o with a broad knife. Arrange them in a well-greased
wire broiler and broil with skin side down over glowing coals or under a
gas flame until soft, using care that they do not scorch. Remove to hot
serving platter, drop a bit of butter on each and serve immediately.
Onion juice may be used in place of garlic.

BANANA FRITTERS

3 bananas.
1 cup bread flour.
2 teaspoons baking powder.
1/4 teaspoon salt.
1 tablespoon sugar.
1/4 cup cream or milk.
1 egg beaten very lightly.
1/2 tablespoon lemon juice.
1/2 tablespoon Sherry wine.

PROCESS: Sift dry ingredients together twice. To beaten egg add cream
and combine mixtures. Force bananas through a sieve and mix pulp with
lemon juice and sherry wine; add to batter, beat thoroughly, and drop by
tablespoonfuls into deep, hot Cottolene. Drain, sprinkle with powdered
sugar and serve with

ORANGE SAUCE

Make, a syrup by boiling one cup sugar with one-fourth cup water and two
shavings of orange rind, four minutes. Remove from range, lift out
orange peel, add one-half tablespoon butter and one tablespoon each of
orange and lemon juice and Sherry wine.

PEPPER AND ONION SALAD

Plunge a bright-red bell pepper (Ruby King) into boiling water, remove
immediately and rub off the outer "shiny" skin. Cover with ice water to
chill and become crisp. Cut a slice from the stem end and remove the
seeds and veins, then cut in rings as thin as possible. Cut one small
Spanish onion in very thin slices, separate the rings and "crisp" in ice
water. Drain and toss together both onion and pepper rings. Season with
salt, pepper, and pour over two tablespoons oil and one tablespoon
vinegar. Crush the pepper and onion into the dressing, then pile it in
nests of crisp lettuce heart leaves.

MOCK MINCE PIE

2 Uneeda biscuits, rolled fine.
1-1/2 cups sugar.
1 cup molasses.
1/4 cup lemon juice.
2 tablespoons brandy.
1 cup raisins seeded and shredded.
1/2 cup butter.
2 eggs well beaten.
Cinnamon, Cloves, and Nutmeg.

PROCESS: Mix ingredients in the order given. Add spices to taste. Line a
pie pan with Plain Paste, turn in mixture, wet edges and cover with top
crust made of Rich Paste; press and flute edges. Bake thirty-five
minutes in a moderate oven.

RICH PASTE

1-1/2 cups flour.
1