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this dessert or dessert salad
truly delectable.
CHERRIES *N CREAM SALAD
Z cans red tart pitted cherries
in extra heavy syrup (1
pound each)
1 can (1314 ounces)
pineapple tidbits
1 can (3ounces) flaked
coconut
1 cup miniature or cut-up
marshmallows
*/* teaspoon salt
114 cups dairy sour cream
Drain cherries and pineapple
In a large bowl combine fruit
with coconut, marshmallows
and salt Fold sour cream care
fully into fruit mixture, cover
and refrigerate overnight
Makes 10 to 12 servings.
This exquisite Ambrosia
Torte features spends cake lay
ers filled and topped with re
freshing ambrosia.
AMBROSIA TORTE
Cake:
U cup milk
Vs teaspoon salt
3 eggs
% cup sugar
IVt teaspoons grated orange
peel
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 .cup pancake mix
Filling:
2 tablespoons cornstarch
V i cup sugar
V/i cups orange juice
2 cups orange segments,
drained
Shredded coconut
For cake, scald milk; set
aside Beat salt and eggs until
thick and lemon colored Slow
ly add sugar, beating constant
ly. Add orange peel and orange
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juice. Stir in % of the milk and
% of the pancake mix; repeat.
Divide batter evenly into 2
greased and waxed paper-lined
8-inch round cake pans. Bake in
preheated slow oven (325 de
grees) 25 to 30 minutes. Re
move from pans; carefully peel
waxed paper from cake layers.
Cool.
For filling, combine corn
starch and sugar in medium
sized saucepan. Stir in orange
juice Cook over medium heat
until thickened, stirring con
stantly. Cool Add orange seg
ments To assemble torte, put
V 2 of filling between cake lay
ers. Spread remaining filling on
top; sprinkle with coconut.
Makes 8 servings
Let your freezer do the work
on this one. Peppermint Freeze
is an easy to make, light and re
freshing dessert.
PEPPERMINT FREEZE
3 eggs, separated
1 can sweetened condensed
milk
2 teaspoons grated lemon
peel
la cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons crushed
peppermint candy
Beat egg yolks in small bowl
until very thick; fold into
sweetened condensed milk. Stir
in lemon peel and juice. Beat
whites until stiff, but not dry;
fold into yolk mixture along
with crushed peppermint.
Spoon into freezer tray, or pap
er cups; freeze until firm. Re
move from freezer 10 minutes
before serving.
Your family will think you’re
the greatest if you surprise
them with this “yummy” pie.
LEMON CREAM PIE
1 baked 9-inch pie shell
114 cups sugar
6 tablespoons cornstarch
Vi teaspoon salt
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
Z tablespoons grated lemon
peel
16 cup lemon juice
Z cups hot water
1 tablespoons butter
1 cup dairy sour cream
Whipped topping or 1 cup heavy
cream, whipped and sweetened
Prepare pie shell; cool. Com
bine all ingredients, except sour
cream and topping in double
boiler. Cook over boiling water,
stirring constantly until thick
and clear, about 10 to 12 minu
tes Cool thoroughly; add sour
cream, beating until smooth
Pour into baked pastry shell,
garnish with whipped topping
Chill until set before serving
Note: This makes a soft pie
For a firmer pie, combine all
ingredients, except sour cream
and topping, in saucepan in
stead of using double boiler
Bring to a boil over medium
heat, stirring constantly. Cook
2 to 3 minutes, allowing mix
ture to “bubble” from time to
time. Cool thoroughly: beat in
sour cream and follow direc
tions above.
Growing Season
The growing season is ap
proaching for the first day of
spring is less than a month away
according to the calendar All
food and feed producers are re
minded of the importance of
careful handling and storing of
all types of pesticides Many are
used in every lawn, garden, or
farm and contribute to success.
However, these items should be
stored safely away from all
plants and seeds, all food and
feed items, and out of reach of
children and farm animals
Left-over chemicals from last
year should be well identified
in order to be properly used.
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 15,1969
Ladies,
Have You Heard?. ..
By Doris Thomas, Extension Home Economist
Why Food Prices Vary
Weather conditions determine the abundance or scarcity of
food supplies
Fresh food are still most plentiful and
less costly during the normal growing season
Out-of-season foods cost more because supplies
are smaller and transporting them across
country is expensive
4 Although convenience foods save time
consumers usually pay more for the extra con
venience In some cases convenience foods are
less expensive than fresh because they’re
more compact to ship and store and have a
longer shelf life An example is canned peas
compared to fresh peas »
Imported foods must be harvested, pack
ed, and shipped to the United States. Small
crops in far-away countries mean smaller sup
plies and higher prices all factors which
contribute to fluctuating costs of profit before taxes
imported foods. The price of a new product
The cost of shipping, process- includes part of the cost to the
ing, and distributing foods manufacturer for developing,
is added to the price. Also in- testing, advertising and creating
eluded in the cost is packaging, lecipes to go with it. The price
advertising, depreciation, and per package may decrease if the
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