Cooks in Puerto Rico used to be experts in preparing all kinds of pasta from fresh fruits. Mango and guava paste are my favorites. Now, as a working woman I dont have enough time. But the knowledge is here. It is quite a simple recipe.

GUAVA PASTE

Remove both extremes from the guavas, wash them well and cut in four. Cover with water and boil until they are soft. Mash the boiled fruit and pass through a colander with a spoon, pressing the pulp, to remove the seeds. For each cup of mashed boiled guava use 1 1/2 cups of sugar. Mix both ingredients and cook in Low, moving constantly. When the paste separates from the sides of the cooking pot, drop it into a rectangular mold specially sold for preparing pasta and moist with a little bit of water or covered with plastic paper. Cool and remove from mold.