WONDERFUL WOOLWORTH ICE BOX CHEESECAKE

WONDERFUL WOOLWORTH ICE BOX CHEESECAKE
Light and refreshing icebox dessert made famous by Woolworth’s lunch counter back in the 1960’s.

INGREDIENTS:

1 (3 ounce) package lemon Jell-O

1 cup boiling water

8 ounces cream cheese, light

1 cup granulated sugar

4 Tablespoons lemon juice ( less if you don’t want to much lemon)

1 can Carnation Evaporated milk, well chilled

Graham crackers, crushed

DIRECTIONS:

Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water. Cool until slightly thickened.

Beat cream cheese, sugar and lemon juice with mixer until smooth. Add thickened Jell-O and beat well.

In a separate bowl, beat the Carnation milk until fluffy. Add cream cheese/Jell-O mixture and beat well with mixer.

line bottom of 9 x 13-pan with crushed Graham crackers …