814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 26, 1993 Recipes (Continued from Page B 8) MILK CHOCOLATE CHEESE CAKE Crust: V* cup graham cracker crumbs Vi cup walnuts or pecans, finely chopped 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons butter, melted Mix together these ingredients and press into bottom of 8-inch springform-pan. Cake: 8-ounce milk chocolate bar 12-ounces softened cream cheese Vi cup sugar Vi teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons cocoa Vi cup sour cream 2 eggs Melt candy. Set aside. Beat sof tened cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar and cocoa. Beat well. Add eggs and beat Add chocolate and beat. Stir in sour cream and vanilla. Pour into crust Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes. Turn off oven and let set in a closed oven for 30 more minutes. Cool at room temperature; chill. Remove from pan. Add sour cream topping. Sour cream topping; Vi cup sour cream 2 tablespoons cocoa 2 tablespoons sugar Vi teaspoon vanilla Spread on cake. Garnish with whipped cream, chopped nuts, and milk chocolate shavings. Instead of whipped cream, vanilla ice cream may be substituted. I make this cheesecake often because lama total chocoholic. It uses a lot of wholesome dairy pro ducts instead of those cheesecakes made with sweetened condensed milk. It is so easy to make even though it tastes like it's bought at a fancy restaurant. Enjoy. My husband, Scott and I live on a farmette in Brunnerville. We have two goats, an Irish Setter, and a fat cat. We enjoy going to the moun tains, antique hunting, and work ing at our 150-year-old farm house. I work part time for a physi cal therapist and enjoy cooking and decorating cakes in my spare time. I never miss an inch of the Lancaster Farming. Sharon Rehm Lititz BLENDER COCONUT CUSTARD PIE Makes its own crust Grease and flour one 10-inch pie pan. Mix the following ingredients in blender for 1 minute; 4 eggs 'A cup sugar 'A cup flour 'A stick butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup coconut 2 cups milk Bake at 350‘ for 45 minutes. Test custard with knife. If k comes out clean, it is completely baked. My husband Steve and I have 4 children. Mike, 21, Linda, 19, Paul, 18 and Joshua 3 We’ve only been farming for three years. We raise beef cattle, have one milk cow and a few pigs. It’s hard get ting started in farming with the cost of machinery. We have a great neighbor who lets us use his equip ment. We get a lot of help from our family. Steve works a full-time job and takes his vacations when the hay is ready. We pick six acres of corn by hand. Farming is a busy and fulfilled life. Carol Snyder Three Springs Scott and Sharon Rahm enjoy country living. HAWAIIAN DELIGHT ICE CREAM Won First Prize At Farm Show 2'A cups sugar 6 tablespoons cornstarch % teaspoon salt S cups milk 2 cans sweetened condensed milk 6 eggs 2 cups whipping cream 2 cups light cream 2 packages unflavored gelatin 1 cup orange juice 1 cup crushed pineapple 1 cup mashed ripe bananas 'A cup maraschino cherries, chopped 'A cup chopped macadamia nuts (coconut or pecans may be substituted) 1 teaspoon vanilla In a heavy saucepan, heat milk until it scalds. Mix eggs, corn starch, sugar, and salt. Stir into milk until it forms into a soft cus tard. Soften unflavored gelatin in the orange juice. Stir this into the custard mix and add sweetened condensed milk. Let custard mix ture cool, then add fruit, whipping cream, and light cream. Stir and pour into freezer. Makes 4-5 quarts. We have a good product (milk) to advertise. As dairy farmers, showing off the use of our product is our business. We enjoy entering ice cream contests at the Pennsylvania Farm Show and Ag Progress Days. This recipe was the top winner in the state Farm Show held at Harris burg in January. In an attempt to portray the togetherness of dairy families, we have our four grand sons help churn the ice cream. They are Eric Smith, Tyrone; Bradley Smith, Roaring Spring; Brent Rhine, Roaring Spring; and Jason Fetzer, Brooks Mills. V ve been making ice cream ever since I can remember. My