Nannys Grape Salad Food

NANNY'S GRAPE SALAD

Steps:

• Place pecans in a skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir until pecans are toasted and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into a heatproof bowl; stir to prevent nuts from overcooking.
• Beat sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla extract together with an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth. Fold in pecans and grapes. Stir gently until grapes are coated.

NANNY'S COCA COLA SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple and cherries; reserve juice.
• Heat 1-1/2 cups of reserved juice; most of the 1-1/2 cups should be pineapple juice and just a little cherry juice.
• Dissolve Jell-O in heated juice; add softened cream cheese; whip.
• Add pineapple, cherries, and pecans.
• Stir in Cola.
• Chill until firm.
• The ounce sizes are guesses; it is the big can of cherry and pineapple; the Jell-O is the small box. When I make it I will look at sizes and edit.

GRAPE-NUTS CUSTARD IN NANNY'S MEMORY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine the cereal, salt and milk while preparing the remainder.
• Grease with butter a 2.5 qt casserole dish.
• In a small bowl or 2 cup measuring cup combine the eggs, vanilla and sugar. Mix until thoroughly combined and emulsified.
• Pour the cereal and milk mixture into a mixing bowl and add the egg and sugar mixture. Stir well though do not allow to get overly foamy.
• Pour into the greased casserole and bake 60 minutes. This is done when a knife inserted halfway from the edge to the middle comes out clean.
• Do not attempt to overbake, it will appear underdone in the middle. Carry over cooking will handle that. Overcooked and it makes a nice albeit sweet hockey puck!