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Peanut butter fudge
Submitted by Charlene Swineford, Lewistown
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1 stick butter
1 can condensed milk 12 oz.
1 16 oz. 10 X sugar
Cook together stirring constantly until you can form a soft ball in a cup of cold water.
Remove from heat and stir in 1 7 oz. jar marshmallow creme and 1 - 17 oz. jar smooth peanut butter. Stir together until smooth. Pour into 9 x 13 pan and let cool.
After it cools cut into squares and enjoy.
Submitted by Barbara Noerr, Lewistown
6 oz package lemon Jell-O (sugar free is fine)
1/2 cup melted butter (or margarine)
3 cups graham crackers
13 oz can evaporated milk
8 oz can crushed pineapple
10 oz jar maraschino cherries
Bring evaporated milk just to boiling in saucepan, then chill. Drain cherries, reserving liquid. Dis- solve Jello into 1 cup boiling water. Add to Jello reserved cherry juice plus cold water to make 1 cup. Chill Jello until just just barely set. Chop cherries. Drain pineapple. Prepare crust: make fine crumbs from graham crackers, add in melted butter. Reserve 1/3 of total amount of crumbs for topping. Press remaining crumbs into bottom of 13x9 inch pan. Whip chilled evaporated milk until frothy. Whip set Jello. Combine whipped milk and Jel- lo in large bowl. Stir in pineapple and cherries. Pour entire mixture of milk, Jello and fruit over prepared graham cracker crust in 13x9 inch pan. Top with reserved crumbs. Chill 4 hours.
Helpful hints: Prepare evaporated milk the day before, allowing to chill thoroughly. Prepare Jello several hours before use, giving it time to set in the refrigerator. DO NOT substitute evaporated milk with any already prepared whipped topping (such as Cool
Whip). Best eaten within 24-48 hours of preparation.
Family history: My paternal grandmother made this recipe. Neither my sister nor I have a clue what she called it, other than “Mamaw Jell-o”. The recipe is from a time before prepared whipping toppings were available, hence the boiling and whipping of the evaporated milk. Its use gives the dessert nice flavor without being overly sweet. The dessert is delicious and light.
