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Pantry Staples

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77 recipes
Old Fashioned Cough Medicine
1 dose 5 m Beginner

Old Fashioned Cough Medicine

Helga Bourque Lange
Vermilion Erath, Vermilion Parish
Fig Perserves
6-8 half-pint jars 2 h 35 m Intermediate

Fig Perserves

Ruby Parker Buchanan
Vermilion Erath, Vermilion Parish
Crumb Topping for Cakes
Enough for 1 cake 5 m Beginner

Crumb Topping for Cakes

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Strawberry Fig Jam
12 half-pint jars 30 m Beginner

Strawberry Fig Jam

Jane Hebert
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Shortcut Chicken Fricassee
4 servings 1 h 15 m Intermediate

Shortcut Chicken Fricassee

Chrissy LeMaire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
6 servings 5 m Beginner

Herb Seasoning Blend

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
12 servings 5 m Beginner

Cajun Seasoning All-Purpose Spice Blend

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Sliced Bread Topped with Cinnamon Sugar
5 servings 8 m Beginner

Sliced Bread Topped with Cinnamon Sugar

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
4 quarts 1 h 15 m Intermediate

Gwyn Dill Pickles

Joanna Bourg
St. Martin Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish
Spiced Fig Preserves
12 half-pint jars 2 h 30 m Intermediate

Spiced Fig Preserves

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Pickled Turnips
7 mason jars 1 h 30 m Beginner

Pickled Turnips

Mike Holmes
Old Fashioned Beignets
15 beignets 25 m Beginner

Old Fashioned Beignets

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Simple Pineapple Cake
12 slices 50 m Beginner

Simple Pineapple Cake

Ruth Broussard
Vermilion Abbeville, Vermilion Parish
Sugar Roux
4-6 servings 40 m Intermediate

Sugar Roux

Loretta Istre
Vermilion Forked Island, Vermilion Parish
Pickled Eggs (And Beets if Wanted)
12 pickled eggs 30 m Intermediate

Pickled Eggs (And Beets if Wanted)

Linda Thibodeaux
St. Martin Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish
Simple Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
about 2 dozen cookies 22 m Beginner

Simple Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Linda Thibodeaux
St. Martin Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish
10 pints 3 h Intermediate

Heatt Relish/Chow Chow

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Makes about 3/4 cup 10 m Beginner

Maw Maw's Homemade Cajun Seasonings

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
3 half-pint jars 25 m Beginner

Flo's Pepper and Vinegar PeMonTa

Flo Boutte
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
12 pints 35 m Intermediate

Pepper Pot Hash (pe-mon tod)

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Pepper Relish
3 pints 35 m Intermediate

Pepper Relish

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
serves 4-6 as a side 25 m Beginner

Perfect Rice

Laura Brown
Pear Preserves
8 half-pint jars 40 m Intermediate

Pear Preserves

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
4 servings 1 h Beginner

Tuna and Corn Casserole

Emma Kosack
Makes about 1 quart of mix 10 m Beginner

Instant Spice Tea ( Diet Version Also Available)

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
serves 4-6 30 m Beginner

Cooking (Steaming) or Boiling Rice

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Dean's Tres Groovy Granola
10 servings 55 m Beginner

Dean's Tres Groovy Granola

Dean Miller
Cush Cush or Couche Couche
4 servings 30 m Beginner

Cush Cush or Couche Couche

Howard Menard
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Makes about 11 ounces 5 m Beginner

Cajun Made Mosquito Repellant

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
about 3 cups syrup 10 m Beginner

Homemade Maple Syrup

Jim Purl
Sugarless Fig/Pear Preserves
Makes 4-5 half-pint jars 50 m Intermediate

Sugarless Fig/Pear Preserves

Alberta LeBlanc
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Varies by quantity of figs 1 h 30 m Intermediate

Canning Figs Without Sugar

Alberta LeBlanc
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Fast Macque Choux (Cajun Corn Dish)
6 servings 15 m Beginner

Fast Macque Choux (Cajun Corn Dish)

Anita Guris
Peanut Butter Cookies
10-12 dozen cookies 35 m Beginner

Peanut Butter Cookies

Amanda LeMoine Ellerbe
Peanut Butter Cookies
36 cookies 17 m Beginner

Peanut Butter Cookies

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
6 biscuits 17 m Beginner

Beer Biscuits

Judy Mire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
6 quarts 25 h 15 m Intermediate

Pickled Green Tomatoes

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Green Tomato Cabbage Chow Chow Relish
8 pints 35 m Intermediate

Green Tomato Cabbage Chow Chow Relish

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Pickled Beans
8 pint jars 1 h Intermediate

Pickled Beans

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Eggplant Chow Chow Relish
10 pints 2 h 15 m Intermediate

