Play Dough

1 c water
1 c flour
2 T cooking oil
2 t cream of tartar
1/2 c salt

Stir.  Cook until mixture pulls away from sides and forms a ball. Color with food coloring if desired.

This is what I grew up playing with.

Wendy's Sherbet

1/2 gallon raspberry sherbet
1/2 galloon pineapple sherbet
1 can crushed pineapple (20oz)
4 bananas
1 pkg frozen raspberries
1 pkg frozen blueberries
1 cup nuts

Mash together with potato masher.

Sweet Cream Ice Cream Base

2 large eggs
3/4 c sugar
1 c milk
2 c heavy whipping cream

Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.  Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more.  Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend.

Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following manufacturer's instructions.  Makes one quart.

For French Vanilla, add 1 t vanilla extract with cream and milk.

For Super Strawberry, being by slicing 2 pints of fresh strawberries.  Add the juic from one lemon and half a cup of sugar.  Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the ice cream base.  About 5 minutes befoer the ice cream is ready (should be pretty thick) add the fresh strawberries and continue mixing in ice cream maker until ready.

For Luscious Lemon, add juice of 2 lemons with the cream and milk.

Kelly Decker

Rus's Peach Shakes

1/2 c buttermilk
1/3 c sugar
4 peaches, pealed and pitted
1/2 t almond extract
ice cream

Blend.

Pina Colada Ice Cream

4 eggs
2 c sugar
3 c milk
3 c cream
4 t vanilla extract
1 t coconut extract
1/2 t salt
3 c pina colada mix
or
1 can coconut cream + 1 c pineapple juice

1 c crushed pineapple
1 c coconut, shredded
1 banana, mashed (optional)

Beat eggs, add sugar and whip.  Combine with remaining ingredients.  Freeze.  Makes 4 qts.

Tyra Barrett

McDonald's Shakes

2 c vanilla ice cream

1 1/4 c low fat milk

3 T sugar

For chocolate, omit sugar and add 2 T chocolate Nesquik mix.

For strawberry, omit sugar and add 3 T strawberry Nesquik mix.

Makes 2 12 oz cups.

Lemonade Ice Cream Dessert

1 small can frozen pink lemonade concentrate (or limeade)
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
prepared graham cracker crust

Graham Cracker Crust
1 1/3 c margarine or butter, melted
1 c sugar
2 1/2 c finely crushed graham crackers

Soften ice cream and thaw concentrate.  Blend ice cream and concentrate in large mixing bowl.  Spread evenly over graham cracker crust in a 9X13 pan.  Sprinkle remaining graham cracker crumbs on top.  Freeze overnight.  Thaw slightly before serving.

Homemade Ice Cream

Beat:

6 eggs until fluffy

Fold in:

3 c sugar

Mix well with:

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 t vanilla

Pour into metal ice cream bucket and fill up to about 2 inches from the top with half and half.  Mix in ice cream maker for about 20 minutes or until done.

Pie Crust

2 c flour
1 t salt
2/3 c + 2 T shortening
1/4 c water or enough to hold dough together

Combine flour and salt.  Cut in shortening.  Add water and stir with fork.  Form into two round balls. Roll out and put in pie plate.  Fill with filling and cook according to recipe for pie, or prick with fork and bake about 8 minutes at 425 degrees.  Makes 2  9"crusts

This is my Mom's recipe and my favorite.

Grandma Bird's Strawberry Pie

1 1/2 c strawberries blended--bring to boil

1 c sugar (adjust sugar if frozen sweetened strawberries)

3 T corn starch

Cook until boiling, boil 1 minute. Pour over 1 pt berries. Chill.  Pour into prepared pie shell with 3 oz cream cheese spread over it.

Coconut Cream Pie

In double boiler

1 C. sugar

1/2 C corn starch

1/4 tsp. salt

Gradually add 3 C. cold milk

Cook over boiling water stirring until mixture coats spoon

Beat 3 egg yolks

Add small amount of mixture

Return mixture with egg yolks to remaining mixture.

Cook 15 minutes covered - stirring occasionally.

Pour into bowl and refrigerate until cool.

Whip 1 C. whipping cream

Beat cooled filling until smooth, add 1 tsp. vanilla and 1/4 tsp. coconut extract. fold in whipped cream and 1 C. coconut.

Put into baked pie crust - Top with whipped cream.

Aunt Bonnie

Cheesecake Pie

Mix:

1 8oz pkg cream cheese

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1/3 c lemon juice

1 t vanilla

Pour into one 9 inch graham cracker pie crust.  Top with 1 6oz can cherry pie filling (or blueberry).

Brownie Crust Cheese Cake Pie

Mix:

1 pkg. German Chocolate Cake Mix

1 egg

1 cube melted butter

Press into bottom of two 9 inch pie pans.

Mix until smooth:

3 pkgs. cream cheese

3 eggs

12 oz sour cream

1 3/4 c sugar

4 T lemon juice

1 T vanilla

1/8 t salt

Pour brownie into crusts.  Bake at 350 for about one hour, or until tops brown and begin to crack.

Mix together:

8 oz sour cream

1/4 c sugar

4 T lemon juice

Spread over tops of pies while still hot.  Top with fruit glaze (Danish Dessert)

Donna Durfee