Show M a Luscious Summer Fruits Make I Tempting ns nsf Desserts i r i f y X t l x S pj I RESH summer fruits and aud berries FRESH are coming into the market And from now on each month brings its own luscious offerings But for some reason we all enjoy the kindly fruits of the earth a great deal more when they first arrive e and andare andare andare are high priced than when they become become be be- come plentiful and cheap This makes quite a problem for i housewives For it takes quite a lot of oe fruit to go round a sizeable family when you serve servo it plain with cream Here are fresh fruit and berry deserts des des- erts aerts which will provide provide- six to eight generous servings out of or unbelievably small quantity of fresh fruit For the quick cooking tapioca while it serves as an economy ingredient to eke out the fruit will wll not obscure the fresh fruit savor flavor and In addition quick cooking cooking cook cook- ing tapioca gives a ne new delicious smoothness to fresh fruit desserts Strawberry Flamingo 1 quart fresh strawberries hulled bulled 1 cup sugar 1 2 cup quick cooking tapioca teaspoon salt 2 cups boiling water 2 cups strawberry juice drained from berries 2 cup cream whipped Crush strawberries slightly add sugar lugar and let stand 30 minutes or longer Add tapioca and salt to towa Water water wa Wa- ter and cook in double boiler 15 minutes min min- minutes utes or until tapioca is clear stirring frequently Add strawberry juice to tapioca mixture Chill Pour of this mixture into parfait glasses Chill until firm Fold cream Into remaining tapioca mixture Chill Pile lightly on mixture in parfait glasses phill Just before serving top with crushed strawberries Serves 8 I Berry Tapioca 2 cups fresh berries V s cup quick cooking tapioca i teaspoon salt 1 cups hot bot water 1 teaspoon butter 1 z V cups berry juice JA cup sugar 1 tablespoon lemon Juice Crush berries sweeten to taste and let stand 1 hour Add tapioca and salt to water and cook In double boiler boner 15 minutes or until tapioca Is clear stirring stirring stir sUr- ring frequently Add butter berry juice and sugar Remove from fire add berries and lemon juice Chill until until un til firm Serve in sherbet glasses Garnish with sweetened whipped cream Serves S. S If canned berries are used they should be drained draino and sugar omitted Peach Supreme 4 fresh peaches or 8 halves canned peaches Esc cup quick cooking ta tapioca 3 cup sugar teaspoon salt 1 quart milk scalded 1 egg yolk slightly beaten 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg white stiffly beaten Slice peaches into bowl and sweeten to taste Add tapioca sugar and salt sall to milk and cook In double boiler boner 15 minutes or until tapioca Is Ig clear stirring stirring stir stir- ring frequently Pour a small amount of or tapioca mixture over egg yolk stirring stirring stir sUr ring vigorously Return to double boiler boil lIoU er and cook cool until thickened Add buttel butter butter but but- ter tel and cool Fold in vanilla and egg white Pour over fruit Chill Garnish Gar Gar- Gar Garnish nish with peaches or whipped cream Serves 8 oo 1 T I |