Frances - the Bride who helped launch an Empire!

Frances... the Bride, who postponed her Wedding for a year, so her fiance's brother, might have a chance at starting a little company, called Maybelline.

Eva, Frances, (the Bride,) Tom Lyle,  Noel James, (the Groom, in the shadows,) Bennie and my grandfather, Preston - Chicago, 1917, soon after Maybelline was launched.

Try Frances', homemade, rich, decedent, dark-chocolate extravaganza!  So modestly called...

                  Chocolate Icebox Dessert!



3 – 8 oz packages of Bakers German sweet chocolate


3 eggs


1 pint whipping cream


1 ¼ Tbsp. Vanilla


3 Tbsp. Powdered sugar


2 boxes of Social Tea Biscuits


Melt chocolate in double boiler.


Separate eggs, beat yolks with sugar,


Beat egg whites and add-


Add vanilla.


Add ½ pint whipped cream, (save ½ pint for topping.)


Line loaf pan with cookies.


Add layer of chocolate mixture.


Continue layering cookies and chocolate mixture, ending with chocolate.


Store in refrigerator and slice and serve with whipped cream.


Today I made an, out of this world, deep dark chocolate, delightful dessert and my audience couldn't get enough.  I hope you make this recipe, as it will surely become a special-occasion, family favorite.


OH!  By the way, if you want to know about the Bride, who waited a year, for the sake of Maybelline, read The Maybelline Story soon.

Check in next week, and watch Sharrie make her auntie Frances', Chocolate Icebox Dessert on The Morning Scramble - AZTV. 

MAYBELLINE HEIR BILL WILLIAMS NEO CLASSIC 1977 CLENET .

Bill the Clenet, will be making his way to Santa Barbara, California, Oct 28, for another Concours D' Elegance.

Future Events, 

Come meet Sharrie Williams, author of The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind it.

Bill Williams Classic Clenet, number 13, Series 1, will be shown at the Santa Barbara Concours D' Elegance, Oct 28 - 30.

AZTV, Morning Scramble, 9 -10:30, Oct 26th.  Sharrie will be making auntie Frances' Chocolate Icebox desert.

Association of University Women will be hosting a Presentation of The Maybelline Story, at Laguna Beach Books on Nov. 5th at 6:00 pm.

Pick up a copy of The Maybelline Story at Barnes and Noble, also available kindle and nook, as well as Amazon and www.maybellinestory.com.

Maybelline Family "Favorite Holiday Recipes"

AZTV's studio, preparing the ingredients for the show yesterday.  Stay tuned for the video to be posted soon.

                 Maybelline's namesake, Mabel Williams Hewes.

Mabel's Date Dainty Bars.

Filling:
8 oz. chopped dates
3/4 C. sugar
1 C. water
1 C. chopped nuts
Boil together the dates, water and sugar until thick. Mix in nuts. Set aside.
Crust:
1/2 lb. butter, softened
1 C. brown sugar, firmly packed
2 C. old-fashioned oats
1-1/4 C. flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Combine well. Pat 2/3 of mixture into 9" X 13" pan. Spread with filling. Sprinkle reserved mixture over top. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

                            Mabel's sister, Eva Williams Haines.

Eva's Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler.

Peal and cut into chunks, 4 cups of fresh ripe peaches, place in a deep dish.

Sift one tsp. baking powder and 3/4 cup flour.

Mix 1 cup of sugar with flour.

Add 3/4 cup of milk.

Pour mixture over the peaches.

Melt one stick of butter and pour over the peaches and mixture.

Bake at 350, for 55 minutes.

Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.