Bunny Salad (Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls, 1970)

Bunny Salad
Betty Crocker's Cookbook for Boys and Girls

For each serving, place crisp lettuce leaf on plate.

On top of lettuce, place upside down: 1 chilled pear half

Make bunny with narrow end for face.

Eyes: 2 raisins
Nose: 1 red cinnamon candy
Ears: 2 blanched almonds
Tail: cottage cheese ball

Rocket Salad (Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls 1970s)

Rocket Salad

Source:  Betty Crocker's Cookbook for Boys and Girls

For each serving, place a crisp lettuce leaf on a salad plate.   

Launching Pad: 1 slick pineapple

Rocket: 1/2 peeled banana set upright in center of pineapple slice

Nose Cone: 1/2 maraschino cherry fastened to top of banana with a toothpick

Country Kitchen Casserole Source: Campbells More for the Money Main Dishes (1975)

Country Kitchen Casserole
Source: Campbells More for the Money Main Dishes (1975)

1 can (10 3/4  ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup water
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
2 cans (about 16 ounces each) small whole white potatoes, drained and sliced
1 package (10 ounce) frozen peas, cooked and drained
1 can (12 ounces) luncheon meat, cut in  6  slices

In bowl, combine soup, water, mustard, Worcestershire, and cheese; add potatoes and peas. Spoon into 1 1/2-quart shallow baking dish (10x6x2"); top with meat. Bake at 400°F. for 25 minutes or until hot. Makes 6 servings.

Banana Orange Frosted and Grape Float (Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls)

Banana-Orange Frosted
Source:  Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls 



Peel and slice 1 ripe banana 

Place in bowl and mash with fork.
Add 1/ cup orange juice.

Beat with rotary egg beater until smooth.


Add 1/2 cup cold milk and 1/2 pint (1 cup) orange sherbet


Beat again until smooth.
Pour into two tall glasses. 

Top drinks with scoops of orange sherbet ( 1/2  pint)
Decorate each glass with an orange slice and a banana slice, if you like.



2 servings

Grape Float 
Source:  Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls 

You can make a fancy float with any of your favorite bottled sodas. 

Place in tall glass: 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
Fill glass with chilled grape soda

1 serving.

Vegetable Stir-Fry Source: Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese Cookbook (1981)

Vegetable Stir-Fry
Source: Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese Cookbook (1981)
 

"Stir-frying retains the bright colors and crisp texture of fresh vegetables. 
"

2 cups diagonally cut  carrot slices

2 cups diagonally cut celery  slices

3/ 4 cup thin green pepper strips

2 tablespoons Parkay  margarine 

1/4 tsp salt

Dash of pepper

1 8-oz. pkg. Philadelphia Brand cream cheese, cubed

1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted



Stir-fry vegetables in margarine until crisp-tender. Add seasonings; mix lightly. Remove from heat. Coat cream cheese cubes with sesame seeds. Add to vegetables; mix lightly.



6-8 servings

Garden Macaroni Salad Source: The Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese Cookbook

Garden Macaroni Salad 
Source: The Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese Cookbook (1981)

2 cups (7 ozs.) elbow macaroni, cooked, drained

1 cup chopped cucumber 

1/ 2 cup chopped green pepper

1/2 cup radish slices 

2 tablespoons chopped onion

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 8-oz. pkg. Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese

1/4 cup Kraft Mayonnaise

1/4 cup sweet pickle relish

1 tablespoon Kraft prepared  mustard 


Combine macaroni, cucumber, green pepper, radishes, onion and salt; mix well. Combine softened cream cheese and remaining ingredients, mixing until well blended. Add to macaroni mixture; mix lightly. Spoon and gently press into lightly oiled 6-1/2-cup ring mold; chill several hours or overnight. Unmold onto serving plate. Garnish with cucumber slices and radish roses, if desired.



6 to 8 servings 


Variation: Substitute lightly oiled 9-inch springform pan with ring insert for ring mold.

Orange Mallow Short Pie: The Bisquick Cookbook

Orange Mallow Short Pie
The Bisquick Cookbook 1964


Baked Short Pie shell (see below)
36 large marshmallows
3/4 cup orange juice
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. grated orange rind
1 1/2 cups whipping cream, whipped

Make Short Pie shell from Basic Recipe Cool. In saucepan heat marshmallows, juices and grated rind, stirring constantly, just until marshmallows melt. Chill until partially set. Fold in whipped cream.

Pile into Short Pie shell. Chill 4 hr.

Short Pie Shell:

1 cup Bisquick
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 tbsp boiling water

Heat over to 450 degrees. Place Bisquick and butter in bowl. Add  boiling water, and stir vigorously with fork until dough forms a ball and cleans the bowl. Dough will be puffy and soft. With fingers and heel of hand, pat evenly into a 9" pie pan, bringing up dough to edge of pan. This may seem skimpy but will not be when baked. Flute edges. Bake 8-10 minutes.