Old Family recipes?

Question

Your old family recipes from the past?
I've gotten a lot of really good recipes just reading other peoples answers & wondering if you have any really old family recipes , Amish , German , Swiss or Hungarian you would like to share .

Thanks so much .

Answer 1

this recipe was one highly guarded by a great aunt. and is writtenhere as she wrote it.

mashed potatoe doughnuts

1 stick butter softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup milk
3 eggs
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 cup mashed potatoes
1 tablespoon vanilla
flour (amount will vary)
shortening for deep frying (for the original taste use lard)
powdered sugar to coat doughnuts
cream together powdered sugar and butter, add next 5 ingredients.mix well. add enough flour to make soft dough roll out
on floured surface. cut with doughnut cutter. deep fry in hot grease. fry on one side turn fry until golden. drain on paper towels.
coat with powdered sugar. enjoy while still kind of warm with a cold glass of milk

Answer 2

i take a package of yeast, add 1.1/4 cup of warm water, 1/4 cup of sugar and oil, and 4 cups of flour.
i do this in the morning.
and wait for about 4 hours then go in there and beat it back down. then let it rise another 4 hours, then beat it back down again.
then i take it in handfull, and drop them handfulls into my outside fryer.
and let it brown on both sides.
this is a past on tradition within the women of my family, we only do this once a month. it's to help with our pms.