Part 2

Put into chilled 9-inch Graham Cracker Crust (page 4). Chill at least 3 hours.

PLAIN CUSTARD

Turn on oven and set at 350 (moderate).

Line a 9-inch pie pan with unbaked pastry.

Mix in a bowl ½ cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch ⅛ teaspoon salt Add and beat until well blended 3 eggs 1½ teaspoons vanilla Stir in gradually until smooth a 1½ cups Pet Evaporated Milk mixture of 1 cup water Pour into pastry-lined pan.

Bake on oven rack slightly below center about 55 minutes, or until knife inserted near edge of custard comes out clean. Cool thoroughly before cutting.

Caramel Custard: Make filling for Custard Pie. Sprinkle over bottom of unbaked pastry a mixture of ½ cup brown sugar and ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon. Pour custard mixture over top of sugar in pastry-lined pan. Bake as directed above for Custard Pie.

LIME CHIFFON

Put into ice tray of refrigerator ⅔ cup Pet Evaporated Milk Chill until ice crystals begin to form around the edges. Mix well in a saucepan 6 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon flour Add and mix well 2 eggs Stir in gradually until smooth ½ cup Pet Evaporated Milk ½ cup water 2 tablespoons grated lime rind ¼ teaspoon salt Cook over low heat until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring all the time. Remove from heat. Add and stir until dissolved 1 package lime gelatin ¼ cup lime juice Chill until thick, but not firm. Put ice cold milk into cold bowl and whip with cold rotary beater, or electric beater at high speed, until fluffy. Add and whip until stiff 2 tablespoons lime juice

Slowly beat in gelatin mixture. Put into chilled 9-inch Graham Cracker Crust (page 4). Chill at least 3 hours.

Lemon Chiffon: Substitute lemon gelatin, lemon juice and lemon rind for the lime ingredients.

APPLE CRUMB

Turn on oven and set at 375 (high moderate).

Mix in a 2-quart mixing bowl ½ cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch ⅛ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cinnamon Stir in a mixture of ½ cup Pet Evaporated Milk 1 tablespoon lemon juice Add and mix well 4 cups sliced, pared apples

Pour into 9-inch pie pan lined with unbaked pastry, made with pie crust mix or from Pastry recipe (page 4).

Bake on rack near center of oven for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, put into a small bowl ⅔ cup brown sugar ½ cup sifted, all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons butter or margarine

Blend with fork or pastry blender until mixture has the appearance of fine corn meal.

At end of 30-minute baking period sprinkle brown sugar mixture on top of pie. Bake pie 20 minutes longer, or until crumb topping is brown. Serve warm or cold.

CHOCOLATE ICEBOX

Put into ice tray of refrigerator ¾ cup Pet Evaporated Milk Chill until ice crystals begin to form around the edges. Put into a heavy quart saucepan ¾ cup Pet Evaporated Milk ⅓ cup cocoa 24 marshmallows, cut into pieces Cook over very low heat, stirring all the time, until marshmallows are melted. Remove from heat and add 1½ teaspoons vanilla

Chill until mixture begins to thicken.

Put ice cold milk into a cold quart bowl. Whip with a cold rotary beater by hand, or with electric beater at high speed, until fluffy.

Fold into chilled chocolate mixture. Put into chilled 9-in. Graham Cracker Crust (page 4).

Chill until firm, about 3 hours. Keep chilled until ready to serve. To garnish, cut 4 marshmallows into thirds. Place pieces around edge of pie.

STRAWBERRY MARSHMALLOW

Put into ice tray of refrigerator ⅔ cup Pet Evaporated Milk Chill milk until ice crystals begin to form around the edges. Put into a quart saucepan 32 marshmallows ⅓ cup Pet Evaporated Milk Cook and stir over low heat until marshmallows are just melted. Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind ¼ cup lemon juice ¼ cup water

Chill until slightly thicker than unbeaten egg whites.

Put cold milk into a cold quart bowl. Whip with cold rotary beater by hand, or with electric beater at high Speed, until stiff. Fold into marshmallow mixture.

Fold in 1 quart sliced, fresh strawberries

Pour into chilled 9-in. Graham Cracker Crust (page 4). Chill until firm, about 3 hours.

PINEAPPLE-CHEESE

Soften in a small bowl 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin in ¼ cup cold water Mix together in a saucepan ¼ cup sugar 2 slightly beaten egg yolks 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 2 tablespoons lemon juice ½ cup drained, crushed pineapple (9-oz. can) ⅓ cup Pet Evaporated Milk Cook over low heat until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring all the time. Add softened gelatin and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup cottage cheese, pressed through sieve Chill until mixture is thick, but not firm. Beat until stiff, but not dry 2 egg whites Beat in gradually ½ cup sugar ⅛ teaspoon salt Beat in pineapple-cheese mixture. Put into prepared chilled 9-inch Graham Cracker Crust (page 4). Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs Chill at least 3 hours.

PECAN

Turn on oven and set at 375 (high moderate).

Line a 9-inch pie pan with unbaked pastry.

Put into bowl ¼ cup soft butter or margarine Add gradually, mixing until ¾ cup sugar light and fluffy Beat in one at a time 3 eggs Add 1 cup dark corn syrup ¾ cup Pet Evaporated Milk 2 tablespoons flour ½ teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon vanilla 1 cup finely cut pecans

Mix thoroughly. Pour into pastry-lined pan. Bake on center rack of oven 50 minutes, or until firm. Cool before serving.

BUTTERSCOTCH CREAM

Mix thoroughly in a saucepan 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed 3 tablespoons cornstarch ¼ teaspoon salt 3 egg yolks Stir in gradually until 1 cup Pet Evaporated Milk smooth a mixture of 1 cup water Add 2 tablespoons butter or margarine Cook and stir over low heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in ¾ teaspoon vanilla

Cover and cool thoroughly. Put into cold 9-inch baked pastry shell. Spread with Meringue (page 5). Bake as directed. Cool thoroughly before cutting with a wet knife.

WHIPPED TOPPING

Chill in ice tray until ⅓ cup Pet Evaporated Milk almost frozen around edges Then put into small cold 4 teaspoons granulated sugar bowl with Whip with cold rotary beater by hand, or with electric beater at high speed, until fluffy. Add and whip until stiff ½ teaspoon grated lemon rind 2 teaspoons lemon Juice

Serve as a topping on fruit, fruit shortcakes, plain cake, puddings, or other desserts. Makes 1 cup.

Home Economics Department PET MILK COMPANY Arcade Building St. Louis, Missouri

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Transcriber’s Notes

—Silently corrected a few typos.

—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.

—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.