Cooking For 1967 BANANA FLAN

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31341, 11 April 1967, Page 2

Cooking For 1967 BANANA FLAN

(By

CELIA TIMMS)

Banana Flan is an easily prepared dessert and one that will be enjoyed by all the family.

You Will Need: 1 baked flan shell 3 small sponge cakes or equivalent in trifle sponge or stale Madeira cake i pint hot custard 4 bananas Dessicated coconut Apricot jam

Method: Spread a little jam over the base of the flan shell and cover with crumbled cake, half of the hot custard and 2 bananas sliced. Repeat the layers, topping with circles of overlapping banana rounds, surrounded by dessicated coconut Brush bananas with warmed jam and serve cold with whipped cream. Tomato Cakes Tomato Griddle Cakes make a pleasant change for breakfast They can be served separately or with an egg or grilled bacon rolls. For four persons. You win Need: 4 tomatoes 2 eggs, beaten i cup fresh breadcrumbs Salt Pepper 3 dessertspoons melted butter Method: If using fresh tomatoes, blanch, skin and cook them by chopping roughly and boiling in a very little water. Bottled tomatoes need only be drained and mashed. When tomatoes are cool, combine with other ingredients mixing well. Drop a spoonful at a time on to a hot

greased griddle, hot plate or electric frying pan and brown well on both sides. Serve at once.