Thanksgiving Recipes

Here at Ben Meadows we’re used to taking customer phone calls about clinometer repair, auto levels, microscopes and stuff like that. Lately though, we’ve had a few people asking for Thanksgiving recipes. Imagine that!

We polled our crew, and here are a few Thanksgiving recipes from members of the Ben Team. If you’re looking for something new, give one a try. You'll note that we stayed away from the main dish. We're pretty sure that one is covered.

Basic 7 Layer Salad (very easy and very basic)

Cut up lettuce at the bottom of your dish
Thinly spread with mayo or a similar product
Layer on:
Green pepper, diced
Green onion, diced
Celery, diced
Peas (prefer frozen)
Put more chopped lettuce on top of that with a fairly good layer of more mayo. Top it off with shredded cheddar cheese and crumpled up bacon or bits. (I fry a whole package of bacon extra crisp and crumble) and if you like you can also add sliced hard boiled eggs.


Sweet Potato Casserole

Potato mixture
3 C. canned sweet potatoes – drained
½ C. milk
2 eggs
1 stick margarine – softened (I usually only use about ¾ of a stick)
½ C. sugar
1 t. vanilla

Topping
1 C. brown sugar
1/3 C. flour
1/3 C. margarine – softened
1 C. pecans – chopped

Mix potato mixture together with electric mixer. Spread into a buttered 9x13 inch casserole dish. In a separate bowl mix the topping mixture. Add topping mixture. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.