Uncooked fruit balls

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33516, 23 April 1974, Page 6

Uncooked fruit balls

(By Celia Timms) „ . c r a Recipes for fruit balls are easy to make and needl no cooking, so today I have firs?' ginger, and sultanas are combined and give a delicious flavour. You will need:2 oz preserved ginger 2 oz stoned dates 2 oz sultanas 1 tablespoon lemon juice coconut Additional ginger Method: Put fruit through

a mincer and mix weil with! i the lemon juice. Form into i i small balls and toss in desic-l seated coconut. Flatten with: a slice of preserved ginger. i Apricot balls Dried apricots are used in 1 this recipe with coconut and 1 orange juice. You will need;lb dried apricots ‘ tin sweetened con- , densed milk grated rind of 1 orange 1 cup coconut Method: Mince apricots i /and combine with the con-| . densed milk, rind and juice ; Jof the orange and coconut. I Mix well and form into balls! ;and toss in extra coconut. Mixed fruit balls Mixed fruit balls have a . predominating flavour of■ . rum if this is used. But any! . other flavouring or essence; i may be used according to l . taste. i You will need:1 4 oz butter 2 tablespoons cocoa 4 tablespoons icing sugar 1 cup dried fruits 12 wine biscuits ' rolled - into crumbs 1 teaspoon rum or , other flavouring Coconut

Method: Mince fruit or chop finely. Beat butter with icjng sugar . add cocoaj fruit bjscuit crumbs and mix well balls