Cookery for every household

Peel the bananas and cut them in slices with a silver knife in order to preserve the colour. Peel the oranges and remove as much of the white pith as possible. Then cut them in slices and take out the stones. Also cut the slices in halves if they seem rather large. Arrange the two kinds of fruit in layers in a pie dish, sprinkling them with the nuts and sugar. Then cover with pastry and bake as directed above. Note. — This makes a delicious and somewhat uncommon kind of tart ; the acid of the oranges supplies what is wanting in the bananas. The nuts may be omitted. Time to bake, f hour. Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons. Probable cost. Is. 3d. 1521. Banana and Rhubarb Tart This is another very nice combination of fruit. The bananas should be cut in slices and the rhubarb in short lengths. They should be packed tightly in the pie dish and piled high in the centre, as the rhubarb will fall considerably in the baking. Sugar should be added to taste and enough cold water to moisten the fruit. If liked, a little ground ginger may be mixed with the water. Cover and bake the tart as directed above. 1522. Blackberry and Apple Tart 1 lb. blackberries. 2 table-sps. water. | lb. apples. Pastry. 3 table-sps. moist sugar. Blackberries, to be good, must be freshly gathered. Pick them carefully and wash them if necessary. As they are somewhat insipid in taste, a more acid fruit, such as apples or rhubarb, should be cooked along with them. Peel and slice the apples thinly and pack them into a pie dish with the blackberries and sugar. The last layer should be apples. Pour in the water, cover with short crust or any other suitable pastry, following directions as given above. Time to bake, £ to 1 hour. Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons. 1523. Pumpkin Pie \ pt. pumpkin puree. | pt. milk. 2 eggs. 1 tea-sp. lemon juice. Sugar and spice to taste. Short crust. To make the puree, take a good slice of pumpkin, peel it and remove the seeds and pulpy part from the inside. Cut the pumpkin in slices, and cook it in boiling salted water until tender (about 20 minutes). Then drain thoroughly, and rub the pumpkin through a sieve, or mash it with a fork until reduced to a smooth puree. Now add to this puree the eggs well beaten, milk and lemon juice, also sugar and spice to taste. Mix well together. Have ready a dish or large plate lined with short crust or other pastry (see Open Tart), pour this mixture into it and bake in a good oven until the pastry is cooked and the mixture feels firm to the touch. Sprinkle with sugar and serve hot or cold. Note. — If preferred, the mixture may be poured into a pie dish and then covered with the pastry. Time to bake, \ to £ hour. Sufficient for 4 or 5 persons. Probable cost, Is. 1524. Pumpkin and Apple Pie Pumpkin. Apples. 1 Spice. Water. Sugar. I Pastry.