Another Poison Candy

Mr. Goodbar, a product of the Hershey Company has been found by one family crawling with bugs.
My suggestion. Buy no Hershey products until they issue a public recall. What ever of their chocolates they have, either throw them out or seal them in tight zip lock bags until the recall.

DO NOT EAT ANY PEANUT BUTTER

Health Department spokesman Doug McBride said it was up to Peanut Corp. to inform its clients around the country of the recall. It wasn’t immediately clear if the company was complying: Phone messages seeking comment from the company weren’t returned, and no information regarding the Texas action was posted on the company’s site.
However, even before [...]

DDO NOT EAT ANY PEANUT BUTTER

Thursday, February 12, 2009; 9:49 PM
DALLAS — Texas health officials ordered the recall Thursday of peanut products from a plant operated by the company at the center of a national salmonella outbreak, days after tests indicated the likely presence of the bacteria there.
Peanut Corp. of America was ordered to recall all products ever shipped from [...]

Sausage Gravy

We folks, in the North are just beginning to learn what a fine breakfast a plate of biscuits and sausage gravy can be.
In part, this is thanks to many chains that have moved North and brought it with them.
Sausage Gravy
Ingredients:
1 pound ground pork sausage
3 tbl bacon grease
1/4 cups milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper.
Directions:
Brown [...]

Bean and Barley Soup

In trying to keep the cost of eating down, Ollie will attempt to shoot for the lower priced items to make the tastiest meals.
This is an all time cold weather favorite.
Bean and Barley Soup
Ingredients:
6 cups water
1 cup dried Lima or Navy beans
1 large onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 quarts beef, chicken broth [...]

Where oh Where has Ollie Been?

Hi, faithfull readers.
I have taken a break from posting recipes for awhile. I am finding that many of the ingredients that are used in my recipes are no longer available to the general public.
I know things are hard for a lot of us. But things are worse for food banks. Dig deep folks. Talk to [...]

Try and Grasp This

US firm ‘knew nuts were tainted’

The outbreak was traced back to a factory in Georgia

A peanut supplier blamed for a US-wide outbreak of salmonella poisoning sold nuts it knew were infected, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says.
The FDA was revising an earlier report it had issued saying the Georgia-based firm Peanut Corporation [...]