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Desserts


BANANA NUT BREAD
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 very ripe bananas
2 cups flour
1 teas. baking soda
1/2 teas. salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Mix all ingredients together and bake in greased
or paper lined loaf pan. 350 for 60 to 75 minutes.
May be served warm with butter or for a little more
elegance, with liqueur and whipped cream.
While Marie was a wizard in the kitchen, she never
really made many desserts. This was one of her
staples. Also a great way to use up uneaten bananas.
It was often given as gifts.


SNOWY CUSTARD
5 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teas. salt
1 teas. vanilla
1/4 teas. nutmeg
2 1/2 cups warm skim milk
In bowl, beat egg whites until slightly foamy.
Add sugar, salt, vanilla, nutmeg. Beat gently
to blend. Gradually stir in milk. Pour into 6 oz.
custard cups and place in 8 x 8 x 2 inch pan
with 3 cups cold water. Bake in preheated 325
oven until knife inserted halfway between rim
and center comes out clean, about 50-60 mins.
Remove cups from pan, rinse pan in cold water.
Return cups to pan and add cups cold water to
cool custard quickly. Cover and chill.
I am not sure wether this low calorie, low cho-
lesterol dessert was a response to my use of
egg yolks for mayonnaise or to brother Jim's
slightly over-weight condition. Either way, it
was fortuitous to be able to have this dessert.


SHERRY BUNDT CAKE
1 package yellow cake mix
1 3 1/2oz. instant lemon
   pudding mix.
4 eggs
3/4 cups salad oil
3/4 cups sherry
1 teas. nutmeg
chopped nuts, optional
Beat all ingrediants in mixer for 4 minutes. Bake at
325 for 45 minutes.
At the time when everyone had a 'harvest gold' or
'avacado green' bundt pan, this was a popular item.
Not too sweet, it could be glazed with a sugar drizzle.
I think this was more an excuse to get out the sherry
than to make desert. Either way, it is bound to please.



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