With the hot temperatures that come along in July and August, cravings turn to items that might come directly from the freezer.
Many community cook books include such recipes in their publications. This week’s recipes come from several of those cook books.
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Ice Cream Cake
3 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
1/2 cup white sugar
2/3 cup melted margarine or butter
2 litre container ice cream, softened
8 squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted
1 cup softened butter
1/2 cup white sugar
3 tsps. vanilla
4 eggs
2-4 Crispy Crunch bars, crushed
Combine crumbs, sugar and melted butter to make a crust. Press into a 9x13 inch pan. Place in freezer to set.
Spoon softened ice cream over crust. Return to freezer.
Cream softened butter and white sugar. Beat well. Add melted chocolate and vanilla and blend. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Spread this mixture over frozen ice cream. Garnish with crushed Crispy Crunch bars.
Freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Remove from freezer about 10 minutes before serving. Slice with a sharp knife dipped in hot water. Cover leftover cake with plastic wrap or foil and store in freezer for up to three or four days.
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Homemade Milk Shakes
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
3/4 cup cold milk
1 tbsp. instant pudding powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla flavouring
Place all ingredients in a blender and process about 20 seconds or until smooth and frothy. Makes 2 cups.
Variation: make a chocolate shake by using 2 tbsps. chocolate syrup and eliminating the vanilla. Process in same manner.
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Rice Salad and Orange Dressing
3-4 cups cooked rice
1 can crushed pineapple
1 can mandarin orange slices
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1 envelope Dream Whip, prepared as per package directions
Dressing:
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tbsps. flour
1/2 cup orange juice
1 egg, beaten
Boil dressing ingredients until they thicken. Remove from heat and cool.
Place cooked rice, pineapple, oranges and marshmallows in a large bowl. Whip Dream Whip and cool in refrigerator.
Add dressing mixture and whipped Dream Whip to rice mixture and mix only until all ingredients are moistened. Chill slightly and serve with a lettuce and tomato salad.
Joyce Walter can be reached at [email protected]
