SOME FRUITS OF HAWAII 



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Baked custard with sliced mango 



6 servings 



2 cups milk % teaspoon vanilla 



2 eggs 1 cup sliced ripe mangos 



% cup sugar y s teaspoon salt 



Heat milk to the simmering point, add sugar and salt. Beat eggs just 

 enough to mix well and slowly add to hot milk. Place mango slices in 

 bottom of custard cups or baking dish; pour custard over this, set dishes 

 in pan of water, and bake in a slow oven (300° F) for 1 hour. To test insert 

 a knife blade, and if it comes out clean remove custard from oven. Cool 

 and serve. 



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Mango brown betty 



6 servings 



2 cups half-ripe mango slices, % cup bread crumbs 

 firmly packed in cup 1 teaspoon cinnamon 



% cup brown sugar 3 tablespoons water unless mangos 



3 tablespsoons butter are very watery 



Melt fat, add bread crumbs. Place a layer of the buttered bread crumbs 

 in an oiled baking dish. Add a layer of mangos, sprinkle with sugar and 

 cinnamon, add another layer of crumbs, then mangos, and then crumbs on 

 top. Bake in moderate oven (350° F) until mangos are soft, about 1 hour. 



Mango papaya pie 



4-6 servings 



1 cup cooked ripe papaya pulp 1 teaspoon cinnamon 



1 cup cooked half-ripe mango pulp % teaspoon nutmeg 



1 cup sugar 2 egg whites 



1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons sugar 



Mash cooked fruit or press through sieve. Add egg yolk, spices and sugar. 

 Cook slowly until the mixture thickens. Cool, pour into baked pie shell, 

 and cover with meringue made of stiffly beaten egg whites and the 2 table- 

 spoons sugar. Brown in slow oven (300°- 325° F) for 20 minutes. 



Mango pie 



4-6 servings 



3% cups peeled half-ripe % teaspoon ground nutmeg 



mango slices 1 tablespoon lemon juice 



1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons water 



Vz teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 to 3 tablespoons flour 



Parboil mango slices in water for 5 minutes. Line a pie pan with pastry, 

 put in a layer of mango slices, sprinkle with sugar, flour and spices, and cover 

 with another layer of mangos, sugar, flour and spices. Cover with pastry 

 and bake in hot oven (425° F) for 10 minutes, then bake from 30 to 40 min- 

 utes in moderate oven (350° F) until mango slices are soft. 



One cup ripe papaya slices may be substituted for 1 cup of the mangos 

 if desired. The quantity of lemon juice should be doubled if papaya is used. 



