till golden brown. Serves 8
6 Tablespoons butter 1 cup fine cracker crumbs 1 pint oysters Salt & Pepper ½ cup milk Melt butter, add crumbs and mix well. Spread 1/3 of the mixture in a greased baking dish. Arrange half the oysters in one layer on top and cover with half the remaining crumbs. Season with salt and pepper and add a second layer of oysters and crumbs. Pour milk over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
6 eggs 1 ½ cups sugar 1 cup butter Juice of 2 lemons Cream butter. Fold sugar and egg yolks in and beat well adding lemon juice and stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into partially baked, rich pastry pie shell. Bake in medium over (325 degrees) until golden brown. If desired add meringue topping using 2 more egg whites.
Make a thick syrup of 6 cups sugar and 3 cups water. Put peeled peaches, a few at a time, in syrup and boil until tender - about 5 minutes. Put hot peaches into sterilized jars. Over jars full of peaches pour mixture of syrup and brandy in equal quantities. The best Brandy is the best Brandy. Seal and let ripen at least a few weeks.
1 quart green tomatoes 1 quart onions 2 quarts cucumbers 1 bunch celery 2 red peppers Cut all vegetables small - mix vegetables, sprinkle with salt and let stand overnight. In the morning heat mixture to boiling point. Strain off salty juices through a cloth, then return to pan and bring to boiling point. In another pan make the following sauce. 6 cups sugar' 1 cup flour 1 Tablespoon Turmeric 6 Tablespoons Dry Mustard 2 quarts vinegar Cook until thickened then add vegetables and simmer 20 minutes. Cool, then pack in jars and seal.
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