The Art of Living in Australia Part 60

* 2 Eggs--2d.

* Total Cost--51/2 d.

* Time--5 Minutes.

Choose ripe bananas, peel and slice them up, and lay them in a gla.s.s dish, sprinkle with sugar. Make a custard with the milk and yolks of the eggs by directions for boiled custard, flavour with a pinch of ginger, and pour it over the bananas. Let it stand till quite cold, then whip the whites to a very stiff froth and heap them on top; sprinkle with sugar, and serve.

BOILED CUSTARD

* 1 pint Milk--2d.

* 3 Eggs--3d.

* 1 1/2 oz. Sugar *

* Flavouring--1d.

* Total Cost--6d.

* Time--5 Minutes *

Put the yolks of the eggs into a basin and whisk them. Put the milk into a saucepan, and when it is boiling pour it over the eggs, stirring all the time. Strain back into the saucepan and whist well till it comes to boiling point; draw away from the fire, but continue whisking for a few minutes. Then pour into a basin, sweeten and flavour to taste, and it is ready for use.

CORNFLOUR CUSTARD

* 1/2 pint Milk--1d.

* 1 Egg--1d.

* 1 dessertspoonful Cornflour *

* Sugar and Flavouring--1d.

* Total Cost--3d.

* Time--5 Minutes.

Put the milk into a saucepan to boil, mix the cornflour with a spoonful of cold milk, and when the milk in the saucepan is nearly boiling, stir it in and continue stirring till it boils. Let it boil two or three minutes, then draw the saucepan away from the fire, beat in the yolk of the egg and flavouring. Put back on the fire and bring to boiling point; it is then ready for use. This is a good sauce for plum or other puddings and fruit tarts.

BACHELOR'S b.u.t.tONS

* 5 oz. Flour--1/2d.

* 2 oz. Sugar--1/2d.

* 1/2 teaspoonful Carbonate of Soda *

* 1 oz. b.u.t.ter *

* 1 teaspoonful Cream of Tartar *

* 6 drops Essence of Almonds--2d.

* Total Cost--3d.

* Time--10 Minutes.

Rub the b.u.t.ter into the flour, stir in the sugar, carbonate of soda, and cream of tartar; mix into a stiff dough with the egg and flavouring. Roll into small b.a.l.l.s about the size of a marble; toss in coa.r.s.e sugar, put on to a greased baking sheet, and bake from five to eight minutes.

PRINCE OF WALES CAKES

* 1/4 lb. Flour--1/2d.

* 1/4 lb. Cornflour--1d.

* 1 gill Milk--1/2d.

* 1/2 teaspoonful Baking Powder--1/2d.

* 2 oz. b.u.t.ter--2d.

* 1 Egg--1d.

* Flavouring--1/2d.

* 2 oz. Sugar--1/2d.

* Total Cost--61/2 d.

* Time--20 Minutes.

Mix the flour, cornflour, and baking powder together, beat the b.u.t.ter and sugar to a cream, beat in the egg, flavouring, and milk, then the flour, &c., and continue to beat for five minutes. b.u.t.ter some small bun tins, half fill them with the mixture, put into a moderate oven and bake for about twenty minutes; stand on a sieve till cold.

NORMANDY PUDDING

* 2 Stale Buns--2d.

* 1 Egg--1d.

* 1/2 pint Milk--1d.

* Sugar--1/2d.

* Total Cost--41/2 d.