3-5 pounds lean meat
1 T onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 T seasoned salt
1 tsp black pepper

Cut meat (no fat at all!) 1″ thick, 2″ long and 1/4 ” wide. Mix all ingredients together and pour over meat. Mix gently. Stir off and on and let stand in refrigerator overnight. Next morning, drain and dry in 200 degree oven for 2 hours on each side.

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2 1/2 cups soy sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
2 1/2 tsp garlic powder
5 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups Worcestershire sauce
2 1/2 tsp pepper
2 1/2 tsp onion salt

Mix all together well. Put thin sliced meat in and soak 24 hours. Drain well and dehydrate meat.

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2-3 ripe avocados, mashed
1/2 cup salsa

Sprinkle with garlic powder and salt to taste.

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2 large cans whole peeled tomatoes, pureed slightly in blender
1 large or 2 small onions, chopped
2 green onions with tops, chopped
1/8 cup Season-All seasoned salt
1-2 tsp. pureed jalapenos

Mix together.  Lasts about 2 weeks in fridge; makes 2 quarts.

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16 oz sour cream
2 cups mayonnaise
2 tsp seasoning slat
2 tsp dill weed
2 tsp dry ranch dip powder

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Chill until serving time.

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4 medium onions, sliced 1/4″ thick and separated into rings.

Put in cold water and set for 30 minutes.  Mix following in a small bowl:

3/4 cup flour
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp salt
1 T vegetable oil

Drain onions, pat dry.  Dip onions in batter and fry in hot oil.

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Scrub potatoes thoroughly. slice each potato 1/8″ – 1/4″ thick.  Put on pan that has cooking spray on it, single layer only. Spray the potatoes, then season to taste with salt, seasoning salt, etc.

Bake until they are almost a little crispy.  Eat like a french fry.

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Wash and put pumpkin seeds in a pan and cover with water. Add 2 T salt for each cup of wate.r Boil until seeds are transparent. Drain and put on a shallow baking pan. Bake at 250 degrees until dry and crip, stirring occasionally.

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2 cups pumpkin seeds
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 T melted butter
1 1/2 tsp salt

Melt on stove, pour over cookie sheet. Bake at 250 degrees for 2 hours.

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“Julie’s college friend shared this recipe with us.”

1 cube margarine
1 cup canned milk (not condensed)
2 cups brown sugar
vanilla
salt

Cook together first three ingredients to soft ball.  Add salt and vanilla.  Pour over popped corn.  to make it a little less sticky, add 1/2 cup Karo syrup.

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