The Laurel Health Cookery: A Collection of Practical Suggestions and Recipes for the Preparation of Non-Flesh Foods in Palatable and Attractive Ways

the sand is removed. Drop it into the milk cold or warm. (It is very convenient to have it tied loose in 2 or 3 thicknesses of netting, cheese cloth is too fine.) Cook in the inner cup of a double boiler, or in a pail set in hot water, lifting the netting up and down occasionally, until the milk is of a creamy consistency; then remove moss if it is in the netting, if not, strain through a fine wire or hair strainer. Sweeten, and flavor with vanilla or rose, or leave plain. (Some prefer the seaweed flavor.) Turn into a large pudding mold or individual cups or molds which have been dipped in cold water. It will harden very quickly in a cool place. Serve with fruit juice, stewed fruit or cream. Pineapple sauce is very suitable. DESSERTS AND PUDDINGS WITH EGGS “Far too much sugar is used in food. Cakes, sweet puddings, pastries, jellies, jams are active causes of indigestion. Especially harmful are the custards and puddings in which milk, eggs and sugar are the chief ingredients. “The free use of milk and sugar taken together should be avoided.” Desserts made of tart fruits and bread should be avoided by those with a tendency to acid stomach. =Elizabeth’s Indian Pudding--Superior= 2 qts. milk 1 cup corn meal 2 tablespns. flour ¼-½ cup butter 1 egg ⅔ cup molasses ½ cup sugar ½ teaspn. salt Mix meal and flour, pour 1 qt. boiling milk over, stirring; boil well, add butter; combine egg, molasses, sugar, salt and the remaining quart of milk and add to the corn meal mixture; bake for 2 hrs., stirring occasionally. Serve warm or cold, plain or with cream, nut or dairy. =★ Corn Cake Pudding= Use 2 eggs and 3 tablespns. sugar to each quart rich milk and turn over crumbs, dice or small pieces of corn cake; sprinkle top with sugar and bake in moderate oven until eggs are set. May use currants and raisins. =★ Brown Bread Pudding= 1 cup brown bread crumbs 1 pt. milk 3 tablespns. sugar 2 or 3