Gooseberry Pie

Walt made a shared favorite of ours today, gooseberry pie. If you've never tried gooseberries, they're very tart, almost lemony. This is just the recipe off the can of Oregon gooseberries, but it's a good one!

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

3 Tbl cornstarch

⅛ tsp salt

2 cans gooseberries, drained w/ 1 cup syrup reserved

1 Tbl butter

Pastry for 9-inch double crust

In a saucepan, stir together the reserved gooseberry syrup, cornstarch, salt and half of the sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until thickened. Remove from heat. Gently stir in the remaining sugar, butter and the drained gooseberries. Pour into pastry lined pie plate.

Add top crust or lattice top, then seal edges securely

Bake 15 minutes at 425°; finish backing at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Because I'm a mild diabetic, Walt cut the sugar in half and used half artificial sweetner for me, to keep the sugar down. Even so, I usually cut a small piece.

Pete's Favorite Jello Salad

Pete loved this salad, so I thought I'd share it with you. It's a recipe that I came up with just on the spur of the moment. I had some sugar-free Jello and some low-cal yogurt and both were the same flavor, so I thought, "Why not mix them?" It's a great low calorie and low carb dessert if you're dieting or diabetic. The yogurt gives the jello a tangy flavor that will make your mouth water!

Ingredients:

• 1 small low carb strawberry-banana yogurt
  
• 1 pkg strawberry-banana Jello (sugar free)
  
• 1 can tropical fruit chunks (mango, pineapple, etc.) in Splenda syrup, lite syrup or natural juice
  

Prep:
Prepare gelatin per box directions, but for the cold water, put 3 ice cubes in a 2 cup measure and fill with water to about 3/4 cup. After gelatin is dissolved in the hot water, add the ice water and stir until the ice is gone, then put in the refrigerator for 1 hour or until semi-set.

When the gelatin is partially set, add the yogurt and mix with electric mixer until completely mixed together. Drain the fruit and mix it in with a spoon.

Return mixture to fridge until set. Note: if your gelatin is too liquid, the yogurt will sink to the bottom of the container. If you check the fridge and see it's separating, just get out the mixer and beat it some more!

Top with whipped topping or salad dressing or mayonnaise, to taste.