Peach Squares Recipe by Ruth Paget
Serves 6
Ingredients:
-1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
-1 ½ tablespoons melted butter
-1 teaspoon cinnamon
-1 (8.5-ounce) can sliced peaches
– drained with liquid reserved
-1 (1-ounce) envelope lime-flavored gelatin
-6 drained maraschino cherries
Steps:
1-Combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and cinnamon.
2-Add the liquid from the peaches to water to form 1½ cups. Heat this liquid over medium heat and add lime gelatin. Stir liquid to thoroughly dissolve gelatin.
3-Chill gelatin until it is thickened. Once thickened, mix in the peaches.
4-Place the gelatin mixture in an 8-inch square pan. Sprinkle the graham cracker mixture on top of the gelatin and press down to firmly anchor the graham cracker crumbs.
5-Arrange cherries so that each serving will have one in the center. Chill the gelatin until firm and cut into 6 square servings.
Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s
By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
