Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert is an easy dessert that you can make from a few items in the pantry and freezer at any time of the year. It works well for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mother's Day, bridal or baby showers, etc. It is sweet and rich, yet somehow also seems light and refreshing. It is a rather nostalgic dessert as it reminds me a little of an orange push-up ice cream treat from my childhood. Plus, it is a molded gelatin dessert, which always reminds me of the past. As with other gelatin and fruit dishes, someone might call this a "Jello salad" in the United States. However, this recipe uses an entire quart of orange sherbert in addition to gelatin, so I can not bring myself … Continue Reading about Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert
Freezer Pickles
My mom used to make a lot of pickles. When I was young, most of them were made in crocks and canned. As she and I grew older, she added some pickles that did not require the work of making pickles in crocks. My favorite of these pickles was her freezer pickles. They were one of my favorite snacks, especially when I first went away to college. I could get a couple of quarts from my parent’s freezer just before I headed back to college and they would be thawed, but still cold, when I arrived at my dorm a couple of hours later.
Freezer pickles are easily made of thinly sliced cucumbers, onions, and green peppers. These sweetly refreshing pickles make a great snack or sandwich topping.
