Cool Recipes for Aug. heat....

When temperatures soar and I’m weak from the heat, there’s one consolation, I still love to eat.
Our Favorite Italian Recipes, Central Coast Italian Catholic Federation 1974. This light peach recipe can be made in the early morning hours before the heat of the day and stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Choose a variety of peach with easily removed pits.

Pesci Piemontese, Baked Peaches:
Mary 1974
7 medium peaches
1 ¼ tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
5 crushed macaroons
½ teaspoon vanilla flavoring
Cut 6 peaches into halves. Remove pits and scoop out a little of the pulp. Remove all pulp from the extra peach. Mash the pulp and add the sugar, butter, egg, macaroons and vanilla flavoring. Blend well and fill each peach half with the mixture. Place in a well-buttered baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Serve hot or cold. This will make six servings.

Tropical Fruit Float:
Marilyn, 1972
Combine into a bowl the following fruits:
2 cans (11 oz. size)
mandarin organs
1 can (1 lb. 4 oz.)
pineapple chunks or tidbits
1 can (about 1 lb.) papaya
or mango or fresh fruit
1 to 1 ½ cups
fresh orange juice
Mix together and chill well.
At serving time ladle fruit mixture into individual bowls. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and pass toasted coconut.
Toasted coconut as follows:
Place 1 ½ cups shredded or flaked coconut in a shallow pan. Set in 350 degree oven for 5-7 minutes. Stir or shake coconut to toast evenly.

Pickled Zucchini:
Donna & Marie from
Healthy Hearts.
8 cups of thinly sliced green
or yellow zucchini
or combination of both
2 large sweet onions,
sliced or chopped
1 green, red
or yellow bell pepper,
sliced or chopped
Mix all together in a large bowl, sprinkle with one tablespoon salt, toss well, & set aside.
Mix in a large sauce pan:
1 cup vinegar
1 ¾ cup sugar
½ teaspoon celery seed
½ teaspoon mustard seed
May substitute celery salt or dry mustard.
Bring to a boil & remove from heat.
Pour zucchini mix into hot liquid & stir well.
Return to heat & bring to a boil, remove immediately from heat.
Pour into large bowl & refrigerate until well chilled.
For a small group, this recipe can be divided in half.
Clothes line Hints: After washing cotton or silk gloves, rinse them by holding them under the cold water faucet so the fingers are inflated with water. Then let them drip dry on the same line and they will dry without twisted fingers… Insert a teaspoon in the toe of your nylons when hanging them on the line to prevent blowing and snagging. Our Favorite Italian Recipes, 1974.