dessert recipes

Boston Cream Loaf


candies, desserts

3 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup thick cream
1 cup white karo syrup
3/4 cup walnuts; chopped
1/2 jar maraschino cherries chopped

Boil sugar, cream and syrup together to medium soft-ball stage. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Beat, add walnuts and cherries. Beat until stiff; pour into 2 buttered 8 inch square pans. Cool in refrigerator. Cut into small squares Makes 2 to 3 dozen squares. SOURCE: 1979 New Orleans Times-Picayune Recipe Contest Cookbook Typed for you by Nancy Coleman