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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD | THE COLONY NEWS | DECEMBER 2021 | 27 By Joyce Hansen What's Cookin'? Instructions: 1. Peel and slice onions and fry them in bacon drippings until brown, using a heavy skillet. Remove to separate dish. 2. Cut beef into 1-inch cubes and sauté in the same drippings, adding a little more fat, if needed. 3. When browned on all sides, sprinkle flour over and add a generous pinch each of the other seasonings. Add ½ cup bouillon and 1 cup red wine. 4. Stir well for a minute, then simmer AS SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE for 3 ¼ hours. It should just barely bubble occasionally. Add more bouillon and wine in the same proportions if necessary to keep beef barely covered. 5. Add onions and mushrooms to beef. Stir well and cook slowly for ¾ to 1 hour longer. Add more wine and bouillon if needed. 6. Sauce should be thick and dark brown. Serve with crusty French bread, green salad and a vegetable. Bon appétit! Instructions: 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees and let butter melt in an 8x8 pan in the oven while mixing the pudding. Pan must be hot! To double recipe use an 11x13 pan. 2. Beat eggs until light. Add milk, sifted flour and salt, and beat for a full 3 minutes. 3. Pour into hot pan with the melted butter or drippings. 4. Bake for 40 minutes. Serve immediately. Don suggests starting the pudding when the internal temperature of the beef has reached 120 degrees. Instructions: 1. Mix Jello in boiling water. Add strawberries, dissolve thoroughly. 2. Add pineapple and bananas. Stir well. 3. Pour ½ mixture into 9x13 glass pan. Refrigerate until well-set. 4. Spread with sour cream. 5. Pour remaining Jello mixture over top. Refrigerate until well-set Boeuf Bourguignon (Beef Burgundy) Yorkshire Pudding Strawberry Jello Dessert • 5 medium onions • 2 tbsp bacon drippings • 2 lb lean beef • 1 ½ tbsp flour • marjoram and thyme • salt and pepper • ½ cup beef bouillon • 1 cup dry red wine • ¾ lb fresh mushrooms • 6 oz pkg strawberry Jello (large) • 2 cups boiling water • 2-3 diced bananas • 1-13 ½ oz can crushed pineapple, well-drained • 1 cup sour cream • 2 -10 oz cans frozen strawberries, sweetened, juice and all Ingredients: Ingredients: Ingredients: This recipe is another from Don Swanke. He says if you want something different, delicious and elegant during the holidays, give this a try. It takes a while to cook, but there is no last-minute preparation. Following is Don's easy, no-fail recipe that makes traditional roast beef extra special. It should come out of the oven and go right to the table in the same pan so everyone can admire the weird shape it will have become! Marian Cobb submitted this recipe as one of her tried and true favorites. It is vivid red, and a perfect accompaniment to a holiday meal, although it's called a dessert. Have a happy holiday season and let us know if you enjoyed any of these recipes. To share any of your favorite recipes, send them to me at xjkangas44@gmail.com for your Colony friends to enjoy. The following recipes are suggestions to make for the upcoming holidays. • 4 tbsp butter or beef drippings • 2 eggs • 1 cup milk • 1 cup flour • 1 tsp salt

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