Susan Buell's Chocolate Ice Box Pudding

4 eggs, separated 3 tablespoons sugar 5 tablespoons water

1/2 lb. Dot Chocolate 1 cup whipped cream Lady fingers or angel food cake

Directions:
Melt chocolate in double boiler or in small heavy saucepan over very low heat. Add water and sugar, then egg yolks 1 at a time. Beat well after each yolk. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold them into chocolate mixture. Add whipped cream. Alternate lady fingers or 1-inch chunks of angel food cake in the serving dish with chocolate pudding. Chill 4 hours.

Notes:
Modern FDA food safety standards indicate that this recipe is unsafe as written. They recommend using pasteurized eggs (clearly marked on the box) or pasteurized egg products in all dishes like this pudding where the eggs are not thoroughly cooked.

Susan Buell of Rose, Nebraska, placed this recipe in the Jolly Neighbors Extension Club's handwritten cookbook during the early 1960's. I have expanded the directions a little because all the recipes were greatly condensed to fit on one side of a 3x5" recipe card. Bernard and Susan Buell were neighbors who lived south of us. They were owners of the Shovel Dot Ranch, and their sons are still on the ranch and still raising Hereford cattle.

Light Berry Angel Dessert

1 angel food cake (purchased or homemade)
2 (3 oz.) packages raspberry sugar-free gelatin
2 (3 oz.) packages strawberry sugar-free gelatin
1 (3 oz.) package instant sugar-free vanilla pudding
1 large carton fat-free whipped topping

Directions:
Prepare the 4 packages of gelatin, mixed together, according to the package directions. Spray a 9x13-inch dish lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Pour the prepared gelatin into the dish and chill. When the gelatin is set, cut it into bite-size cubes and keep it chilled until ready to use. Cut the cake into bite size cubes. Prepare the pudding according to package directions. Spread a few spoons of whipped topping across the bottom of a large bowl. Place half of the cake cubes on top of the whipped topping. Place half of the gelatin cubes on top of the cake. Spread half of the pudding over the gelatin cubes. Then spread on a layer of whipped topping. Repeat the layers, using the remainder of the cake cubes, gelatin cubes, and pudding. Finish with whipped topping. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Will keep for a couple of days in refrigerator.

No Bake Neapolitan Cake

1 (10-inch) angel food cake
1 pint chocolate ice cream
1 pint vanilla ice cream
1 pint strawberry ice cream
1 large tub Cool Whip (thawed) or Whipped Cream Frosting below
1/3 cup chopped nuts or toasted slivered almonds

Directions:
Freeze the cake for 30 minutes (in its bakery container or wrapped in plastic wrap) so it will be easy to slice. Thaw the ice cream for 20 minutes so it will be soft enough to spread. Slice cake into 4 layers with a sharp serrated knife. On the serving dish, place the bottom layer of the cake. Spread it with chocolate ice cream. Then place the next layer of cake and spread it with vanilla ice cream. Place the third layer of cake and spread it with strawberry ice cream. Finally, place the top layer of the cake on top of the ice cream/cake stack. Spread Cool Whip or Whipped Cream Frosting over the entire cake and sprinkle the nuts or almonds over the top. Freeze 1 hour; then wrap well in plastic; freeze 6-8 hours total before serving. (Serves 8-10 )

Whipped Cream Frosting
Beat 2 cups of whipping cream at highest speed until the cream foams. Then add 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar, a bit at a time, while beating. Finally, beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Continue beating until the cream is stiff enough to form and hold peaks.

Notes:
Cool Whip works fine in this recipe instead of the whipped cream frosting. The finished cake stands tall, so make sure you have room in your freezer.

An obvious variation: 1 cake, sliced into three or four sections and layered with your favorite flavor of ice cream. With a low fat, low sugar ice cream, non-fat Cool Whip, and the angel food cake which is non-fat and fairly low in sugar, this is a sensible treat.