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

=Cocoanut Banana Dessert= Add grated cocoanut to corn starch custard. Fill deep glass dish with layers of custard and bananas, and sprinkle cocoanut over the top. Serve cold. =Lemon Water Custard= 4 or 5 tablespns. lemon juice with water to make 1 cup ½ cup sugar 2 whole eggs and 1 yolk salt Beat eggs and sugar together, pour hot lemon juice over, stirring; cook, strain, turn into dish or glasses. Just before serving drop on sweetened beaten white of egg and dot with squares or diamonds of jelly. =Coffee Custard= 1 cup cereal coffee 1 level tablespn. sugar 2 eggs ½ teaspn. vanilla Steep 2 tablespns. cocoanut in coffee and strain out if convenient. Boil or bake. Serve with whipped cream. =★ Floating Island= 1 qt. milk 3 eggs 4 or 5 tablespns. sugar flavoring Beat whites of eggs stiff with half the sugar, flavor, drop by spoonsfuls on to hot (not boiling) milk; when puffed a little, turn with silver fork, remove with skimmer or wire spoon when well heated through. Turn milk into double boiler, add yolks and sugar, cook, strain, cool. When cold, flavor and turn into large dish or several glasses; lay puffs on top and dot with jelly or some confection, or sprinkle with chopped candied cherries. A few fresh rose leaves scattered over are not unsuitable. =★ Floating Island No. 2= 1 pt. milk 3 eggs ¼ cup sugar ½ glass jam or jelly Make boiled custard of yolks, sugar and milk; when cold, flavor or not and turn into glass dish. Beat whites of eggs to stiff froth and beat in any desired jam or jelly. Beat until very firm, drop on to custard. Serve with cake or wafers. Raspberry jelly or jam with 1 tablespn. currant jelly makes a nice combination for flavor. The dish may be lined with lady fingers or slices of sponge cake before custard is poured in. Water may be used instead of milk for the custard. =Custard Apple Pudding--Good Sabbath Dessert= Cook without paring 3 medium sized apples in as little water as possible; press through