What can you do when you have to go to an all-day picnic when the day is going to be in the 100's and you must prepare a dish that will not spoil? It is best to take something that you can assemble at the picnic. This is quick, easy, and tastes so cool and good.

2 (24 oz.) cartons lg. curd cottage cheese
2 (29 oz.) cans Freestone peaches (Osage or Greer are both good brands)
1 lg. head iceberg lettuce
1 can paprika spice
1 aluminum, disposable pizza pan
2 lg. serving spoons

Cool the peaches, and of course the cottage cheese, in the refrigerator overnight. Pack them in an ice chest for transport and cool keeping. Leave room for the head of lettuce. Remember to take a can opener.

Assemble just before serving. Drain most of the syrup off the peaches. Arrange leaves of lettuce around the edges of the serving (pizza) pan. You can put leaves under the cheese/peaches, but it makes a mess when people are trying to serve themselves.

Stir the cottage cheese a little to mix the fluid that may have separated. Pour the cheese onto the pan so that there is a mound with a depression in the center, to receive the peaches. Pour the peaches onto the center depression. Sprinkle some paprika around, especially onto the cheese, for decoration more than taste.

One of the advantages I appreciated was when the meal is over, discard everything, except the paprika and spoons for quick cleanup.