Corned Beef

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds corned beef
• 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 bay leaf

Cooking Directions:

1. Pour 2 cups water into a Presto pressure cooker.
2. Position the cooking rack or steamer basket in cooker.
3. Rub garlic powder into all surfaces of corned beef.
4. Place corned beef on cooking rack or in steamer basket.
5. Add bay leaf.
6. Close cover securely.
7. Place pressure regulator on vent pipe and cook 60 minutes at 15 pounds pressure, with pressure regulator rocking slowly.
8. Let pressure drop of its own accord.

Note: If seasoning packet is provided with corned beef, use packet and omit bay leaf. Makes 6 servings.

Variation: Corn Beef and Cabbage

1. Cook above recipe for 55 minutes at 15 pounds pressure, with pressure regulator rocking slowly.
2. Cool pressure cooker at once.
3. Add the following ingredients to corn beef:
   • 5 small potatoes
   • 3 carrots
4. cut into 1-inch pieces and 1 lb. cabbage, cut into wedges (do not fill pressure cooker over 2/3 full).
5. Close cover securely.
6. Place pressure regulator on vent pipe.
7. Cook 5 minutes.
8. Cool pressure cooker at once.

Garden Veggie Pasta Salad

In very large bowl, use:

• 6 quart dutch oven mix
• 1 Lb. Cooked Veggie Pasta
• 2 Lg. Chopped Tomatoes
• 1/2 Head Fine Chopped Cauliflower
• 1 Lg. Fine Chopped Bell Pepper
• 3 Med. Fine Chopped Cucumbers
• 4 Stalks Fine Chopped Celery
• 1 Sm. Graded Onion
• 4 Lg. Graded Carrots
• 6 Hard Boiled Eggs
• 1 Lb. Diced Smoked Ham
• 1 Lb. Diced Cheese
• any other favorite veggies

In separate bowl mix:

• 2 tbs. Cider Vinegar
• 2 tbs. Mustard
• 2 C. Mayo

Salt, Pepper, Dill and any other favorite seasoning to taste. add to other ingredients, and mix well. As a main dish, Feeds my family of 6 for two days.

Irish Christmas Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Butter, softened
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 3 Large Eggs
• 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/4 cup Irish Whiskey
• 1/4 cup Candied Citron, chopped
• 1/4 cup Golden Raisins, blanched and chopped
• 1/4 cup Almonds, chopped

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 F, and prepare 2 greased cookie sheets.
2. In a small bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
3. Beat in the Eggs until well blended.
4. Add the Flour and the Irish Whiskey, beat until smooth.
5. Add fruit and nuts, and mix well.
6. Drop Cookie dough from a tablespoon onto the prepared cookie sheets.
7. bake each sheet of cookies for 8 - 10 minutes.
8. Remove cookies from the cookie sheet with spatula while still warm. Place on wire rack to partially cool.
9. Store in an air tight container with a slice of bread to maintain cookies soft fruity texture.