Ingedients:

1 medium size can chunk pineapple ( save the juice)
1 small can mandarin oranges (save juice)
1 medium jar maraschino cherries (using 1/2 jar - just the cherries)
1/2 box orzo macaroni (like rice)
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon flour
1 med. size cool whip (lite) 16 oz.

COMBINE:
Sugar, egg & flour , and all juice. Mix altogether in a pan cook slowly on top of stove until thick and cool.
Cook orzo and drain.
When cool mix with the fruit and fold in cool whip.
Chill

In a glass baking dish or casserole combine:
3-4 Medium size cans of pork and beans or 2 large cans
About: (more or less)
1 cup Ketchup
1 cup Brown sugar
1 onion cut up
1/2 green pepper
4 bacon strips (lay on top)
Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or less

(I am trying to preserve my mother's (Dorothy) classic recipes. This one is more recent.

First Brown & Drain
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion
1 garlic

Transfer to a large stock pot and
Add:

1 can Beef Broth
5-6 cans of water
1/2 large can tomato puree
1/2 cup barley
2 celery stocks & 2 carrots cut up
Cabbage leaves (washed and torn up)
1/2 tsp. basil
1 Bay leaf

Cook on low - 1 hour
then; ADD
9 to 16 oz. bag frozen vegetables
1/4 cup small noodles (alphabets or stars)

Spicy foods, Indian, Thai, Chinese, Blackened anything - Riesling, Pinot Blanc

Pork, Chicken, Seafood, lobster, brie, quiche (also for real men) Alfredo dishes - Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, White Burgundy

French Food, leg of lamb, ham, turkey - Pinot Noir (a/k/a Pinot) Beaujolais, Red Burgundy

Mexican, Stew, Roast Beef - Zinfandel (yes there is a clique out there) Syrah/Shiraz

Italian, Steak, Prime Rib, Barbeque - Cabernet Sauvignon (Tony Soprano's favorite) Merlot

What I like to use is:

1 can of minced clams with juice
1 envelope creamy vegetable soup mix (Knorrs)
1 large can of clam chowder ready made soup (Progesso or brand of choice) I use low-fat
About a quart of milk (I use low fat)
A can of smoked oysters (this is my choice but not necessary)
cubed potatoes if desired

Cook all in a crockpot on low for an 1 and a half up to 2 hours.

This soup is very creamy and tastes homemade and a lot easier.

All you need to make this is a can opener.

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My brother gave me this recipe that was popular in Jacksonville during the Bombay Bicycle Club Era. Does anyone remember that restaurant?

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I want to preserve all the fabulous recipes and party ideas that I got from my mother and friends over the years.