Celery Soup

1 bunch celery
4 cups boiling water
1 bay leaf
1 large potato
2 Tbs butter
1 Tbs whole wheat flour
1 Qrt milk
salt & black pepper to taste
pinch nutmeg

Cut potato and celery into small pieces and cook in hot water with bay leaf till celery is tender. Drain water and discard bay leaf.

Heat butter in sauce pan, add flour and stir till blended. Add milk and stir till blended. Stir mixture into pot with celery. Season to taste.

Oklahoma Chicken & Corn Stew

6 pieces bacon
1 fryer, cut up (chicken)
1 bunch green onion, choppped
1 cup catsup
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 drops hot pepper sauce
10 oz pkg frozen corn


Fry bacon till crisp, remove and drain. Brown chicken parts in bacon grease. Add onion after 20 minutes. Drain off fat. Add 3 1/2 cups water, catsup, salt & pepper sauce. Bring to boil, add corn. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Carmel's Chili

Carmel (Carm) is my sister.

1/2 Tbs shortening
2 lbs chili meat
3 cloves garlic
1 1/2 Tbs paprika
3 Tbs chili powder
1 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs salt
1 tsp white pepper
2 Tbs flour & 2 Tbs corn meal, mixed in a bit of water

Simmer shortening and chili meat. Add all the seasonings and simmer covered for about 4 hours. Add a little water and cook for 1 more hour. Add flour and corn meal mixture. Stir and serve.

Slim Tomato Soup

2 cups water
2 beef bouillon cubes
2 cups cabbage, shredded
1 cup celery, sliced
2 cups tomato juice
Celery salt
Pepper
Chopped celery tops

Combine water and bouillon cubes in sauce pan and bring to a boil. Add cabbage and cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add celery and simmer until tender. Add tomato juice. Season to taste with celery salt and pepper. Sprinkle with chopped celery tops.

Poor Do

This was my mama's Depression Potato Soup recipe.

Peal potatoes and onion. Cut up and boil together. Season with salt and pepper. Put in a Tbs butter. Mix corn meal with a little milk and stir in. Boil until a little thick.