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My Grandma passed away at the age of 94. She was a wonderful cook and I was lucky enough to inherit her recipes. Many date back to the 1940s and 50s. Grandma prepared them in a charming country kitchen with no running water and most of her produce came from her garden, not from the grocery store. These are made-from-scratch recipes. I wish I had spent more time with her in the kitchen and . . . I wish I had spent more time with her for so many other reasons.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Dessert - Broken Glass Torte

1 (3 oz) package each of lemon, orange and cherry Jell-o or lime, raspberry and orange
1/12 cup hot water for each package
1 envelope plain unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup water
1 cup pineapple juice
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Crust:
2 dozen graham crackers (crushed)
1/2 cup soft  butter (melted)
1/2 cup sugar

Dissolve each of three packages of Jell-o (one of each color) in 1 1/2 cups hot water and chill in separate cake pans until firm.  Then cut into cubes or strips 1/2" wide.  Handle carefully.

While Jell-o is setting, make graham cracker crust and line springform pan or angel food cake pan with crust mixture, reserving 1/3 for top.

Soften plain gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water and dissolve in hot pineapple juice.  Cool.  Fold into the 2 cups of whipping cream that has been whipped until stiff with the 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla added.

Carefully fold the colored cubes into the whipped cream mixture.  Turn into the crust lined pan.  Top with remaining crumbs.  Chill six to twelve hours.  Slice with a knife which has been held a few seconds in hot water.  The cut slices give the broken glass effect.

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