Comments on: Reunion Food

By: SherryPA

SherryPA — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:01:33 +0000

Boadecia, Calico Salad and Sweet ‘n Sour Pasta Salad in the frig to take to the reunion. Really good recipes…thank you! Have you ever used frozen peas in the calico salad? I think those would be pretty in there?????

By: SherryPA

SherryPA — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:09:16 +0000

High School class reunion picnic coming up this Saturday! I will be making a couple of these but am always up for more suggestions! Any new recipes from any of your reunions? I loved one aunt’s chicken salad but can’t remember how she said to make it! Gotta find out and let you know!

By: SherryPA

SherryPA — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:29:24 +0000

ABBE, Thanks for posting the Pineapple Cream Squares recipe. Is it one that you make often? Does the filling get really firm when you chill it? We love just about anything pineapple around here! DH still likes snow cones, slushes and cartoons!

By: Abbenanny

Abbenanny — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:58:05 +0000

Oh! The reason mom would save the juice. We kids would make pineapple slush with it. Add water to juice to make about 2 cups liquid, freeze them crush to resemble sno comes. She also used it to make pineapple glazed ham. Gee I haven’t done that for awhile. Hmmmm.

By: Abbenanny

Abbenanny — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 21:17:36 +0000

Pineapple Cream Squares
Base:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup icing sugar
2 cups graham wafer crumbs
Filling
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple (drained, save juice)
1/2 pint cream (whipped)
Method
Cream butter and sugar together; add wafer crumbs, mixing well.
Press into an 8 x 8-inch baking pan.
Bake in 325° oven until golden,
Remove and allow to cool thoroughly
Thoroughly blend pineapple with whipped cream..
Spread pineapple mixture over base.
Chill until firm.

By: SherryPA

SherryPA — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:04:03 +0000

ABBEnanny, Would you mind sharing your Pineapple Cream Squares recipe? Piineapple is one of our favorites around here.
Boadecia, You are right about that Sweet ‘n Sour Pasta Salad getting better and better each day. It’s been all gone for several days. I couldn’t leave the stuff alone! That one will definitely be taken to a picnic or something soon. Thanks again.
Becky, I will be making that Texas Sheet Cake in coming years come hell or high water!!! I’ll probably never hear the end of that….such is life. I need to get my MIL’s recipe she took. It was a frozen fruit salad and really good. One we all need I’m sure!

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:10:01 +0000

Glad you had so much fun. Maybe people didn’t want to bake because of the heat so didn’t make desserts? I don’t turn my oven on unless I absolutely have to right now.

By: Abbenanny

Abbenanny — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:53:32 +0000

Sounds like you had a blast. I’m glad to hear everything worked out for you.

By: SherryPA

SherryPA — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:56:25 +0000

Reunion a huge success! Boadecia, I made the Sweet ‘n Sour Pasta Salad this morning. It is great! I love all the crunchy vegetables in it and the sweet ‘n sour dressing. If anyone doesn’t like the sweet, this recipe is not for you. It is so good though as I like that sweet ‘n sour flavor in almost anything. I had a big bowl for breakfast before it is even chilled! There is lots of dressing on mine as the pasta was only 12 oz. instead of the 16 called for. I’m taking some to friends today too. I also bought the ingredients for the Calico Salad but haven’t made it yet. Thank you for the recipes! I fear that sweet ‘n sour thing is going to be a tad addictive and not calorie free!!! LOL!!! The roasters of hot and mild sausages went well as always. I think that is one of our signature dishes along with the Texas Sheet Cake, which I didn’t make this year…unfortunately. The table is usually laden with so many desserts that I decided not to make that and made the Blueberry Dessert that Meryl posted…excellent! The dessert table was sadly lacking this year. Only three desserts! Isn’t that something with all of those people. We must have all had the same idea. Oh well… at least there wasn’t an uprising! That did nearly happen with the crazy bingo game with the kids over a big stuffed bumblebee toy!

By: Abbenanny

Abbenanny — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:48:22 +0000

I’m having ours in August. I’m bringing Pineapple Cream Squares sis is bringing a meat course for her and I since we’re both allergic to fish and my cousins go nuts on the lobster. Smells soo yummy but it hates me. I love it I suggest you make a dish that was a smash hit at your last reunion. Make it your signature dish like the one aunt who always brings a ham.