MAKING 1. In a bowl, cream together, butter, brown sugar, then add egg, vanilla and cream them further till light and fluffy. 2. Add sifted together, flour, salt, baking soda, chopped toffee, chopped pecan nuts to the creamed mixture and mix ..

GETTING READY 1. In a 20 cm (8 inch) browning dish, tip out a layer of caster sugar 2. Microwave on HIGH uncovered for 2 minutes or till the sugar melts becoming a rich dark brown in color MAKING 3. BE VERY CAREFUL WHILE HANDLING THE HOT TOFEE. With a thick ..

GETTING READY 1. In a bowl, sift the flour, cornflour and baking powder. Mix together 3 ounces water and half the sesame oil. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and gradually pour in the liquid, stirring until smooth. Set aside. MAKING 2. In a ..

1. Combine ice cream and chopped candy bars in a bowl, and stir well. Spoon ice cream mixture into crust, spreading evenly. Cover and freeze for at least 4 hours or until firm. 2. Top each serving with fudge topping and whipped

Heat marshmallows in 2 tablespoons of milk in saucepan, folding over and over until marshmallows are half melted. Remove from heat and continue folding until mixture is smooth and fluffy. Cool. Then add remaining milk gradually and blend. Pour into ..

Crush biscuits with a rolling pin. Melt butter and chocolate (cut in pieces) in top of a double boiler. Add biscuit crumbs and mix well. Grease a 9 1/2 inch diameter pie dish with oil and pat biscuit mixture. Place in refrigerator for at least one hour, to ..

This video recipe will show you how to make a homemade chocolate crunch ice cream cake. We love Dairy Queen ice cream cakes in my house so this is my reinvention of my husbands favorite ice cake from

MAKING 1. Discard the stalks of 300 g cherries and de-stone them. Chop roughly. 2. Take a medium-sized pan, add cherries, 85 g caster sugar, cook for 10 min gently to melt sugar. 3. Increase the heat a little and simmer for 15 min to soften cherries slightly ..

Mix cereal and nuts in a greased bowl. Melt chocolate and butter together in the top of a double boiler. Stir and pour over the cereal-nut mixture. Spread in a deep greased 9- or 10-inch pie plate. Chill and fill with ice cream, pressing it down evenly with ..

In skillet, melt butter; add sugar, and heat slowly, stirring till blended. Add corn flakes; toss to coat well. Remove from heat; add peanuts. Cool; break up any large chunks. Reserve 2/3 cup mixture for topping. Stir ice cream just to soften; fold in ..

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Slice the bananas in half horizontally. Unroll the pastry and lay the banana haIves on top, cut-side-up. Cut around each half, leaving a 2cm border. Put the banana pastries on a baking sheet and brush the borders with ..

Mix the raisins and brandy together and leave to soak for at least 1 hour until the raisins are plump and juicy. Whip the cream and yoghurt together until peaking, then fold in the sugar. Fold in the brandied raisins and the crushed meringues. Spoon into ..

1. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy; mix in Corn Flakes, nuts and coconut. 2. Press 2/3 of the Corn Flakes mixture lightly in bottom and around sides of 9-inch pie pan. Fill evenly with ice cream; sprinkle with remaining Corn Flakes mixture, pressing ..

By popular demand, here is a raw chocolate cake recipe for you, so you can see what all the fuss is about. These cakes are so nutrient-dense, one slice is a meal in itself, packed with vitamins, minerals, proteins and healthy fats. Easy to make, and even ..

This is a nice "shell" sauce that is easy to make and hardens when put on ice cream.

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees centigrade. 2. In a saucepan, add 2 ounce butter, 4 ounce muscovado sugar and the golden syrup and heat gently until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat of the sugar mixture and cook for 3-4 minutes until ..

GETTING DONE 1) Sprinkle the 2 tbsp of sugar over the bananas. 2) Keep remaining sugar aside. MAKING ..

