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
Raisin Sauce
This is my version of my mom’s raisin sauce that she would make to serve with ham at holiday or company meals when I was young. Today, I make it to make one of my husband’s least favorite foods more palatable for him…ham. This sweet and sour sauce is also very good served on most any pork or poultry.
I based my recipe from one found in my grandmother’s Watkins cookbook. As pictured, it is a very loose sauce. However, my mom and grandmother used to add a cornstarch slurry to thicken it some. It is really based on personal taste….I think I like the sauce thicker than pictured, but my husband likes it this way. I have included thickening as an option in the recipe.
The recipe did not originally contain any cinnamon either. I LOVE cinnamon, so I have added it as well.
This recipe is easily halved or doubled depending on how many your serving. For three people, I usually halve the recipe. For more than six people, I would double the recipe.
