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 Guava Fritters
 1 cup flour %1-% cup milk
 11/2 tsp. baking powder 1 egg, well beaten
 3 tbsp. powdered sugar 1 cup peeled, seeded, sliced
 % tsp. salt guavas
 Mix and sift dry ingredients, add milk gradually, and then the
 egg. Stir guavas into batter. Heat fat until it is hot enough to
 brown an inch cube of bread in one minute. Dip a spoon into the
 fat, then take up a spoonful of the fritter mixture and carefully
 drop it into the fat, without spattering. Fritters should be cooked
 through and delicately brown on the outside in three to five min-
 utes. Remove with skimmer and drain on crumpled soft paper.
 Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Fritters may be served with a
 fruit juice sauce.
 Fruit Juice Sauce
 1 cup sugar 1 cup fruit juice (fresh or
 1 tbsp. cornstarch canned)-orange, mango,
 % cup boiling water pineapple
 2 tbsp. lemon juice
 Mix cornstarch and sugar. Add boiling water and boil 5 min-
 utes. Cool and add fruit juices.

 Guava a la Gadsden Pudding
 To 1 pint guavas, peeled, seeded and sliced, add 2 tbsp. melted
butter and 1 cup sugar. Beat 3 eggs until light; add 1 pint of
milk and a cup of hot, boiled rice. Add the guavas and bake in a
moderate oven for about 30 minutes. Grated lemon or orange rind
may be added. Serve cold with cream or with lemon sauce.

 Guava de Luxe Pudding
 4 cups guavas, peeled, cut in 1/ cup brown sugar
 fourths, and seeds removed 1 tbsp. butter
 from pulp Stale cake crumbs
 Juice 1 orange 1 tsp. grated orange peel
 2 tsp. lemon juice
 Arrange half of the prepared guavas in greased, deep, baking
dish. Pour half of the orange and lemon juice over them; sprinkle
with orange peel and sugar and dot with bits of butter. Add re-
mainder of guavas and repeat process. Bake in a moderate oven
(375 degrees F.) until tender. Cover with a thin layer of cake
crumbs and brown slightly in oven. Serve hot with orange marsh-
mallow sauce. Pineapple, tamarind, mango or other fruit juice
may be used in place of the orange juice.

 Orange Marshmallow Sauce
 14 lb. marshmallows % cup sugar
 1 orange, juice and grated rind 1/ tsp. cream of tartar
 1 egg white 3 tbsp. water
 cup cream whipped