Carol and James did good again with their TDBT4thOJCC soiree. I'm going to guess at about 25 attendees had hamburgers and hot-dogs and potato salad and beans and fruit salad and salad salad and macaroni and cheese and baked beans and I didn't take pictures of all the food like I did last November cause I was lazy I guess. We didn't get all the food ate, but we did make a nice dent in it. There was cakes and pies and pudding and jello and marshmellows, and we didn't get all the desserts ate either, but a good dent was put in them as well.
Linda made a dessert that nobody knew what it was or who made it, but nobody said they didn't like it, even though I was not armed. Linda was asked for the recipe, and since she don't keep things like that a secret, she will tell me what's in it, and how much, and I will relay that information to the 4 readers of TRUE ???? in this issue of TRUE ????.
She couldn't tell me a name for this dessert, but since it is my favorite dessert, I'm calling it "That Damn Good Chocolate Peanut Butter Stuff.". I hope everybody remembers what I said in a previous issue of TRUE ???? about stuff in here that has a * by it. If you plan to make this dessert, you will need to REMEMBER those *.
I have thoroughly checked with Merriam-Websters Eleventh Edition of Somewhat Scarce and Unusual Recipes-How to Decipher Ambiguous Descriptions of Ingredients, and A Conversion Table of Little Known Ingredient Amounts.(ie. a smidgin = 1/4 teaspoon)
Here is what you need, NOT counting bowls pans, mixers, knives, forks, spoons, and such. *A big bag of chocolate cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies. (Websters knows this as "OREOS". You will need 20 Oreos.)--*2 Tablespoons Butter.(melted) (Websters says you can substitute Margarine but it won't be as good.)--*1 package of cream cheese.(Websters says this is 8 ounces, softened) *1/2 cup peanut butter.(Websters says it MUST be EXTRA CRUNCHY peanut butter, or it won't be any good at all) *1-1/2 cups confectioners sugar.(Websters says that is commonly known by those who can't or don't cook, as "powdered sugar" and must be divided). Websters gave me no help at all on what divided means, but Linda said look at the rest of the recipe, which I don't have time to do, which is one reason I don't cook, so lot's of luck. * 1 carton frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided. (Websters says that is 16 ounces, and it CANNOT be frozen AND thawed, so we must assume it was whipped within an inch of it's life by Cool Whip, which thawed it out, and you are again on your own as to the meaning of "divided"). *15 miniature peanut butter cups, chopped. (Websters says that is Reeses Pieces, and you already know what "chopped" means.) *1 cup cold milk. (Websters has no idea why it has to be cold milk, so just do it.) * 1 package instant chocolate fudge pudding mix. (Websters says that is 3.9 ounces, and must be instant unless you want to be all night making this stuff.
THIS IS HOW YOU PUT IT TOGETHER...
* Crush 16 cookies. (Websters recommends driving over them with a half-track, if you have access to one) (Authors note:) be sure to double bag them in pillowcases because the store bag they are in will not withstand the tank treads of the half-track..* Toss with the butter. (Websters recommends not making the toss more than 5 feet high, so it will be easier to catch them in the bottom of an ungreased 9 inch square dish, * then press this into the bottom of the dish. * In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, and 1 cup confectioners sugar until smooth. *Fold in half of the whipped topping.(Websters suggests you ask a bona fide cook what that means, if you don't know, cause neither Websters or I know what it means. *Spread over the crust. Sprinkle with peanut butter cups.
In another mixing bowl, beat the milk, pudding mix, and the remaining confectioners sugar on low speed for 2 minutes. * Fold in remaining whipped topping. Spread over peanut butter cups. * Crush remaining cookies. * Sprinkle over the top. * Cover and chill for at least 3 hours.
Yield is 12-16 servings. What LInda brought to the pot luck last time was double this recipe.
Pat R, Pat J, and Linda celebrated their birthdays this morning. Pat R showed she is not getting older by dancing on the tables, and Darlene gyrated some on the floor next to Pat, but she couldn't be coaxed onto a table. When Sally sat down at the table she laid a pistol on the table in front of her. It was green and cantaloupe camouflage, so it's possible she took it away from a Hells Angel who was bent on relieving a Pennsylvania farmer of a cantaloupe
Chester bought him a boat up there in Yankee land, with plans to leave it there for his use when they are up there escaping the Texas heat. I think maybe he has decided that since he tripped over a golf tee, and can no longer lift his bag of golf clubs, he maybe is ready to take up fishing. Since noodling (grappling) has been made legal in Texas, he might want to think about bringing the boat to Texas. Sally could fly each way, and Chester could pull the boat behind his scooter, as I'm sure it has plenty of power. He could actually save a lot of money on gasoline and fishing tackle by noodling here, which I have it on good authority only requires a pair of leather gloves
to grab the fish with, or save even more by rounding up a left handed fishing buddy, and split the cost of the gloves. Come to think of it, the 112 degrees here yesterday makes Pennsylvania sound "not so bad" to even this die hard Texan.
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