Dr. Pepper,
the Nectar of the Robs.

Browned Beef Stew
3 pounds cheapest beef available
3 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
¼ cup flour
3 tablespoons shortening
2 cups beef stock or bouillon
2 cups Dr. Pepper
2 cups sliced carrots
1.5 cups onions, chunks
1 cup celery, sliced
1 cup frozen or fresh garden peas

Sprinkle meat with the salt and pepper and dust with the .25 cup flour. In a large stew kettle, brown meat in the 3 tablespoons shortening until very brown. Add beef stock or bouillon, Dr. Pepper, carrots, onions, and celery, and cook at a low temperature until meat is very tender. Add frozen peas and cook at least 10 minutes longer.

Yield: 8 servings.

Dixie Jelly
3 cups Dr. Pepper
1 box powdered pectin
¼ cup lemon juice
Few drops red food coloring, optional
3.5 cups sugar
glasses or jars
paraffin

Mix Dr. Pepper, powdered pectin and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Add coloring, if desired. Measure sugar into a bowl to add later. Place Dr. Pepper mixture over high heat and stir until mixture comes to a hard boil. At once stir in sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, skim off foam with metal spoon and pour quickly into glasses. Cover at once with 1/8-inch hot paraffin. Allow several days to set.

Yield: Makes 5 medium glasses.

Most pointless Dr. Pepper recipe:
CORNBREAD

1 package cornbread mix
Dr. Pepper

Prepare cornbread as instructed on package substituting Dr. Pepper for the recommended liquid. For a crispy-crust cornbread, bake in a greased pre-heated baking pan. When the batter is poured, it will begin to cook immediately. Replace baking pan in oven and bake as directed.

(I shit you not, that is a real recipe from www.drpepper.com.)

DPQ Sauce

2.5 cups Dr. Pepper
½ cup oil
½ cup lemon juice
1 cup catsup
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper or red pepper sauce
1 teaspoon basil

Blend together on stir speed of blender for 2 minutes. Store in tightly sealed container and refrigerate. Shake well before using. (Will keep for several weeks in refrigerator. Will not taste good no matter how long you leave it in there to ferment.) Yield: 4.5 cups.

See also:
Ma's Hand-Me-Down Bratwurst Soup
Captain Crunch Chicken
Chicken Fried Chips
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