Who doesn’t love dessert? Here’s an entire cookbook filled with desserts from around the world. The title “Dessertarata” is a play on the famous Desiderata prose poem by Max Ehrman. The poem is at the front of the book. This cookbook is from the New Apostolic Church Youth, St. Louis District 1982. It is softcover,…
Dessert
Maids of Honor Tarts
At first I thought this recipe from Cross Country Cookery was for cookies. Then I read the recipe for Maids of Honor and figured out they were tarts. And THEN I researched a little and learned the history of these purely English tarts. I think the recipe below is missing one pretty important step. Instead…
Plains Pot Pourri Cookbook 1976
In 1976, Jimmy Carter was in between jobs: he had just ended a term as governor of Georgia and had not yet become the 39th President of the United States. The US was celebrating the bicentennial and the Plains Jr. Women’s Club in Carter’s hometown of Plains, GA jumped in on the celebration with Plains…
Frozen Cranberry Salad
This is a quick and easy salad from My Great Recipes has a built-in bonus – it can be made ahead. The tangy cranberries and juicy apples taste delicious after their chilling time in the freezer. You may use 1 cup canned apple pie filling for the can of apple chunks. Salads and Their Dressings,…
Stuffed Cherries
When cherries are in season, here is a delightful way to serve them: stuffed with cream cheese, toasted almonds, and grated orange rind. This recipe for stuffed cherries comes from Cross Country Cookery.