Eggplant Chow Chow Relish

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Green Tomato Chow Chow
12 pint jars 45 m Intermediate

Green Tomato Chow Chow

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Cajun Beer Bread
8 servings 1 h 10 m Beginner

Cajun Beer Bread

Charlie Nimon
Grandma's Homemade Biscuits
10 biscuits 22 m Beginner

Grandma's Homemade Biscuits

Robin Petit
St. John the Baptist Laplace, St. John the Baptist Parish
Zesty Tuna Salad
4 servings 30 m Beginner

Zesty Tuna Salad

Bob Buchanan
Cappuccino in a Jar
16 servings 10 m Beginner

Cappuccino in a Jar

Judy Mire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Lonesome Cowboy Cajun Bars
24 bars 25 m Beginner

Lonesome Cowboy Cajun Bars

Judy Mire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Potato Chip Cookie
36 cookies 25 m Beginner

Potato Chip Cookie

Judy Mire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
8 servings 40 m Beginner

Easy Easy Fruit Cobbler

Grandma Debbie
8 servings 2 h 15 m Beginner

Shrimp and Crab Casserole II

Linda Thibodeaux
St. Martin Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish
4 stuffed peppers 50 m Intermediate

Stuffed Turkey Bell Peppers

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
6 servings 8 h 45 m Beginner

Cajun Stewed Tomatoes

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Easy Easy Pickled Cucumbers
1 quart jar 10 m Beginner

Easy Easy Pickled Cucumbers

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Makes about 28 ounces of seasoning 20 m Beginner

Tony's Creole Seasoning

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
24 squares 50 m Beginner

Easy Syrup Cake

Brenda Richard
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Canned Hot Pickles Cucumber or Mirliton (Mirleton)
3 pint jars 25 m Intermediate

Canned Hot Pickles Cucumber or Mirliton (Mirleton)

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
PaPa's Porridge (Bouillie)
2 servings 20 m Beginner

PaPa's Porridge (Bouillie)

Leonis Abshire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
50 servings 10 m Beginner

Cocoa Mix

Maddy LeMaire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
6 servings 35 m Beginner

Fruit Biscuit Crumble

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Sourdough Starter I
Makes about 1 quart of starter 15 m Beginner

Sourdough Starter I

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
SourDough Starter II (Sponge Batter)
Makes 4 cups starter 10 m Beginner

SourDough Starter II (Sponge Batter)

Veronica DeValcourt Day
Vermilion Erath, Vermilion Parish
Sad Cake
6 servings 40 m Beginner

Sad Cake

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Classic Dumplings
6 servings 25 m Beginner

Classic Dumplings

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
serves 6 1 h 35 m Beginner

Ground meat Jambalaya

Jacquelyn Acklen
Acadia Crowley, Acadia Parish
Diabetic Jelly
3 jars 15 m Beginner

Diabetic Jelly

Annie Mae Abshire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Frances' Easy Bread 'n Butter Pickles
Makes 8 pints 15 m Beginner

Frances' Easy Bread 'n Butter Pickles

F. Davis
Sweet Pickled Cucumbers
1 gallon jar 25 m Beginner

Sweet Pickled Cucumbers

Olivary Clavery
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Old Fashioned Fig Preserves I
Makes 2-3 pints 2 h 30 m Intermediate

Old Fashioned Fig Preserves I

Annie Mae Abshire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Old Fashioned Fig Preserves III
12 to 15 pints 3 h 45 m Intermediate

Old Fashioned Fig Preserves III

Taunt Nit Bonin
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Buttermilk Bread for Bread Machine
1 loaf 2 h 20 m Beginner

Buttermilk Bread for Bread Machine

Marilyn Morvant
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Couche Couche II (Cush Cush)
serves 4 as a breakfast cereal 35 m Intermediate

Couche Couche II (Cush Cush)

Jeffery Justice
Strawberry Fig Jam I
4 half-pint jars 1 h 15 m Beginner

Strawberry Fig Jam I

Ricki Parker
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Strawberry Fig Jam II
Makes 8-10 half-pint jars 55 m Beginner

Strawberry Fig Jam II

Mawmaw
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Tomato Relish
6-8 pints 1 h 45 m Intermediate

Tomato Relish

Ricki Parker
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs
6 eggs 35 m Beginner

Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs

Clay Thompson
Cake Mix Cookies
Makes about 2 dozen cookies 20 m Beginner

Cake Mix Cookies

Katie Royer
No Bake Fudge Cookies
About 3 dozen cookies 15 m Beginner

No Bake Fudge Cookies

Aleah Abshire
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
Pickled Eggs in a Jar
12 pickled eggs 20 m Beginner

Pickled Eggs in a Jar

Alberta LeBlanc
Vermilion Kaplan, Vermilion Parish
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