The older I get, the more I appreciate Mom, her grandmothering efforts, and all she did to pull off meals for family gatherings. Family meals are often rushed due to busy schedules of children and grandchildren. The grandmother has to consider food that can be put on the table somewhat easily and will be eaten (tolerated) by the little people. What can you do to make the meal (or dessert) a bit special or memorable for the little ones? A lot of thought goes into what seems like just one more meal for multiple people.
Over the years Mom went through phases when she'd try out something different. One phase was the cake iced with Cool Whip. It was really a very good idea - portable if you're taking it to someone's house, a child can help ice the cake, the icing wasn't quite as sweet as traditional icing - and it was a bit different from a traditional cake.
August 1977* - Mom brought Michael's birthday cake - a Cool Whip cake
A friend joined us for the celebration
Wonder what Dad's thinking about two young boys with lit matches?
November 1979 - Mom & Adam with Cool Whip cake
in kitchen at North Oak Street
A grandson did a sleepover with us recently. His family joined us for dinner the next day. He made a cake to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. We put green swirls in the cake batter. The idea was to use Cool Whip to ice the middle and top of the cake. Our grandson got very creative and decided to do it his own way. That's a rainbow on top. The middle and bottom half were iced with Cool Whip. He added many green embellishments. He was excited to share it with his family. The cake was pretty tasty. I don't know if he'll remember his Cool Whip cake, but I will.
*August 1977 - in the dining room at North Street before repainting, remodeling & new curtains. The bookcase was moved to the basement, turned upside down, and became a room divider. We still have that Joy of Cooking cookbook. Many of the other books in the bookcase were given away when we moved across country.
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