My Mom passed away this date in 1995. She was a 30 year cancer surviver. I miss her and her kitchen talents. Therefore, I am posting 3 of her recipes in her memory. I do hope you try them and look/read/try her recipe file, https://www.rockinrs.com/recipes.htm. There are Many recipes in this file. And many family ones and favorites.

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Recipe Name: Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
Serves: 8    Prep Time: 30 min Oven Temp: 400ºF   Oven Time: 12 min
Ingredients:
1# Crab meat
24 Mushrooms, fresh
½ c Mushroom stems, chopped
2 T Butter, softened
1 egg, beaten
2 T Parsley, chopped
½ t Salt
¼ t Garlic, minced
2 T Parmesan cheese, grated
De-stem the mushrooms. Set aside. Chop the stems into small pieces. Mix all ingredients, except the mushroom caps, until the mixture balls together. Place the mushroom caps on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Fill each mushroom cap with the mixture. Place in a pre-heated oven at 400ºF. Cook for 12 – 15 minutes until just browned. Serve hot.

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Recipe Name: Green Tomato Relish 2
Yield: 5 quarts    Prep Time:
Ingredients:
5½# Tomatoes, end of the season pink with some green tint, chopped
6 Onions, chopped
½ c Salt
3 c Vinegar
6 Green peppers, diced
3 Sweet red peppers, diced
6 Garlic cloves, minced
1 c Brown sugar
3 c Corn syrup, dark
1 T English mustard
1 T Cloves, whole
1 Cinnamon stick
1 T Ginger
1½ t Salt
Combine tomatoes and onion. Sprinkle with salt and let stand for 3 hours. Rinse and drain. Heat vinegar, peppers, garlic, sugar, salt and syrup to a boil. Add the vegetables and spices (tied in a cheese cloth bag) and boil gently for 10 minutes. Hot pack in jars.

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Recipe Name: Wilted Lettuce Dressing
Serves: 8    Prep Time: 1 hour
Comments: A favorite family salad dressing. This is the original and old version.
Ingredients:
6 Slices of bacon, crisp and crumbled
4 T Bacon drippings
¼ c Vinegar
2 T Water
½ t Sugar
1 Egg beaten

Add the bacon drippings to a pan over medium heat. Add slowly the vinegar, water and sugar. Bring to a slow boil stirring constantly. Add the diced bacon. Add the beaten egg to the pan stirring constantly until blended and thickened. Quickly pour over 1 head of chopped iceberg lettuce.

Be sure to look at the complete recipe file and info at the above link. Enjoy!