Peanut Cake Recipes

I tried the cake that was the 1953 Peanut Festival Winner. Wade and I are not crazy about it. The texture of the cake is odd it's not dry but it looks dry. The icing didn't turn out too good. I think because it was pouring down rain outside on Sunday I will retype that recipe and elaborate a little on the directions. I took a picture and will post that too. The batter made 6 10" layers. The icing was plenty to cover with some left over.
I'm giving it away if you are in the neighborhood come get some!
Later,
Kaye

White Peanut Cake Recipe

I am preparing to make one of the pnut cake recipes, previously posted. After studying them both I am going to try the White Peanut Cake. The layers and the frosting sound yummy. I remember granny making this cake. It was usually devoured the same day! All of her boys loved to eat.
This recipe won the National Peanut Festival best peanut recipe award in 1953. It uses all crisco in the layers no butter and 10 egg whites. Also buttermilk and crushed peanuts in the cake layers and the frosting. The layers should be real fluffy and light with 10 egg whites. I will post a picture and let you know how it turns out. I was real tempted to use a premixed butter cake mix.....but I'll go all the way with the egg whites, buttermilk, crushed peanuts and soda! Later....

Saturday August 21, 2010

This roast beef with brown gravy recipe has been used in our family for a long time. Granny taught me the secret to smooth gravy is to add hot water. When I first made gravy it was always lumpy and thick. I asked Granny for the secret because her gravy was always perfect. She said it takes practice and hot tap water......
 If you are making a milk gravy or white sauce put the cream, milk or other liquid in the microwave for about 30 sec to heat it up just a little then add it to your roux slowly and use a whisk to stir.

Top Round Roast Beef with Gravy

3 -4 lb. rump roast

Morton's Nature Seasons

Salt

Black Pepper

3 Tbsp oil. olive oil or vegtable oil

Enough flour to coat roast

3 heaping Tbsp flour

2 cups Hot water

Place roast on plate and Salt and Pepper roast and season with nature seasons. Let stand for 20 min.  Cover roast with flour.

Place 3 Tbsp of oil, in cast iron skillet on medium high. When hot add roast and brown on all sides. Rinse plate and when roast is browned on all sides return to plate. In skillet add 3 table spoons of flour. Stir until browned. Add hot water slowly stirring constantly. Using Hot water will keep flour from clumping together. I usually use a wisk to stir once I add the water. Gravy should be thin. Add salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat.

Add roast to skillet with gravy and cook in 350 degree oven for 1 hour for medium rare.

Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.

Tuesday August 17

Rev Elie English born Sept. 27, 1848 died July 28, 1912. This is the oldest and largest headstone with English name. I am guessing that this may have been Allie B.s Grandfather. That would make him my Great, Great, Great grandfather.

This is the church sign. You can see how hard it was raining!

waiting.......another one of the rain.....

Rain stopped coming down but yard was covered in water. Good thing I had flip flops on!

This is the plot where Elie English head stone is.

There are 4 markers on a plot just below and to the right of the Elie English plot. I am guessing the original headstones were destroyed and these were put in thier place by the church. Allie B.s Bible has her father listed as Jessie E. English. This could be his grave I guess.

M English next to J Ed

G. English next to M. English

N. English next to G. English

Allie B.'s new head stone and grave stone. My Mom, Patricia and Mickey Wayne Holland replaced the old cover this April. It was caving in.

This picture didn't turn out too good but it read E. E. and was in the Plot designated to Elie English. Large plot designated by broken concrete post. But the only stones were Elie and E. E.

Ok that is all I have for today. Except I am going to post another recipe. This is an Orange pound cake. Again I have not tried this one yet. But it looks like the recipe was used many many times.

V.F. is vanilla flavoring. I remember Granny dissolving confectioners sugar in fresh orange juice and drizzling that on top.  I would guess about 1/4 cup juice to 1 cup confectioners sugar.  It should be thin.  I will try this one soon and give you update........Later...... I'm in Auburn and I have to help Lee Ann organize her kitchen cabinets!

