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Get into the reunion spirit (or soothe your Smith nostalgia) with these Smith-themed treats and DIY crafts.

Recipes (Courtesy of Smith College Dining Services)

MUD PIE

Mud Pie

  • 1 lb. and 6.5 oz Oreo cookie crumbs
  • 7.5 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 3 gal. coffee ice cream
  • 2 cups hot fudge
  • 1.25 and 1 Tbsp. whipped topping

 

  1. Add the Oreos to a food processor or blender and grind into fine crumbs. (You don’t need to remove the filling from the Oreos.)
  2. Add the Oreo crumbs to a bowl and combine with the melted butter.
  3. Pour the mixture into your pie pan or springform pan (grease to ensure no sticking) and press into an even layer on the bottom and up the sides.
  4. For a no-bake crust, you can refrigerate it for 30 minutes before adding your filling. If you are going to bake it, bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
  5. Spoon softened ice cream into pie shell and smooth the surface.
  6. Drizzle cooled fudge sauce over ice cream and freeze until fudge is firm (about 20 minutes).
  7. Whip topping. Cover each pie with whipped topping and return to freezer until ready to serve.
  8. Cut each pie into 10 slices. Makes 1 pie.

Cucumber and Yogurt Salad

 

Smith Dining Services Cucumber and Yogurt Salad Recipe

  • 10 heads leafy lettuce or mixed greens
  • 20 cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • 10 cups water
  • 2 1/2 cups vinegar
  • 10 teaspoons dill weed
  • 10 slices raw onion
  • 10 cups yogurt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • 1 tbsp. salt
  1. Put water, vinegar, dill, and onion in large jar or bowl.
  2. Add cucumber slices and marinate 30 minutes or longer. Drain.
  3. Mix yogurt, salt, pepper; stir cucumbers into the yogurt.
  4. Serve over beds of fresh lettuce leaves which have been washed, dried, and torn into bite-sized pieces.

 

 

 

 

Lemon Bars

  • 2 (14) oz cans of condensed milk
  • 1 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 cups unsalted butter
  • 2 1/2 cups light brown sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 cups oats rolled cereal
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. coarse salt
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
  1. Mix milk, lemon juice and grated lemon rind in a small bowl.
  2. Blend together butter, brown sugar, oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg to form a crust (save some for topping).
  3. Put crust mixture on the bottom of pan. Spread out evenly. Pour milk mixture on top of crust. Sprinkle remaining crumbs on top.
  4. Bake in an oven at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Makes 1.5 sheet pans.

Smith College Popovers

Smith College Dining Services Popovers Recipe

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup milk
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a popover pan with cooking spray.
  2. Place pan on center rack of oven and preheat for 2 minutes.
  3. Blend flour, salt, eggs, milk, and melted butter until it looks like heavy cream, about 1 to 2 mimutes.
  4. Cut chilled butter into 6 even pieces.
  5. Place 1 piece of butter in each cup and place pan back in oven until butter is bubbly (about 1 minute).
  6. Fill each cup half full with batter and bake 20 minutes.
  7. Reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes.

Potato Chip Cookies

Smith College Dining Service Potato Chip Cookies Recipe

  • 1 1/4 lbs granulated sugar
  • 1/1/4 lbs light brown sugar
  • 1 1/4 lbs oleo
  • 5 lightly beaten eggs
  • 1 1/4 lbs all purpose flour
  • 2 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/4 qt. potato chips
  • 1 1/4 qt. oats rolled cereal
  • 13 1/2 oz chopped walnuts
  • 13 1/2 ox seedless raisins
  1. Cream oleo, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Add eggs to creamed mixture. Blend well.
  3. Sift dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture.
  4. Add remaining ingredients. mIx until well blended.
  5. Portion with a scoop on well greased sheet pans.
  6. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. Makes 54 portions.

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