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...
20g dry yeast or 40g fresh yeast
250 ml hot milk
250g butter
900g flour
125g raisins
125g currants
125g chopped citrus peel
125g cherries
175g brown sugar
1 nutmeg, freshly grated, or 1 tsp powdered nutmeg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 egg beaten
4 tbs molasses
Preparation:
Dissolve the 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.
Sift together the flour, Continue Reading...
450g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground pimento (allspice)
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
3 tbs melted butter
250g sugar
250 ml water
Preparation:
Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and pimento.
Mix in the grated ginger, melted Continue Reading...
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:
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