This section is from the book "The Bride's Cook Book", by Ralph P. Merritt. Also available from Amazon: Larousse Gastronomique.
2 Cups Cooked Hominy Grits.
3 Tart Apples.
4 Tablespoons Brown Sugar 2 Cups Milk.
2 Eggs, Well Beaten Grated Rind of a Lemon Grating of Nutmeg.
Chop the apples fine, mix all together and bake in a moderate oven until set. Serve with top milk or lemon sauce.
1 Cup Hominy Grits 1/2 Teaspoon Salt.
4 Cups Water 1/2 Cup Honey.
Teaspoon Vanilla.
1 Tablespoon Butter Substitute.
1 Cup Stoned Dates.
1 Cup Milk.
Sift the hominy grits into the boiling water, to which add the salt and cook slowly one hour in double boiler; then add vanilla, honey and butter substitute; put a layer an inch deep in an oiled baking dish, spread with stoned dates, add another layer of hominy, then dates and cover with a very thin layer of the hominy; spread a tablespoonful of cooking oil over the top; add one cupful of rich milk and bake in a moderate oven.
1/2 Cup Pearl Barley 1 Teaspoon Salt.
3 Cups Water 1/2 Cup Raisins.
1/4 Cup Well Washed Currants.
1/2 Cup Sugar.
1/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg.
Soak barley in the water over night. Add salt and cook in double boiler 4 hours, then stir in sugar, spice and fruits; cook half hour longer; mold and serve cold with top milk. This makes a delicious dessert.
1/2 Cup Buckwheat Flour 2 Cups Hot Milk.
4 Tablespoons Honey 1/2 Teaspoon Salt.
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla.
2 Tart Apples.
3 Tablespoons Corn Syrup.
1 Tablespoon Butter Nutmeg.
Sift the buckwheat into the hot milk and cook it for 10 minutes. Add the honey, the salt and the vanilla. Grease a baking dish, and place the sliced apples in the bottom of it. Add the syrup, the butter and the nutmeg. Pour over this the buckwheat mixture, cover the dish and bake the pudding for 2 hours in a slow oven.
2 Cups Cooked Oatmeal.
4 Apples Cut Small 1/2 Cup Raisins.
1/2 Cup Sugar.
1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon.
Mix and bake for one-half hour. Serve hot or cold. Any dried or fresh fruits, dates, or ground peanuts may be used instead of apples. Will serve five people.
2 Cups Cooked Oatmeal 1/2 Cup Molasses.
1/2 Cup Raisins.
Mix and bake for one-half hour. Serve hot or cold. Any dried or fresh fruits, dates, or ground peanuts may be used instead of apples. Will serve five people.
1/8 Cup Butter Substitute.
3 Tablespoons Corn Syrup 3 Tablespoons Sugar.
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla.
1/2 Cup Milk.
7/8 Cup Barley and Rice Flour.
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1/2 Teaspoon Salt.
Cream fats, add sugar, egg, well beaten, and syrup. Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add alternately with milk to the first mixture. Bake in a moderate oven for about 25 minutes.
 
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