THE CHEF FROM HELL

Here's an old Wold War II recipe that was reconfigured by my wife, Loretta, who has a great arsenal of desserts.  During World War II, many home cooks had to come up with new baking techniques due to the scarcity of flour, butter and eggs.  This recipe is a good example of the types of cooking that was taking place on the "home front" during the food rationing people experienced.

Ingredients:

2 cups Graham Cracker crumbs

2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

2 cans Sweetened Condensed Milk

Cooking Procedure:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees

Line a 9 X 13 inch pan with heavy aluminum foil

Grease the foil generously with a non-stick cooking spray

(Note: the word generously means exactly that---once you've sprayed the foil and you think you've greased it generously, then spray it a little more!)

In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine all ingredients

Mix until it is completely blended

Spoon the blended mix into the foil lined pan

Place the pan in the oven & bake for 20 - 25 minutes until set & a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean

Remove pan from the oven

Let the cookie bars rest at room temperature for 20 minutes

Wrap the pan in film wrap & place it in the fridge overnight

The next day, invert the pan onto a cutting board

The big slab of cookie bars should pop right out of the pan

Peel off the foil & cut into small squares

Keep the cookie bars refrigerated until ready to serve