Raspberry Ice Cream Bombe: A Vintage 1960s Dessert Recipe

Raspberry Ice Cream Bombe: A Vintage 1960s Recipe

This is the second time I am posting a vintage recipe. Once again, I am sharing because I am participating in Merle's Vintage Challenge on Instagram. Each day there is a different theme for the challenge and yesterday the theme was ice cream so I am sharing this Raspberry Bombe recipe, which looks and sounds delicious.

It is from a 1960s cookbook called Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, which is shown below though this copy is no longer new but rather battered, bruised and beloved. 

I think the recipe looks fairly easy. The list of ingredients is not overly long and the preparation does not look too difficult. The only difficult part may be that you need a 2 1/2 quart metal mold. I will have to see what I have that could be substituted in place of that particular item. Also, you will need a spot in your freezer to hold the mold.

I will also have to find a reason to make it. Right now, when the world is turned upside down because of the virus, making a dessert that serves 12 to 16 in a house where two people live does not really make sense. Maybe I will try breaking the recipe down into half the size. I will have to think about it but anyway, here is the vintage recipe. I hope you have the chance to try it.

RASPBERRY BOMBE RECIPE 

Serves 12 to 16 people

3 pints red raspberry sherbet
2 pints pink peppermint or strawberry ice cream
1 cup whipping cram
3 tbsps confectioners' sugar
dash salt
1/4 cup finely chopped mixed candied fruits and peels
1/4 cup finely chopped almonds, toasted
rum flavoring to taste

Chill mold in freezer. 

Stir sherbet just to soften. Using a chilled spoon spread the sherbet on the bottom and sides of the mold. Making sure sherbet comes to the top.  If it won't stay on the edges, refreeze in the mold until it becomes workable again. Freeze until firm.

Stir the ice cream until just softened.  Spread over the raspberry layer quickly, covering sherbet. Freeze again until firm. 

Whip the cream with sugar and salt until soft peaks form.   Fold in the fruit, nuts and flavoring. Pile into the center of the mold smoothing the top.

Cover with foil and freeze 6 hours or overnight. 

Peel off foil. Invert mold on a chilled plate and rub the mold with a hot damp towel to loosen. Lift off the mold.

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This ice cream dessert recipe is found in the pages of the 1969 version of this Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, which you can find in my eBay store by clicking right here. Note, it has been used and loved and the condition really shows it. 

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book 1969


That's it. A dessert that suits anytime of the year. Special enough for company or for your next family get together. It really does not sound too hard to make and the only special item you need is that metal mold. 

Good luck and be sure to let me know if you try the recipe!

See you
in the kitchen!
Brenda


Grapefruit, Avocado and Cream Cheese Salad: A Vintage 1950s Recipe


This is the first time I have ever posted a vintage recipe. The post is designed to work with Merle's Vintage Challenge, a monthly challenge that I am participating in on Instagram. Each month there is a different theme for the challenge and this month it is food and drink.

Today's is avocado and to link it up with the challenge, it needs to be vintage style. That is the only rule. Just let your imagination run wild though posts should be vintage and in some loose way relatable to the food of the day. Even anything avocado green would suit the theme just fine.

Anyway, I decided to share these fun avocado fruits on a rope with this vintage 1950s recipe. Yes, avocado is a fruit though we often think of it as a vegetable and we use it more like a vegetable. The recipe is from a 1950s cookbook called The Modern Family Cookbook by Meta Given, which is shown below. Obviously, my copy is battered, bruised and beloved though not by me. Yet.


Fair warning, I have not tried this recipe. When and if I make it, I think I will cheat and use store bought French salad dressing and I will have to have company because my husband does not really like avocado. Anyway, here's the recipe:

GRAPEFRUIT, AVOCADO AND CREAM CHEESE SALAD RECIPE


2 grapefruit
1 avocado
1/2 cup French dressing
Crisp lettuce, I'd choose iceberg
3 ounce package of cream cheese
Paprika

Pare whole grapefruit, removing white membrane as well as the skin. Cut out the sections, using a very sharp knife. Peel avocado, remove seed and slice 1/2 inch thick. Marinate both fruits in French dressing. Chill thoroughly. Just before serving, arrange drained fruits on lettuce leaves, with a ball of cream cheese in the center of each plate, then add a dash of paprika to the cream cheese. (The cream cheese may be omitted or cottage cheese substituted.)

Makes 5 servings.

