I had a few women over for lunch Sunday and decided my theme for the day would be the 1950s. I love any opportunity to use my mom’s glass flower plates, but they aren’t large enough for a regular dinner. I have used them before at mother’s day brunches and such things.
Each plate and glass has a different flower design on them; here are two of each:
These were a wedding present to my mom, so date from the 1940s; she still has the full set of eight.
All my recipes were dishes common in the 1950s:
- Chipped Beef on Toast
- Pea and Peanut Curry Salad
- Mint Icebox Dessert
We all had a good time and several of my guests had never even heard of some of the dishes.
Here’s the recipe for the dessert:
16 marshmallows
1/2 c milk
1/2 pint whipping cream
12 chocolate wafer cookies
red or green food coloring
mint flavoring to taste
Melt marshmallows and milk in top of double boiler. Whip cream and add marshmallow mixture when cool. Add flavoring and coloring. Pour into ice box trays line with crushed cookies. Sprinkle crushed cookies on top of dessert. Place in freezer for at least four hours. Serves 4.
Tuples and Attributes 