I found this in an old cookbook, along with some newspaper clippings. Since I spent most of my life in New York, this was like finding a touch of home. I spent many Saturdays shopping in Macy's with my mother. The used to have a Home Centre (that's how it was spelled in the 50's) and they had many imported foods, the latest kitchen appliances and gadgets. They also had a restaurant and sometime I got a special treat and mom and I had lunch there.
So here's a recipe from Macy's, in the 1950's. To the right is the copy of the actual paper I found. Below is the recipe, in case you can't read this.
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thank you.
Cream Cheese Pastry for Tarts and Turnovers (my comments red)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 lb. cream cheese
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
Blend cheese and butter together. Add salt to the flour and work in flour with a blender (pastry blender or I would use a food processor). Add a little ice water or a little cold milk if you need to use up flour. Form into a ball wrap in waxed paper and chill a few hours or over night in a refrigerator.
Tarts
Roll cream cheese pastry out thin. Cut with a cooky or tart cutter. Fit over a tart pan or a muffin tin. Bake at 450 degrees about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the pan, turn upright and cool. Fill with any jam, jelly, stewed fruit, fruit sauce or cut up bananas. Top with a glaze or whipped cream. Any jelly melted slowly will make a good glaze..
Gertrude Gallian, Director of the Home Centre
Housewares Basement
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