Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #8

[IceIce9]

I haven't made these for a very long time because I don't eat a lot of sweets and, quite frankly, I always thought that Hello Dolly, Bars were just too sweet for my taste. They were very popular in these parts during the 70s and 80s, but I don't hear much about them any more. I'm sure many families consider them a holiday tradition and make them annually for Christmas and Hanukkah. Hello, Dolly is my favorite musical, and I imagined at times that I would have loved to play Dolly Levi in a local theatre production

Hello Dolly Bars

Hello Dolly bars, also known as seven layer bars, are a delicious mix of ingredients from graham cracker, to coconut, to chocolate, nuts, and more.

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I haven’t seen those Hello Dolly bars for years! They used to be at every party or get together.

I love musicals and Hello, Dolly is one of my favorites. My mom loved Oklahoma! because she played the lead (Laurey) in her senior year in their high school play.

She had an LP record of all the Oklahoma! songs that she played often when I was very young. This resulted in me being the only kindergartener who could spell
“O K L A H O M A “ on the first day of school,

(Those who know the song will know why I could spell it)

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

^ I was "Lili" in Carnival in my high school senior play. Leslie Caron played the role in the movie version of the musical, Lili (1953). I would have enjoyed playing "Dolly Levi" at some time, as well as "Regina Giddens" in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes (1941) that is a famous Bette Davis role.

 

[anneg]

This is the original recipe. Despite loving coffee, I don't tend to put that in, I tend to use vanilla, citrus zest or spices instead.
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That sounds really good!

 

[iamshadow21]

That sounds really good!

It's super easy, too. I think it took no longer than five minutes to throw together, and that includes chopping the nuts and fudge and greasing and lining the tin.

MOO