It's been a long time since I've posted in this thread. Two things made me think about posting in her again, the recent post for help about what to cook for a guest and my dad has moved in with me and in doing so while packing him up we found a box containing all of his mother's recipes. My dad has also, after a number of years of not, started to cook again.

A couple of weekends ago he made an apple pie with my girls. My younger daughter was so cute, she posted on her Facebook page that "making apple pie with my grandpa, weird because I hate pie." This week he made chicken soup by taking a whole chicken and cutting it up and putting it in a pressure cooker with all the vegetables, spices and some water and a few sort minutes later... poof an amazing chicken soup. He plans on making an onion soup soon too. However the next thing he is going to make is one of MY childhood favorites and something that when I was growing up he would never let us watch him make. We thought this dessert was sooooo hard to make and it is just the opposite. It is probably the easiest thing in the world, which is why he never wanted us to see. The hardest part is the waiting overnight for it to be ready to eat.

Ice Box Cake
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Ingredients:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
1pkg. (9 oz.) Nabisco FAMOUS Chocolate Wafers (comes in a Yellow Box and they are usually in the ICE CREAM section not the cookie section)


How to make Whipped Cream Topping
Sometimes, cooks complain that their cream doesn’t whip. An older cream (check the date on the container) whips better than newer cream, and the bowl and beater should be well chilled before using.

2 cup very cold heavy whipping cream
¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Speak of salt

In a cold mixer bowl, combine all the ingredients and whip until the cream is stiff and forms well-defined peaks. Don’t walk away and leave this while it is beating, though, for the mixture can turn into butter in a matter of seconds.

Directions:
  1. Whip the cream (see above instructions)
  2. SPREAD 1-1/2 tsp. whipped cream onto each wafer; stack, then stand on edge on serving platter. Frost with remaining whipped cream.
  3. COVER the plate (while trying not to touch the whipped cream) with plastic wrap.
  4. REFRIGERATE 4 hours.
  5. CUT into diagonal slices to serve.
This is a VERY rich dessert so you don't need to cut large pieces. Everyone wants to have a large piece, but once you try it, you'll understand a small bite goes a long way. On these HOT, HOT, HOT summer days, this is a great treat.