PEACH SUPREME - 1979

Talking About Cooking
Langley Air Force Base
Langley Officers' Wives' Club
1978-1979
Hampton, Virginia

I've gotten behind in my posts! I have several recipes that I will be posting in the next few days that I used for my niece's baby shower a few weeks ago. The first... JELLO!!

I checked out the History of Jello on the internet and read that the concept started in 1845. The name Jell-O didn't come to pass until 1897 and the product didn't really 'gel' until around 1902.

Trivia: The first four Jell-O flavors were orange, lemon, strawberry, and raspberry. Lime was introduced in 1930.

Trivia: Did you know that the people of Salt Lake City consume more lime-flavored gelatin than any other city in the United States?

Most of the retro recipe books I have include multiple recipes that include Jell-O recipes. The recipe book "Talking About Cooking" put together by the Langley Air Force Base Officer's Wives Club (1978-1979) is no exception. I counted at least eight!

Peach Supreme

1 (6 oz.) pkg. cream cheese (softened)
1/2 C. sour cream
1/2 large carton Cool Whip
1 1/2 C. sliced fresh peaches (or frozen)
1 small pkg. Peach Jello (dry)
1 1/2 C. crushed pineapple (drained)

Remove skin from peaches and slice. While the peaches are setting, sprinkle 2 T. lemon juice over them. Blend the softened cream cheese with the sour cream, and the Cool Whip. Fold remaining ingredients into cheese mixture. Place in an 8x8" dish and refrigerate for at least an hour or more. May be used as a salad or a dessert. Serves 8.
--Jan Christiansen (Mrs. V.R.)
366 Tactical Fighter Wing,
Mt. Home FB, Idaho

I had forgotten how good Jell-O can be! This was really, really good and a hit at the baby shower!

A few years ago, I tried a Jell-O recipe similar to this one. But, I wanted to make it diet-friendly for my husband. (We were only dating then.) So, I used dry SUGAR FREE Jell-O instead. Unfortunately, Russ remembers this as one of the greatest food disasters of all time for me. Fortunately, there have been very few cooking disasters (salt pork was even worse than the Jello but we won't talk about that.) Even more fortunately, he married me anyway. :) So take my word for it... you cannot substitute with sugar-free Jell-O.