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sweeten them. Stir the gelatine over boiling water until dis- 

 solved. Whip the cream. Add the gelatine to the peaches, 

 mix, and turn into a tin basin; stand the basin in a pan of 

 cracked ice, or snow, and stir constantly until the mixture 

 begins to thicken; then add the whipped cream, stir carefully 

 until thoroughly mixed ; turn into a mold and stand aside to 

 harden. Serve with whipped cream heaped around the base. 

 — Mrs. Rorer's Cook Book. 



PEACH TAPIOCA 



1 can peaches, Boiling water, 



J4 cup powdered sugar, H cup sugar, 



1 cup tapioca, Vi teaspoonful salt 



Drain peaches, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and let stand 

 one hour; soak tapioca one hour in cold water to cover; to 

 peach syrup add enough boiling water to make three cups ; 

 heat to boiling point, add tapioca drained from cold water, 

 sugar, and salt; then cook in a double boiler until transparent. 

 iLine a mold or a pudding dish with peaches cut in quarters, 

 fill with tapioca, and bake in moderate oven 30 minutes ; cool 

 slightly, turn on a dish, and serve with cream sauce. — Miss 

 Farmer's Boston Cooking School Cook Book. 



PEACH LAYER CAKE 



Cake. 



Yz pound of sugar, 



5 eggs, 2 ounces of corn starch, 



6 ounces of flour, 1 teaspoonful of vanilla, 



^ teaspoonful of mace, 2 tablespoonfuls of sherry, 



1 teaspoonful of baking powder. 



Beat the butter to a cream; add the sugar gradually, beat- 

 ing all the while, then add the yolks of the eggs, then the well- 

 beaten whites, then the flour, cornstarch and baking powder ; 

 beat well ; add the flavorings, mix well. Grease three deep 

 jelly tins, pour in the cake, and bake in a moderately quick 

 oven 15 minutes. When done, remove carefully from the 

 pans, and stand the cakes on a towel for a few minutes to 

 cool. 



Pare the peaches, cut them in thin slices. Beat the whites 

 of two eggs lightly, add, gradually, four tablespoonfuls of 

 powdered sugar, and then beat vigorously until stiff enough 

 to stand alone. Put a layer of this over the top of one cake, 

 then a layer of sliced peaches, stand another cake on top of 



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