Sour Cream Cucumbers

• 3 large cucumbers
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp onion powder

Peel and slice cucumbers.

Mix the remaining ingredients in a glass mixing bowl. Add the sliced cucumbers, and marinate for 2 hours or more before serving.

Mind Your Mom … AND …
Eat Your Vegetables
Will Dugan

Sweet Potatoes With Apples

• 5 medium sweet potatoes, peeled & cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 3 apples, peeled & cored & cut in wedges
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup maple flavored syrup
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 1/4 cup pecan pieces

Generously grease the bottom and sides of the crockpot with butter or margarine.

Put sweet potato slices in the bottom of crockpot. Next, put the apple wedges. Sprinkle the nutmeg and cinnamon over the top. Then, pour the maple syrup and melted butter over all.

Cover and cook on low about 4 hours or until potatoes are tender.

Sprinkle with pecans the last 30 minutes.

Yummy Combination!
Will Dugan

Cajun Fried Fish

These fish fillets are battered with a beer batter with Cajun seasonings then deep fried. You can also use this batter to fry shrimp, oysters, and other shellfish.

• 2 pounds of fish fillets
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup beer
• 3 tbsp prepared mustard
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 2 tbsp salt, divided
• 2 tsp black pepper, divided
• 1/2 to 1 tsp cayenne pepper, divided, or to taste
• 3 cups fine yellow corn flour
• vegetable oil or shortening for deep frying

In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, beer, mustard, Tabasco, and half of the salt and peppers.

Cut fish fillets into bite sized pieces, or nuggets. Place fish in egg mixture, coating well; cover, refrigerate, and let soak for about 1 hour.

Mix corn flour with the remaining salt and peppers in a shallow, wide bowl or pie plate.

Preheat oil in deep fryer to about 370°F.

Remove fish from mixture and dredge with corn flour mixture.

Fry fish until the fish nuggets float to the surface and turn golden brown, taking care not to overcook. Place fish nuggets on paper towels to drain, patting gently with paper towels to blot up excess oil.

Put a plate of these on your head …
… and your tongue will beat your brains out …
… trying to get to ‘em!
Will Dugan