GETTING READY 1) Sprinkle the 2 tbsp of sugar over the bananas. 2) Keep remaining sugar aside. MAKING ..

Melt butter in a large, heavy saucepan over moderate heat; mix in cream and sugar, insert candy thermometer, and heat uncovered, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Continue cooking uncovered, moving a wooden spoon across bottom of pan occasionally ..

MAKING 1. In a strong saucepan, place the sugar and golden syrup, now boil this mixture together, keep stirring untill the sugar has dissolved 2. Meanwhile, take the apples and wipe them, and now insert stick into them 3. Return to the pan, and let the ..

GETTING READY 1. Prepare a large amount of boiling water which is enough to soak the apples in. 2. Set aside a baking tray with butter paper on it. MAKING 3. In a large bowl, soak the apples in the boiling water in batches. This will remove the waxy ..

GETTING READY 1. Wash the apples and pat them dry. Insert a small wooden skewer or toothpick into the stalk end of each apple. 2. Grease a baking try with oil or line it with butter paper. MAKING 3. In a heavy bottom saucepan, combine all the other ..

The Toffee Meringue Glace is a wonderful dessert that will definitely addict you to it! Surprise your guests with this tasty Toffee Meringue Glace that is simply a joy to prepare and

MAKING 1. In a large bowl, prepare the custard by gently mixing the yolks and sugar together. 2. In another pan, pour the cream, the vanilla pod, and seeds and then place over a gentle heat. Bring the cream to a gentle boil and then remove from the heat. 3. ..

Heat the oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Put the unsoaked dates with 300ml water in a pan and bring up to the boil. Cream the butter and sugar together and mix the flour with the baking powder. Add the egg to the butter and sugar mixture followed by the ..

MAKING 1. In a blender jar, put 1/4th cup candy pieces at one time and pulse on high by switching on and off until candy is finely chopped. FINALISING 2. Into a saucepan, place the finely chopped candies and add milk or water and salt. 3. Heat over low ..

1. Measure flour, soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves into sifter. 2. Beat butter or margarine with brown sugar until fluffy in large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed; beat in eggs and milk until well blended. 3. Sift in dry ingredients, a third at a ..

1. Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 325° Butter and flour a 9-inch spring form tube pan, In a bowl, whisk the flour with the salt and baking soda. In a large bowl, whisk the oil with the granulated sugar. Whisk in the eggs 1 at a time. Whisk in the dry ..

Combine prunes and brown sugar. Spoon into 11 1/2x7 1/2x1 1/2 inch baking dish. Sift together dry ingredients; add egg, tossing with fork till mixture is crumbly; sprinkle evenly over plums. Drizzle with butter. Bake in moderate oven (375°) about 45 ..

Drain pineapple thoroughly, reserving 1/2 cup syrup. Thoroughly cream shortening, granulated sugar, and vanilla. Add egg; beat well. Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with reserved syrup, beating after each addition. Spread ..

Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt thoroughly in a saucepan. Stir in water. Add cranberries and raisins. Set over high heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Turn down heat and cook and stir 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool to ..

Place cereal in greased bowl and set aside. Combine honey, sugar, and salt in saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Continue boiling until a small amount of syrup forms a firm ball in cold water (or to a temperature of ..

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 2. Put the flour, oats, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl. With two knives or a pastry blender, work the butter into the dry ingredients until pieces are uniform and quite small. 3. If apple filling is being used, mix ..

MAKING 1. In a fondue pot, add ice cream topping, butterscotch pudding, rum and heat until well blend. Keep warm. 2. On a skewer, skew apple wedges. SERVING 3. Dip the apples on the skewers in the warm pudding mixture. 4. Serve at room

Set Power Select at HIGH. In 1-quart glass measure, heat caramels and water 2 to 3 minutes or until melted, stirring twice until smooth. Insert sticks into stem of apples. Dip each apple into caramel mixture turning and tipping dish to coat apples; sprinkle ..

