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With wooden spoon work
 * 1 cream cheese until creamy and add gradually

1½ cups confectioners' sugar. Beat

½ egg white until stiff and gradually beat in the cheese mixture. This frosting may be put on cookies or cake by forcing through a pastry bag and fine tube or paper cone, making lines or other decorations. It may be colored if desired.

SPICED SYRUP FOR TEA Put in small saucepan I cup water and ■J cup sugar. Heat to boiling point and when sugar is dissolved add 1 tablespoon whole cloves, crushed and a 2-inch piece stick cinnamon broken in pieces, tied to- gether very loosely in a piece of cheesecloth. Boil gently to 215 degrees F. or to a thin syrup. When cool add juice of 2 lemons. Serve in small bowl, using I tablespoon syrup in each cup of tea.