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Rh thoroughly, return to the stewpan, and let it boil for a few minutes; add the flavouring essences and the butter, stir in the egg-yolks, continue to stir until the mixture binds, pour it in a basin, and let it cool.

Time.—20 minutes. Average Cost, 1s., exclusive of the icing. Sufficient for 1 dish.

Ingredients.—Short paste (No. 1667, or 1668), apricot jam, ⅓ of a pint of cream, castor sugar.

Method.—Line 10 or 12 patty-pans with the paste, fill them with rice, with buttered paper between it and the paste, and bake until crisp in a brisk oven. When cool, about half fill them with jam, pile the stiffly-whipped sweetened cream on the top, and serve cold.

Time.— About 10 minutes. Average Cost, 1½d. each. Sufficient for 10 or 12 tartlets.

Ingredients.—Short paste (No. 1667, or 1668), 4 whole eggs, 2 whites of eggs, 1 pint of milk, sugar.

Method.—Line 12 deep patty-tins with short paste. Beat the 4 eggs, add the milk, and sweeten to taste. Fill the patty-pans with custard, and bake in a moderate oven until set. Have ready the whites of eggs, stifly-whisked and sweetened, pile lightly on the tartlets, and replace them in the oven until the meringue hardens, and acquires a little colour. Serve cold.

Time.—From 25 to 30 minutes, to bake. Average Cost, 9d., exclusive of the paste. Sufficient for 12 tartlets.

Ingredients.—Short paste (No. 1667, or 1668), 4 eggs, 1 pint of milk, sugar, jam.

Method.—Bring the milk nearly to boiling point, add the sugar, and when dissolved pour on to the well-beaten eggs, stirring meanwhile. Return to the stewpan, or if preferred, put the mixture into a jug and stand it in a saucepan of boiling water, and stir until the custard thickens, but it must not boil. Line 12 deep patty-pans with paste, spread a good layer of jam on the bottom of each one, and fill with the custard. Bake in a moderate oven until the custard is set.

Time.—To bake, from 25 to 35 minutes. Average Cost, 9d., exclusive of the paste. Sufficient for 12 tartlets.