The fruit thus enjoyed proves most invigorating. To gain the
full benefit which belongs to raisins it is necessary that the skin and
seeds should be rejected, because they are indigestible, and are apt to
produce disorders of the bowels, while the ripe luscious pulp is free
from these dangers. It would be well if parents could be convinced what
a valuable food the raisin is. As for dates, their nutritive value is
shown by the fact that they form the chief food of the Arabs; while
prunes and figs are used for their laxative tendency. Compotes of all
sorts of fruits and stewed Normandy pippins may be easily introduced
into the luncheon basket, if put into a wide-mouthed, well stoppered
bottle.
Now for two or three recipes:--
_Baked Custard Cup._--Boil the third of a pint of milk and pour it upon
a beaten egg. Add sugar and a little flavouring, turn the preparation
into a buttered cup, and set it in the oven in a shallow tin filled with
boiling water. Let it bake gently till firm; then take it out, and when
cold pack it in the basket. A couple of tablespoonfuls of stewed fruit
put into a small bottle is an excellent accompaniment to this cup.
_Cabinet Cup Pudding._--Soak a teaspoonful of gelatine in a dessert
spoonful of water. Make a little custard as above, with the third of a
pint of milk and one egg.
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