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Thanksgiving deserts
I usually end up getting stuck with the baking for Thanksgiving. And I also usually end up doing a lot. Here are a few of my recipes for the big day.
Pretzel Salad
It is a three layered salad with a pretzel crust, a cream cheese filling, and a jello like top. Make each layer one by one, starting with the first. (I don't use the marshmallows, but if you do, tell me how it turns out.)
1st Layer
2 cups coarsely crushed pretzels
3/4 cup melted margarine
3 tablespoons sugar
Preheat oven to 400. Line the bottom of a 9x13x2 inch pan with the pretzels, and pour a mixture of the sugar and margarine over the top. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove to cool.
2nd Layer
1 8oz package Cream Cheese
2 cups whipped topping
1/2 C. confectioner's sugar- more or less to taste
marshmallows (optional)
Beat sugar into cheese, fold in whipped topping and marshmallows. Spread over cooled pretzels.
3rd Layer
1 6oz package strawberry flavored gelatin
2 cups boiling water
1 10oz box frozen strawberries, thawed
Mix gelatin, boiling water, and strawberries and set aside for 10 minutes. Pour over cheese layer, chill thoroughly.
Fun Cranberry Sauce
Along with the cranberry sauce out of a can, I take empty tin cans and pour different flavors of jello in those to set. I slide them out of the can just like cranberry sauce and serve them all together. It looks really neat when you do it.
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