CONTENTS
PREFACE
This E-book deals with varieties of fruits and Desserts that can be made from them. With fruits becoming less seasonal and more a daily food, an understanding of them is of great value. It is important to discover their place in the diet, their nature, composition and food value. We will then proceed with the preparation and serving of every variety of fruit dessert. Custom has so long established the usage of finishing the dinner with a dessert of some kind that a menu is considered quite incomplete without it.
FRUIT AND FRUIT DESSERTS
FRUIT IN THE DIET
Fruits are the fleshy, juicy products of some plant or tree which, when ripe, is suitable for use as food. Although some fruits are seedless, they generally contain the seeds of the plants or trees that produce them. Many fruits require cooking to make them palatable while others are never cooked and some others may be cooked or eaten raw. Fruits, because they are wholesome, appetizing and attractive, occupy a valuable place in the diet. In fact, it is