parents , used to make it, too. Making ice cream is goodfamily fun. We make it Sunday night for our family get togethers. Elsie Smith Roaring Spring TUNA BURGERS 7-ounces tuna 1 cup chopped celery 1 small onion, diced V* cup Cheddar or vclvccta cheese '/< cup mayonnaise Salt and pepper, to taste 6 hamburger buns. Butler the buns and mix all ingredients and place in buns. Place on cookie sheet and cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Can be made ahead of lime and refrigerated. I like to use this recipe on a hot day and serve with a salad to my farmer husband and sons. Rhoda L. King Cochranville ECSTASY IN A PAN VA cups flour l'/j sticks butter 1 cup chopped nuts Mix together and pat in 9”xl3 n pan. Bake 3SO* for 25 minutes. Cool completely. 8-ounces cream cheese 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 cup whipped cream Mix together and spread on cooled crust 1 package vanilla pudding 1 package chocolate pudding 1 teaspoon sugar 3 cups milk Mix in mixer for three minutes or until thick. Then, spread on cream cheese mixture. Top with a layer of whipped cream and nuts. I was married in Sept. 1993 and have enjoyed reading the Lancas ter Farming paper each week. My husband was a subscriber and we were given subscriptions as gifts. We run a conveniencelfood store in North Central Pa, in a small rural town of Galeton. Top sellers are subs , stromboli's and pizza- all made to order as we continue to operate Fat Alberts. We have two boys and are active in our small rural church. Susan M. Lingeris Galeton, Pa. FRUIT PIZZA Crust: 'A cup confectioners’ sugar V* cup butter 1/icups flour Mix together ingredients like pie crust. Press into large pizza pan. Bake at 300 degrees until dry and lightly browned (10 to 12 minutes). Cool. Filling: 8-ounces cream cheese ’/ -1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Beat until smooth. Chill slight ly. Spread on crust. Toppings: Drain 1 can crushed pineapple in juice Reserve 1 cup juice for glaze. Spoon pineapples on top of filling. Drain 1 can sliced peaches. Peel and slice 2 kiwi. Hull and slice in half: 1 cup strawberries Arrange peaches, kiwi, and strawberries on top of pineapple. You may use any fruit. Glaze: I teaspoon cornstarch 'A -A cup sugar 1 cup reserved pineapple juice 1 teaspoon lemon juice Heat glaze until it thickens. Cool. Spoon over fruit. Chill 2 hours or overnight This is a light summer dessert It’s fun to serve at a pizza party for friends and family. Just make sure to have plenty. Like pizza, allow at least 2 pieces per guest Sue Pardo Jarrettsville, Md. CHEESE CAKE Bottom crust; 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 4 tablespoons butter, melted 4 tablespoons sugar Cake; 4 eggs v 1 pound cottage cheese 16-ounces cream cheese l'/j cups sugar '/i cup cornstarch 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla ’/> cup butter, melted 1 pint sour cream Mix crumbs with butter and press in bottom of greased spring form pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool. In blender, blend until creamy: eggs, cottage cheese, and cream cheese. In a large bowl, combine the cottage cheese mixture with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, vanilla, butter, and sour cream. Beat at high speed until smooth and creamy. Spoon mixture on top of crumb crust Bake at 350 degrees for 75 minutes. Turn off oven. Let cake set in oven 2 more hours before refrigerating. Before serving, top with your choice of pie filling such as cherry, blueberry or pineapple. Cake may be frozen. We were a farm family from the 1930 s until my husband and I retired about 10 years ago. Our dairy farm was about 60 miles north of New York City. The farms in our area have been cut back considerably by the migration of New york City dwellers moving away from the city. Our young people decided the area we are in was not a good place to have a dairy farm as a farming career is really a lifetime thing. The ingredients in my cheese cake recipe are all natural. Mar garine, non-dairy creamers, egg substitutes, and imitation whipped cream topping are not purchased for