Looking for the Childree Family

If anyone knows how to get in touch with Aunt Rosa Lee's son let me know. I have a vauge memory of where they lived in Opp. I went there once with Granny and Grandpa many years ago. Granny told me that Aunt Rosa Lee, Allie B.'s sister, had her family geneoly written down. I want to know who Allie's mother was. Jessie E. English was her father.  Today I am going to stop in Bonifay at the church where Allie is buried and see if I can find Jessie E. English and see if his wife is buried next to him. I'll send pics and more information on that stop tonight.

Peanut Cake Recipes

Kim,
There are two recipes, the first one is probably the one she made the most.  When I get back from Auburn I will try this one out. Let me know if you do.

This was a winner of the National Peanut Festival Oct. 1953 Mrs. Robert Gwaltney of Dothan. Sounds delicious!

Both of these recipes look like they were used many many times. I remember Granny's peanut cake being absolutely wonderful!

Allie B.'s Children

This is Henry with all of his children Eddie Lee, Eunice, Louise, Luvern, seated Betty Jean, Henry and Bonnie

Allie B. and Luvern

I found a negative stuck in the side of a box and had it developed.  Turned out to be the only picture I have ever seen of Henry and Allie B. together. I don't have it here with me now but I will get it on here soon.

I never met Allie B. I knew Henry though we went to Ruskin, Fl. close to the Tampa,  to visit him several times and he came to visit us at our house at Big Creek and at Granny's. He raised minature Shetland Ponies at his house in Ruskin. His brother Houston raised tomatoes in Homestead.

This looks like Aunt Eunice

This is definitely Eunice in front of orange tree.

This is Aunt Eunice with daughter Nioka. It looks like her house in Bib City, outside of Columbus.

Eunice not sure if its Eddie Lee or Perry Lawrence her husband, Nioka's father but I think it's Eddie.

My Granny, Luvern and Nioka in Granny's living room on Cottonwood Highway.  You can see a picture of Aunt Betty on the book shelf.  I have that bookshelf. Bob made it in High School Shop.

Aunt Bonnie with Benny Wayne and Kims Dad, Ben Riley, and I think that's Bob on his lap.

Aunt Bonnie, or Granny? I don't know but I love this picture. The more I look at it it looks like Granny.

Aunt Bonnie....somebodies birthday.

Aunt Bonnie

Henry and Eddie Lee in Granny's living room on Cottonwood Highway

Uncle Eddie and somebody that didn't make the cut!

Louise Sims school pictures from Madrid, Al.

Aunt Louise and Faye her daughter. Faye's birthday! Great happy picture Aunt Betty is in background.

Louise and Betty looking like movie stars! Beautiful girls.

Aunt Louise taken the first day she worked as a nurse in Marianna, Fl.

 Betty Jean Sims

Allie B.left, brother Anderson, and Rosa Lee right and Anderson's wife behind.

Luvern, with the man I don't know, Aunt Betty left next to Granny and I don't know the other little girl. She may be Anderson's daugther.

 Aunt Betty with Aunt Eunice's husband holding naval oranges or grapefruit.

I think this is Allie B. as a baby not sure though.

Aunt Bonnie, cute purse!!

I may be wrong on some of these pictures and if I am please correct me!

Aunt Bonnie and Benny Wayne

Anderson and his wife.

Anderson in the Phillipines WW II

Not sure must be one of Anderson's friends....?

Rosa Lee and Tully Childree....I think....

Anderson and his wife and baby

Eunice

Eunice Sims and her husband

Ok that's all for now.   See you guys later this week from Auburn. Have a good week.

Allie B.'s Children

Allie B. and Betty Jean Sims, Betty was not on the list earlier because she was the baby and wasn't born yet. Love this picture.