July 4th. . .and for dessert

PINEAPPLE BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 (#2)can crushed pineapple(can use naturally sweetened/heavy syrup)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 beaten eggs

Mix dry ingredients together. Stir in pineapple, eggs, and vanilla. Add pecans and blend well together. Pour in to a jelly roll pan that has been well greased and floured. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Let cool on rack while preparing icing.

Icing
8 oz pkg cream cheese
2 T butter
1 pound powdered sugar
3 tsp vanilla
1/2 chopped pecans

Blend cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar. Add vanilla. Mix well and spread on warm cake. Then sprinkle with chopped pecans. Cur warm cake and then refrigerate to cool.

PINEAPPLE ICEBOX PIE
1/2 pound vanilla wafers
1/2 c BUTTER
1 1/2 to 2 cups powdered sugar
2 eggs
1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 pint whipping cream

Crush wafers and put half on bottom of a Pyrex pie plate. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Beat until smooth and creamy. Pour over crumbs in pie plate. Whip the cream and add the pineapple. Pour over butter and sugar mixture. Cover with rest of crumbs. Place in the refrigerator overnight.

Mock Apple Pie

When our son was just an infant I decided to make an extra effort to place some traditions in our lives. My husband loves apple pie. So I made this pie and he ate all but the slice I had. When I told him it was made from crackers he didn't believe me until I made another and he watched.

Now I am not sure if he really didn't believe me or he was willing game to jump on the "let's eat all the pie I want bandwagon".....hmmmm.

Regardless. This is a wonderful dessert