LEMON SAUCE
- 2 cups hot water,
- 1 cup sugar,
- 1 lemon rind and juice,
- 2 tablespoonfuls corn starch,
- 2 tablespoonfuls butter.
Mix the sugar and corn starch, add the boiling water gradually, stirring all the time. Cook 8 or 10 minutes, add lemon juice and butter. Serve hot.
PIES
BANANA RAISIN PIE
Cook ½ cup chopped seeded raisins in 1 cup water until plump. Take from fire, add 2 tablespoonfuls sifted cracker crumbs mixed with 1 tablespoonful flour and 1 teaspoonful butter. Let stand covered until cold. Cut 1 large banana in thin slices, add ¼ teaspoonful cinnamon, 2 tablespoonfuls lemon juice, 3 tablespoonfuls sugar, ¾ teaspoonful lemon extract and grated rind ½ lemon. Combine mixture, add 1 well-beaten egg and 2 tablespoonfuls seeded raisins cut in pieces. Bake between two crusts.