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Fig Snow for Filling

Mix fig pulp (fresh or steamed, or stewed) with whipped cream or meringue as for banana filling for Banana Layer Cake.

FIG PUDDING OR PIE (Very Simple) Cut fine one-half pound fresh or dried figs and simmer half an hour in three-fourths pint of water, a dessertspoonful of sugar being added when nearly done. Remove and cool, when add the well-beaten yolks of two eggs. Place in a pudding or pie dish and bake in moderate oven until the yolks are set sufficiently, then place on top a meringue made of the whites of the eggs and two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Let this brown and remove to cool. FIG SUET PUDDING (An English Recipe) Chop fine six ounces of suet in three-fourths pound of flour, adding a well-beaten egg, three-fourths cup of sugar, and sufficient milk to form a smooth dough. Roll out half an inch thick and sprinkle on it one pound fine-chopped figs. Roll this up and tie in a pudding cloth, place in boiling water, and boil for two hours. (A little nutmeg may be used for flavouring.) A