175 g coarse cornmeal
1 litre milk
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 small piece of cinnamon stick
sugar to taste
pinch salt
Preparation:
Mix the cornmeal with a small amount of milk in a cup.
Bring the balance of the milk to boil, then stir in the cornmeal mixture. Immediately lower Continue Reading...
1 kg ripe, firm Guavas
Sugar
2 litres water
lime juice
Preparation:
Wash guavas, remove stem at top, and cut them in half, then put them in a large pan with the water. Cover and boil gently for 30 minutes.
Strain the juice through a large seive.
Measure the juice into a pot, then for Continue Reading...
125 ml molasses
250g sugar
125g butter
125 ml hot water
300 g flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 egg beaten
Preparation:
Heat the molasses, sugar and butter gently in a pan.
Pour in the hot water, mix well, and set aside.
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4 Cups Grated Coconut
1 Cup Water 1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Tea Cream Of Tartar
1 Tea Almond Essence
Few Drops Of Food Colouring
Directions:
1. Boil sugar and water to form a light syrup.
2. When bubbles the size of small pearls appear, add grated cocunut and cream of tartar.
3. When the Continue Reading...
1½ cups mashed pumpkin
¼ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 teaspoon baking powder
1¼ cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
Oil, for deep fat frying
Method:
Combine pumpkin, sugar (instead of adding sugar in the batter, it may be sprinkled over hot fritters after cooking, as an Continue Reading...
2 cups peeled, grated sweet potato
½ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
2 ripe bananas, peeled and crushed
½ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup grated coconut, if desired
Oil, for deep fat frying
Method:
Combine all ingredients until just Continue Reading...
1 Ripe (hard) Coconut
Salt
Method:
To open the coconut, punch out the eyes with a screwdriver and hammer. Invert the coconut over a glass and drain out the clearish liquid inside, the water. Coconut water makes a refreshing beverage in its own right (serve over ice) and is great mixed with rum Continue Reading...
2¼ cups sugar
½ cup evaporated milk
¼ cup Ole Nassau Chick Charney Rum, or your favourite light rum
1 cup Marshmallow Crème or 16 large marshmallows
¼ cup butter or margarine
¼ tsp. salt
1 pkg. (6 oz.) semi-sweet White Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts
Method:
Grease a 9-inch square pan Continue Reading...