Summary
A layered strawberry-jello dessert with pineapple, marshmallows, and a whipped cream-cheese topping, attributed to Glenice Seigel, handwritten in pencil on a ruled index card.
Key contents
Ingredients: - 2 boxes strawberry jello - 1/2 c. boiling water - 1 c. white sugar - Juice from 1 medium (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple (reserve the pineapple itself for later) - 6–16(?) large marshmallows (quantity partly obscured — legible as a number followed by "large marshmallows") - 2 packages Dream Whip - 1 large package Philadelphia cream cheese
Method: - Boil the jello/sugar/pineapple-juice mixture for 3 minutes, then add the crushed pineapple and marshmallows; cool until slightly set. - Beat 2 packages Dream Whip and 1 large package Philadelphia cream cheese; fold into the jello mixture. - Place in a large flat dish and chill until firm.
Attribution: "(Glenice Seigel)" is written in parentheses at the bottom of the card, identifying the source of the recipe.
Physical artifact: Handwritten in pencil on a ruled index card, torn/perforated left edge (spiral-bound origin), light staining and age-toning around the edges.
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