Candied Yams Or Sweet Potatoes

Candied Yams or Sweet Potato

2 cups water

2 cups fine granulated sugar

1 stick butter

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

8 small yams or sweet potatoes


Peel skin from yams and slice into 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick circles,place them in a pot add water and cook for 8 min.

Pour half water off cooked potato keeping them in pot add sugar,butter, lemon juice, nutmeg. return to boil cover pot and reduce heat to simmer. cook yams  for 35 minutes or until tender and candied.

soulfoodqueen.net Easy Raisins Pie

two cans 21-ounce  LUCKY LEAF® Raisin Pie Filling


1/2 stick melted butter


recipe for  a good homemade pie crust



open cans and pour in a bowl at melted butter blend well

add tablespoon rum stir in mixture. pour into pie crust add one crust on top and bake at 350 until golden brown.

Raisin Cake

Great cake for the winter days with a great cup of hot coffee or hot spice tea. I bake this cake to give a way as a holiday gift. This Raisin Cake make your home smell so good. You can freeze this cake too.

3 cups plain flour

2 cups sugar

1 cup mayo

1/3 cup milk

2 eggs

2 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 ground nutmeg

1/4 ground clove

3 cups chopped apples

1 cup raisins

1/2 cup walnuts or pecans

Mixed all 10 ingredients with hand mixer about two mins. Then add apples and raisin and nuts and blend all together. you can used a tube pan or two nine inch round cake pans bake at 350 about 45 mins.

When cake is cool you can leave frosting off or add your frosting.

Mable And Essie Kountry Cafe...Closed Best Soulfood In Lancaster

Mable and Essie Kountry Cafe

   Soul Food - Fine Southern Cooking

         Monday thru Friday 4 PM - 8PM

             43937 15th Street West

                               ( 661-945-0893 CAFE CLOSED)

All Dinners Include Two Sides & Bread

Prices subject to change - Call to confirm

SOUL FOOD PLATES

Fried Catfish (3)..........................$6.95

Fried Catfish (6)..........................$10.95

Fried Chicken Wings (4)..............$8.29

Fried Chicken Wings (6)..............$10.95

Roasted Chicken (3)...................$9.95

Fried Pork Chops (2)...................$10.95

Meatloaf & Mashed Potatoes.......$9.95

Vegetable Plate (4).....................$7.95

SPECIALTIES

Seafood Gumbo (12 oz.).............$6.95

Seafood Gumbo (32 oz.).............$15.95

Chitlins (12 oz.)..........................$8.95

Chitlins Dinner............................$12.95

Beef with Rice & Gravy................$5.95

BBQ PLATES

BBQ Beef Brisket (6 slices).........$11.95

BBQ Pork Ribs (4 bones)............$10.95

BBQ Chicken (3).........................$9.95

BBQ Links hot or mild (3)............$7.29

BBQ Pork Rib Tips (6).................$9.95

Cafe Minor (any 2 meats above)...$13.95

Cafe Major (any 3 meats above)...$15.95

BBQ SANDWICHES

(served with potato salad)

BBQ Beef...................................$7.95

BBQ Chicken..............................$5.95

BBQ Links..................................$4.75

BBQ Pork...................................$6.95

DESSERTS

Cornbread...................................$0.50

Cakes.........................................$3.00

Peach Cobbler.............................$3.50

Sweet Potato Pie.........................$3.00

SIDE ORDERS............................$1.95

Greens

Green Beans

Mac & Cheese

Pinto Beans

Potato Salad

Yams