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Geer
Mill Bridge by
Linda
L. Benbow
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OVERNIGHT
BLUEBERRY COFFEE CAKE
1 egg
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1 cup fresh blueberries
In a mixing bowl, beat egg and 1/2 cup
sugar. Combine flour, baking powder, and
salt. Add alternately with milk to sugar
mixture, beating well after each addition.
Stir in melted butter or margarine. Fold
in berries. Pour into a greased, 8-inch
square baking pan. Sprinkle in the
remaining sugar. Cover and chill
overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30
minutes before baking. Bake at 350 degrees
for 30-35 minutes. Serves 9.
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CHICKEN
AND DUMPLINGS
In a large saucepan, saute' in 1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped onion and 1/2 cup chopped celery
until soft.
Add:
1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil
4 cups chicken broth
Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for a minute.
Add:
1 10 ounce package of frozen peas
Reduce heat to about medium, stir constantly and
cook about 5 more minutes.
Add:
4 cups cooked, cubed chicken
Stir in the chicken and pour into a greased 13x9
inch baking dish.
To make the dumplings:
2 cups buttermilk biscuit mix
2 teaspoons dried basil
2/3 cup milk
Combine above in a medium bowl and mix with a
fork until moistened. Drop by teaspoonful on top
of the casserole (make about 12). Bake uncovered
at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cover and bake
about 10 more minutes or until dumplings are
done.
RIVEL
SOUP
8
cups of chicken broth (I use canned)
1
onion, diced
2
Tablespooons dried parsley
2
cups flour
1
teaspoon salt
2
eggs, beaten
2
cans corn
2
cups chicken, cooked, and diced (this is
optional)
Bring the broth to a boil.
In a bowl, mix flour, salt and eggs until you
have a crummy mixture (not smooth, it will make
crumbs). Rub mixture between your fingers over
the broth dropping small amounts in. These are
called rivels. They should not be big, that is a
dumpling. Maybe pea size.
Another
good trick is to add the dough to a ricer.
Press through about 1/4 inch of a time and trim
with a butter knife.
Add corn and cook about 10 - 15 minutes.
If you want, add the chicken just before you
take it off the stove.
BROWN
SUGAR PIE
3
eggs, beaten
3 cups brown sugar
8 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons flour
Two 9-inch unbaked pie shells
Mix
eggs with brown sugar, butter and milk. Add
flour and mix well. Pour into 2 unbaked pie
shells. Bake at 350° for approximately 1 hour
or until knife inserted in center comes out
clean.
Special
thanks to Linda Benbow who has granted me
permission to
use her beautiful painting "Geer Mill
Bridge." "Geer
Mill Bridge" is an original painting by
Linda Benbow and may not be
used without permission. A
sampling of her works can be seen at http://hometown.aol.com/bnbwl/0117lindascoveredbridgesandmillspageoneindex.htm 
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