Our Heavenly Recipes- Spiralbound Cookbook #12

Here's a fun little cookbook, created by the Ladies of St. Mary's Congregation in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, November, 1952.  It states "Eleanor's Cook Book" inside the front cover.

Here's the cookbook:

Inside, it has lots of fun illustrations for various, beautifully hand-written recipes, like this:

 And this:

The recipe I've chosen for this entry is an intriguing one, submitted by Mrs. Thomas Pirvoni, for COCONUT RHUBARB PIE:

Coconut Rhubarb Pie

Pastry for one crust pie
3 egg yolks (slightly beaten)
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
1/4 tsp. salt
4 T. flour
2 T. butter, melted
1 qt. rhubarb, cut in 1/2 inch pieces

Line a 9 inch pan with pastry.  Fold edge back to form a standing rim.  Combine egg yolks, sugar, salt, and water.  Add flour and butter; blend well.  Add rhubarb and mix thoroughly.  Turn into pie shell.  Bake in hot oven (425 degrees) 45 minutes or until done.

Topping:
3 egg whites
1/3 c. sugar
3/4 c. shredded coconut, cut

Beat egg whites until foamy throughout.  Add sugar, two tablespoons at a time, beating after each addition until mixture will stand in peaks.  Fold in coconut.  Pile lightly on filling.  Sprinkle with additional coconut.  Bake in a hot oven (425 degrees) from 8 - 10 minutes, or until delicately brown.

Enjoy!