Clara Myerchin Kresl
June, 2005
Kresl,
Clara Myerchin, born 6/13/1913,
daughter of Joseph and Mithilda (Tillie) Myerchin
Notes on recipe book, May, 2005:
A couple of years ago at a family gathering
someone asked Mom for her
"dill pickle recipe" and said they never had pickles
as good as she made.
Another person said, "when Aunt Clara is gone we all will
miss all of
her good cooking." That made me think about how easily family
recipes
can be lost if they are not passed down. When Mom had eye surgery
I
went to spend a week with her, during her recovery, and I took
my sons
laptop. I used the time to copy her favorite recipes and printed
them up
and made cook books for her to give to family members as Christmas
gifts.
I find the 'nationality dishes' the most
fun - it would be all too easy
to loose our heritage if no one kept making the old favorites
like
Kolaches and potato dumplings. Mom always enjoyed baking and
cooking and
with her bad eyesight now she does very little cooking. But her
recipes
are well used by many family members. It is great that they can
be
shared with everyone in the extended family as well.
We are planning on spending a few days
before the reunion at the farm and
Mom wants me to make a big batch of Kolaches to take to the reunion.
(Mom even used to have parishioners pay her to bake Kolaches
for the
Tabor Church bake sales. They also asked her to bake them for
Christmas
etc. for their families.)
...Judy Kresl Bailey
Bread Recipes
BANANA
BREAD, CARROT NUT BREAD, QUICK CARAMEL
ROLLS, CARAMEL ROLLS, BROWN AND SERVE
ROLLS, ICE BOX ROLLS, OVERNIGHT
BUNS, ALL PURPOSE DOUGH, POPPY SEED
BREAD, DOUGHNUTS, SWEET DOUGHNUTS,
FRENCH TOAST, BUTTERMILK PANCAKES, BAKING
POWDER BISCUITS, CHEESE BISCUITS, ICEBOX
BRAN MUFFINS, POPPY SEED DONUTS, FRENCH
TOAST
Canning Recipes
CLARA'S
DILL PICKLES, HOT SAUCE (SALSA),
BREAD & BUTTER PICKLES, HAMBURGER PICKLES,
REFRIGERATOR PICKLES, CUCUMBER
RELISH, SWEET PICKLES (GREEN PICKLES), PLUM
JELLY, FROZEN CORN, BEET
PICKLES, SAUERKRAUT, KOOL-AID
BEET JELLY,
Cookies
LEMON
BARS, SPECIAL K BARS, MARSHMALLOW
BARS, DATE BARS, SALTED PEANUT
BARS, CARROT BARS, CHOCOLATE
CHIP BARS, PUMPKIN BARS, RICE
KRISPIE BARS, BROWNIES or CHOCOLATE BARS, RHUBARB
BARS, CHRISTMAS BARS, NUTTY
BUTTER CHOCO BARS, MOCA BARS, CHOCOLATE
CHIP COOKIES, MONICAS BARS,
MOLASSES SUGAR COOKIES, GINGERSNAPS, CHIP
COOKIES, PEANUT BLOSSOMS, CHOCOLATE
CHIP / PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES, OATMEAL RAISIN
COOKIES, PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES, OLD
FASHIONED OATMEAL COOKIES, SUGAR COOKIES, JELLO
STRAWBERRIES, ALMOND DIAMOND COOKIES, FORK
COOKIES, BUCKEYES, MOLASSES
COOKIES, MOLASSES SNAPS
Desserts
RHUBARB
DESSERT, FRUIT PIZZA, APPLE CRISP, PISTACIO
DESSERT, APPLE SQUARES, CUSTARD PUDDING,
BREAD PUDDING, LITTLE WHITE CLOUD, CHOCOLATE
CHIP FROSTING, WHITE FROSTING, COCONUT
RHUBARB CAKE, SPICY APPLE CAKE, SPICE
CAKE, BANANA SPLIT CAKE, WATERGATE CAKE,
CHRISTMAS GUM DROP CAKE, CAKE IN A BOWL, EASY
LEMON CHEESECAKE, RHUBARB PIE, EGG YOLK PIE
CRUST, PIE CRUST FOR FREEZER, BLUEBERRY
PIE, BLUEBERRY PIE, RASPBERRY
PIE, FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE,
FRESH PEACH PIE, PUMPKIN PIE, PUMPKIN
PIE, PECAN PIE
Main Dishes
FRIED
CHICKEN, CREAMY CHICKEN GRAVY, CHUCK
STEAK IN FOIL, PEPPER STEAK, HOME-MADE NOODLES,
MEAT LOAF, SAUERKRAUT MEAT
LOAF, BARBECUE SAUCE, BARBEQUE
SAUCE (makes 1 gallon), MEAT BALLS, BAKED
CHICKEN AND RICE, BEEF HOT DISH,
HAMBURGER & RICE HOT DISH, SAUERKRAUT HOT
DISH, HAMBURGER & POTATO HOT DISH, TACO
CASSEROLE, CHICKEN RICE CASSEROLE,
ESCALLOPED CORN, CORN PUDDING (not a dessert),
SALMON LOAF, POTATO SALAD,
BROCCOLI SALAD, GLAZED FRUIT
SALAD, SALAD, ORIGINAL GREEN
BEAN CASSEROLE, BOILED DINNER, SWISS
STEAK, HOME-MADE TOMATO SOUP, DUMPLINGS
FOR SOUP
Nationality Dishes
KOLACHE,
EASY CZECH DUMPLINGS, POTATO
DUMPLINGS, POTATO DUMPLINGS, EASTER
CHEESE, EASTER CHEESE (Small Batch), PIEROHI,
LEFSA, HOSKA,
DILL GRAVY, BUTCHTISKE, BOILED
DINNER