Recipes by Arlene

Note: This recipe comes from “The Psota Collection,” a compilation of recipes from the Psota family in Ravenna, Nebraska. The Psota and Kostal families were closely aligned. My aunt, Albie Kostal Psota, married into the Psota family as did her older sister, Emma Kostal Psota.

• 32 oz. frozen cubed has browns, thawed
• 1 lb. sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 4 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
• ¼ to ½ tsp. salt
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• Dash paprika

In a large bowl, combine hash browns, bacon, half cup cheese and salt. Spoon into a greased 9” x 13” x 2” baking dish. In a bowl, beat eggs and milk until smooth. Pour over hash brown mixture. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake uncovered at 350° for 45-50 minutes until golden. Top with remaining cheese.

This dish may be prepared in advance, covered and refrigerated overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.

Note: This recipe comes from “The Psota Collection,” a compilation of recipes from the Psota family in Ravenna, Nebraska. The Psota and Kostal families were closely aligned. My aunt, Albie Kostal Psota, married into the Psota family as did her older sister, Emma Kostal Psota.

• 1 lb. hamburger
• ½ lb. bacon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 can each of pork & beans, kidney beans and baby butter beans
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup catsup

Brown hamburger, bacon and onion. Drain fat and combine all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook for approximately 3 to 4 hours.

Note: This recipe comes from “The Psota Collection,” a compilation of recipes from the Psota family in Ravenna, Nebraska. The Psota and Kostal families were closely aligned. My aunt, Albie Kostal Psota, married into the Psota family as did her older sister, Emma Kostal Psota. This particular recipe is one of Albie’s recipes. (I wish I had her recipe for dandelion wine!)

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup ripe bananas
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. soda
• ½ tsp. salt

Combine all ingredients together into a well-greased 9” x 5” x 3” loaf pan. Bake at 350° for one hour.

Note: These next few recipes come from “The Psota Collection,” a compilation of recipes from the Psota family in Ravenna, Nebraska. The Psota and Kostal families were closely aligned. My aunt, Albie Kostal Psota, married into the Psota family as did her older sister, Emma Kostal Psota.

• 1 large head broccoli, cut in pieces
• ½ cup onion
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup Miracle Whip
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tbsp. vinegar
• 10-12 strip fried bacon, crumbled

Mix broccoli, onion, raisin and bacon together. Separately, mix Miracle Whip, sugar and vinegar and pour over salad. Keeps well.

From Wikipedia: Kolache (also spelled kolace, kolach, or kolacky, from the Czech and Slovak plural koláče) is a type of pastry consisting of fillings ranging from fruits (including poppy seed, raspberry, and apricot) to cheeses inside a bread roll. Originally only a sweet dessert from Central Europe, they have become popular in parts of the United States.

Note: This recipe comes from “The Psota Collection,” a compilation of recipes from the Psota family in Ravenna, Nebraska. My aunt, Albie Kostal Psota, was an excellent cook and made kolaches for us all the time.

• 2 cups warm water
• 2 tsp. sugar
• 2 packages dry yeast
• flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup mile (scald, cool to warm)
• 1 cup lard
• 5-6 cups flour

Mix first four ingredients using enough flour to make thin batter, like pancakes. Let stand 15 minutes. Then add remaining ingredients. Mix well and let rise until double in size. Push down. Take ¼ of dough, pat down and cut into 3- to 4-inch squares. Pull corners up so it looks like an ‘H.’ Put filling in center — apple, prune, apricot, cherry, cottage cheese or poppy seed – and bring corners up and tie, like a shoe. Let rise until double in size. Bake in 350° oven until brown, about 30 minutes.