CHERRY CHIFFON ROYALE
Course: after church coffee hour, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, christmas, gelatin
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 * 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.
* Pound cake cut into 1 x 3-inch pieces may be substituted for ladyfingers.
This recipe for Mexican Twelfth Night Bread is another classic recipe from “Meet the Millers “. In a poor decision the recipe was released 4 days after the traditional celebration of Twelfth Night (released Tuesday January 9, 1958; Twelfth Night is traditionally celebrated January 5th). They tried though.
Mexican Twelfth Night Bread
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Mexican
1 3/4 cups flour sifted 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 tablespoon butter 1 egg beaten 1/4 cup milk confectioners sugar (optional) cinnamon sugar (optional) maple syrup (optional) butter Sift dry ingredients and cut into butter.
Combine with a mixture of the egg and milk.
Knead gently to form a mass.
Form into balls about 1" in diameter; grease hands if necessary while forming the balls.
Cover and let stand twenty minutes at room temperature.
Roll on lightly floured board into very thin cakes.
Drop into 375° F deep fat and fry to a golden brown on each side.
Dredge breads with confectioners sugar, cinnamon sugar, or serve with maple syrup or honey
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Walnut Slices
¾ cup brown sugar
1 ½ cups butter
3 ¼ cups flour
Mix sugar and butter. Add flour and pack in pan. Bake at 300° F until slightly brown. Cover with topping and bake at 275° F until puffed.
Topping
2 cups brown sugar
6 tablespoons flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ cups dates chopped
1 ½ cups nutmeats chopped
6 egg whites beaten stiff
½ teaspoon salt
Mix dry ingredients and fold with dates and nuts into whites. Cover slices and bake.
Thursday December 19, 1957 “Meet the Millers” Iroquois Gas Corporation
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Some more information about Mildred Miller can be found at the Buffalo Broadcasters Association website
Walnut Slices
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