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Vintage recipe for a super yummy Cherry Chiffon Royale

CHERRY CHIFFON ROYALE

Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, christmas, gelatin

Ingredients

  • 3 ounce powdered cherry gelatin
  • ½ cup water
  • 16 ounces can cherry pie filling
  • 2 ounce package dessert topping mix
  • 2 egg whites
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 packages ladyfingers *

Instructions

  • In a saucepan combine gelatin and water; heat until gelatin dissolves.
  • Stir in pie filling.
  • Chill gelatin until it mounds when dropped from the spoon.
  • Prepare dessert topping mix according to package directions,
  • Beat egg whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks.
  • Slowly add sugar; continue beating to stiff peaks,
  • Fold dessert topping and beaten egg whites into gelatin mixture.
  • Line the bottom of an 8 x 8 X 2-inch pan with half of the ladyfingers.
  • Spoon 1/2 the gelatin mixture over the ladyfingers,
  • Make another layer of ladyfingers on top of gelatin.
  • Then cover with the remaining gelatin mixture.
  • Chill 3 to 4 hours or overnight until firm.
  • Cut into squares to serve.

Notes

* Pound cake cut into 1 x 3-inch pieces may be substituted for ladyfingers.

Canadian Cheese Soup “Meet the Millers” December 29, 1960

 

Canadian Cheese Soup

Originally from WBEN-TV's "Meet the Millers" TV show and the Iroquois Gas Corporation Home Service
Author: Meet the Millers

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp minced onion
  • 3 tbsp grated carrot
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 tsp dry mustard
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 lb cheddar cheese
  • 2 tbsp minced parsley
  • 1 cup beer (optional)

Instructions

  • Cook onion and carrot in butter 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add broth, mustard, and paprika.
  • Cook over low heat 15 minutes.
  • Mix together cornstarch and milk, stir into soup.
  • Cook 5 minutes.
  • Add cheese and beer, stirring over low heat until cheese melts.
  • Taste for seasoning (salt & pepper).
  • Sprinkle with minced parsley.

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Spiced Tangerines “Meet the Millers” December 27, 1960

 

Spiced Tangerines

“Meet the Millers” & Home Service Iroquois Gas Corporation December 27, 1960
Author: Meet the Millers

Ingredients

  • 6 whole peeled tangerines
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 2 2" sticks of cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp whole allspice
  • 18 cloves

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients except cloves and tangerines and simmer 5 minutes.
  • Insert 3 cloves in each tangerine.
  • Place 3 at a time in the liquid and cook 5 minutes.
  • Repeat.
  • Place all the tangerines in the syrup and let stand overnight.

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Shortbread Cookies

 

Shortbread Cookies

Author: Home Service Iroquois Gas

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 1/2 cup flour sifted
  • dash salt
  • sugar (for sprinkling)

Instructions

  • Mix the first four ingredients (Butter, sugar, flour, salt) 
  • Roll out to 1/3" to 1/2" thickness.
  • Cut with square cookie cutter; sprinkle tops with sugar and prick with a fork,
  • Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 300º F for 20-25 minutes.
  • Cookies will dry out but not brown.

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Chocolate Cream Puffs “Meet the Millers” Nov 11, 1958

Chocolate Cream Puffs

Author: Meet the Millers

Ingredients

Cream Puffs

  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 2 squares chocolate
  • pinch salt
  • 1 cup flour
  • 4 eggs

Filling

  • 1 package chocolate pie filling
  • 1 square chocolate
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee

Instructions

Cream Puff

  • Combine water, butter, chocolate and salt; bring to a boil
  • Add flour all at once and combine
  • Add eggs one at a time
  • Stir after each addition until the batter again forms a mass.
  • Shape as desired on a buttered baking sheet.
  • Bake at 400ºF for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350ºF, and bake until done- about another 30 minutes.

Filling

  • Melt chocolate, add filling mix, milk, sugar and cook until thickened. Add coffee and butter. Cool.

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