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Recipes from Martha Ruth Leonard
Country Cooking III Emory Independent Methodist Church, Watson
Dottie’s Dip
1/2 lb. ground beef 1/2 lb. sausage 2 lbs. Velveeta cheese	1 can jalapeno relish 1/2 green pepper, chopped 1/2 onion, chopped
Brown beef, sausage, onion and green pepper together. Drain well, Put the relish and cheese in crock pot. Stir to melt. When melted and smooth, add beef mixture and mix well. Serve with chips.
Lemon Salad
8-oz. cream cheese 1 large pkg. lemon Jello 6-oz. chopped nuts 1 small can crushed pineapple	1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. sugar 1 cup 7-Up
Soften cream cheese. dissolve lemon Jello in 1 cup boiling water. Add cream cheese to Jello and blend well. Let cool. Drain pineapple and add to Jello. Add sugar, vanilla and nuts (pecans or walnuts). Stir well, add 1 cup 7-Up. Mix well. Refrigerate overnight.
Onion Casserole
3 big yellow onions 4 pieces toast 1-lb. Velveeta cheese 4 eggs	2 cups milk 1/2 cup liquid from boiled onions salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice and boil onions until clear. Cut toast into squares and cut cheese into small chunks. Beat eggs, add salt and pepper and mix with milt and liquid from onions. Layer toast squares, onions and cheese twice. Pour mixed liquids over all in 2-1/2 qt. deep-dish casserole. Place casserole dish in pan with approximately 2 inches of cold water and bake 1 hour.
Caramel Nut Pound Cake
1 cup oleo 1/2 cup Crisco shortening 1 lb. light brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 5 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla flavoring	1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking powder 3 cups sifted flour 1 cup milk 1 cup finely chopped nuts
Cream butter, shortening and brown sugar real good. Gradually add white granulated sugar, continue creaming and add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Sift flour, salt and baking powder and add gradually with milk. Add flavoring and nuts and blend. Pour batter into a well-greased and floured 10-inch tube pan and bake at 325 degrees until cake tests done.

Pages from the Past

10 Years Ago - June 4, 1998

Lowery chosen to take mission trip to Nepal

Lindsay Lowery, 16, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. David Lowery of Potts Camp, has been chosen to take part in a mission trip to Nepal this summer. Lowery, a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church, will leave July 5 and travel to Katmandu, with a team of teens from across the United States. Her father, Rev. Lowery, is pastor of the Potts Camp Charge.

St. Mary’s salutatorian

Lauren Elizabeth Webb of Holly Springs was graduated with highest honors from St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis on May 18. She was salutatorian of her class and received several honors awards. In the fall, Lauren will attend the University of Virginia, where she has been selected for the Echols Scholars program.

Teacher of the year

Ella Isom McFadden, a secondary science teacher at H.W. Byers, was nominated as teacher of the year at the Marshall County Schools “Partner in Hope” banquet on May 7.

25 Years Ago - June 9, 1983

Lanier Hurdle kicks off campaign at local rally

In an old-fashioned political rally on the Marshall County courthouse lawn Friday afternoon, Lanier Hurdle of Holly Springs launched his statewide campaign for the office of secretary of state. The first statewide candidate from Holly Springs in many years, Hurdle called on the people at the rally to get behind his campaign. The enthusiastic crowd came to eat hot dogs and hear a hometown candidate at the first political outing of the year. Mayor Sam Coopwood declared it Lanier Hurdle Day in the city.

VFW Post 5697 elects officers

Officers elected for 1983-84 for Collins-Hurdle Post 5697 VFW are Joe Ridgway, three year trustee; Herbert Beale, judge advocate; Junior Mitchell, surgeon; Danny Tate, chaplain; Boyd Moore, quartermaster; James Holbrook, junior vice; Jake DeBerry, senior vice; and Willie Johnson Sr., commander. Installing officer was Joe Ridgway.

50 Years Ago - June 5, 1958

Saturday night bridge

Mr. and Mrs. Richard French entertained the Saturday night bridge club for its June meeting. Artistic arrangements of lilies and roses decorated the reception room. Mrs. Moultrie Lacey won high score and Mrs. C.C. Stephenson the low score. Miss Ruth Finley was a guest.

Byhalia Wesleyan Guild

The Byhalia Wesleyan Guild held their May meeting Tuesday at the church, with Mrs. Dudley Moore Jr., Mrs. Olen Prather and Mrs. Dave Burrow as hostesses.

WSCS in church meeting

The WSCS met for their monthly meeting at the church on Monday afternoon. Mrs. B.D. Hammond, president, presided. Mrs. Dupre Ragsdale gave a report on the district meeting. Life membership pins were presented to Mrs. Joe Hurdle, Mrs. C.C. Moore, Mrs. W.E. Burgen and Mrs. Harmon Smith, by Mrs. Olin Smith.

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