VIRGINIA DARE PUDDING
Sift one quart of flour and into the flour put one pound of raisins, one pound of currants, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one pound of sugar, one grated nutmeg, one teaspoonful of ground spice. Beat four eggs and add after mixing the fruit well in the flour, and mix with enough water to make a stiff batter as for fruit cake. Boil or bake and serve with sauce. Cook for about two hours.
SWEET POTATO CUSTARD
3 cooked sweet potatoes,
¼ nutmeg grated,
2 eggs,
¼ cup brown sugar,
⅓ teaspoon salt,
1 quart milk.
Force potatoes through a ricer; beat the eggs and mix with potatoes; add other ingredients, pour into buttered baking dish or cups, and bake in a slow oven until firm.
BANANA CUSTARD
Mix well the yolks of two eggs,
One-half cup of sweet milk,
One-half cup of sugar,
One teaspoonful of butter,
Two tablespoonsful of flour.
Cook in double boiler until thick. When cool, add one teaspoonful of vanilla. Bake on a nice crust. When cool, cover pie with thin slices of banana, then the meringue, and bake a delicate brown.
