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Chocolate Filling and Icing, No. 2.— Scrape two 

 squares of chocolate, mv^ with, one cupf al of brown sugar 

 and melt in a small cup over a tea-kettle of boiling water. 

 Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, flavor with a 

 teaspoon'ul of vanilla, and carefully mix in the chocolate. 

 Beat well, and spread between the layers and upon the top. 

 Should it harden too rapidly rewarm over boiling water. 



Chocolate Filling, No, 3.— Scrape two squares of 

 chocolate into one halt cup of milk, add three heaping 

 tablespoonfuls of sugar and boil tillthick. Spread between 

 and upon the layers. 



Cocoanut Filling, No. 1.— Boil together two cupfuls 

 of powdered sugar and half a cupful of water till it snaps 

 when dropped in cold water, then beat in slowly the stiff 

 beaten whites of two eggs and a teaspoonful of lemon juice 

 or vinegar. Beat till cold, then mix in four tablespoonfuls 

 of grated or desiccated cocoanut and spread between the 

 layers. Strew the top with grated cocoanut mixed with 

 half the quantity of sugar. A. filling not so rich is made by 

 the recipe given in Almond filling. 



Cocoanut Filling, No. 3.— Make a soft icing of the 

 whites of three eggs and pulverized sugar, with which cover 

 each Iryer thickly. Over it spread fresh grated cocoanut or 

 desiccated cocoanut, soaked half an hour in a cup of milk. 



Cocoanut Filling, No. 3.— Two cupfuls granulated 

 sugar, two-thirds cup milk of the fresh cocoanut, boiled 

 together until it will harden when dropped into cold 

 water. Beat whites of two eggs to standing froth, pile 

 liigh on large platter, and pour syrup while boiling over 

 them, stirring constantly. While cooling add a tahlespoon- 

 ful more of cocoanut milk and flavor. Reserve enough to 

 cover top and sides of cake, and into the remsiinder put 

 one-half cup fresh grated cocoanut and spread quickly 

 (before it cools) between the four layers. Then while the 

 pLiin frosting is yet warm, cover top and sides, and sprinkle 

 thickly with nlenty of cocoanut, This recipe may be used 



