SOME FRUITS OF HAWAII 



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Banana coconut custard 



6 servings 



2 cups milk teaspoon salt 



2 eggs % cup fresh grated coconut 



4 tablespoons sugar 1 cup sliced very ripe bananas 



% teaspoon vanilla 



Beat eggs slightly; add other ingredients. Pour into a baking dish and 

 bake in slow oven (300 — 325° F) for one hour. 



Eanana cream pie 



4 to 6 servings 



IV2 cups milk V 2 teaspoon vanilla 



3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup sliced bananas 



V2 cup sugar 2 egg yolks 



1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons sugar 



% teaspoon salt 2 egg whites 



Mix cornstarch, sugar and salt; add 3 tablespoons of the milk and mix to 

 a smooth paste. Heat remaining milk and slowly pour in the cornstarch 

 paste, stirring constantly. Cook over hot water 20 minutes, cool slightly, 

 and add egg yolks slowly to the mixture, stirring rapidly. Cook several min- 

 utes until it thickens. Remove from fire, cool and add vanilla. Arrange slices 

 of banana in baked pie shell, pour in custard mixture, and cover top with 

 meringue made of stiffly beaten egg whites and the sugar. Brown in a slow 

 oven (300°— 325° F) for about 20 minutes. 



Banana mousse 



6 servings 



12 marshmallows % cup mashed ripe banana pulp 



2 tablespoons lemon juice % cup evaporated milk or whipping 



Vz cup boiling water cream 



If evaporated milk is used, place can in boiling water and simmer for 20 

 minutes. Chill evaporated milk or whipping cream thoroughly and whip 

 with egg beater. 



Melt marshmallows in boiling water. Cool. Add banana pulp and lemon 

 juice. When the mixture begins to set, fold in whipped cream. Freeze in me- 

 chanical refrigerator trays. 



Three fruit ice 



yield 1% quarts 



1 cup mashed ripe banana pulp 2 cups sugar 



% cup lemon juice 2 cup water 



1 cup orange juice 



Combine the fruit juice, sugar and water. Press banana pulp through a 

 coarse sieve and add it to the liquid ingredients. Freeze the mixture in an 

 ice-cream freezer, using 8 parts of ice to 1 part of ice-cream salt. 



