Mrs. Maclurcan's cookery book

The inside of 12 granadillas 1 pt. boiled custard. Mode. — Scoop out the insides of the granadillas into a glass dish, cover with the boiled custard. Of course cream would be better ; but in North Queensland that it quite out of the question. Pastry, Pies and Puddings. 552— APPLE SOUFFLE. I doz. apples 6 eggs J pt. of milk Sugar Essence of lemon. Mode. — Peel and core the apples, slice and put them on to boil and then mash them up. Beat up the yolks of four eggs and two whole ones, to them add the milk, beat the custard up with the apples, add the sugar and essence of lemon, put in a pie-dish and bake. When done, spread a little jam over the souffle ; cover with the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth, and heat in a hot oven. 553_QUEEN PUDDING. J- lb. loaf of bread 4 eggs A little jam Pt. of milk Sugar Essence of vanilla. Mode. — Cut away all the crust of the bread, and put the crumbs to soak in a half a pint of milk, squeeze out half of the bread and smooth it in a pie-dish, then spread some jam over rather thickly, put on the rest of the bread and put on another thick layer of jam. Beat up two whole eggs and the yolks of the other two with the rest of the milk, add the sugar and a few drops of vanilla, pour this over the bread and bake for twenty minutes ; then spread some more jam over ; beat up the whites to a stiff froth, spread over the pudding. Place in a hot oven for ten minutes, taking care that it does not burn. 554—MARMALADE PUDDING. ^ lb. breadcrumbs 2 tablespoonfuls brandy J lb. butter J lb. sugar 3 tablespoonfuls of marma- 4 eggs lade 2 ozs. flour. Pastry, Pies and Puddings. Mode. — Beat the butter to a cream, add the sugar and marmalade, chopped very fine, and the eggs, previously well beaten, dredge in the flour, then mix with the breadcrumbs, beating the mixture all the time ; last of all put in the brandy. Greese a mould and pour the mixture in, steam it for four or five hours. Serve with sauce made from marmalade. Half a pint of white sauce, two spoonfuls of marmalade, a little sugar and a tablespoonful of brandy. 555— MADEIEA PUDDING. 3 eggs 1 teaspoonful of Elliott's Their weight in flour Queensland baking Sugar and butter powder. Mode. — Slightly warm the butter, mix it with the flour, beat up the eggs together with the sugar and add to the butter and flour, bake the mixture in small cups or dariole tins ; turnout and serve with apple or guava jelly. 556— LEMON CHEESE. 1|- ozs. French leaf gelatine J lb. sugar i teaspoonful citric acid Juice of 2 lemons 2 eggs. Mode. — Soak the gelatine until dissolved, pour over a full pint of boiling water, then add the sugar, acid and juice of the lemons, leave until nearly cold. Beat the whites of the eggs well, then whisk together until it is a stifle froth. 557— KISS PUDDING. 1 pt. milk Essence of vanilla 2 tablespoonfuls desiccated 3 tablespoonfuls cornflour cocoanut 5 eggs J lb. sugar. Mode. — Put nearly all the milk on to boil with the sugar and a pinch of salt ; mix the cornflour with the rest of the milk and add it to the yolks of the eggs in a large Fastry, Pies and Puddings.