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Cooking Without Photos – Icie’s Punch

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We head out west this week to Carnegie, Oklahoma. I’m certain I picked this cookbook up somewhere other than Carnegie, since I’ve never once been there.

Carnegie, Oklahoma started out as North and South Latham. The Rock Island Railroad arrived and combined North and South Latham. In 1903 Latham became incorporated and the town’s people voted on changing their name.

They voted to be renamed Carnegie in hopes that Andrew Carnegie would build them a library. However, that plan sadly backfired. Carnegie does have a library, just not built one by Andrew Carnegie. Sad day, fam.

On to the recipe!

We’ve been on a fruit punch kick at our house and this recipe is spectacular…sort of…

I found this week’s recipe in: “Heavenly Dishes: Carnegie Church Of The Nazarene Women’s Ministries”.

Couple things:

  1. This calls for strawberry Kool-Aid packets. I could find: orange, cherry, black cherry, grape, tropical punch and watermelon. I decided to substitute with watermelon. I wasn’t wrong. Are y’all surprised?
  2. This also calls for 6-8 CUPS OF SUGAR!!! No. No, Icie Voorhies this doesn’t need ANY sugar. NONE!! DO NOT PUT SUGAR IN THIS!!! Icie must be trying to kill somebody…must run in their family.…
  3. I halved this recipe because I wasn’t going anywhere and we didn’t need to drink two gallons of fruit punch. Next time you go to a function, do it!!! Everyone will love you!!!

Perfectly tart and refreshing!

Enjoy!!!

Cooking Without Photos – 5 Cup Salad

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Cooking Without Photos – Week 14

This week we take a trip up north and across the river. Yep! North Little Rock, AR.

Long story short, North Little Rock was only known as “opposite Little Rock” for the longest time. After some backlash from across the river and some other back and forth, what is now the historic Argenta neighborhood merged with North Little Rock in 1903.

This week our recipe comes from the very well loved cookbook, “Our Favorite Recipes: Compiled By The United Methodist Women Gardner Memorial United Methodist Church North Little Rock Arkansas”.

In 1903 the church began by holding their first services under a brush arbor where the church now stands with Rev. N.E. Gardner officiating. By the following year, they built their first building and held services. In 1946 a fire destroyed the church but a new building was built to replace the one that was lost. Now over 60 years later, services are still being held.

After tornados ravaged our state this week, Gardner Memorial opened their doors today and invited the Amboy congregation to join them. What a wonderful feeling it is to help your neighbor. Much love and prayers for those effected or displaced by our weather. May you all find peace after the storm.

I chose to make 5 Cup Salad this time around. I’ve seen it a few times and it’s also been called 6 or 7 cup salad. You can make this really however you want. The other things I’ve seen added are: cherries, grapes, mango and nuts. Really there are so many different ways you can make it.

I also switched out sour cream for whipped cream. I’ve seen it both ways. For sure use sour cream if you don’t like things too sweet. Sooo many different combinations for this one. Enjoy!!!