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 slowly to this, beat well. If it curdles, add a tablespoon of melted butter. Canned milk may be added in place of the custard. For a mocha frosting flavor with strong coffee. For chocolate frosting add ground chocolate. This makes an excellent filling and is fine for the tops of cakes used with pastry tube.

Put cocoa, sugar, butter and vanilla in bowl. Add boiling water drop at a time stirring until of the desired consistency to spread. If it hardens before ready to spread stand over hot water until softened. Most satisfactory, easy rosting.

Add fruit juice gradually to egg yolk slightly beaten. Stir in sugar until of consistency to spread.

Put in bowl and beat with a Dover type egg