Mint Julip

Make a simple mint syrup* by boiling sugar and water together for 5 minutes; cool. Place in a covered container with 6 or 8 bruised (crushed against the side of glass with a spoon) mint sprigs. Refrigerate overnight.
Make a julep by filling a glass with crushed ice, then adding 1 tablespoon of mint syrup and 2 ounces of bourbon. Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost outside of glass. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig

Crab Fingers

Place ketchup, lemon juice and horseradish in bowl and mix. Arrange crab fingers around plate, place mixture (cocktail sauce) in center

Ham Balls with Cherry Sauce

Grind ham. Mix together meats, eggs, onion, pepper, breadcrumbs, and tomato soup. Form into balls the size of large walnuts. Place balls in large glass baking dish. Mix together pie filling, brown sugar, pineapple juice, vinegar, and dry mustard. Pour over ham balls and marinate for one hour. Bake at 300 degrees for an hour and a half. Transfer to crock pot to keep warm for serving.

Hot Vidalia Onion Dip

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Sauté three chopped Vidalia onions in butter. Add remaining ingredients, and bake in a small casserole dish for 25 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips or crackers.

Mimi's Almost Legendary Molasses Cookies

Melt shortening in saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. Cool and add 1-cup sugar, molasses, and egg. Mix well. Sift together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and salt. Stir into molasses mixture and mix well. Chill for at least one hour. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll in remaining sugar. Place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.

Hint: My Mom has made these cookies for years- they are a favorite of all the kids and were my Dad's favorite cookie. I hope your family will love them as well.

Roasted Pineapple

Cut bottom and top 1/2 off pineapple. Remove outer skin using a bread knife. Quarter the pineapple, cutting the hard cores off the centers. Heat an ovenproof pan on the stovetop until hot. Place the pineapple in the pan, caramelizing each side, turning when dark brown but not burnt. about 4 minutes per side.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place pan with pineapple in over and roast for 20 minutes. Remove from pan and cut into 1/2 thick slices.

Optional: Deglaze the pan with .25 cup of white wine, add 2 Tb butter, .25 cup of brown sugar and 5 oz of heavy cream. Stir, cook on low until thickened. Serve either over the pineapple or on the side.

Mary's Pecan Bars

Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Combine flour and sugar in bowl. Cut in butter until a coarse crumb.
Press dough into bottom of a lightly greased 13 X 9 pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Mix egg, milk and vanilla, stir in heathbar bits and pecans. Spread mixture over crust. Bake an additional 25 minutes.

Cool and cut into bars.

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