The Caramel Apples is a perfect dish for birthday parties. Don€™t be surprised if there are demands for a second or third Caramel Apple. They are too good to stop with one! Try

These Caramel apples are one of my favorite Autumn treats... I hope you'll give them a try. Do let me know how they turned out for you.

Puff Wrapped Caramel Apples is perfect dessert for a lavish party. They look incredible and have three different types of layers, crusty outer part, cinnamon coated apple and sweet and creamy caramel inside. Puff Wrapped Caramel Apples will just adorn a ..

Combine crumbs, coconut, and nuts. Beat egg whites with salt and vanilla to soft peaks; gradually add sugar, beating till very stiff peaks form and all sugar has dissolved. Fold crumb mixture into egg whites: Spread in well greased 9 inch pie plate. Bake at ..

In a bowl, combine dry cake mix, nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon. In an 8-inch glass baking dish, spoon cherry pie filling into bottom. Sprinkle cake mix mixture evenly over pie filling. Drizzle melted butter over top. Cook on HI (max. power) 12 to 14 ..

Cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Take two of the eggs and separate the yolks from the whites. Beat together the yolks and the other two eggs until frothy and light. Take two tbsp of flour and beat well with the eggs. Gradually add ..

Raisin Crunch Pudding is a mouth watering recipe. An easy to prepare pudding recipe wont let you forget its taste forever. So, give it a try and squander its

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spread the sliced apples over the bottom of a greased 8"x 8"x 2" baking dish. 2. In a mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, and oats, then stir in the melted butter. Spread this mixture over the apples. ..

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 2. Put the berries in a saucepan and cook until they pop and then a minute or two longer. Do not let them get mushy. Sweeten very lightly with honey. Cool slightly. 3. Put the oats, flour, and sugar in a bowl. Cut in the ..

Bake pie crust. Cool. Pack ice cream in crust. Freeze until firm, about 8 hours. Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 500°. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and ..

In a bowl combine cake mix, nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon. In an 8-inch glass baking dish, spoon cherry pie filling into bottom. Sprinkle cake mix mixture evenly over pie filling. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over top. Cook on HIGH for 12-14 minutes, ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat an oven to 187.5C (375F). 2. In a small bowl, break egg and beat lightly using a fork. Keep aside. 3. In a medium sized bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Sieve and keep aside. MAKING 4. In a medium sized bowl, add fat/ ..

Combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter or margarine till mixture resembles fine crumbs; stir in oats and coconut. Pat half the crumb mixture evenly into an 8x8x2-inch baking pan; set remaining crumb mixture aside. In saucepan combine granulated sugar ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 350°. 2. Peel and core apples. 3. Slice thinly, and toss with sugar; keep aside. MAKING 4. In a medium bowl mix the cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and flour 5. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork until crumbly; keep ..

MAKING 1) In a 10-inch skillet, add butter and melt over medium heat. 2) Stir in all the remaining ingredients, except the chocolate chips. 3) Continue cooking, stirring constantly, till the almonds pop and the mixture turns golden brown. 4) Transfer into a ..

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 300 degrees. 2) Lightly toast the bread and cut it into ½-inch cubes. Place in a greased 6-cup baking dish. 3) In a medium-sized saucepan, slowly heat the milk with the margarine or butter till it has ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 425° Fahrenheit. MAKING 2. In a saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, salt and nutmeg. 3. Drain canned pears reserving 1 ½ cups liquids. 4. Add the reserved liquid the saucepan. 5. Over medium heat, cook until the mixture is ..

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 375 degrees. 2) Use margarine to thoroughly grease a shallow 2-quart heatproof dish. MAKING 3) Pare the apples and the core and quarter them. Slice the apples thinly. 4) Mix together the sugar and cinnamon. 5) ..

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to temperature of 375 degrees. 2) Use margarine to thoroughly grease a shallow 2-quart heatproof dish. MAKING 3) Pare the apples and the core and quarter them. Slice the apples thinly. 4) Mix together the sugar and cinnamon. 5) ..

