Subj : Re: Free Again
To   : Ben Collver
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Apr 02 2025 10:45:00

-=> Ben Collver wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> recipes. You should be able to get the "gist" of making a "fool" and
 DD> adapt the concept to your home plucked fruit(s).

 BC> Thanks for that suggestion.  I'll follow your folly and report back.

 DD> I scored a slightly larger, self defrosting
 DD> upright freezer at Best Buy after researching the originms of their
 DD> "Insignia" house brand model. Underneath the private label it's a
 DD> Frigidare.  Bv)=

 BC> Congratulations on your UPgrade.

I dunno id it's an upgrade so much as less of a P.I.T.A. to defrost.

 BC> I know you dislike Cool Wimp but this recipe title seemed appropriate
 BC> for today.

 BC> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 BC>       Title: Idiot's Delight
 BC>  Categories: Desserts, Mom
 BC>       Yield: 1 Batch

 BC> MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
 BC>       2 pk Butter-pecan instant
 BC>            - pudding/pie filling
 BC>            Milk; as needed
 BC>       1 lg Tub Cool Whip
 BC>       8 oz Cream cheese
 BC>       2 tb Sour cream (optional)
 BC>       1 c  Confectioner's sugar

 You've picked up the mooky end of that stick. Cool Whip and I get along
 just fine. It's Miracle Wimp I mislike.  Bv)=
 
 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Robot Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts
      Yield: 16 Servings
 
 18 1/4 oz Pkg (2-layer size) chocolate
           - cake mix; Drunken Hines or
           - Arrowhead Mills
      8 oz Tub Cool Whip Whipped
           - Topping; thawed, divided
      1 ts Blue food coloring
     12 lg Hard silver round candies
      2 tb Small hard silver round
           - candies
      8    Mini OREO Bite Size Cookies
 
  PREPARE cake batter and bake as directed on package for
  13" x 9" pan, lining pan with foil sprayed with cooking
  spray before adding batter. Cool cake in pan 15 min.;
  invert onto wire rack. Cool completely; cut into pieces
  and arrange on platter as shown in diagram, using
  toothpicks to attach the robot's hands and feet to top of
  cake. Discard cake trimmings or reserve for snacking.
  
  DECORATE chocolate cake circle and square as shown in
  photo. Carefully place on cake as shown in photo. Tint 2
  cups COOL WHIP with food coloring; spread onto top and
  sides of robot's body. Spread remaining COOL WHIP onto
  robot as shown in photo. *
  
  ADD remaining ingredients as shown in photo. Keep
  refrigerated.
  
  Tips:
  
  Size-Wise: Sweets can be part of a special occasion but
  remember to keep tabs on portions.
  
  Note: Hard silver candies, called "dragees," can be found
  at most bulk food stores. Remove and discard them from
  cake, along with the toothpicks, before serving cake.
  
  Frankenstein Cake: Tint 1 cup COOL WHIP with green food
  coloring; spread onto hands, feet and head pieces. Tint
  remaining COOL WHIP with blue food coloring; spread onto
  body. Use brown decorating gel to add facial features and
  hair. Add Mini OREO Cookies on the side of head and on the
  shoulders for Frankenstein's electric bolts.
  
  * http://tinyurl.com/Robot-Cake
  
  From: http://www.kraftrecipes.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM

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