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CITRUS CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA. 



LEMON PIE. One teacup of boiling water, two tablespoon- 

 fuls of cornstarch, cooking until a thick paste ; add one cup of 

 sugar, piece of butter the size of an egg, and set to cool ; stir 

 together the yolks of two eggs and the grated rind and juice of 

 one lemon; mix all together; bake quickly; frost when done. 



LEMON DROPS. Dissolve half a pound pulverized sugar in 

 lemon juice and boil to a thin syrup. Drop on plates and 

 harden in a warm place. 



PRESERVED LEMON PEEL. Make a thick syrup of white 

 sugar; chop the lemon peel fine, and boil it in the syrup ten 

 minutes; put in glass tumblers and paste paper over. A tea- 

 spoonful of this makes a loaf of cake or dish of sauce very 

 nice. 