Crunch crust pie is a delightful pie made with a chocolate and rice cereal crust. The speciality of this dessert pie lies in the crust itself and is filled with alternate layers of green mint ice cream and chocolate shavings. Served cold, this pie can soothe ..

GETTING READY 1) In a saucepan, heat the applesauce, cinnamon candies and food coloring, until the candy is dissolved; allow to cool. 2) Stir into the ice cream and freeze for 6 hours or overnight. 3) Preheat the oven to 375° F. MAKING 4) In a large bowl, ..

Combine applesauce, candies, and food coloring. Heat till candy is dissolved; cool. Stir into ice cream. Freeze 6 hours or overnight. Thoroughly combine topping mix and cake mix from cinnamon streusel coffee cake mix. Lightly press half the mixture into ..

Set oven at 400 degrees. Combine lemon juice and cherry pie filling, pour into a shallow baking dish. Blend butter or margarine, sugar, flour and cinnamon with fingers until mixture is crumbly. Work in nuts, sprinkle over cherry filling. Bake 15-20 minutes or ..

GETTING READY 1) In a food processor, place together 1/3 of raspberries with half the icing sugar and blend until smooth. 2) Pass the raspberry mixture through a sieve to remove the pips. MAKING 3) In a bowl, beat together cream cheese, yogurt, orange zest ..

GETTING READY 1. Dissolve the instant coffee granules in water and set aside 2. Make the meringue by whisking the egg whites. Add sugar halfway and then beat again. The egg whites should be stiff and fluffy. Repeat the process till the sugar is incorporated. ..

Combine apple, cranberries, 1/2 cup sugar, and orange juice in medium bowl, mix well. Spoon into a lightly greased 10- x 6- x 2-inch baking dish. Combine butter, oats, brown sugar, flour, and pecans, mix well. Spoon evenly over apple-cranberry mixture, bake, ..

Prepare Butter Crunch. Heat oven to 450°. Mix remaining ingredients. Place apple mixture in un greased 9 inch pie pan or in baking dish, 8x8x2 inches. Sprinkle 1 cup of the Butter Crunch evenly on top. Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown and ..

In saucepan, melt butter with brown sugar, stirring constantly. Cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; quickly add corn flakes and nuts. Spread in thin layer on baking sheet. When cool, crumble coarsely. Use in Crunch Cups. Or sprinkle atop ..

About 55 minutes before serving: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 8" by 8" by 2" pan. Mix oats, 1/2 cup sifted flour and brown sugar. With 2 knives used scissor-fashion, cut in butter until crumbly. Press half of mixture into pan. In medium bowl, combine ..

Peel and halve pears; arrange in baking dish. Mix sugar, 1 cup water and cinnamon together; pour over pears. Mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and shortening together until crumbly;sprinkle over pears. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until ..

1. Pile up the peaches in a 9- or 10-inch pie plate or shallow casserole; they will shrink in the baking. Sprinkle with cinnamon and 1/3 cup of the sugar. 2. Cream the butter and remaining sugar together and stir in the slightly beaten egg. 3. Sift the flour, ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to moderate, 350°F, 180°c, gas mark 4. MAKING 1. Mix all the ingredients of the crumb topping together until crumbly. 2. In a greased 9 inches pie pan press half of the crumb mixture and line the pan. 3. Spread the rhubarb ..

Preheat oven to 400°F. In bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, cinnamon, salt; add butter; mix well. In 9" pie plate or 10" by 6" by 2" baking dish, arrange peaches; sprinkle on oats mixture. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until bubbly. Serve warm with vanilla ice ..

MAKING 1) In a bowl, put the butter and very gradually beat in the icing sugar and honey. Beat till the mixture is light and fluffy. 2) Add all the remaining ingredients and beat well. 3) Into a well greased 7-inch sandwich tin, spoon the mixture. Smooth the ..

