Zella May Sandefer Adair (Aunt Zell)
Filed in Zella May Sandefer Adair (Aunt Zell) on Sep.18, 2009
Born in Garland Texas May 9, 1901 – Died July 15, 1995 in Quitman, Texas
Married Jesse Thomas Adair in 1935
Born in Garland Texas May 9, 1901 – Died July 15, 1995 in Quitman, Texas
Married Jesse Thomas Adair in 1935
July 17th, 2011 at 12:25 pm
Aunt Zell’s Pecan Pie
3 eggs, beaten
1 c sugar
1/2 c light karo syrup
1/4 c butter
1 c pecans
Mix all ingredients. Pour into unbaked pie shell and bake at 325 for 30-45 minutes. Center should be almost set, but not quite
February 16th, 2014 at 10:57 am
Aunt Zell’s fried chicken was the best! Sunday afternoons were so special with the smells from her kitchen. The chicken, home made biscuits and gravy, fried squash and okra. And there was that heavenly aroma from the gardenia blooms wafting through the screened porch, antique Hunter ceiling fan gently turning …
THE Chicken:
Ingredients:
1 large chicken cut up
Lawrey’s Seasoned Salt
Adolph’s Meat Tenderizer
3 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups flour
Salt, pepper, garlic
Directions:
Remove skin from chicken. Agressively tenderize chicken pieces with a fork.
Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt, pepper, garlic, Adolph’s, Lawrey’s
Beat eggs into large bowl with milk
Soak chicken into milk then dredge in seasoned flour. Repeat.
Allow batter to turn gooey, then fry in cast iron skillet on medium high heat, turning as needed.
* Season the flour with salt, pepper, garlic and Lawrey’s