Betsy's Family Recipes:

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Family Recipes Index page (here)

Appetizers & Soups
Lynn's Party Rye Snacks
Party Penguins
Kay's Potato Soup
Betsy's Marshmallow Snowmen

Salads
Asian Chicken Salad
Broccoli/Bacon/Raisin Salad
Greek Orzo Salad

Main Dishes
Betsy's Venison w/ Gravy
San Francisco Chops
Carol's Sloppy Joes
Betsy's Chicken w/ Mushroom Cream Sauce
Meridy's Scalloped Corn
Dijon Potatoes and Ham Au Gratin
Köttbullar (Swedish Meatballs)
Holly's Goulash

Desserts
Meridy's Texas Sheet Cake
Tina's Microwave Fudge
Betsy's Ricotta Cookies
Lynn's Banana Bread
Cheryl's Almond cookies
Pepparkakor (Ginger Cookies)
Risgrynsgrot (Rice Porridge)

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 I'm not a gourmet cook,

...but I do have some favorite recipes that can trick people into thinking that I might be! Some of these recipes have been passed down through my family; some I have gotten from cooking websites (allrecipes.com is my favorite) or friends outside the family, and some I have created on my own. Click on any main heading to the left to open a page with those recipes. Here's the granddaddy of all family recipes: 

The Sundholm Limpa Rye Bread (ryggbrőd)

1 quart buttermilk
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup dark molasses
1 tablespoon salt

Heat above ingredients to lukewarm.  Melt brown sugar with a little water if too lumpy. 

Add:
3 packs fast-rise yeast.  (Auntie Helen says:  put a little sugar in the yeast; it mixes better)
1 tablespoon anise seed
7-8 cups medium rye flour
7-8 cups white flour

Knead flour into dough a cup or two at a time, alternating between rye and white.  Let it rise, then knead it again.  Repeat (unless you're short on time).

Form into four loaves.  Poke the tops of the loaves with a fork.  Let rise again, and finally, flip over each loaf onto the baking pan.  Poke tops with a fork again.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Cool thoroughly. Serve with butter, margarine, or Cheez-Whiz style cheese spread.