Red Hot Apple Dumplings

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup Crisco
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided
6 tablespoons butter, divided
1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
6 tart ...

Apple Roly Poly

4 cups diced apples
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup butter
2/3 cup milk

Mix flour, salt, baking powder and butter. Add milk a ...

Flambe Blueberries

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) sweet, unsalted butter
1 small bag frozen blueberries
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Orange liqueur
Vanilla ice cream

In a large skillet melt the butt ...

Peach Cloud

Do not attempt to make this recipe on a damp, humid or rainy day. If you use bottled passion fruit juice, boil down 1/2 cup of bottled juice until it measures 1/4 cup, then proceed with recipe. Or ...

Peach Almond Puff

2 1/2 cups (5 large) peaches, pared
    and sliced into 1/2-inch wedges
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup finely chopped almonds
1 c ...

Mango Dessert

2 tablespoons plain gelatine
1/4 cup warm water
3 cups fresh mango pulp or canned mangoes, drained
2 cups cream
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup Mexican lime juice
Honey, to taste

Peach Melba

1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon water
1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries
1/2 cup currant jelly
Peach halves
Vanilla ice cream

In a small saucepan, mix cornstarch a ...

Strawberry Twinkies Sweet Surrender

1 package Twinkies (box of 10)
1 package frozen strawberries with sugar
1 package strawberry glaze
8 ounces cream cheese
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 medi ...

Apple Rolls

Source: Household Searchlight Cookbook, 1940s

2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons melted but ...

Blueberry Lasagna

9 precooked lasagna strips
15 ounces ricotta cheese
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or ...