Swiss Steak

2 thick lean round steaks cut in serving size pieces
1 stick margarine
2 cups flour
2 large Tab. dry mustard
cracked whole pepper
1 large bottle 28 oz catsup
3 Tab brown sugar
2-3 onions sliced

In a large bowl combine flour, cracked whole pepper sprinkles to taste, dry mustard.
Melt 2 Tab marg in a fry pan. Dredge 4-5 slices of steak into flour mixture and lightly brown
in frying pan on both sides. Place 5 slices of steak in crockpot set on low. Sprinkle third
of sliced onions on top. Combine in another bowl catsup, brown sugar, and one bottle of
the empty catsup bottle filled with water in bowl and stir. Pour third of sauce over steak and onions in crockpot. Continue same procedure heating marg in fry pan, dredging another 4-5 slices steak in flour and lightly browning and place ontop sauce/steak in crockpot. Top onions, sauce....continue till all browned steak and onions are used and pour rest of sauce over. Heat low in crockpot all day. Serve gravy over mashed potatoes. Two round steaks will serve approx. 6
people. My son Kevin's favorite dinner that I prepare.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

1 egg yolk beaten
10 in. graham cracker crust fitted in
a spring form pan
2 eggs
2 8 oz pkgs cream cheese or lite softened
3/4 sugar
1 can 16 oz pumpkin
1 1/2 teas gr. cinnamon
1/2 teas gr. ginger

Preheat over 350. Litely brush egg yolk onto pie crust and bake 5 min. Set aside.
In lg bowl, beat eggs, crm cheese, sugar with electric mixer till smooth. Add pumpkin, spices and beat well till blended. Spoon into pie crust in springform pan. Bake 40-45" till set. let cool, then refrigerate several hours or overnite. At serving sprinkle cinnamon.

Grandma Marion Wade's Baked Apples

What to do with left over apples in the fridge?...
6-8 apples remove core. Place in square baking dish.
Fill center of apples with few raisins and fill to the top
with teaspoons of brown sugar. Place pat of butter
on top. Add small amount water to bottom of pan.
Bake in over 350 approx one hour till tender.
Check for doneness...

Patti's Pumpkin Smashed Dacquiri's

2 1/2 oz vodka
3/4 oz Pumpkin Smash liquor
3/4 oz butterscotch schnapps
scoop of frozen yogurt
Blend and serve in dacquiri glasses. Sprinkle fresh
grated nutmeg--I get my nutmeg from Penzey's.

Chili Dip

8 oz. tomato sauce
6 oz tomato paste
1 can tomato soup
2 med. onions chopped
1 lg green pepper chopped
1 lb. gr. beef or gr. turkey
2 tab. chili powder
1 lb American Cheese slices or
fat-free slices

Put all except cheese slices in crockpot on high one hour. Switch to low and add cheese till
it swirls. If using fat-free cheese watch closely as it will curdle if left heated too long. Serve
with tortilla chips. I serve with small bowls--resembles a conqueso.

Witch's Brew Punch

This is my very favorite punch recipe for fall/winter---nothing like it:

2 qts apple juice, set aside 7 cups
3/4 c. sugar
1 teas ea. cinnamon, nutmeg (I grate mine fresh), allspice
1 12 oz. OJ concentrate
1 qt ginger ale

In saucepan combine apple juice setting 7 cups aside, sugar, spices. Stir over med. heat till sugar dissolves. Cool. In lg serving bowl, combine 7 c of remaining apple juice, OJ concentrate, sugar mixture with juice that has cooled and mix well. Pour gingerale over. Add ice. Garnish with orange slices.

Makes 3 quarts.