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NAME

     FRUIT-TART - A quick fruit tart pie
     This is just about the ideal way to use up any  fresh  fruit
     you have lying around. I got the recipe from my mom.

INGREDIENTS (Makes 1 pie)

     1         pie shell (If you don't make  your  own,  buy  the
               frozen uncooked kind.)
     125 ml    water
     200 g     sugar
     40 ml     cornstarch
     1.5 l     sliced fruit
               ground cinnamon or nutmeg (to taste)

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Mash 5 dl of the fruit  in  a  saucepan  with  the
               water,  sugar, and cornstarch.  Add another sprin-
               kle of nutmeg or cinnamon.  Boil until the  liquid
               becomes clear (about two minutes).
          (2)  Place the remaining fruit in the pie shell, and  a
               sprinkle of the nutmeg or cinnamon.
          (3)  Pour the hot mixture over the fruit, and let  cool
               for at least two hours.
          (4)  Serve, with whipped cream or ice cream as desired.

NOTES

     Any fresh fruit in season will do; I've made  peach,  necta-
     rine, and strawberry/banana, all to good effect.
     Scheduling usually works out well if you make  this  shortly
     before serving the meal, and let it cool while you eat.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 20 minutes preparation,  two  hours
     cooling.  Precision: approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Rich Salz
     Mirror Systems, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
     mirror!rs