Zucchini Chocolate Bread

Stir together;

1/2 cup butter- melted and slightly cooled 

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

Add to the above;

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine the following dry ingredients 

1 2/3 cup flour

1/3 cup cocoa

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Sift dry ingredients and mix with butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.

Fold in 

2 cups zucchini

1 cup chocolate chips

Spoon in loaf pan

Bake 350 degrees for :60-70 minutes ( depending on your oven temp )

Several versions of this zucchini bread recipe can be found in most older cook books, zucchini usually is readily available late summer.

Zucchini Chocolate Cake

Beat together the following.

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup oil

1 3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. Vanilla

1/2 cup milk- soured with 1tsp. Vinegar 

Add to the above and beat until think

2 1/2 cups flour (sift- I use a screen colander to sift the flour) 

4. Tablespoons cocoa

1/2 teaspoon baking powder 

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cloves

1 teaspoon soda

Fold in;

2 cups grated zucchini

Pour in cake pan and add topping

Topping

1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 1/4 cup chopped nuts

Bake 325, 40 minutes ( depending on your oven temp )

Story- this is Grandma Cay’s recipe. We had lots of extra zucchini!

Farm House Baked Beans

1 pound navy beans (about 2 cups)

1 medium onion diced

6 Tablespoons yellow mustard

3/4 cup ketchup

3/4 cup molasses

3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

12 oz bacon cooked and chopped

2 cups reserved cooking liquid (see directions)

1. Rinse and Soak dry beans 8 hours or over night in 1 quart water

2. Drain beans, cook beans using 2 quarts fresh water and 1 teaspoon salt in a large stock pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for an hour. 

3. Drain - but reserve cooking liquid

4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

5. To the beans add all of the above ingredients. Including the 2 cups reserved cooking liquid. Combine and pour into a 9X13 greased baking pan, cover with foil.

6. Bake 30 minutes covered - remove the foil and bake an additional :30 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit :15 minutes. 

7. When cool, refrigerate over night.

8. In the morning bake - covered in the oven 300 degrees for 3 hours.

Grandma Iszler made baked beans similar to this - that were a very good addition to any meal.