When times are tough. or when certain food items are not available, you make do with what you have.
The Amish have several mock recipes from mock turkey to mock apple pie to mock mashed potatoes. Many of these came out of the depression.
Mock Turkey Ingredients
- 2 pounds hamburger, brown in butter
- 4 cups milk
- 2 cans cream of chicken soup
- 1 can cream of celery soup
- 1 loaf of bread, broken
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a large bowl, mix together everything and pour into a 9 X 13 casserole dish.
- Bake for 1 hour at 350.
Need dessert? I found this tasty mock lemon pie recipe.
MOCK LEMON PIE (Vinegar pie)
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, blend the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, stirring vigorously with a fork. Add the vinegar, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk vigorously for 1 full minute, until the mixture is creamy and smooth. Pour into the unbaked pie crust. Bake until a butter knife inserted in the center comes out clean. About 45 minutes. The pie will be golden brown.