German Chocolate Cake, Texas Hash (January 1957)

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We all know that it's not German, that the name comes from "German's
Chocolate" and a man named German, and that a recipe was published in a Dallas
newspaper in 1957 that popularized the thing.
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However, this book is from January 1957, so there goes that theory...Lots  of
nice kolache recipes here.
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_Memorial Book and Recipes 1957_
Compiled January 1957
by Mrs. Marie Baca
Czech Catholic Home for the Aged, Inc.
Hilljo, Texas
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Pg. 183:
_German Chocolate Cake_
2 1/2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or crisco
4 eggs, separated, whip whites and fold in last
1 cup buttermilk\
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 whole German chocolate bar melted in 2 tablespoons water
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Melt chocolate in water, mix sugar, butter and egg yolks and add the cooled
chocolate. Add the dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Fold in the
stiffly beaten egg whites last.
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Filling:
1 box powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons of chocolate or cocoa (dry)
4 tablespoons black coffee
If too stiff, add black coffee to make of spreading consistency.
Mrs. Christine Bartosh, Granger, Texas.
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Pg. 207:
_Texas Hash_
2 large onions, sliced
2 green peppers, sliced
3 tablespoons shortening
1 pound hamburger
2 cups canned tomatoes
1 cup cooked rice
1 teaspoon chili powder (or to suit taste)
Salt and pepper as desired
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Melt the fat in skillet, saute the sliced green peppers and onions until
tender. Add hamburger, and cook until there is no pink left in the meat,
stirring with a fork to crumble the meat. Add tomatoes, rice, and seasonings.
Arrange in a greased baking dish and top with bread crumbs. Brown slowly in a  350
degree oven. Serves four.
Mrs. Malachar, Port Lavaca, Texas.

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