"Helen Harrand" > wrote in message
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>
> "Syssi" > wrote in message
> news:TMpDg.10989$hH1.302@trnddc08...
> > "Helen Harrand" >
> > > My mom used to make this KILLER eggplant casserole that came from (I
> > > think)
> > > her 1936 cookbook. It went something like this
> > >
> > > Fry something like a pound of bacon until crisp, take it out and
crumble
> > > and
> > > set aside. Fry a large onion in the resulting bacon grease. Add
sharp
> > > cheddar and one can of TOMATO SOUP (I remember thinking that I didn't
> > > know
> > > they had that then. Add a large eggplant or two that had been cubed
and
> > > blanched in boiling water for 4 minutes or so then drained. Mix all
> > > together and top w/buttered crumbs and bake. God, I LOVED that stuff.
> I
> > > was the only kid in the world who would ask for eggplant casserole for
> my
> > > b'day dinner.
> > >
> > > DAmn, I wish I could find that friggin cookbook. It's somewhere here.
> > >
> > > helen
> > > ==============
> >
> > Helen, when you find it - PLEASE SHARE!!
> >
> > My ex-step G'mother was in town a while back and I was telling her how
> much
> > I always loved her Swiss beef. It was AMAZING. She shook her head and
> said
> > that really wasn't anything to it... She pounded the steaks, added salt,
> > pepper, (celery and onions? I need to ask her again when I can write it
> > down), and Campbell's Tomato soup. I couldn't believe it. I just
*knew*
> > that it was something she slaved in the kitchen for hours and hours...
> > --
> > Cyndi (again)
> >
> >
>
> If I ever find that book (I know it's in this damn house somewhere, along
> w/all the recipes that I've collected during my work years in another
> missing book damnit!) I'll write down the true recipe but what I"ve set
down
> up top is pretty much it. It's wonderful stuff.....it might even be able
to
> make rutabagas edible.....but I still wouldn't go there!
>
> hugs,
> helen
>

Oh, and since I didn't really mention the bacon from above again, it also
goes in with everything else to get stirred around and baked. It's the
Cardiac SURPRIZE but it's tasty.

hugs,
helen
>