Title: Village farina custard (poutika)
 Categories: Sweets, Greek, Breakfast
      Yield: 1 Recipe
 
      1 qt Milk
    1/2 c  Farina, regular
           --(cream of wheat, semolina)
    1/2 c  Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla
      2 tb Butter or margarine
      2    Eggs; well beaten

MMMMM---------------------------SYRUP--------------------------------
      1 c  Honey or sugar
      1 tb Lemon juice
    1/2 c  Water
    1/4 c  Almond or pistachio nuts
           Cinnamon
           Fresh fruit slices
           -OR- preserves
 
  In a saucepan, bring milk to a boil.  Add farina, sugar and vanilla
  and cook 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove pan from heat; stir
  in butter. Add a little of the hot mixture to eggs; beat well, and
  mix into remaining farina.
  
  Pour mixture into a buttered baking dish and sprinkle with nuts. Bake
  for 20 minutes in a 350 F. oven.
  
  For syrup, heat honey, lemon juice and water in a saucepan. Bring to a
  boil, then continue to cook for 5 minutes. Pour hot syrup over baked
  custard. Sprinkle cinnamon over, then allow to cool for 4 hours. Cut
  into squares and serve plain, or with slices of fresh fruit or
  preserves.
  
  Adapted from a recipe in "The Complete Greek Cookbook" Typed for you
  by Karen Mintzias Submitted By KM@SALATA.COM (KAREN MINTZIAS) On 23
  NOV 95 233003 -0800