TODAY's CASES:

• BH&G Tropical Pie
• Orlondo's Salad Dressing
• Helms Bakery Layer Cakes

BH&G Tropical Pie From: Kathy Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 7:03 PM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Subject: Lost recipe Phaedrus – It’s been quite a while since I’ve needed a recipe from you. Since then we’ve moved to a new town, and then to a senior complex, my son-in-law passed away last year (still miss him so much, can’t imagine how my daughter feels), and I got rid of cancer this year. We had to downsize for this last move but kept all my recipe books. However, somehow I cannot find my recipe for Tropical Pie. It was in an old Better Homes and Gardens 5-ring recipe book. When that one was getting pretty frayed I bought the Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, dated 1981. I didn’t keep the cover for the old one and there is no date in it. I kept the old recipes when I found that some of the recipes were not in the new one, including the Tropical Pie recipe, which is listed in the Pastry and pies section under Meringue pies on page 303. That page is now missing from my book and I’ve looked everywhere for it. I want to serve it to a couple neighbors this Friday, but if you can’t find it my backup pie is peach. Peaches are in the grocery stores now and the Colorado ones are juicy wonderful. Thank you for your help over the years. It’s really appreciated. Kathy Hi Kathy, Here it is, from the 1960s BH&G Cookbook. Phaed Tropical Pie 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice 1/2 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 5 slightly beaten egg yolks 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla * * * 2 stiff-beaten egg whites 1 baked 9-inch pastry shell 1 recipe Meringue Oven 350° In saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Blend in fruit juices. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks;return to hot mixture. Bring to boiling and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla. Cool till just slightly warm. Fold in the stiff-beaten egg whites. Pour into cooled pastry shell. Spread meringue over filling, sealing to edges of pastry. Bake in moderate oven (350°) 12 to 15 minutes or till meringue is golden brown. Cool pie thoroughly. Meringue: Beat 3 egg whites, 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla till soft peaks form. Gradually add 6 tablespoons sugar, beating till stiff peaks form and all sugar is dissolved. Orlondo's Salad Dressing From: Carolyn Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 10:25 AM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Subject: Salad dressing Orlandos creamy Italian dressing from orland restaurant in ces mine iowa, also sold in hyvee grocery stores in Iowa Hello Carolyn, Sorry, no luck with a recipe for this. It’s sold at several local grocery stores (Hy-Vee, Fareway, and Dahl's). I’ll post it on the site for reader input. Phaed Helms Bakery Layer Cakes -----Original Message----- From: allene Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 12:34 AM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com Subject: Helms chocolate layer cake? Hi, I see on your website that you have only been able to find a few Helms Bakery recipes, but my favorites were the dark chocolate layer cake and its twin, the lemon layer cake. I’d be thrilled if you could find either or (if I am lucky) both of the recipes. Thanks for trying! Allene Hello Allene, Sorry, other than the four recipes that I have linked from my Helms Bakery page, I have not had any success locating any of their recipes: Helms Bakery I searched again today for you, but no success with the chocolate or lemon layer cakes. There are a lot of Helms Bakery memories here: Old LA Restaurants I'll post this for reader input. Phaed