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| A really fun idea for a group that has been to a play or a sporting event is to have everyone back to the house for a banana split buffet. The cooking part is really very easy. The fruit sauces can be made ahead and the hot fudge sauce requires no careful watching because it can be made in the microwave and requires no special tending. It is also the best hot fudge sauce I have ever tasted. When poured over ice cream, the warm sauce begins to thicken when it hits the cold ice cream and the result is sinfully good. These recipes are simple enough for a novice cook to tackle. This menu would make a good first party project for a budding young teenage chef to do all by themselves. To set up the buffet, place a bowl of bananas or sliced bananas that have been tossed with a little lemon juice to one side. Nestle one or several flavors of ice cream in a bowl of ice and line up the sauces alongside. Guild the lily with a bowl of chopped walnuts and a little whipped cream. Sue Kleber |
Betty Norwich’s Hot Fudge Sauce 6 TB butter 2/3 cup powdered cocoa 2 cups powdered sugar 1 cup evaporated milk 1 tsp vanilla Melt butter in a quart or larger Pyrex bowl in the microwave on 7 power. Add cocoa, powdered sugar and evaporated milk and stir to mix. Cook 3 minutes on 7 power or until sauce becomes thick. Stir in vanilla. Fresh Strawberry Sauce 1 pint strawberries 1/4 cup or to taste granulated sugar 2 TB Grand Marnier (optional) Thinly slice half of the berries. Puree the second half in a food processor or mash with a potato masher. Add sugar and Grand Marnier if you are using it. The sauce will become more liquid as it sits. Pineapple Sauce 1 1 lb. can unsweetened crushed pineapple in natural juice 1 TB cornstarch 1 tsp. grated lemon peel 3 TB sugar 1 TB butter Drain the juice from the pineapple into a small saucepan and mix in the cornstarch, sugar and lemon peel. Cook over medium heat until thick. Stir in butter. Sauce will get thicker as it cools. |
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