July 1, 1903. J Supplement to the " Tropical Agriculturist." 
77 
To make a drink for feverish cold boil iii three 
pints of water three ounces of currants, two 
ounces of stoned raisins, and an ounce and a half 
of tamarinds. When the quantity is reduced to 
one pint, strain off the liquor, add a strip of lemon 
peel, and let it stand for an hour wliea it m\y be 
taken. 
A good recipe for baking powder: — Mix 4 oz. 
each of fine ground rice and Carbonate of soda, 
and 3 oz. of tartaric acid. Pass twice through a 
wire sieve, and place iu air tight bottles or tins 
for use. 
Chocolate Cake. — Ingreiients, — 4 oz, choco- 
late or cocoa powder, 4 oz, castor sugar, 4 oz, 
butter, 3 well-beaten eggs, 2^ oz, flour, into which 
a little baking powder has been added. 
Formula. — Put the chocolate into an oven to 
warm, Cream the butter and sugar, add to this 
the beaten eggs and warmed chocolate, lastly the 
fli)ur and baking powder. Beat the cake for 10 
minutes with a wooden spoon, and then bake in a 
sharp oven for an hour. This quantity will make 
2 doz, small buns, which are excellent, split open 
and spread with cream or butter. 
Banana or Plantain Jelly.— Owing to 
many enquiries for this recipe, which we gave 
some years back, we repeat it : — Peel the fruit, 
cut into slices, add three cups of water to each 
lb., and boil for one hour or till quite soft enough 
to admit of being strained through a net. After 
stirring add the sugar (which should be the same 
weight as the fruit when peeled and cut up) and 
some acid to taste. Boil all for at least one hour 
when the Jelly will assume a nice colour and 
consistency, 
MAETHA. 
