DEL MONTE Raisins come from the world-famous raisin vineyards of Fresno, California. They are the dependable kind for your plum pudding, mince meat, fruit cake, raisin bread - in fact, for all purposes where good raisins are needed. Whether the delicately flavored, thin-skinned seedless variety - the meaty sweet muscatels, automatically seeded by machinery, or the fancy clusters for the fruit and nut dish - all are the very best raisins that California produces. Packed in various sizes of cartons. The 15 ounce package is referred to in the following recipes.

Raisin Suggestions And Recipes

Equal amounts of chopped DEL MONTE Raisins and nuts moistened with orange or lemon juice make a delicious and nutritious sandwich filling.

Raisins used as stuffing for cherries or grapes when served with French dressing for a simple salad give an additional flavor which is very pleasing.

Stuff tomatoes with chopped raisins, boiled rice, and crumbs, and bake until tender. This may be served for luncheon or as an entree for dinner.

Chopped raisins and cream cheese make a delicious sandwich filling.

Mix raisins cut in pieces with the pie filling. They add flavor, and will take the place of a portion of the sugar.

Oatmeal cookies for the children may be made with chopped raisins instead of sugar.

Bananas are delicious baked in a sauce made of chopped raisins and water. They should be basted every five minutes.

Gingerbread which contains plenty of raisins may be served hot with lemon sauce for. dessert.

An easy and nutritious marmalade may be made by cooking equal parts of chopped raisins, apples, and water till thick and adding a little lemon juice.

Chopped raisins and horseradish make a splendid relish to serve with meat.

Add a few raisins to the poultry stuffing and you will never again omit them.

Raisins cut in pieces may be made to take the place of sugar in baked beans by adding them one hour before the beans are removed from the oven.

Chopped raisins added to scalloped apples conserve sugar and give an unusually distinctive flavor.

An equal part of raisins added to the cranberries in making stewed cranberry sauce will take the place of a part of the sugar, make the sauce more delicious, and is an economy as well.

Use raisins in apple sauce to improve its flavor and conserve sugar.

Add a few chopped raisins to Hamburg steak or to any meat croquettes. There is no loss in food value, meat is conserved, and the flavor is improved.

A few raisins cut in pieces and added to the hash give it a pleasing and distinctive taste.

Add a few chopped raisins to the stuffed eggs. They blend well and give an unusual touch.

Put a few raisins in the children's breakfast food. They will like it better, and get added nutrition.

Chopped raisins in water icing make an inexpensive but delicious frosting for cake.

There is no sauce for meat that is not improved by the addition of a few raisins.

Put raisins in the stuffed peppers. They will take the place of meat.

Chopped raisins may conserve sugar by being added to any home made ice cream or frozen dessert.

Equal parts of chopped raisins and water boiled for five minutes and thickened with a little cornstarch may take the place of sugar and cream on the breakfast food, or with the addition of a little lemon juice make an excellent pudding sauce.

A simple Italian dish is made as follows: Fry slices of stale bread and serve with a sauce made from 2 tablespoons of chopped raisins, a little chopped raw ham, a leaf of sage, a tablespoon of sugar or com sirup and 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Put over the fire until a sirup is formed and pour over the bread.

Add raisins to any every day pudding for the children's pleasure, for added flavor, and for nutrition.

Let the children have a few raisins to eat in place of candy. They supply the necessary food value and sugar.

A cup of chopped raisins, 1/4 cup of corn sirup, and a little lemon juice make a delicious and inexpensive tart filling.

Add chopped raisins to the fudge when ready to be poured in the pan. They will conserve a part of the sugar and the combination is new and delicious.

Baked apples stuffed with raisins and brown sugar and served with cream are unequalled for their flavor.

Any conservation bread, cake, or cookie, is improved by the addition of raisins.