Dromedary “Novelty” Recipes

Dates, cocoanut and candied peel, sold to America in 1920 with a camel on the packet — recipes tested by Marion Harris Neil.

Simple Cocoanut Desserts

6 recipes in this part of Dromedary “Novelty” Recipes.

Cocoanut Bread Pudding

1 cup bread crumbs Pinch of salt 2 tablespoons sugar 2 cups milk 1/4 cup Dromedary Cocoanut 2 eggs Grated nutmeg to taste 1 tablespoon…

Cocoanut Blanc Mange

4 cups milk 1½ cup cornstarch 1/4 cup sugar 3 egg-whites 14 teaspoon salt 1 cup Dromedary Cocoanut 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Lemon Sauce 2…

Coffee Cocoanut Tapioca

1½ cup Dromedary Tapioca 1/2 cup Dromedary 2 cups left-over coffee 1/2 cup sugar Cocoanut 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Cook tapioca in coffee…

Baked Apples with Cocoanut Dressing

4 large apples, cored 1/2 cup butter 1 orange 1 cup powdered sugar 3 tablespoons cream 2 eggs, whites only 1 cup Dromedary Cocoanut Bake…

Orange Sauce

fruit juice 1 tablespoon lemon or gelatine 1 tablespoon cold water 1 egg white, beaten 1 cup boiling water 3 tablespoons Dromedary 3…

Cocoanut Prune Delight

2 lbs. prunes 14 cup sugar 1 teaspoon lemon extract 2 cups Dromedary Cocoanut Wash and pick over prunes. Cover with cold water and soak 3…

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