13 x 9 inch Pyrex dish. Bring 1 can of Diet Coke to a boil. Use Coke as you liquid to dissolve your Jello. Pour Jello into a dish to jell. Combine pineapple juice, black cherry juice and Diet Coke to bring the liquid to 3 cups. Add to Jello. Add crushed pineapple and black cherries to Jello. Chi

Take 2 boxes of cherry Jello and mix well with 2 1/2 cups of boiling water. Stir until dissolved. Add 1 box of frozen strawberries and add 1 1/2 pints of ice cream. Stir until ice cream and strawberries are dissolved and Jello is set.

Mix together cucumbers, onions and salt. Soak 3 hours, drain. Mix 1 cup vinegar and 1 1/4 cup sugar, bring to boil, then let cool. Mix together. Place in containers and freeze.

Dissolve jello in water and add remaining ingredient.s Pour 1/2 mixture in mold. Let set in refrigerator. Spread sour cream, then pour remaining mixture on top and refrigerate until set.

Spread almonds in a baking pan and toast in a 350 oven for about 8 minutes, shaking pan occasionally. Let cool. Line a rimmed 10x15 inch pan with wax paper, covering bottom and sides of pan. Place chocolate chips or candy coating in the top of a double boiler. Add shrotening, stir

Dissolve package of orange jello in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1/2 cup cold water. Repeat with cherry and lime jello. Let set up overnight in refrigerator. (Should be 3 different pans.) Dissolve lemon jello and 1/4 cup sugar in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1/2 cup cold pineapple juice. Let set in larg

Mix strawberries in Jello and hot water. Add bananas and pineapples. Put half of mix into an oblong pan. Let sit. Pour sour cream evenly and put the rest of the mixture on top. Refrigerate.

Sprinkle Jello on top of Cool Whip. Blend in sour cream by hand. Drain fruit and add. Refrigerate.

Mix Jello with hot water. Stir in orange juice and cool. Add oranges and pineapple to mixture and pour into dish and congeal.

For crust, combine crumbs, sugar and butter in a bowl and mix well. Press crumb mixture firmly into bottom of 10 inch spring form pan and 2 inches up sides. Bake in moderate oven, 350 degrees for 10 minutes. For filling beat together cream cheese and sugar until light a

Combine chocolate wafer crumbs, 2 tbsp. sugar and melted butter. Press into bottom of 9 inch spring form pan. Bake in moderate oven, 350 degrees, for 10 minutes. Cool. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees. Have cream cheese at room temperature. Beat in large mixing bo

In heavy, medium sized pan, over low heat, melt chips with sweetened condensed milk. Remove from heat, divide into 2 bowls. To one bowl, add almond liquer and almond extract, To the other bowl,add orange flavored liquer. Chill 1 hour. Shape into one inch balls.Roll in coating. Chi

COMBINE BUTTER, COCOA AND BUTTERMILK IN A SMALL PAN AND BRING TO A BOIL. POUR OVER POWDERED SUGAR AND MARSHMALLOWS. BEAT UNTIL SMOOTH. SREAD ON CAKE.

Combine all ingredients in non metal bowl. Stir until sugar and soft drink mix are dissolved. Spoon into custard or paper cups. Freeze until firm, about 3 hours.

*Never give honey to a child under 2 years. Beat ingredients together until blended. Fill popsicle molds or paper cups and popsicle sticks. Freeze 24 hours. Makes 8 (1/2 cup) servings. Counts as fruit serving CCFP. They taste much better than they sound.

Mash bananas. Mix with peanut butter and honey. Roll into balls. Freeze in covered container.

Put 1/2 of a small banana into a blender container. Add 3/4 cup milk. Cover blender. Run it on low for 10 seconds. Put 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate into a small bowl or a cup. Add 2 teaspoons honey to the cup. Stir to mix them well and melt the orange juice. Add the honey mixtur

Preheat oven to 350. Mix butter and cake mix. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons water and blend. Dough needs to be stiff but mixes vary so more water may be needed. Add by drops. Roll dough on floured surface then cut out cookies. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 5-8 minutes.

