I
was never taught to really cook as I was growing up. Therefore, my poor husband had to live on hot
dogs and warmed up canned pork & beans a lot when we were first
married! Bless his heart...he survived
and is still with me after 44 years! After
a LOT of trial-and-error, I have turned out to
be a decent chef.
One
of the things on my BUCKET LIST is to teach my granddaughter to do more than just
boil water (which is about all I could do in my early years). We've
done a good bit of cooking together but tonight I let her make her Papa's
supper....all by herself...and she did a
GREAT job! Of course, I supervised and
gave a few directions, but she mostly did it herself. She made DUMP SOUP and
BLUEBERRY COBBLER.
While
preparing our delicious meal, she wore an apron made by her great-great
grandmother complete with hand embroidery. As we cooked I shared a couple of stories
about GRANDMAMA told to me by her greatest fan, her grandson/my husband. My husband thinks she hung the moon (and the
sun and all the stars). Of course, she
didn't....but if God had asked her, she probably could have. She was a very resourceful lady....and a
fabulous cook. Granddaughter M has
already done some embroidery; and now she is learning to cook. Grandmama, sure wish you were here to give
her better instruction than I can.
Both the soup and the cobbler turned out great. She gave it her seal of approval by eating a big bowl of each. Later, she may not remember the soup or the dessert, but I do hope she remembers the MEMORIES we made cooking together and hearing stories about her family.
In
case you'd like the recipes, here they are:
DUMP SOUP
Brown
one pound of hamburger meat....or use leftover ham as we did today.
(We
also added the ham bone just for a little extra flavor.)
"Dump"
in:
1
can tomato soup 1 can diced
tomatoes
1
can creamed corn 1 can
butterbeans (or leftovers)
1
can okra 1 can Veg-All
1
1/2 - 2 cups water 1/4 cup rice
salt
& pepper to taste
Cook
on very low for a couple of hours to meld the flavors together.
BLUEBERRY
COBBLER
To
about 2 cups of peaches or blueberries or blackberries, add about 1/4 to 1/2
cup sugar (depending on how sweet you like it).
In
another bowl: combine 1/2 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk (warmed in microwave about 25
seconds)
In
small square casserole: melt 1/2 stick
butter or margarine
Then
pour into the butter the flour/sugar mixture.
DO NOT STIR.
To
this add the fruit. DO NOT STIR
Bake
@ 350 about 30-45 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.
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