And that's it. If you try it, be sure to let me know what you think!

See you
in the kitchen!
Brenda

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Find The Modern Family Cookbook in my eBay store on eBay. The avocado on a rope will eventually wind up in my eBay store, too.



How to Clean and Store Strawberries

How to Clean and Store Strawberries: When you want to clean them better than just with water and you want them to last longer.

I was putting my fresh produce away this week and was thinking about my beautiful basket of bright red ripe strawberries.

To myself I said, "I wonder how I should store these strawberries to make them last as long as possible."

Of course, you need not worry overly if fresh red ripe strawberries disappear extraordinarily quickly in your home, which they normally do in my home, too. However, this time we happened to purchase our berries when we already had a ton of fresh fruit in the fridge so I thought that if there was a better way to store them, it might be worth trying this time.

Plus, of course, there is a little bit of extra concern right now that the strawberries be cleaned extra well because of the virus. Since you cannot scrub nor cook strawberries like you would a potato, a method that goes beyond simply rinsing them would be helpful.

So while preparing my cantaloupe for the fridge, I asked my assistant, my Google Home, "What is best way to store strawberries?" Google responded by pulling up the following video by Jerry James Stone:

 

If you just watched the video, you know that Jerry's method for cleaning and storing strawberries is not the simplest method going but I do not think that it is overly difficult. It requires water, vinegar and baking soda, three pretty common household ingredients and it requires a bit of time. Fifteen minutes to be exact but you can be doing something else in the kitchen while the berries are soaking. 

I found the process to be simple and I like the idea that the berries would be extra clean and last longer. What's not to love about having your strawberries last longer and the fact that they were cleaner than normal, was reassuring, too.

By the way, the berries lasted for eight days in my fridge. Not because they went bad before the ten days were up but rather because they only lasted for eight days before we ate them all. I agree with the reviews on the video.  "It worked!"

How about you? How do you store your strawberries? What about cleaning them? Are you worried more about using fresh produce from a cleanliness perspective? 

See you in
the kitchen!
Brenda

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My top image is crated on a photograph of Springbok's finished About a Billion Berries jigsaw puzzle, which is available here on eBay.


Smoothies and Juices Jigsaw Puzzle


Smoothies and Juices Puzzle

Eurographics does it again! I previously featured their beautiful and delicious Halloween Treats jigsaw puzzle and today, I discovered this wonderful Smoothies and Juices Puzzle. Both puzzles feature 1,000 pieces and both feature yummy treats though this one, of course, features a healthier treat. Included with the puzzle is one actual recipe. 

Recommended for individuals aged 9 and up, this puzzle measures 19.25 inches by 26.5 inches when finished. It is made in the United States and produced from recycled board and vegetable based ink.

As Eurographics says, you don't have to go to the juice bar to enjoy a delicious assortment of smoothies and juice! Yummy. 

If you had your choice of any drink in image, what would you choose? I would take the pineapple based smoothie, please. You can find this Smoothie and Juice puzzle on Amazon by clicking right here.

See you in the kitchen!
Brenda

Quick Links:

Find this puzzle on Amazon.
Discover the Halloween Treats puzzle.


If you love smoothies and homemade fruit juice and you enjoy working a jigsaw puzzle, you will enjoy this Smoothies and Juices themed jigsaw puzzle!





Pressure Cooker T-Shirt

Pressure Cooker T-Shirt

I love it and, if you love your Instant Pot, you will love this t-shirt, too. It's not official merchandise but alludes to a connection with the mighty pot via the illustration of the vent on the pot.

The actual Instant Pot was one of the most popular gifts of the year this year (2017) and yes, I received one from Santa at Christmas. I am enjoying playing with it but I have not found time to write a decent post about it yet so in the meantime, I thought I'd share this t-shirt with you.

Instant Pot fanatics are being called Pot Heads and yes, there is some merchandise with that reference, too though I prefer this t-shirt, which reads, "Sometimes you just gotta blow off some steam."

My successes with the trendy pot so far have included creamy hot chocolate and mashed potatoes. Needing tweaks are the turkey soup and roast chicken I attempted. Stay tuned!

If you're 'digging' your pot, you'll dig this t-shirt from Savvy Scribbler Gear on Etsy.  Find it by clicking right here. It's available in a variety of sizes and colors as well as shirts for men and women.

See you
in the kitchen!
Brenda

Find this pressure cooker t-shirt on Etsy.





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