I've never seen White House Evaporated Milk, but any evaporated milk will do. I do remember the A&P. My mother shopped there. Well, there and at the Acme. Remembering shopping trips as a child, I must mention that my mother did most of her shopping at Reliables. It was a small Mom & Pop corner grocery store where she would choose her fruits and vegetables, and, occasionally some staples -- and the staff delivered everything later the same day. She would then go to the butcher for meat, the chicken store for chicken, the fish store for fish, and the bakery for bread--fresh every day! And all delivered. We're talking the 1950s. But really it's kind of the way I shop, today, although not always delivered -- well not if you want to choose your own groceries, that is! I think of it as so European, but it's really just full circle back to my mother's generation.
Eggs were delivered twice weekly by the eggman who got eggs from a farm in New Jersey. As far as milk, well, of course, it was left at the backdoor every morning. Maybe I don't really remember this, maybe I just heard about it from my grandmother who lived with us, but I have images of the milkman coming up the wide back alley in his horse drawn truck. Probably not, but such a great visual emblazoned on my brain!
Anyway, here's a recipe that can be easily updated for a quick dessert. Use really good chocolate, pure vanilla, homemade marshmallow or marshmallow creme, whipping cream instead of evaporated milk, and it will be fab. Rotary egg beater? I no longer have one, but I do have a whisk and a hand beater - - and, of course, a KitchenAid mixer. Recipe says to freeze with temperature control set at coldest setting! That's pretty funny, too! Anyway, as far as recreating this recipe, in a pinch, use what you have or follow the directions! Easy and quick. A little research on my part turned up several Marlow recipes including strawberries. Must have been a popular dessert in the 1940s & 1950s. Unfortunately, this will cost more than 8 cents a serving.
CHOCOLATE MARLOW
