Grandma Shirley
March 12, 2012
Posted By: Shaunescy
The weekend is almost here and Spring break is nipping at its heels. To celebrate, I have from Nathelle, two tasty treats for your family to enjoy!
First up, is a delicious Fruit Cocktail Torte. You can substitute fresh fruit with a touch of honey, but really liked the budget friendly and crazily bright can of fruit cocktail. Sometimes it’s really fun to throw caution to the wind and indulge in pre-made sugary sweetness. We are talking about dessert here.
Fruit Cocktail Torte
Sift together:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
Beat one egg with a fork. Add a No. 300 can (conversions below) of fruit cocktail, drained. Add flour mixture slowly. Pour into a greased 8 x 12 inch pan.
Sprinkle over top:
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup finely chopped nuts
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Serve with vanilla sauce, whipped cream or ice cream.
Were you a little thrown by the No. 300 can measurement? I was, so I called Grandma Shirley who informed me that anyone who could cook worth a lick new all the can sizes. They were the standards of the day. Here is a conversion chart for you that might prove handy if you are trying to preserve some of your own heirloom recipes:
CONVERSION CHART
Contents of cans
Size:
8 oz………………………………1 cup
Picnic……………………………1-1/4 cups
No. 300…………………………1-3/4 cups
No. 1 tall………………………..2 cups
No. 303…………………………2 cups
No. 2……………………………...2-1/2 cups
No. 2-1/2………………………..3-1/2 cups
No. 3………………………………4 cups
No. 10…………………………….12 to 13 cups
For a decadent afternoon cookie snack Nathelle submitted these wonderful crunchy and coconut-y cookies. I substituted ¾ cups butter flavor Crisco for the Fluffo
Wheatie Cookies
Cream together:
1 cup Fluffo
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
Then add:
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
2 cups flour
4 cups crushed Wheaties
1 cup nuts
1 cup shredded coconut
Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 395 degrees for approx. 8 minutes. Take care to not overbake. They will look soft but will harden as they cool.
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