Recipe for preparing a plate of fruits - from Chan Sow Lin’s Favourite Recipes, published by Rex Book Store (Pte) Ltd, 1981, Singapore.
I want my money back. 
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1980’s and you got a photo, and it’s not black & white. Pretty uncommon.
I have no idea how to plate fruits. Just fill the plate.
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Man, they even cut the oranges the wrong way. If you cut it they the center, you can get slices that will gently present bites of oranges as the segments split. That’s the best way to eat sliced oranges, imo. Don’t even get me started on those mini bananas…
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a less attractive platter of fruit - it’s not even appetizing, yet to call it a recipe? 
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Those bananas look so phallic. In a really bad way.
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And oranges and grapes aren’t really in season at the same time. 
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Exactly!
Must be the worst recipe one would’ve ever encountered!
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Lol, it is funny in it’s utter lameness, but hopefully there are more than a few keepers in that book. Thanks for the laugh!
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It was a complete non-recipe, if ever there was such a term. You wondered why it was even written in the first place!
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As opposed to phallic, in a good way? Haha https://www.thekitchn.com/the-candle-salad-a-retro-recipe-to-make-you-blush-food-history-192197
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Is the bowl of fruit recipe any different?
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It reminded me of a strange-looking dish served to us during a river-cruise dinner in Hue, Vietnam, back in 2020.
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My Aunt used to make that! I never thought anything of it!
I remember cherries, but not on top, and there may have been mayonnaise involved, but not the way it’s described in the article.
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Pray tell, is there a recipe for how to prepare a bowl of cereal?
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I’m looking for a recipe on how to boil water.
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Cooks Illustrated has one, but it’s behind a pay wall.
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I bet Milk Street also has a recipe for boiling water, behind a pay wall…
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…and Kimball is suing CI for theft of intellectual property!
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And will sell you a kit containing a bottle of spring water and a tri-ply lidded saucepan for the attractive price of $249.95 plus S/H and state tax.
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There’s always that “midnight bacon” one that people had fun with a few years ago.
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