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Recipes from Martha Ruth Leonard Gracious Goodness - The Taste of Memphis Presented by the Memphis Symphony League Ames Plantation Banana Pudding 3/4 cup sugar 2 tbsps. all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp. salt 2 cups milk 3 eggs yolks 1 tsp. vanilla 12-oz. box vanilla wafers 6 med. bananas, sliced Combine
sugar, flour and salt in heavy saucepan and stir in milk. Cook over
medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Simmer uncovered 15
minutes, stirring occasionally. Beat egg yolks, add 2 tbsps. hot milk
mixture and blend. Return to remaining hot milk mixture and cook 5
minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Line
bottom of 1-1/2 qt. baking dish with vanilla wafers. Top with layer of
bananas. Pour thin layer of pudding over bananas. Repeat layers of
wafers, bananas and pudding, ending with pudding. Bake at 425 degrees
for 5 minutes or until delicately browned. Top with meringue and bake
at 350 for 12-15 minutes or until meringue is delicately browned.
Meringue: 3 egg whites 1 tsp. vanilla 6 tbsps. sugar Beat egg whites with vanilla until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and beat until glossy. Serves 6-8.
Patience Caramel Pie
2 cups sugar 2 cups scalded milk 2 tbsps. cornstarch, or 4 tbsps. all-purpose flour 4 tbsps. sugar pinch of salt 3 eggs, separated 2 tsps. vanilla baked 10-inch pie shell Meringue: Beat 3 egg whites until soft peaks form. Add remaining sugar 1 tbsp. at a time. Spread on pie and bake at 325 for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Serves 8. Cook
1/2 cup sugar in skillet over medium heat until browned, stirring
constantly. Remove from heat and add hot milk. Sift together 1-1/2 cups
sugar, cornstarch and salt, and blend in small amount of milk mixture.
Add egg yolks and beat well. Stir into remaining milk mixture, add
vanilla, and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Pour into pie shell
and let cool.
Martha Ruth has personally made every recipe published in her “Kitchen Recipes.”
Pages from the Past 10 Years Ago - January 25, 2001 New exhibit displayed at Ida B. Wells Art Gallery A
new exhibit, entitled “Episodes in the Journey of Life,” will be on
display at the gallery in Holly Springs beginning Feb. 3. The exhibit
will feature paintings and other works of art by Jewel Russell O’Neal,
a former Holly Springs resident. Opening of Byhalia High delayed until February 15 The
opening of the new Byhalia High School has been delayed until Feb. 15.
The parade and other events have been postponed as well. Members of the
Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce toured the school recently. 25 Years Ago - January 23, 1986 Marches, speeches, highlight local King day Several
hundred citizens converged on the northeast side of the Marshall County
Courthouse lawn Monday to participate in a rally, march and symposium
in observance of the first national holiday for slain civil rights
leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Henry Sullivant Jr. certified as Diplomate Dr.
Henry Sullivant Jr., son of Mrs. Henry Sullivant of Holly Springs, was
recently certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics
and Gynecology. Former chief resident of ob-gyn at Johns Hopkins in
Baltimore, he is in private practice in Memphis. 50 Years Ago - January 26, 1960 Potts Camp Cardinals win New Albany Invitational Coach
Mitchell Stone’s Potts Camp Cardinals won the New Albany Invitational
basketball tournament by beating Baldwyn 66-54 in the finals. The game
was a real thriller! Legion joins in fight against Communism The
Marshall County American Legion Post No. 75 has endorsed the Legion’s
“Crusade on Communism.” The Post will sponsor a one-hour film,
“Communism on the Map” at the Holly Springs High School Auditorium
Monday. George Sisler, noted lecturer and authority on the growth of
Communism, will be present to speak. Telephone company employee honored at retirement Esther
L. Woodward was honored on her retirement with a tea in the lounge of
the telephone office. She began as an operator 29 years ago. She was
presented a six-star diamond brooch by Mr. Cooper, Mississippi general
manager, and a red carnation corsage and silver casserole dish by Ava
Divine, chief operator, and her fellow employees.
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