The Famous Woolworth Ice Box Cheesecake
Woolworth Ice Box Cheesecake: A classic no-bake dessert that's quick to prepare and loved by all generations, this is the original HARVEST HOUSE CAFETERIA ICE BOX CHEESECAKE.
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 pound graham cracker crumbs
- 8 ounces margarine
- 1 ounce supertine sugar
Filing:
- 1 pound cream cheese
- 1 pound sugar ounce vanilla
- 8 ounces royal lemon gelatin
- 10 ounces boiling water
- 10 ounces cold water
- 1 pound 10 ounces chilled evaporated milk (chilled at least 24 hours)
Instructions
- To make crust, blend graham cracker crumbs with melted margarine and sugar.
- Press all but eight ounces around sides and bottom of full size steam table pan, saving remainder for top of cake.
- To make filling, cream together sugar and cream cheese. Add vanilla and mix another three minutes.
- Scrape once during mixing.
- Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add cold water. Cool to 75 degrees. Do not allow to congeal.
- Chill mixing bowl and wire whip. Whip milk, about three minutes, until it peaks.
- Add gelatin mixture and mix 30 seconds.
- Add cream cheese mixture and mix 30 seconds.
- Pour into crumb lined pan.
- Sprinkle remaining crumbs over top of cheese mix.
- Mixture should be about ΒΌ inch from top of pan.
- Refrigerate overnight.