Make up your favorite recipe for 6 muffins

That is a real helpful recipe, Erma. “Make up your favorite recipe for 6 muffins.” I know, you don’t measure either, when you fix cornbread. I will have to try it though. Cheese and fresh corn would be an interesting addition to corn bread.

Here is something from one of my grandmothers. She used to make this Pasta Shell Salad for a Crowd to take to family reunions, only she used regular macaroni. I don’t think shell pasta was around in her day.

Pasta Shell Salad for a Crowd:

1 16 ounce package shell macaroni
4 carrots, grated
2 green peppers, chopped
2 onions, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
½ cup vinegar
½ cup sugar
Paprika

Cook macaroni until al dente. Drain in a collander and rinse with cold water. Use a food processor to chop and grate all vegetables, and think to yourself how much faster and easier this is than the original recipe which hand chopped all of them. Mix vegetables and shell macaroni in large mixing bowl.

Whip the mayonnaise, condensed milk, sugar and vinegar in a small bowl. Stir into the macaroni with a large spatula. Chill overnight. When serving, sprinkle on paprika.

Serves 20