Ice Box Cake

Ingredients

• % lb. vanilla wafers
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1%4 |b. butter
• 1 package lime jello
• 1 cup water
• 1 small can crushed pineapple
• 1 cup nuts (if desired)

Method

1. 1

   Cream butter and sugar and add well beaten egg yolks.

2. 2

   Roll wafers and add 1.5 cup of crumbs to butter and egg mixture.

3. 3

   Drain juice from pineapple and add enough water to fill a cup.

4. 4

   Dissolve jello in one cup boiling water.

5. 5

   Boil pineapple mixture and add jello.

6. 6

   Add all to pineapple.

7. 7

   Mix with butter mixture.

8. 8

   Add beaten egg whites.

9. 9

   Line a buttered pan with half of remaining crumbs.

10. 10

    Pour in pan and put other half of crumbs on top.

11. 11

    Put in ice box.

12. 12

    Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Wilkes County Home Demonstration Club cook book (1947) by N.C.) Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs (Wilkes County, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

ICE BOX CAKE % lb. vanilla wafers 1 cup white sugar 3 eggs 1%4 |b. butter 1 package lime jello 1 cup water 1 small can crushed pineapple 1 cup nuts (if desired)

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