Recipes

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon shortening, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 3/4 cup boiling water

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt together.
3. Add milk, shortening, and vanilla.
4. Mix only until smooth.
5. Stir in nuts.
6. Pour into greased casserole dish.
7. Mix brown sugar and cocoa together and sprinkle over batter.
8. Pour boiling water over batter.
9. Bake in oven (about 30 to 40 minutes).
10. Serve hot or cold.

Source

Barkley family recipe.

• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Variations

• Chocolate – add 3 tablespoons cocoa to sugar.

Method

1. Mix together sugar and flour.
2. Mix sugar and 2 cups of the milk together in a saucepan over low heat.
3. In a separate bowl, beat together eggs and 1/2 cup milk.
4. Add egg mixture to saucepan.
5. Stir constantly.
6. Cook until thick, then remove from heat.
7. Stir in vanilla.

Source

Barkley family recipe, card marked O.E.S.

• 2 cups milk
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Variations

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Heat milk.
3. Beat eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla together.
4. Slowly add milk to the eggs.
5. Strain into 6 (5 ounce) or 1 quart dish.
6. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
7. Set dishes into a pan and fill the pan with hot water until it comes halfway up the level of the custard in the dishes.
8. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes.
9. Remove pan from oven and transfer the dishes to a pan with lukewarm water to cool.

Source

Barkley family recipe.