Peach and Blackberry Pie

It's that perfect part of the summer when all the peaches are ripe and ready to become desserts. 

This recipe doesn't call for any butter, other than what is in the pie crust. Keep in mind, however, that this is a WWII era book with rationing in mind.  A little extra butter might be nice.



Peach and Blackberry Pie

Pie crust (pre-made is fine)
1 1/2 TB tapioca
2/3 cup sugar
dash of salt
1 ts orange zest
2 cups peaches, peeled and sliced
2 cups blackberries

-Lay bottom crust into greased pie plate
-Mix sugar, salt and orange zest (dry mix)
-Layer fruit, dry mix, (extra butter if desired)
-Top with 2nd pie crust.
-Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then drop temperature to 350 for 35 minutes. Cool before serving.

Blueberry Pie

We're approaching that time of year again... summer pies! These go great with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, especially if eaten outdoors at a picnic table.

Blueberry Pie

pie crust dough
1 quart blueberries
1 cup sugar
2 TB flour
dash of salt
1 ts lemon juice
2 TB butter

-Pour pie crust dough into plate.
-Wash berries, pour into pastry shell.
-Mix sugar, flour, salt and lemon juice, and sprinkle over berries.
-Cover with top pastry shell.
-Bake at 425 degrees for 40-50 minutes.

Pickled Fruit

When we think of Grammy and pickled fruit, usually it's all about the watermelon rind. According to this recipe, though, you can pickle just about everything.

Pickled Fruit

5 cups sugar

2 cups water

1 cup vinegar

12" stick cinnamon, broken

2 ts whole cloves

5 lbs fruit, washed, seeded and peeled

(peaches, pears, pineapple, melon, papaya, citrus, kumquats)

-In a large Dutch oven combine sugar, water, vinegar, cinnamon and cloves.

-Heat until boiling, reduce heat.

-Add fruit to syrup and...

(oops! okay, that's all we have of that recipe. Still, Grammy knew how to pickle, so I bet if we follow the instructions for pickled watermelon rind, we'll have good results)

Dorcus Lamson's Salad

As always, a slightly surprising ingredient pops up here...

Dorcus Lamson's Salad

small marshmallows

green grapes

canned pineapple chunks

mandarin oranges

sour cream

-mix everything together!

Heavenly Frozen Fruit Salad

Heat wave!

We're all suffering temperatures in the upper 90s today, so I wanted to post a cool-sounding recipe.

Heavenly Frozen Fruit Salad

1 ts unflavored gelatin

2 TB lemon juice

3 oz soft cream cheese

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/4 ts salt

2 TB sugar

1/4 cup quartered maraschino cherries

1lb 4 oz can crushed pineapple, drained

1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped

-Turn refrigerator to coldest setting. (YES!)**

-Sprinkle gelatin over lemon juice. Stir over hot water to dissolve.

-Add combined cream cheese, mayonnaise, salt and sugar.

-Fold in fruit and whipped cream.

-Pour into ice cube tray. Freeze just until firmed.

**alternately, you could just do this in your freezer.

Cookie Fruit Tart

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Have some dessert :)

New Year Fruit Salad

Wrap up the year with a festive fruit salad! It's a lot of canned fruit, plus sugar, and "1 lb marshmallows", so my nutritionist roommate might not love this one. Whatever, it's New Year's!!

New Year Fruit Salad

1 can peaches

1 can pears

1 can pineapple

1 bottle marachino cherries

1 lb marshmallows

1 pt whipped cream

1/2 lb red grapes

3 oranges

1 can Bing cherries

Bananas if desired

-- Cut up together, mix in whip cream