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.

Kookie Kat Sundaes - Betty Crocker Boys and Girls Cookbook, circa 1970

Kookie Kat Sundaes
Betty Crocker Boys and Girls Cookbook, circa 1970

You will need:

your favorite ice cream
small paper or plastic dishes
colored candy-coated milk chocolate candies
small round cookies (vanilla or chocolate)
toasted coconut (optional)

Place a big scoop of ice cream in each dish.  This is the head for your Kookie Kat.

Use candies for eyes and mouth. For ears, push cookies into ice cream.  If you like, sprinkle a little toasted coconut for hair.

Serve immediately.

Creme de Menthe Ice Cream and Pears (McCalls Company Cookbook 1965)

Creme de Menthe Ice Cream and Pears 
(McCalls Company Cookbook 1965)

2 quarts soft vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup green creme de menthe
1 can (1 lb, 13 oz) pear halves, well chilled
1 can (8 oz) chocolate syrup

Turn ice cream into large bowl. 

With rubber scraper, swirl creme de menthe into soft ice cream just enough to make streaks.  Do not overmix. Turn ice cream into 3 or 4 ice cube trays and freeze until firm, about 4 hours.

To serve: arrange drained pear halves in large compote. Mound scoops of ice cream on top and pour on syrup.

8 servings.