Thrifty Dollars

My mother has done variations of this treat over the years, ranging from beaten Jell-o and frozen Cool-Whip and layers
of canned fruit (pinching penny time) , or old-fashioned puddings made with cream and layers
made with sprinkles added, or the very elegant heavy cream and fruit
bars.

To make it fancy, she used to layer them in fancy parfait glasses(she had exactly five one for each of us) and freeze them, as a special family dessert.  Presentation was everything, especially when pinching pennies(which she was a master at), but she also made it fun for us kids to do on hot days, hence the fun cups and sticks.

Feel free to experiment(just remember that certain fruits do not go with Jell-o...I goofed doing that one!).

Sweet zesty tea to keep warm on cold mornings.

During the 70's there was a time when it was popular to make up powdered mixes, similar to store mixes, to use in cooking. My Mom had an entire cookbook for the subject and we tried several different recipes. One of our favorites was this Cocoa Mix for cold winter days and nights while we lived in Denver. I hope you enjoy

This is a recipe for making home made pizza with a home made crust and
sauce. The recipe can be used to make either thin crust or deep dish
pizza and of course any toppings you want to put on the pizza.

Want to enjoy pop tarts, AND save money? Yes... you can!

These aren't "perfect", but they're pretty close. 

I actually got this recipe online somewhere (I forget where, or i'd credit it.) and made a few tweaks to it, but otherwise, it's a great Pop Tart recipe, easy to make, fun for the family, and well, you'll have a hard time not eating every single one as soon as they come out of the oven.

Average cost is about 60 cents per  batch of 16.