# Forgotten desserts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [June 11, 2021, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024 "2021-06-11T05:42:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/122 "2021-06-14T23:40:06Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > I misread this as “salad bras.” Mmmmmmm, sounds tasty! 😋 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/123 "2021-06-14T23:46:04Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > So no molded raspberry kale salad with for you, then? Topped with mayonnaise, maybe? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/124 "2021-06-14T23:49:25Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Topped with mayonnaise, maybe? 🤨 Mayonnaise, sliced bananas, and maraschino cherries. mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/125 "2021-06-14T23:53:36Z")
I’m not sure if it’s a dessert or not… Get some fresh cranberries, food process them into flecks. (At this point, my female relatives add sweetener to the flecks in the food processor, but I don’t) Chop some pecans, set aside. Cut granny smith apples into bite size pieces, set aside. Make some red jellow—strawberry, cherry, raspberry, whatever you like. Add the above, mix well. Top with whipped cream or reasonable facsimile. ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jungian_camisole1/32/3646_2.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole1)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/126 "2021-06-14T23:56:04Z")
This thread made me think of the Jello pies from the 70’s. You made whatever flavor gelatin you wanted. Before it sets completely, you stirred in a tub of Cool Whip then poured it into a graham cracker crust. I was partial to the orange version. > **[Jello Pie](https://spaceshipsandlaserbeams.com/no-bake-strawberry-jello-pie/)** > > Creamy whipped cream and the delicious flavor of jello all on top of a buttery graham crust make this a delightful treat year-round. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/127 "2021-06-15T00:02:13Z")
Jell-O pudding mixed with Cool Whip makes a dandy frosting. As my SO and I are diabetics, I use sugar free pudding. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/128 "2021-06-15T00:04:27Z")
Take Jello (cooked) chocolate pudding, put in in a pre-baked shortcrust pie crust to cool and top with Cool-Whip (nowadays I would use real whipped cream). Bingo! 70’s french silk pie. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/129 "2021-06-15T00:07:13Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > Mayonnaise, sliced bananas, and maraschino cherries. mmmm. Ummmmmm, no. I’ll pass on that, thanks. 🤢 ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/130 "2021-06-15T01:44:27Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > My grandmother’s collection of recipes – which I have carefully conserved – included things like threshing day dinners (served at noon to a passel of neighboring farmers who were traveling from farm to farm with the threshing machines and teams of horses). "Kill, pluck, and dress twelve hens … " Also how to make soap, sausage, and yes, candy. I absolutely love to read old recipes like that. If you ever care to share the images, I would enjoy them very much. ---
**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/131 "2021-06-15T01:46:00Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > The worst one was lemon Jello with shredded carrots in it. I love orange Jello with shredded carrots and sometimes pineapple. Topped with a dollop of mayo. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/132 "2021-06-15T04:04:55Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > I have a Whip’n Chill cookbook that has recipes for prune whip and Charlotte Russe. All three are gone–Whip’n Chill for good reason. As a kid, I used to love Whip’n Chill! It was like milk chocolate mousse for American kids who didn’t know any better. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/133 "2021-06-15T04:22:20Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > As a kid, I used to love Whip’n Chill! It was like milk chocolate mousse for American kids who didn’t know any better. Mom wouldn’t buy it, but I had it at a friend’s house and loved it. About 10 years ago, my sister found a site that imported it from Canada and sent me a package for my birthday. Ugh. It was chemically and cloying. I just looked it up on Amazon. It’s no longer available, but here’s the list of ingredients for the vanilla kind: > sugar, nonfat milk, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, modified food starch, gelatin, propylene glycol monostearate, sodium caseinate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydrogenated soybean oil, acetylated monoglycerides, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (coconut and palm kernel oils), cellulose gum, soy lecithin, artificial flavor, salt, mono- and diglycerides, cellulose gel, Yellow 5, BHA (preservative), Yellow 6, natural flavor, citric acid (preservative) Yum. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/134 "2021-06-15T04:39:04Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > As a kid, I used to love Whip’n Chill! It was like milk chocolate mousse for American kids who didn’t know any better. I remember the commercial for Whip ‘n’ Chill where some kids were arguing over what it was. One snooty girl (in specs, I think) said in a faux British accent “It’s obviously an elegant French mousse!” Yeah, right. 🥺 ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/135 "2021-06-15T17:32:51Z")
A _long_ time ago we hosted a very elderly family member and served them sour-cream raisin pie. I never had it before or since, but this thread is making me think I should try it again. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/136 "2021-06-15T17:38:00Z")
I had a Russian girlfriend who snacked on raisins in sour cream. She’d just dump a handful in a container of smetana and stir. I’ve done this too on occasion. The combination of sweet and sour is quite tasty! ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/137 "2021-06-15T17:46:31Z")
How about a nice bowl of [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7tWuG2oPL3o/hqdefault.jpg "Lime Jell-O Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tWuG2oPL3o) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/138 "2021-06-15T17:54:08Z")
I wonder if you can still find Milnot…No Bake Cheesecake was mighty tasty. [https://www.cooks.com/recipe/vc85o72e/milnot-miracle-cheesecake.html](https://www.cooks.com/recipe/vc85o72e/milnot-miracle-cheesecake.html) ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/139 "2021-06-15T18:00:56Z")
If I’m reading the googles properly, yes, you can still get some, such as > **[Amazon.com : Milnot Condensed Milk, 12-Ounce (Pack of 8) : Sweetened Condensed...](https://www.amazon.com/Milnot-Condensed-Milk-12-Ounce-Pack/dp/B0047YYTUM)** > > Amazon.com : Milnot Condensed Milk, 12-Ounce (Pack of 8) : Sweetened Condensed Milk : Grocery & Gourmet Food But it appears the producer is no longer doing business. > **[Seneca's Milnot plant up for auction, sale](https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/senecas-milnot-plant-up-for-auction-sale/article_0b3f4fd1-2e2a-50ae-9b62-43daa83ba7cb.html)** > > SENECA, Mo. — Harry Davis & Co., a Pennsylvania-based auction and appraisal service that specializes in dairy and food operations, has announced it will facilitate the sale of the Milnot Of course, it’s not like there aren’t a ton of other condensed milks on the market. But it’s sad to see a brand you’ve used in the past fall by the wayside. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/140 "2021-06-15T18:11:38Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > Of course, it’s not like there aren’t a ton of other condensed milks on the market. But it’s sad to see a brand you’ve used in the past fall by the wayside. This says Milnot is “filled milk,” different from evaporated…substituting might work but the taste will be different. > **[Filled milk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filled_milk)** > > Filled milk is any milk, cream, or skim milk that has been reconstituted with fats, usually vegetable oils, from sources other than dairy cows. Pure evaporated filled milk is generally considered unsuitable for drinking because of its particular flavor, but is equivalent to unadulterated evaporated milk for baking and cooking purposes. Other filled milk products with substituted fat are used to make ice cream, sour cream, whipping cream, and half-and-half substitutes among other dairy produc In... ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2021, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024/141 "2021-06-15T18:17:30Z")
Hmmm. The linked recipe only called it evaporated milk, so I may have missed some nuance. Considering the rest of the flavor profile, I wouldn’t be sure it would be detectable with an entire package of lemon gelatin and the cream cheese, but it might set up differently. Well, now we must impose upon you to do the work of an experimental kitchen scientist. Is it wrong for us to ask you to make and eat an entire no-bake cheesecake for the SDMB? It may be, but I feel we must ask! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-desserts/944024.md?page=8)