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WATERMELON SLUSH 
Refreshing Summer Quencher!
4 cups cubed and seeded chilled watermelon
2 tsp. lime juice
2 tsp. sugar
Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Can be served over ice. Yields 4 servings.
Watermelons, a source of water for ancient Mediterranean traders, provide good amounts of vitamins A and C.
PAPAYA FRITTERS 
Yummy Tropical Dessert!
2 tsp. lime juice
2 tsp. sugar
Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Can be served over ice. Yields 4 servings.
Watermelons, a source of water for ancient Mediterranean traders, provide good amounts of vitamins A and C.
PAPAYA FRITTERS
Yummy Tropical Dessert!
2 cups half-ripe sliced papaya
2/3 cup milk
1 1/2 cups flour
1 egg
2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 tsp. salt Beat together the egg and milk. Add to sifted dry ingredients. Add papaya and mix well. Using a tablespoon, drop mixture into hot oil and deep fry until golden brown. Roll into sugar of your choice.
Papayas, considered a berry by botanists, are high in fiber.
BANANA COCONUT CUSTARD 
Delicious Desert Recipe!
2/3 cup milk
1 1/2 cups flour
1 egg
2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 tsp. salt Beat together the egg and milk. Add to sifted dry ingredients. Add papaya and mix well. Using a tablespoon, drop mixture into hot oil and deep fry until golden brown. Roll into sugar of your choice.
Papayas, considered a berry by botanists, are high in fiber.
BANANA COCONUT CUSTARD
Delicious Desert Recipe!
2 eggs
2 cups milk
4 tblsp. sugar
1 cup sliced, very ripe bananas
¾ cup fresh grated coconut (can substitute packaged coconut)
¼ tsp. vanilla
dash of salt Beat eggs slightly, add other ingredients. Pour into lightly buttered baking dish. Bake at 300 - 325 degrees for about one hour or until inserted knife comes out clean. note: As with other baked custards, place baking dish in a slightly larger flat pan half filled with hot water.
CHOCOLATE WALKING BANANAS
Tasty Treat for Kids!
2 cups milk
4 tblsp. sugar
1 cup sliced, very ripe bananas
¾ cup fresh grated coconut (can substitute packaged coconut)
¼ tsp. vanilla
dash of salt Beat eggs slightly, add other ingredients. Pour into lightly buttered baking dish. Bake at 300 - 325 degrees for about one hour or until inserted knife comes out clean. note: As with other baked custards, place baking dish in a slightly larger flat pan half filled with hot water.
CHOCOLATE WALKING BANANAS
Tasty Treat for Kids!
4 bananas
1 cup flaked coconut
1 can Hershey's chocolate syrup (refrigerated)
Cut bananas into fourths. Insert half of a skewer stick into each piece. Dip in chocolate syrup, then sprinkle with flaked coconut. Good as a snack or dessert.
Bananas, the world's largest herb, are a great source of potassium.
PINEAPPLE PICKLES 
Tropical Alternative to Pickles!
1 cup flaked coconut
1 can Hershey's chocolate syrup (refrigerated)
Cut bananas into fourths. Insert half of a skewer stick into each piece. Dip in chocolate syrup, then sprinkle with flaked coconut. Good as a snack or dessert.
Bananas, the world's largest herb, are a great source of potassium.
PINEAPPLE PICKLES
Tropical Alternative to Pickles!
3 cups white vinegar
3 cups sugar
3 tblsp. whole cloves
3 cups water
1 stick cinnamon
2 medium sized pineapples
After peeling the pineapples, cut them into sections about 1 inch thick. Remove the core and combine with sugar, vinegar, and water. Add the spices and boil gently in a covered pot for 1 ½ hours or until tender. Pour into hot sterile jars and seal. Yields 5 cups.
Pineapples, a symbol of hospitality, and once so rare they were called "the fruit of the kings," have their own powerful tenderizer, an enzyme called bromelain.
STUFFED LYCHEES 
Great for Appetizers!
3 cups sugar
3 tblsp. whole cloves
3 cups water
1 stick cinnamon
2 medium sized pineapples
After peeling the pineapples, cut them into sections about 1 inch thick. Remove the core and combine with sugar, vinegar, and water. Add the spices and boil gently in a covered pot for 1 ½ hours or until tender. Pour into hot sterile jars and seal. Yields 5 cups.
Pineapples, a symbol of hospitality, and once so rare they were called "the fruit of the kings," have their own powerful tenderizer, an enzyme called bromelain.
STUFFED LYCHEES
Great for Appetizers!
1 can whole lychees
few drops of lemon juice
1 pkg. cream cheese (8 oz.)
cherries (cut in half)
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
Drain lychees. Mix cream cheese with lemon juice and chopped nuts. Fill cavity with a small portion of cream cheese mixture. Top off with half a cherry.
Lychees, whose trees can live for more than one hundred years, are a rich source of vitamin C.
few drops of lemon juice
1 pkg. cream cheese (8 oz.)
cherries (cut in half)
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
Drain lychees. Mix cream cheese with lemon juice and chopped nuts. Fill cavity with a small portion of cream cheese mixture. Top off with half a cherry.
Lychees, whose trees can live for more than one hundred years, are a rich source of vitamin C.
RUSSIAN FRUIT PUDDING
A Delicious Three Fruit Pudding!
3 apples peeled and chopped
3 pears peeled and chopped
2 plums peeled and chopped
2 cups of water
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 pears peeled and chopped
2 plums peeled and chopped
2 cups of water
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 tblsp. potato starch or cornstarch
1/2 cup water
Place chopped fruit, 2 cups water, and cinnamon in a small covered pot. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes until fruit is well cooked. Puree and return to pot with dissolved cornstarch in 1/2 cup of water and stir the two mixtures together. Continue simmering for 2 minutes or longer, the pudding will thicken. Pour into 5 small bowls and chill at least 2 hours before serving.
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