Clam Chowder

2 cans Clams
1 cup onion chopped fine
1 cup celery  chopped fine
2 cups potatoes finely cubed


Drain clams add juice to vegetables, and enough water to cover the vegetables.
simmer covered until tender add clams and white sauce.

White Sauce

3/4 cup Butter

3/4 cup Flour

1 quart Half and Half

1 1/2 teaspoons Salt

Dash of Pepper

1/2 teaspoon Sugar 

Melt butter in large sauce pan add flour and mix together.

 Add half and half a little at a time stirring constantly, until rich and creamy with no lumps.

Add salt, pepper and sugar stir until blended.  Remove from heat. Add clams, stir in white sauce a little at a time while on medium heat. Great served with oyster crackers.

Grandma Coon's Maple Syrup

4 cups white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 cups water
2 drops Maple flavoring
1 drop Rum flavoring

In a good size sauce pan put in the sugars and water. bring to a boil, stirring constantly until the sugars are dissolved. Let boil for 1 minute, and remove from heat. Add flavorings, stir and serve.

Waffles

2 cups flour

1 t salt

1 t baking powder

1 t baking soda

4 eggs

1 cup sour-cream

1 cup milk

1 cup melted butter

Prepare waffle iron.

mix dry ingredients together, set aside. 

mix eggs, sour-cream, milk and melted butter together. 

in bowl that has the flour mixture in it gradually add the liquid while stirring with a mixer. 

Blend thoroughly.

cook as directed by your waffle iron.

Enjoy