Desserts, Cakes, & Cookies – Recipes for Lydia

Spangler’s Circus Peanut Salad

(From Ethel Snyder) Ingredients 1 large package of orange jello 30 Spangler’s circus peanuts 1 #2 can of crushed pineapple 2 cups of hot water 2 cups of cold water 1 envelope Dream Whip Dissolve jello in hot water. Cut up Spangler’s circus peanuts and dissolve in this. Drain pineapple and add to the coldContinue reading “Spangler’s Circus Peanut Salad”

Orange Delight

(from Lillian Grow) Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1 tbs flour 1 egg 1 cup water 4-6 oranges, cut up 1/2 pt whipped cream Gradually add together sugar, flour, egg and water. Boil until thick. Cool down. Pour over oranges. When ready to serve fold in the whipped cream. Photo by Saifullah Munqad on Unsplash

Kathy’s Shortbread Cookies

(From Kathryn Locke) Ingredients 1 cup flour 1 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1/2 lb butter Mix dry ingredients, then work in butter until it forms a ball. Knead until smooth. Make into little balls and then press onto cookie sheet with thumb and two fingers. Bake at 350º for approximately 20 minutes. WatchContinue reading “Kathy’s Shortbread Cookies”