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mixture and strain it ; when quite cool, add the cream and put 

 it into molds." 



LEMON CUSTARD PIES. 



"One and a half cupfuls of white sugar, one and a half table- 

 spoonfuls of flour, One heaped teaspoonful of butter; stir them 

 all together, then grate in one good-sized lemon and add three 

 cupfuls of boiling water stirring it all the time. Beat four 

 eggs, the whites and yelks separately; add the yelks first, then 

 the whites. This will be enough for three pies." 



LEMON CAKE. 



"A delicious lemon cake which will keep well, and which is 

 better, in fact, after having been kept a week, is an easily-ob- 

 tained luxury. Take two cups of sugar, half a cup of butter, 

 one cup of milk, three eggs, two and one-half teaspoonfuls of 

 baking powder, and three cups of flour. This makes five layers. 

 For the jelly use the juice and the grated rind of two large 

 lemons, one cup of sugar, half a cup of water, one teaspoonful 

 of butter, one tablespoonful of flour mixed with a little water ; 



boil until it thickens, then place it between the layers of cake." 







ORANGES. 



"Orange Pie. Rub a teaspoonful of powdered sugar and a 

 tablespoonful of butter to a cream, mix a tablespoonful of corn- 

 starch with a little cold water and a teacupful of boiling water; 

 let it cook long enough to thicken, stirring constantly, then pour 

 the mixture on the butter and sugar. Grate the peel of half an 

 orange and chop the other half fine, first removing all the inner 

 white skin. Add this to the former ingredients, also a beaten egg 

 and the juice of an orange. Peel another orange and slice it in 

 little thin bits, being careful to remove all the seeds and the 

 tough white skin. Line a pie plate with a nice paste, and bake 

 it until just done, then fill with the custard and orange slices, 

 and bake long enough to cook the egg. A meringue made of 

 the whites of two eggs, a pinch of salt and two tablespoons of 

 powdered sugar, beaten to a stiff froth, will be an improvement. 

 Spread it over the pie ; sift powdered sugar on the top, and set 

 again in the oven, leaving it till slightly colored." 



