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Recipes from Martha Ruth Leonard
The Southern Gourmet
Virginia Clower Robbins

Eva’s Tomato Cheese Salad

1 pt. tomato juice
1/4 pt. mayonnaise
dash of cayenne pepper
1/8 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. onion juice
Tabasco to taste

1 can crushed pineapple
1/4 pt. cottage cheese
1 envelope gelatin
1/4 tsp. ginger
1-1/2 tsp. salt

Soak gelatin in cold water and dissolve in a little hot tomato juice. Mix together with remaining ingredients. Freeze. Serves 8. A tiny bit of red food coloring may be added.

Texas Hash

2 onions, chopped fine
1 lb. ground beef
3 tbsp. shortening
2 cups canned tomatoes
1 tsp. salt

2 green peppers, chopped fine
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1/4 tsp. pepper

Saute onions and peppers in shortening, add ground beef and cook until mixture falls apart. Add rice, tomatoes, juice and seasonings. Pour in a casserole and bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until rice is done.

Mama Bates’ Doughnuts

4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup melted shortening
1 cup sugar

4 tsp. baking powder
flavoring to taste
4 egg yolks
1 cup milk

Mix until dough forms. Roll to 1/2 thick. Cut with doughnut cutter. Fry in deep, hot shortening. As they brown and come to the top, take out and drain on brown paper. Roll in sugar.

Pages from the Past

10 Years Ago - October 28, 1999

Mississippi Spay Bus

The Mississippi Spay Bus came to Holly Springs Oct. 21 and performed spay and neuter operations on six cats and eight dogs. Since its beginning the Spay Bus has performed operations on approximately 800 animals. Dr. Isis Johnson said she is seeking volunteers to assist. Thursday, Ann Moore, Sis. Mary, Sharon Fargo and Edrie Ward volunteered.

Byhalia High underway

Among those present for the groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for the new Byhalia High School were Debbie Childers, Joseph Ford, Rosemary Pennington, Barbara Pipkin, Pat Woods, Amanda Malone, principal Mike Hamblin and superintendent Donnal Ash.

25 Years Ago - October 25, 1984

Campaigns for Uncle Fritz

Lucy Mondale, 19, niece of presidential candidate Walter Mondale, was in Holly Springs Tuesday, campaigning for her uncle at Rust College.

Rain, rain, rain

Marshall County has seen three times more rainfall this October than fell the last two years. Only 10 days of this month have been dry, making harvesting of crops nearly impossible. The North MS Experiment Station reports that 9.91 inches of rain have fallen in October, compared to 3.73 in 1984. Less than five percent of the 24,000 acres planted in cotton have been able to be harvested.

50 Years Ago - October 22, 1959

Miss America visits the Elite Cafe

The Sunday morning following the Ole Miss and Tulane game (53 to 7 - Ole Miss), found Miss America, Lynda Lee Mead of Natchez visiting the Elite Cafe of this city from 8-11 p.m. Accompanying Miss Mead were sorority members and football friends. Miss Mead reported “everything was lovely at the Elite.”

Queen of the Forest

A lovely, blue-eyed blond from Forest is Mississippi’s 1960 Queen of the Forest. She is 17-year-old Judith Randall. The new queen is 5’6”, and weighs 120 pounds. She loves cooking and sewing and is a senior at Forest High School.

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