Old Fashion Recipes for Delicious Desserts: Strawberry Frosting, Dip for Fruit, Ice Box Cookies
I love to go to my large collection of old fashion recipes and pull out recipes for desserts! I love going back in memory to large family meals at each of my grandmothers homes and mother’s as well. If you want recipes to remind you of desserts you enjoyed at mom’s and/or grandma’s, you will enjoy this yummy recipes. Fresh Strawberry Frosting is the perfect way to top off your basic yellow or white cake, etc. Can you remember having an ice box instead of a refrigerator? Oh-Oh, I can! Love the name of the cookies in this article, Ice Box Cookies. Fresh fruit for dessert? Try the recipe for Dip for Fruit.
FRESH STRAWBERRY FROSTING 2 tbsp solid shortening 1 tbsp butter 1/4 tsp salt 4 cups confectioners’ sugar 1/3 cup crushed strawberries 1 tsp lemon juice
Blend the shortening, butter, and salt together in a medium mixing bowl. Beat in one cup of the confectioners’ sugar. Stir the lemon juice into the crushed strawberries. Add the strawberries and lemon mixture alternately with the remaining confectioners’ sugar to the original mixture, stirring to blend well.
Yield: Enough to frost your favorite two-layer cake.
ICE BOX COOKIES Can you remember having an ice box instead of a refrigerator? Oh-Oh, I can!
1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup shelled, chopped pistachios
In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla and egg, blending until smooth. Combine the flour and baking powder; add to the creamed mixture. Stir in pistachios. Shape the dough into two rolls a little over an inch each in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper* and chill thoroughly in the ice box.
When ready to bake, cut rolls into 1/4-inch thick slices and place on very lighted greased cookie sheets. Bake at 400 degrees for 6 to 7 minutes or until barely brown on edges. Makes about six dozen.
Tip: Dough can be refrigerated up to one week. Slice and bake as needed.
*In today’s modern kitchens, plastic wrap would work better than waxed paper.
DIP FOR FRUIT 1 pint whipping cream 1 pkg (8-oz) cream cheese, softened 1 lb powdered sugar 2 tsp vanilla
Place glass mixing bowl and mixer beaters in freezer for 10 minutes; remove and beat the whipping cream until thick peaks form. Set whipped cream aside.
In a separate mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth; add vanilla, then whipped cream and powdered sugar alternately. Mix until well blended.