Prepare and roll out pastry. Line a 9-inch pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Flute edge; do not prick pastry. Bake in 450° oven for 5 minutes. In mixing bowl beat eggs and lemon juice till blended; stir in sugar. Fold in drained ..

Bring cream and corn syrup to simmer in heavy medium saucepan, stirring occasionally. Pour 2/3 cup mixture into bowl. Add chocolate to bowl and stir until chocolate melts and sauce is smooth. Add brown sugar to remaining mixture in saucepan and stir over low ..

MAKING 1) In a bowl stir cracker crumbs and butter. 2) Press into a 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan. 3) Place in oven and bake at 350° for 5 to 8 minutes. 4) Let cool. 5) In a workbowl mix milk, pudding mix, and ice cream and beat at low speed of electric mixer ..

An Ice Cream Mix In Party! The perfect dessert for your kids birthday parties! I love this yummy ice cream and its toppings and rarely ever pass a chance to prepare and indulge in them, Try the Ice Cream Mix In Party recipe!

1. Place butter in 8 x 8 x 2-inch dish. Heat on Full Power for 1 to 2 minutes, or until melted. 2. Blend in cracker crumbs. Press mixture firmly against bottom of dish. Cook on Full Power for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, or until bubbling over surface. Turn ..

MAKING 1. In a saucepan, melt butter and add sugar; heat without boiling until the sugar is dissolved 2. Coarsly crush the cornflakes and stir them into the melter sugar and heat gently for five minutes or less 3. Take a 9" fluted porcelain flan dish and add ..

This elegant mocha alaska dessert recipe is simple to prepare. The mocha Alaska dessert is a treat to any chocoholic. Of course, it will look good

Spread butter pecan ice cream in graham cracker crust. Sprinkle with half of crushed candy bar. Freeze. Spread vanilla ice cream over top of crushed candy

Butterscotch Bombe is a wonderful treat that you can surprise your kids whith on a hot summer afternoon. The delicious Butterscotch Bombe is received at my place with a lot of excitement. Try it out for yourself!

The Hot-'N-Cold Dessert Waffles is a yummy treat!. This s a surprise treat that I often prepare at home. Try it at your place too, I am sure you will like

Heat oven to 425°. Prepare pastry. Mix remaining ingredients except ice cream and meringue. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°; bake pie until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 minutes ..

MAKING 1. Remove ice-cream to room temperature to soften slightly. 2. Arrange half the macaroons in a large dessert bowl. 3. Sprinkle them with half the whiskey so that they are well moistened. 4. Top the macaroons with softened ice cream and half the ..

Crush candy bars. Whip cream; fold in candy. Chill until serving time. Top each cake slice with a scoop of ice cream. Top with whipped cream

MAKING 1) In a large saucepan put butter, syrup and sugar and heal till contents melts. 2) Boil for 1 minute and remove from heat. 3) Put marshmallows and cook till it melts. 4) Cool the mixture. 5) Mix Rice Krispies with the mixture. FINALIZING 6) Take a ..

MAKING 1. In a heavy bottomed saucepan, combine all the ingredients and place the pan over a low flame. 2. Stirring constantly, simmer the sauce until all the sugar has melted and blended with the butter and syrup to form a thick toffee like sauce. ..

Heat oven to 400°. Mix Butter Crunch, in gredients with hands. Spread in ungreased baking pan, 8x8x2 inches. Bake until light brown, about 15 minutes. Stir with spoon; cool. Mix remaining ingredients. Place apple mixture in ungreased 9 inch pie pan or ..

MAKING 1) In a saucepan, add the syrup, butter and sugar and cook till the liquid turns a rich brown toffee. 2) Take off the heat and slowly add the water and then lemon juice. 3) Boil the sauce and mix with slaked custard powder. 4) Allow to boil once more ..

