Cousin Bernadine’s Hager Schnitzel Recipe

Hager Schnitzel Creator: Bernadine (Schmidt) Messner Circa: 1950 Ingredients: 1 lb. ½ inch thick beef or pork cutlets (buy tenderized or place between 2 wax papers and flatten) 2 eggs ½ cup water 1 tsp. salt ¾ tsp. pepper 1 ½ cup crumbs ¾ cup flour ¾ cup butter or margarine Directions: Dredge the cutlets […]

Cousin Mary’s Strawberry Sturm Recipe

Strawberry Sturm Creator: Mary (Moser) Schmidt (1874-1958) Contributor: Esther (Anliker Wilson) Steil Circa: 1900 Ingredients: 1 pt. fresh strawberries (mashed) 1 cup sugar 4-5 slices of white bread, cut into cubes ½ pt. whipping cream Directions: Stir all together to make a thick pink goop–really good! Mm, mm! Sounds like a sweet summer treat. You can […]

Cousin Lula’s Cheesy Chicken Pasta Recipe

Cheesy Chicken Pasta Recipe Creator: Lula (Christensen) Schmidt (1918-2008) Contributor: Laurie (Johnson) Schmidt Circa: 1960 Ingredients: 2 cups of shell macaroni 4 cups diced chicken (salt & pepper to taste) 2 cans of cream of chicken soup (undiluted) 2 cups milk 1 cup Velveeta (diced) 1 jar sliced pimento 1 small green pepper 1 cup […]

Cousin Hazel’s Rhubarb Upsidedown Cake Recipe

Rhubarb Upsidedown Cake Creator: Hazel (Messner) Schmidt (1922-2015) Contributor: Beverly (Schmidt) Miller Circa: 1975 Ingredients: 1 box of yellow cake mix 4 cups of diced rhubarb 1 cup of sugar 1 pt. of heavy cream Cool Whip Directions: Mix the yellow cake mix as directed. Pour into 9×13 cake pan. Add diced rhubarb to top […]