Desserts for Baby Boomers

Desserts for Baby Boomers

                                                 by Collette

Delicious examples from this time period and similar to dishes my mother made.

Fresh Apple Cake
½ cup butter or margarine                                   ½ chopped pecans
2 cups sugar                                                         ¼ teaspoon allspice
2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour                         ½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup raisins                                                        1 teaspoon salt
4 ½ cups chopped apples                                      1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs                                                                   ½ teaspoon nutmeg

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter with sugar until light and creamy. Add eggs, beating well after each one. Sift together all dry ingredients. Add alternately to creamed mixture with apples. Stir in raisins and nuts. Turn batter into greased and floured 13x9x2 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until it tests done. Serves: 12-15.

Blueberry Tort

1 stick oleo, softened                                           1 cup sugar
24 soda crackers, crushed                                    1 teaspoon vinegar
½ cup nuts, chopped                                            1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs whites, beaten stiff                                    1 can blueberry pie filling

Blend first three ingredients and spread in 9x 12 inch pan. Beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually add sugar, vanilla and vinegar. Bake 12 minutes at 400 degrees or until golden brown. Let settle (it will sink), add 1 can blueberry pie filling. Cover with whipped cream of Cool Whip. (Cherry pie filling works well, too.) Serves: 12-15.