From Grace Hartley's Southern Cookbook. She was the food editor at the Atlanta Journal for many years.

Fluffy Top Spinach
6 strips bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
3 tbsp chopped onion
2 tbsp flour
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 pounds fresh spinach
(1 hard cooked egg, sliced)

Fry the bacon until crisp and remove. Lightly brown the onion in the drippings and remove. Pour off all but 2 tbsp of the drippings. Blend in the flour and remove from heat. Stir in vinegar, sugar, and salt. Fold egg into sour cream and add to skillet with bacon and onion. Return to low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Serve immediately over hot spinach. Garnish with sliced egg if desired.


Strawberry Peanut Mayonnaise

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup strawberry jam
3 tbsp lemon juice
Dash salt

Combine all ingredients, mixing lightly to blend. Chill. Serve as dressing for fruit salad, fish, or vegetable salads.

Peach Pecan Pie

1/4 cup soft butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp flour
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/4 tsp salt
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups diced peaches (fresh or canned)
1 9 inch unbaked pie shell
Nut Crumb Topping:
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp soft butter
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Cream together butter, sugar, and flour. Stir in syrup and salt. Mix well. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add peaches. Pour into pie shell and sprinkle with topping. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes, until firm in the center.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Icebox Cookies

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups sifted flour
2 tsp soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Cream the peanut butter and butter. Add the sugar gradually and cream until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs and beat well. Combine the dry ingredients and mix in. Add oatmeal and nuts and shape dough into rolls 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate. Slice about 1/8 inch thick, and bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.