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. 2. Grease a baking pan and set aside. MAKING 3. Make brownie mix as per the package directions. 4. Pour the batter onto the bottom of the greased pan. 5. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until edges are firm. 6. ..

Combine first 5 ingredients, mixing well. Press mixture evenly into bottom of a 9-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes. Cool. Combine softened ice cream and crushed candy bars. Spoon over cooled crust; cover and freeze until firm. Combine ..

Cold Pumpkin Souffle is an amazingly delicious mouth watering dessert recipe. Serve it at your dinner party; I bet you will have a huge fan following for this

MAKING 1) In a bowl combine pudding mix, ice cream, and milk. 2) Blend well with electric mixer 3) Transfer into pie crust and freeze for 1 hour. 4) With the back of the spoon spread whipped topping over pie. 5) Crush candy bar and sprinkle over whipped ..

This fruit and nut filling is made with raisins and nuts along with shredded coconut. Mixed together with egg whites and used with currant jelly this fruit and nut filling is sweet and sticky with the little crunch of nuts to

Prepare crust. In large mixer bowl, beat cheese until fluffy; gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, then peanut butter until smooth. Stir in ReaLemon and vanilla. Fold in whipped cream. Turn into prepared crust. Drizzle topping over pie. Freeze 4 hours ..

Bake pastry shell at 350° for 5 minutes. Set aside. Combine sugar and next 8 ingredients in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed of an electric mixer 5 minutes or until smooth. Stir in chopped candy. Pour filling into prepared pastry shell. Bake at 350° for ..

MAKING 1) In a bowl, add both the crumbs, pecans, butter, and cocoa. 2) Mix well. 3) Add the mix and press down evenly onto the bottom of a 9-inch baking pan. 4) Place in oven at 350° for 8 minutes. Cool. 5) In a bowl, add softened ice cream and crushed ..

This is a great little side dish for fish, chicken, meat, or your cooked or raw vegetables. Fresh, creamy and tasty; splurge yourself with this rich while refreshing Creamy Garlic

Prepare a 6 inch souffle dish. First make the praline so that it has time to cool. Put the sugar and almonds into a small thick saucepan over gentle heat. When the sugar is dissolved, stir carefully to coat the almonds and continue cooking until rich golden ..

Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, combine cake mix and butter at low speed until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining mixture in bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of ungreased 10- or 9-inch springform pan. In same large bowl, ..

GETTING READY 1 Preheat the oven to 325°Fahrenheit. MAKING 2 In a large bowl, add cake mix and butter, beating at low speed until crumbly. 3 Reserve 1 cup of crumb mixture for topping. 4 Dust your fingers with flour a npress the remaining mixture ..

Nana shares an easy Apple Crisp Recipe. This delicious recipe is made with Golden Delicious Apples and a touch of lemon zest which gives the Apple Crisp a delightful addition. It is fall and the smell of Apple crisp will fill your house with a delightful ..

These Chocolate Squares are truly inviting for any Chocolate lover! Well flavored with chocolate and vanilla and the nuts just add to the fun by giving it a little crunch in between! This is a great snack that works as an anytime-treat!

Potatoes Au Gratin, or scalloped potatoes, is a wonderful warm and cozy comfort casserole. Serve this Potatoes Au Gratin with a steak or grilled chicken. It takes a little time, but it’s oh so

This is a very simple Deep Dish dutch Apple Pie recipe with NO bottom crust, only a layer of top crust that adds so much flavor, crunch and beauty to this desert. This quantity will serve four people, with second helpings!

Grandma and Grandpa Post traveled in their trailer each winter in search of warm weather and a golf course. During the summer, they settled the RV in a park near Lake Mendota. When the grandkids came to visit Madison in the 1960s, Grandma Post let Debbie and ..

Every summer Anne Blomstrom’s city-dwelling family made the trek from Chicago to visit her mother, Alethia, on Cape Cod. Thoughts of winter instantly melted away at the sight of the shingled white house trimmed with green shutters. For a few weeks in June ..