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Date: 05-03-48 (26 19)             Number: 391
From: WILLIAM WILKINS #1 @8656*    Refer#: NONE
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Subj: New York Cheese Cake           Conf: (37) Home Cooki
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I don't remember now who asked for this, but I said I had a good cheese cake

recipe.  I don't know if it's "New York" or not, because I don't really know

what a New York cheese cake is.  Anyway you said you were interested, so here

it is.  Sorry it took so long.  I had to wait for my mother to send it to me

via snail mail.

                              Cheese Cake

4 - 8 oz. pkgs. cream cheese (Philly is the best choice)
5 - eggs
1 cup sugar
1 Tbl. spoon vanilla
dash of salt

Cut cheese into cubes & cream.  Add the sugar, cream some more.  Add the eggs

one at a time, then add vanilla and salt.  Pour this mixture into a spring form

pan (8 or 9 inch by 4 inch is pretty good).  Bake at 375 for 30 to 40 minutes.

Take out of oven and cool for 10 minutes.  Set oven to 475.  Make the topping

as noted below.

1 cup of sour cream
4 Tbl. spoons sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Blend this mixture together then spread it on top of cheese cake.  Bake in oven

for about 5 min.

That's it.  This cheese cake is very creamy and rich.  It's not incredibly

sweet, but it's not really supposed to be.  Be sure to let cool thoroughly

before removing from the pan.  Don't try to speed up the cooling process by

putting it in the fridge or something.  If you do, the cake won't set up.