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                <text>RCA0003 - VTG LG Wood Recipe Box Dove Tail w/Metal Hinges Full Of Recipes &amp; Handwritten</text>
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                <text>Cooking Recipe Cards</text>
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                <text>This is a collection I found on eBay that turned out to have a lot of really interesting aspects to it.  Some of the cards had the 'recipe from the kitchen of' filled in with names and even dates which gives a ton of history and context.  Additionally, this collection had some interesting nuances.  Firstly, there was one card (0015 - Molded Ambrosia) where the instructions on the rear of the card were partly documented with some kind of short hand.  I was not able to decipher the short hand, but with AI help, I was able to suss out the instructions.  Additionally, there are a number of repeated recipes in the collection.  This hints at a few possibilities.  The two main ideas to me are either recipes were requested from the original cooks more than once, or more than one collection was combined over time.  0005, 0031, and 0032 are great examples of this.  Two of the recipes (0005 and 0031) are for 'Corn Cakes' and note that the recipe is from Edna Fausz.  Edna is also mentioned on a recipe (0032) for 'Cloud Light Pancakes' which shows as being from the kitchen of Alice Gall.  This seems to imply that for 'Cloud Light Pancakes' Alice got the recipe from Edna originally, wrote it down and applied her label and then sent the card to Paula.  The other two (0005/0031) were also originally from Edna and sent by way of Alice to Paula.  These links are what make these collections so much more than just the recipes.</text>
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                <text>Paula Guffey</text>
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                <text>Aileen Landreth, Alice Gall, Allie, Alma Ashbridge, Barb Hawkins, Bea Vail, Bertha Dansman, Betty, Billie Schild, Bob, Carol Ross, Charlotte, Dell, Doris Mahon, Dorothy Perkins, Edna Fausz, Ellie Lively, Eura Lee Armstrong, Frances Welles, Freda Adolph, Gladys Ward, Helen, I. Stewart, Jane Eller, Jerry, Jim, Joan Herber, Joan Herr, Kay Winter, Lillian, Margie Zinke, Marilyn Randall, Mildred Kauffman, Mrs. Sasser, Mrs. Willis Waller, Nita, Olga, Paula Guffey, Peg Grant, Rae Anne, Ruth, Ruth Henderson, Ruth Jacobs, Stracks, Sue Plummer, Tillie</text>
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              <text>Delightful Cheesecake</text>
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              <text>Delightful Cheesecake                    yield 9
Exchange per Ser. = 1/8 Bread, 1/4 fruit, 1/2 meat,  55 calorie
                                                      each.
    (4 squares crushed)                    (12oz. carton)
4 T graham cracker crumbs             1 1/2 cups        Cheese
                                          nonfat cottage
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin        3 med. eggs or 2
1/2 cups water                            separated

1 cups low calorie crushed pineapple  2 Tbs unsweetened
Juice from pineapple 3/4 cups            lemon juice

1 tsp vanilla extract                 3 pkgs Sweet &amp; Low
1/4 tsp salt                             or sweetner to equal
1/4 cups skim or 2% milk                 1 1/2 cups sugar

Back:
Sprinkle 3 T of the graham cracker crumbs on
bottom of 9" pan set aside. Soften gelatin in
1/2 cup water. Bring the 3/4 cup pineapple juice to
a boil and stir in gelatin. Set aside to cool. Beat
cottage cheese on high speed Apt. 3-4 min until nearly
smooth. Mix the egg yolks, milk, lemon juice, sweetner,
vanilla, and salt blend into cottage cheese at low speed.
Blend in by hand the crushed pineapple. Beat egg
whites until stiff, fold whites into pineapple gelatin mixture
fold this into pineapple mixture. Spoon over graham
crumbs, top with remaining graham cracker crumbs
   3-4 hrs to set.

---

# Delightful Cheesecake

*Yield: 9 servings </text>
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              <text> Exchange per serving: 1/8 Bread, 1/4 Fruit, 1/2 Meat, 55 calories each*

## Ingredients

- 4 Tbsp graham cracker crumbs (4 squares crushed)
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup low calorie crushed pineapple
- 3/4 cup juice from pineapple
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup skim or 2% milk
- 1 1/2 cups nonfat cottage cheese (12 oz carton)
- 3 medium eggs, separated (or 2, separated)
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened lemon juice
- 3 pkgs Sweet &amp; Low, or sweetener to equal 1 1/2 cups sugar

## Instructions

1. Sprinkle 3 Tbsp of the graham cracker crumbs on the bottom of a 9" pan and set aside.
2. Soften gelatin in 1/2 cup water.
3. Bring the 3/4 cup pineapple juice to a boil and stir in gelatin. Set aside to cool.
4. Beat cottage cheese on high speed approximately 3–4 minutes until nearly smooth.
5. Mix the egg yolks, milk, lemon juice, sweetener, vanilla, and salt; blend into cottage cheese at low speed.
6. Blend in by hand the crushed pineapple.
7. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold whites into pineapple gelatin mixture, then fold this into pineapple mixture.
8. Spoon over graham crumbs; top with remaining graham cracker crumbs.
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