The Goodly Guava


until the gingerbread is done. Serve with cream, lemon or orange
sauce, or a honey topping.
 Lemon Sauce
 1 cup sugar 3 tbsp. lemon juice
 1%3 cup boiling water 1% tsp. grated lemon rind
 2 tbsp. butter Pinch salt
 2 tbsp. flour
 Mix dry ingredients thoroughly; add boiling water; cook 3
minutes. Add lemon juice and butter and remove from stove.
Substitute 12 cupful orange juice for 1/2 cupful water in the foun-
dation recipe and grated orange rind for lemon rind for an
orange sauce.
 Honey Topping
 1 egg white 1 cup honey
 4 tbsp. water /4 tsp. cream of tartar
 Pinch of salt
 Combine all ingredients and cook very slowly over low heat on
an electrical range or in a double boiler, beating constantly with
a rotary beater until mixture stands up in peaks. It may be
beaten until creamy when removed from heat. This is a delicious
meringue topping. It does not set on the outside, but is creamy
and fluffy.
 Guava Tapioca-Baked
 4 cup quick cooking tapioca %4 tsp. salt
 1 cup boiling water 2 tbsp. butter
 /4 tsp. cinnamon 3 cups peeled, sliced, seeded
 2 tbsp. lime or calamondin juice guavas
 1/ cup sugar
 Add the boiling water to the tapioca and cook until it clears.
Add the sugar, cinnamon, salt and fruit juice. Place the guavas
in a greased shallow glass baking dish, dot with butter, and pour
the tapioca mixture over them. Bake in a moderate oven until
the guavas are tender and the top is lightly browned. Serve hot
or cold with plain or whipped cream.

 Guava Jam Cake
 /2 cup shortening 2 cups of flour
 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. each of cinnamon and
 1 cup guava jam allspice
 3 eggs, beaten 1/ tsp. cloves
 1 tsp. soda /4 tsp. mace
 3 tbsp. sour milk 14 tsp. salt
 Cream the shortening and sugar together. Add the beaten eggs
and mix. Add the flour sifted with the spices and salt. Pour into
a long, shallow, greased pan, and bake in a moderate oven (350
degrees F.) for 30 minutes. Serve warm, cut into squares and
top with hard or lemon sauce. Will serve from 12 to 16.