Rainbow Ice Cream Cake

1 angel food cake
1 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry jello
1 (3 oz.) pkg. lime jello
1 (3 oz.) pkg. orange jello
1 gallon vanilla ice cream (won't use all of it)
1 pt. strawberries, fresh or frozen
1 pt. blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 small can mandarin oranges

Cut cake into thirds. Pull apart into bite size pieces. Put in three bowls. Add strawberry jello (dry) to one bowl, orange jello to one bowl, and lime to one. Stir together to coat.

Layer in angel food cake pan:
layer of vanilla ice cream
strawberry coated cake
sliced strawberries
layer vanilla ice cream
lime coated cake, blueberries
layer of vanilla ice cream
orange coated cake
mandarin oranges
layer of ice cream

Freeze 24 hours. Cut with electric knife (or maybe one dipped in hot water).

A conversation with a friend reminded me of this recipe my mother used to make. I think I'll try it, as we bid farewell to summer. If I remember right, it's on the sweet side, so may I reduce the amount of jello mixed with the cake. It's colorful, and children like it. The recipe on Cooks.com says it serves 20-25, but I don't think we found it went that far!

Chicken soup for the body

Today my husband had the best chicken soup he has ever tasted, thanks to Sparrow's immunity-building Best Chicken Soup recipe. Its secret lies in the garlic, grated ginger, and cayenne pepper. (Just think how good it would have been if I had actually had garlic on hand. :-)

I'm looking forward to trying Simply Recipes' White Bean and Ham Soup. I have a drawerful of bags of various kinds of beans. We've cut back on afternoon therapies to make time for toilet-training. Voila! Time for simmering soups and stews.

Bringing in the sheaves

Elise at Simply Recipes is hosting a round-up of custard recipes this weekend. I wish had had these several years ago, when our son's chewing skills regressed for three years, as a result of enlarged tonsils.* Custard may sound like an indulgence , but people who cook for those with chewing problems-- the very young, people with oral motor issues, and some elderly people-- may find the recipes particularly useful.