Fruit Cocktail Crackle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (No. 2 1/2) can fruit cocktail
1/2 c. melted butter
1 pkg. lemon pudding
3/4 c. sifted flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. shredded coconut
2 eggs plus 1/4 c. sugar for meringue
3/4 c. coarse soda cracker crumbs
1/2 c. well-packed brown sugar

Preparation

Drain fruit cocktail, chill.
Make pudding, fold in meringue. Add 1/2 cup drained fruit; cool.
Mix crumbs and brown sugar; add melted butter.
Sift flour with soda.
Combine with coconut; mix well with cracker mixture.
Put 3/4 of this mixture in well-greased round 9 x 1 1/2-inch baking dish.
Pour lemon filling on top.
Sprinkle with remaining crumbs.
Bake in moderate oven at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Use rest of fruit over pudding when cold.