Like thousands of other folks, I am the recipient of quite a number of "new" recipes on my Facebook and email feed. I write "new" because like the phrase "everything old is new again", there are no "new" recipes out there. My theory is that they are considered "new" only because all the people who used to make them, X number of years ago, are now dead.
I've already blogged about Wacky Cake, a WWI recipe, which I've baked for years. Another oldie is Bess Truman's Ozark pudding. Oldies, but Goodies folks. Yummy.
Well, here's another one....circa 1970. Do you remember Jello Poke Cake? Do you even remember Jello? My mother and grandmother made Jello deserts, Jello salads, Jello side dishes and the occasional very odd Jello main dish. My own four children ate something I made called Jigglers. They were made with couple of packages of Jello and very little water. That recipe was famous for making Jello (usually soft and very wet) into a "finger-food".
However, it must have been the early eighties, when Jello fell out of popularity. Those same four kids, all but forbade me to allow anything resembling Jello, access to the kitchen table.
Well, recently the Poke Cake Recipe popped up on my computer. I made it, served it to company several times, and consistently received compliments. Trust me it's easy to make and very tasty. Dare I tell anyone that it contains the heretical Jello? Maybe not. I'm going to smile and thank the Lord, that I am still alive to make it.
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P.S. Interested in any of the above mentioned recipes? My email is: BriarKin@aol.com. I'll email you a copy. Remember. Don't mention Jello.
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