These are one of my all time favorite cookies. Wish there was a more diabetic-friendly version.

This is a cake made from wheat flour, sour milk, and strawberry jam.

This recipe came from my grandmother, who got the recipe from Faye Cox. I don’t know who Faye Cox is, but this is a Jello dessert with several layers. It is probably actually called Strawberry Pretzel Salad. When I first read the title (when transferring recipes here) I thought it was a soft pretzel with strawberry flavor.

This was a version of a cake using the butter pecan cake mix that I was debating trying out. I ended up using a different recipe, so haven’t tried this one yet.

Thelma's Sugar Cookies 1 cup sugar½ cup butter1 egg¼ cup milk2½ cup flour½ tsp salt3 tsp baking powder¼ tsp nutmeg Cream butter, sugar, and egg.Slowly add other dry ingredients.Roll out and cut with cookie cutters.Back 375° for 8-10 minutes. This was my grandmother's...

Pickle Soup 5½ cups chicken broth1¾ cups potatoes (peeled and quartered)2 cups carrots (small diced)1 cup dill pickles (small diced)½ cup unsalted butter½ cup flour1 cup sour cream¼ cup water2 cups dill pickle juice1½ tsp Old Bay seasoning½ tsp salt½ tsp pepper¼ tsp...

This is the gravy that we have been serving at Thanksgiving for all of my life.

Another Jell-O salad. This one has strawberry flavor with cranberries, sugar, orange pieces, apples, and walnuts or pecans.

I have never called these “southern” green beans, but apparently that is where the recipe came from. Also part of our traditional Thanksgiving meal. Our family does NOT make the green bean casserole with soup. Bleh!