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 * 1 cup boiling water,

⅓ of ½ lb. butter, chocolate,

1½ cups sugar,

1 teaspoon flour,

1 teaspoon butter.

Boil water, chocolate, sugar, and add flour well mixed with butter. Boil till thick. Add flavor and spread.

Boil ½ cup cocoa, ¾ cup sugar with ¼ cup water until it threads.

Same as vanilla, adding two ounces bitter chocolate melted carefully in pot. Flavor with vanilla.


 * ⅞ cup sugar,

⅓ cup flour,

⅛ teaspoon salt,

2 eggs,

2 cups scalded milk.

Mix first four ingredients and gradually pour into milk. Cook fifteen minutes in .double boiler, stirring constantly until thick. Cool and flavor.


 * 1 lb. figs,

1 cup boiling water,

½ cup sugar,

Juice of ½ lemon.

Chop figs. Mix altogether and cook until a smooth paste. Let cool before using.

Boil three cups sugar in one cup water to a thick syrup; beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth and gradually pour the boiling syrup over it, stirring vigorously. Season with vanilla, lemon or orange juice and beat until cool.