How to make Kitchen Bouquet - Recipe

1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cups water

Put brown sugar in a pan on a slow fire and let it burn or parch, slowly stirring all the time. When it turns a dark brown, add water and stir well, and then bottle.

Use a few drops at a time to color and thicken gravies and soups.

Spaghetti Chop Suey Recipe

Source: The Settlement Cook Book

2 pounds spaghetti
3 tablespoons fat (I use olive oil)
4 medium onions, sliced
1/2 clove garlic (I use much more!)
1/4 pound beef, chopped
1/4 pound fresh pork, chopped
1 (1 pound, 13 ounce) can tomatoes
Salt and cayenne to taste

Boil spaghetti. Fry onions and garlic until glazed; remove garlic, add meat and brown slightly. Add tomatoes, salt and cayenne and simmer for 20 minutes. Pour over the hot, drained spaghetti and serve.

Cherry Pie Cobbler

1/2 cup butter
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup milk
1 can cherry pie filling

Melt butter in baking dish.

Combine sugar, flour, and milk. Beat until smooth. Pour over melted butter in baking dish. Add fruit. Do not stir. Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes until brown.