desserts
Reading edition
Frozen Cheese and Strawberry Dessert
Yield—4 Servings
1 cup cottage cheese 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ cup sugar 1 cup dairy sour cream 1 pint strawberries, crushed and sweetened
Put cottage cheese through food mill. Add lemon juice and sugar and beat smooth. Add sour cream and mix well. Freeze in a refrigerator tray until firm around the edges then turn into a chilled bowl and beat until smooth. Return to tray and freeze firm. Serve in squares with fresh sweetened berries or defrosted frozen ones. Raspberries, blueberries or sliced peaches may be used if desired.
Pineapple Apricot Refrigerator Cheese Cake
8-inch spring form pan Yield—8-10 Servings
1 9-oz. can crushed pineapple 1 1-lb. (No. 303) can apricot halves 1¼ teaspoons salt 2 cups sieved cottage cheese (cream style) 2 tablespoons plain gelatin 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup liquid (juice from canned fruit with water added to make 1 cup) 1 cup dairy sour cream 1 cup whipping cream ¼ cup sugar ½ cup graham cracker crumbs 3 tablespoons melted butter 3 tablespoons finely chopped nuts
Sieve apricot halves and pineapple. Add salt and sieved cottage cheese and mix well. Dissolve the gelatin in the lemon juice. Heat the fruit juice to boiling and pour over the gelatin. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Cool slightly. Gradually add to cheese mixture and blend thoroughly. Add sour cream. Whip cream and add sugar. Fold into cheese mixture. Pour into an 8-inch spring form pan and chill several hours. Unmold on plate. Mix crumbs, butter, and chopped nuts and sprinkle over top of cake. Garnish with fresh or canned apricot halves.
Simple, Yet Simply Delicious Sauce
Cool, canned purple plums with a splash of sour cream on top.
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Sour Cream and Apricot Dessert Sauce
Yield—2 Cups Sauce
1 cup dried apricots 1½ cups water 1 cup sugar ⅛ teaspoon salt ¾ cup dairy sour cream
Simmer apricots in water until tender. Press through sieve or food mill. Add the sugar and salt to the hot apricot puree and stir until dissolved. Cool. Stir in the sour cream. Serve over ice cream, waffles, or French dessert pancakes.