our table use. My father-in-law and husband believe a dairy far mer who used the substitutes were not speaking well of the product the farmer was selling. Needless to say, this cheese cake was not eaten every day as it is very rich, but I do serve it on special occasions and nobody refuses to eat it. It disap pears fast down to the last luscious crumb. Marjorie Doland Slate Hill, NY CARAMEL PUDDING 12 cups milk 4 cups brown sugar A cup butter 8 eggs 2 cups flour 4 teaspoons vanilla '/] teaspoon salt 8 ounces whipped cream Heat 10 cups milk. In separate kettle boil sugar and butter for 7 min. When brown mix'/ teaspoon soda to 'A cup hot water and add, stir well, then add hot milk. Stir ring well. Make a paste with flour and remaining 2 cups of milk and add. Cook 5 minutes, then add beaten eggs and vanilla. Cook S minutes longer or until thick. Cool overnight then beat well and add whipped cream. Garnish with whipped cream. The reason I chose the recipe is not just because it uses a lot of good cows' milk, but also because I got married on April 3rd and we had this pudding at the wedding dinner. My husband and I live on a 100-acre farm in Richland. We milk 63 cows. We were both raised on dairy farms. Grace Brubaker Richland CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EGGNOG 10 eggs, separated % cup sugar Dash salt Dash nutmeg 2-4 cups rum, optional 1 quart heavy cream, whipped Beat egg yolks until lemony and thick; add salt. Beat in sugar. Slowly add rum, constantly beat ing with wire whisk. Whisk well, stir in cream. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, fold into eggnog. Chill 2 hours. Dust with nutmeg. Keeps in refrigerator 4 to 5 days. My husband and I have two boys, Jason, 9. and Dean, 5. We have lived in the Kontnersville Revere area for many years. We live about I'A hours from Lancas ter. We have been getting the "Lancaster Farming" since 1981, the year we were married. I have always enjoyed the recipe section. Over the years, I have accumu lated many excellent recipes. Now 1 would like to give back to the "Lancaster Farming" one of my best recipes. Our area is a non farming region so it is always a pleasure to see and read how farm ing is so vital to our state’s com merce. Perhaps the world would be a better place if every person would treasure Mother Earth and nature as my family does. Once we understand nature, we as humans can have a better understanding of ourselves. Mary Litschaur Revere CHEESE CAKE 16 ounces cream cheese 1 pound cottage cheese (creamed) l'/i cup sugar 4 eggs, slightly beaten 3 tablespoons flour 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1% , tablespoons reconstituted lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla 'A cup melted butter 1 pint sour cream Preheat oven to 325’, grease 9-inch spring form pan. Then at high speed beat cream cheese and cottage cheese together. Gradually beat in sugar, then beat in eggs. Lower speed to medium and add cornstarch, flour, lemon juice and vanilla, add melted butter and sour cream. Beat until smooth. Pour into greased pan and bake one hour and 10 minutes. Turn off heat and leave cake in oven for 2 hrs. Do not open the door! Remove from oven and cool completely. Refrigerate for several hours before cutting. Delicious. Optional (Garnish with pie filling of your choice). Gladys Wright Glen Rock TASTY TACO PIE . 1 pound ground beef 2-8 ounce cans tomato sauce 1-1.25 ounce package taco sea soning mix 1 -8 ounce can Pillsbury refriger ated quick crescent dinner rolls V, pound Velveeta pasteurized cheese 'A cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded 1 cup shredded lettuce Vi cup chopped tomatoes '/< cup pitied ripe olive slices Brown meal, drain, stir in toma to sauce and seasoning mix. Sim mer 5 minutes, unroll dough, press onto bottom and sides of ungreased 12” pizza pan, prick bottom and sides with fork. Bake 375* 10 minutes. Cover crust with meat mixture. Top with cheese, continue baking until cheese is melted, top with remaining ingre dients. Serve with sour cream if desired. Shirley Horning Stevens (Turn to Pago BIS)