Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have

Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have its cookbook showcased, please contact our features editor Barb Shaffer at 330-747-1471, ext. 1282, or email her at shaffer@vindy.com.

MAHONING VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S “RECIPES OF YOUNGSTOWN-BOOK 2”

CHEESE FONDUE

by MELISSA KRISPINSKY

This recipe is a New Year’s Eve tradition for our Takach and Krispinsky family that started in the 1970s. Credit to Kathy Dyce for getting this recipe.

10ounces warm beer

1/2package Lipton onion soup

1loaf Italian bread, unsliced (leave it out so it hardens, then cut into cubes)

8ounces sliced Swiss cheese

8ounces sliced cheddar cheese

2tablespoons flour

In fondue pot, mix warm beer and onion soup mix to boil. Add Swiss and cheddar cheeses, mix. Add flour, mix. Serve with Italian bread.

HOLIDAY MASHED POTATOES

by FRAN TWELKEMEIER

A family favorite for every holiday. This is great with all holiday meats.

3pounds (about 12) potatoes, peeled, cooked and hot

1eight-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature

1/4cup butter or margarine

1/2cup sour cream

1/2 cup milk

2eggs, lightly beaten

1/4cup finely chopped onions (optional)

1teaspoon salt

Pepper to taste

Mash potatoes in a large bowl. When lumps are removed, add cream cheese in small pieces, then the butter. When both are melted and mixed, add sour cream. In a small bowl, combine milk, eggs and onions. Add to potato mixture with salt and pepper. Beat until light and fluffy. Place in a greased nine-inch round casserole pan and refrigerate for several hours or overnight if not using immediately. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until light brown on top. Yields 8 to 12 servings.

TO OBTAIN A COPY

Cookbooks are available in the gift shops at the Arms Family Museum and Tyler History Center. Visit mahoninghistory.org for times and directions.

TO HAVE IT SHIPPED

Call 330-743-2589 from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday or visit mahoninghistory.org.

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