It took a while for me to find this recipe, but it was sure worth it. First, it was to my fave Gourmet Today cookbook, which had loads of fancy lemon cheesecakes. My first choice was the marbled lemon curd cheesecake. I take it to my father. Meh, I don't really like lemon cheesecake, he says. So, I decide that instead of going for fancy, I'll go for nice and simple. And delicious.
So I got out the Betty Crocker cookbook that was all old and dusty and crusty. Search for cheesecake ensued, and voila! The Company Cheesecake was found!
I was hesitant to make cheesecake (refer to post below.) However, this one didn't require a water bath (score!) and it didn't have to set for a bajillion hours (double score!)
So, onto the cake of the cheese. The crust was a usual graham cracker crust, which was one of the criteria of the cheesecake (according to my father.) It was good, because there were a load of graham crackers that were just taking up room in the pantry. The cheesecake itself had two and a half packages of cream cheese in it. Is that a lot or a little? I don't know, I haven't made that many cheesecakes. It also had lemon zest, and I think some vanilla. I put a topping of just plain sour cream on top.
The end result was a cheesecake that was really tasty. It had just the right tinge of lemon, and the graham cracker crust was crunch and delicious. My grandpa asked for it for his birthday as a cake substitute. I am glad to oblige.
While looking through the old Betty Crocker Cookbook (1969), I found some funny old recipes. It made me realize how foods come and go out of style kind of like clothing. Some of my favorites were:
-Grapes and Pineapple in Sour Cream
-Captivating Cantaloupe (cantaloupe slices stuffed with cherries, cream cheese, and almonds)
-Tangy Tomato Aspic?!
-Fruited Chicken Mold?!?!?!?!?!
The mere idea of a molded salad makes of shudder. Are they really as gross as they sound? Vegetable jello? I may never know...