Using a fork, smash banana in a small bowl. Pour milk and yogurt into shaking jar. Spoon banana into shaking jar. Cover jar tightly and shake vigorously. Pour into frosty mug for a great summer refresher.

Pour milk into large bowl. Add pudding mix. Beat with whisk until well blended, 1 to 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in whipped topping and half of crushed cookies. Place 1 tablespoon crushed cookies into cups. Fill cups 3/4 full with pudding mixture. Top with remaining crushed cookies. Re

Dissolve Jello, Kool-Aid and sugar in boiling water. Add the cold water and freeze. May use 3 ounce Dixie cups and put popsicle sticks in each.

Spray the inside of a brown paper grocery bag with Pam (or non-stick spray). Put 3 quarts of popcorn in bag. Mix in microwave safe container (4 cup glass measuring cup works well) the sugar, syrup, margarine and salt. Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Stir well. Microwave additional 2 minutes on

Blend and pour over popped popcorn mix. Bake at 250 degrees for 40 minutes. Stir and spread on a sheet of waxed paper to cool. Aide

Melt chocolate. Stir in peanuts or raisins. Drop onto wax paper in mounds. Let cool.

Measure peanut butter, juice and "Sweet-One" in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high 30 seconds. Remove from microwave and stir until smooth. Insert toothpicks in the end of each apple slice. Dip each side of apple into peanut butter mixture. Roll in crushed cereal. Serve immediately.

Spread half of the crackers with peanut butter. Top each with a second cracker. In the top of a double boiler, melt butterscotch chips. Dip sandwich cookies into butterscotch. Place on waxed paper to set.

Cream together eggs and sugar; add cream. Although you do not have to. I prefer to heat the mixture to the boiling point, add the vanilla, then cool. Add clean-fluffy snow to the mixture until you set the consistency of ice cream.

Prepare mix as directed on box. Fill cones 2/3 full with batter. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20-25 minutes. Cool, frost and decorate.

Melt oleo and marshmallows over hot water. Add vanilla. Pour over popcorn. Moisten hands with cold water and form into balls.

Work together the peanut butter, powdered sugar, Rice Krispies and margarine. Make into balls. Refrigerate, when firm dip in melted chips and paraffin.

Mix all ingredients. Stir until dissolved. Add 2 cups cold water. Stir. Makes 18 tupperware popsicles.

Prepare cake mix per directions on box. Spoon batter into flat bottom ice cream cones (1/2 full). Microwave on high for 20-25 seconds. Eat as is or frost first.

Dissolve Jello in boiling water. Add vinegar. Dissolve Knox in cold water. Add Jello in Knox water. Pour into a 9 x 13 inch pan and refrigerate. Cut into squares. Kids can eat the Jello squares with their fingers, not messy.

Cut apple in half. Carefully, cut out the core of the apple. Spread peanut butter where the core used to be and over surface of apple. Sprinkle raisins over the peanut butter. This is a great snack for the little ones I babysit.

Mix pudding with the milk and then combine all other ingredients except for cookies. Layer half of the crushed cookies into bottom of baking pan or casserole dish. Cover with pudding mixture. Chill. Can be made a day ahead of time. Put in clay pot and top with gummy worms in and on top.

Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Place cones in muffin tins. Fill with batter 3/4 full. Have an adult bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Cool. Frost and decorate!

Place all ingredients into saucepan (have an adult do this). Stir over medium heat. Bring to a full boil. Stir into 1 large bowl of popped corn. Stir well.

Mash banana. Add applesauce. Stir in yogurt. Eat! instant goodness. Serves 1.

Mix ingredients form into balls. Roll in sesame seeds. Eat. NOTE: sesame seeds are cheaper in bulk at a health food store you can get unsweetened coconut there too.

Fill celery stalks with peanut butter and put raisins in a line on top of peanut butter. They look like ants or a log. Kids love them.