Readers stir up some ideas on local cookbooks

DEAR READERS • When Syvl Robinson asked where to find locally published cookbooks, Joanne Boudreau of Shattuck sent me a copy of the collector's edition cookbook titled "Celebrate Oklahoma's Centennial — 100 Years of Cooking.” The book includes Oklahoma history and more than 500 recipes.

It can be ordered from the Friends of the Shattuck Library, Box 129, Shattuck, OK 73858 for $20 plus $3 postage. Or you may buy it at the Shattuck Public Library.

There are two pages of such recipes as Rice Cake and Prune Pie from the last century.

The remainder of the book includes newer recipes, many helpful hints and some possibly outdated laws. As an example: It is against Oklahoma law to take a bite out of another person's hamburger.

However, you can share the following Hash Brown and Ham Breakfast Casserole. I know, because I made it and allowed some friends to take bites. Don and Judy Stout of Tulsa shared the recipe in the book.

Note: I added 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.

Hash Brown and Ham Breakfast Casserole

1 carton (16 ounces) sour cream

1 can (10½ ounces) cream of chicken soup

1 package (32 ounces) frozen hash browns

2 cups cubed cooked ham

1 package (8 ounces) American cheese, cubed

¼ cup chopped onion

½ cup melted butter

2 cups corn flakes, crushed

•Mix first 6 ingredients together. Spread in 13x9-inch, oven-safe dish. Spread butter-coated cornflakes over mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Serves 12-14.

And to serve with the casserole, I chose Easy Fruit Salad from the book "Homemade With Love, Oklahoma Children's Cancer Association,” shared by Jan Davis of Oklahoma City.

Recipes in this book are from family and friends of children in treatment at the Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at The Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.

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