Sometimes a person gets into a pink mood. I think of it as longing for the simple early girlhood days of coloring, playing hopscotch and jacks, cutting out paper dolls, and baking treats in a pink Easy Bake Oven. Today we’re celebrating my pink mood with a tantalizing confection that’s as tasty as it is pretty.
PINK PIE
Ingredients: self-made vanilla wafer crumb crust (or pre-made, if you wish to modernize), 1 six ounce can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, ¾ cup water, I envelope unflavored gelatin, ¾ cup sugar, 1 cup heavy whipping cream (or to modernize the recipe, you can use pre-made whipped topping), several drops red food coloring, ¼ cup vanilla wafer crumbs.
Directions:
Chill the crumb crust so it will hold together nicely.
Thaw the lemonade concentrate and mix with ½ cup water.
Soften gelatin in remaining ¼ cup water; stir and dissolve over a pan of hot water.
Add the dissolved gelatin and the sugar to the lemonade, and stir until the sugar dissolves.
Chill about one hour until the mixture is thick but not yet set.
Whip the thickened gelatin mixture until light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl whip the cream and then fold it into the gelatin mixture.
Add a few drops of red food coloring to tint the mixture a delicate pink.
Pour into the chilled crust.
Sprinkle with the vanilla wafer crumbs.
Chill before serving.
While preparing the pie, it is best to hum and sing lilting tunes learned in elementary school. Let’s see—Shuckin’ of the Corn, Shortnin’ Bread, Home on the Range, Comin’ Round the Mountain, I’ve Been Working on the Railroad, Dinah, and Clementine come to 
mind. What other songs did you sing as a young child in school?
Note: Serve with hot tea poured from a flowered teapot into a dainty cup. While sipping in between bites of pie, your mother will smile down on you if you keep one pinkie finger extended. I hope you enjoyed sharing my 1959 vintage pink mood with me:)
Cheers & Happy Reading!
Flossie Benton Rogers, Conjuring the Magic with Paranormal Romance
A great idea, this pink mood celebrating. I remember having small cups and a tea pot, of course they were plastic ones, and placing the dolls around the small toy table and serving them tea or milk. Hm! “Remember the song, “Those were the times, my friend. . .”
I like the images you posted, especially the purple feather.
I love teapots and tea sets, Carmen. I have the fairy set depicted in the post. They were a special gift. Yes, the song you named fits right in with a pink mood:)
What fun! And the recipe sounds easy.
I remember many of the songs you mentioned, along with On Top of Old Smokey, Camptown Races, Down in the Valley, and Swanee River. Thanks for the memories, Flossie! 🙂
Oh, the songs you named sure do ring a bell, Mae. I used to love music time in school.
I loved this! My grandma on my dad’s side whom I never saw much(she was from PA) when she came down made this pink fluff from jello I think it was this filling. I am such a girly girl I enjoy anything pink or frilly. It’s funny you mentioned the cups. My hubby came hoe yesterday with me a new coffee mug it is a grown up version(pretty big) of the teacup type cup with lots of pretty flowers on it. Now you have me singing Clementine! Great post!
Cathy, I am so happy to learn you like pink and frills. I love jewels and bling. The pink fluff your aunt made sounds just like this pink pie. What a wonderful hubby to bring you a coffee mug with the style of a dainty teacup– well done, hubby! And her shoes were #9…