Pastry: In bowl, combine flour & salt; mix. Cut in shortening & butter until mix resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle with water, 1 Tbls. at a time, tossing with fork until pastry holds together to form a dough. Divide in half; shape each half into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; freeze 1 hour or refrigerate […]

-FILLING – 1 c Dried peaches, soaked 1 hr — in 1/2 c water 1 c Pitted dates, soaked 1 hr in — 1/2 c water 5 md Bananas, peeled 1/2 c Shredded coconut 12 Fresh peaches, pits removed 2 c Black raspberries 2 ts Grated lemon peel CRUST: Sprinkle coconut evenly over the bottom […]

1. In a 1 1/2-quart, heat-resistant, non-metallic bowl, mix gelatine, sugar and salt. 2. Drain liquid from peaches into a glass measuring cup and add enough water to make 3/4 cup. Add peach liquid mixture to gelatine mixture. 3. Heat gelatine mixture in e Oven 3 minutes or until gelatine is dissolved. Stir every 45 […]

-FILLING – 1 oz Semisweet chocolate – (2 squares) 1/2 c Corn oil margarine 2 c Fresh cranberries, rinsed 1/3 c Brown sugar, firmly packed 1/3 c Chopped pecans 1 tb Sherry or brandy 2 Egg whites Pinch of salt 2/3 c Sugar 1 c Unbleached all-purpose flou -GARNISH – 1/4 c Flaked coconut 1/4 […]

EARLY IN DAY: Pour boiling water over figs; let stand 5 min.; drain. With scissors. snip off stems; then coarsely snip up figs. In saucepan, beat egg yolks slightly; stir in figs, sour cream, lemon juice, salt. and 1/2 cup sugar. Bring to boil over low heat. stirring; then boil, stirring, 3 min. Refrigerate until […]

–GRAHAM CRUST– 1 1/3 c Graham cracker crumbs 3 tb Sugar 1/3 c Butter or margarine,melted 1. Pour yogurt into a cloth-lined strainer set over a deep bowl. Cover and chill at least 12 hours or up to next day. In a 1 to 1 1/2 quart pan, combine gelatin and 1/4 cup water; soften […]

IN A MEDIUM-SIZE, NON-REACTIVE saucepan, combine the 1 1/2 cups sugar, the split vanilla bean, lemon zest, lemon juice and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved and the syrup is clear. Peel the pears, cut in half lengthwise, seed, core and stem. […]

Combine sour cream, 1 3/4 cup of the sugar, flour, egg yolks and raisins in a heavy saucepan or top of double boiler and cook, stirring constantly, until thick and glossy. Pour in baked pie shell and chill. Put egg whites into a metal mixing bowl over a pan of hot water. Stir in remaining […]

-TOPPING – 1 lb Grapes 3 Egg Whites; Large 6 tb Sugar 1/2 Lemon; Juice Of 4 oz Almonds; Ground DOUGH: Sift flour and sugar into a medium-size bowl. Cut in butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg, egg yolk, lemon rind, and salt; mix with a fork to form dough. Cover […]

Sift together flour & sugar. Stir in cream & lemon juice. Mix until smooth. Add pears. Pour into shell. Sprinkle top with sugar & cinnamon. Bake in 400 oven for 45-50 minutes. Cool until set. **Apples or peaches may be used.