This section is from the book "The Bride's Cook Book", by Ralph P. Merritt. Also available from Amazon: Larousse Gastronomique.
Place halves of DEL MONTE Canned Peaches in a square wet mold. Dissolve 1 envelope of softened gelatin in 1 1/2 cups of boiling water, add 1/4 cup of sugar, or 1/3 cup of corn sirup and 1/2 cup each of lemon juice and the sirup from the peaches. Pour the mixture over the peaches and when cold and firm cut in squares with one-half peach in each.
Place 6 halves of DEL MONTE Canned Peaches in a serving dish. Beat 2 egg yolks with 2 tablespoons of sugar or corn sirup and 1/8 teaspoon of salt, add 1 cup of hot milk, cook in double boiler until thick, cool, add 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla, fold in 2 beaten egg whites, pour over the peaches and sprinkle with coconut.
Mix 1/4 cup of cornstarch with 1/2 cup of cold water and add to 2 cups of hot milk, cook in double boiler 35 minutes, and add 1/2 cup of coconut. Line a wet mold with DEL MONTE Canned Sliced Peaches, pour in pudding and when cold turn out on a serving dish.
Put 3/4 cup (1/3 can) of drained DEL MONTE Canned Sliced Peaches in a serving dish. Cook 1/2 cup of minute tapioca, 1 1/2 cups of boiling water, 1/8 teaspoon of salt, 2/3 cup of sirup from the peaches, and 1/16 teaspoon of cinnamon in a double boiler until tapioca is clear and transparent. Pour over the peaches and serve hot or cold with milk or cream.
Arrange 1 cup of bread crumbs and 1 1/2 cups (2/3 can) of DEL MONTE Canned Sliced Peaches which have been drained, in alternate layers in a greased baking dish, sprinkle each layer of peaches with sugar or corn sirup and a little cinnamon, dot with 2 tablespoons of butter substitute, pour 3/4 cup of water over all, and bake 35 minutes in a moderate oven.
Mix 5 tablespoons of cornstarch and 3 tablespoons of sugar or 1/3 cup of corn sirup, 2 1/2 cups of hot milk, stirring constantly, and cook in the double boiler 35 minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla and pour into wet mold lined with 3/4 cup (1/3 can) of DEL MONTE Canned Sliced Peaches,, Chill and serve with sirup from the peaches, or with cream.
Arrange 1 1/2 cups (2/3 can) of drained DEL MONTE Canned Sliced Peaches in a greased baking dish. To 3 stiffly beaten egg whites add 1/16 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 cup of the peach sirup. Pour over the peaches and bake in a slow oven 30 minutes. Serve with custard sauce made from the egg yolks and the remainder of sirup from the peaches.
Line a wet mold with 3/4 cup (1/3 can) of DEL MONTE Canned Sliced Peaches. Dissolve 1 envelope of softened gelatin in 3/4 cup of boiling water, add 3 tablespoons of sugar or 1/3 cup of corn sirup, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and cool. Beat until foamy, and fold in 1 stiffly beaten egg white. Pour over the peaches and when firm turn out into serving dish.
Put one half of a DEL MONTE Canned Peach in the bottom of a sherbet glass, cover with vanilla ice cream, set the other half of a peach on top, cap with a tiny pyramid of ice cream and pour 2 tablespoons of peach sirup over each serving.
 
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