l and peanuts (broken
into small pieces) into the flour. Add milk and well-beaten eggs, then
the raisins; mix into a dough, roll into a thin sheet, and cut into
small cakes. Bake in quick oven.

BAKED TAPIOCA

_550 calories_

1 cup milk (scalded)
2 egg yolks
3 tbs. sugar
6 dates
2 tbs. minute tapioca

Beat sugar and egg together, stir in the tapioca and dates, cut into
small pieces. (The dates may be omitted, if desired.) Pour mixture
into custard cups and bake slowly (as rice custard) until the tapioca
is clear and the custard is fairly firm in center.

ORANGE TAPIOCA

_570 calories_

1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbs. minute tapioca
2 egg yolks
6 drops orange extract

Mix and bake as directed in plain baked tapioca custard. Any other
fruit juice may be substituted for the orange, raspberry, pineapple,
or grape juice.

APPLE TAPIOCA

_475 calories_

1 apple (pared and cored)
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
2 tbs. sugar
1-1/2 tbs. tapioca
1/8 tsp. nutmeg

Beat egg and sugar together. Heat milk in double boiler and add egg
when milk is scalding hot. Stir in tapioca. Cook 20 minutes. Place
apple in cup a little larger than the apple and pour the tapioca
custard over the apple. Cover the cup and bake 30 minutes in a
moderate oven.

BROWN BETTY

_470 calories_

2 slices bread
1 large tart apple (or 1/2 cup blueberries may be substituted for
the apple)
2 tbs. sugar
1 tbs. butter
1/2 tsp. nutmeg or cinnamon

Toast bread and break into small pieces, line the bottom of the
individual baking dish with toast bits, cover with a layer of apple or
berries, sprinkle with sugar and nutmeg or cinnamon, add butter in
bits over this, continue the process until the dish is filled, place
bits of butter on top of the last layer of toast and set dish in oven;
bake about 20 minutes in a slow oven; serve with whipped cream or hard
sauce.

~Starchy Desserts~

RICE CUSTARD

_309 calories_

1 tbs. raw rice, broiled
1 egg
1 tbs. whipped cream
1/2 cup milk
1 tbs. sugar
1 doz. raisins if desired
A few drops of vanilla

Beat sugar and egg together. Stir into the milk, stir in the rice and
flavor (add raisins if desired--29 calories). Grease custard cup and
fill with the mixture. Bake slowly (in a pan of hot water) until
custard is firm in center. Serve with whipped cream.

ORANGE RICE CUSTARD

_532 calories_

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