Cooking With Pineapple

20 ounces pineapple chunks in pineapple juice
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cups light brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons dark rum
2 sponge cake layers (7 inches in diameter each)
1/2 cup unblanched sliced almonds
1/3 cup shredded coconut
Drain juice from canned pineapple into small saucepan. Stir in cornstarch until dissolved. Add sugar and butter. Bring to a [...]

3 ounces cream cheese
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
2/3 cup shredded pineapple
1 cup small thin avocado slices
1/4 cup chopped dates
1 cup thinly sliced peaches
dash of salt
12 maraschino cherries, halved
Cream the cream cheese with a mixer then add 1/4 cup cream gradually, stirring until smooth. Add lemon juice and sugar. Whip [...]

1 1/2 cups vanilla wafers
1/2 cup chopped nuts
8 ounces candied fruit
2 1/2 cups crushed pineapple, drained
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
8 marshmallows
1/8 cup hot pineapple juice (reserved from crushed pineapple)
1 cup whipping cream
Dissolve marshmallows and hot pineapple juice; add all other ingredients except for cream; mix well. Whip heavy cream until stiff and fold into [...]

1/2 pound marshmallows
1/2 cup diced pineapple
12 candied cherries, sliced
3/4 cup sliced Brazil nut meats
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
6 candied cherries
6 whole Brazil nut meats
Cut marshmallows into 1/8’s with a wet knife. Combine with pineapple, cherries and sliced nuts. Fold whipped cream into marshmallow mixture. Chill for several hours and then pile into [...]

1 package coconut macaroon mix
2 cups commercial sour cream
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 cups cubed sweet fresh or canned pineapple
1 cup strawberries, sliced, drained, sweetened
Prepare macaroons as directed on package. Cool. Finely crumble 10 macaroons into a bowl; blend in sour cream and sugar. Cover and chill for two to three hours. [...]

1 package instant vanilla pudding
2/3 cups orange juice
9 ounces crushed pineapple
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
18 vanilla wafers
1/2 cup flaked coconut
Prepare vanilla pudding according to package directions using orange juice for the liquid. Add pineapple; fold in whipped cream and pile in sherbet glasses. Talk wafers around side; chill. Top with coconut flakes. [...]

20 ounces pineapple chunks
3 ounces lemon Jell-O
1 cup evaporated milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/3 cup mayonnaise
Drain pineapple; reserve syrup. Heat 1 cup pineapple syrup to boiling; pour over Jell-O. Stir to dissolve. Chill until thickened. Chill evaporated milk in freezer until crystals form; whip until stiff. [...]

1 pint strawberries
1/2 cup crushed pineapple and juice
2 tablespoon sugar
1 pint strawberry ice cream
Hull strawberries and crush. Cook pineapple sugar until sugar is dissolved. Cool slightly and pour over strawberries. Play some of mixture in bottom of parfait glasses; add small ball of ice cream; cover with strawberry mixture and add another [...]

20 ounces sliced pineapple
4 egg yolks
5 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon gelatin
1 tablespoon cold water
1 pint heavy cream
Beat egg yolks light. Add sugar and mix with 3/4 cups pineapple juice. Stir over heat until thick as cream. Remove from heat and add gelatin which has been soaked for five minutes and cold water. [...]

1 cup sour cream
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup mandarin oranges
1 pint orange ice or one lemon cream
Combine all ingredients except the ice and chill thoroughly. Spoon into parfait glasses alternating with lime or orange ice.