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Ingredients.—Short crust, 4 eggs, 1½ ozs. of butter, 1½ ozs. of sugar, ¼ of an oz. of flour, ½ a pint of milk, 1 bay-leaf 2 or 3 fine strips of lemon-rind, nutmeg.

Method.—Mix the flour smoothly with a little milk, simmer the remainder with the bay-leaf, lemon-rind, and a pinch of nutmeg, for about 15 minutes, then strain it on the blended flour and milk, stirring meanwhile. Return to the stewpan, add the butter, sugar, and slightly-beaten eggs, and stir by the side of the fire until the mixture thickens, but do not let it boil. Line a tart-tin with the paste, pour in the preparation when cool, and bake from 25 to 30 minutes in a moderate oven. Serve cold.

Time.—To bake, about ½ an hour. Average Cost, 7d., exclusive of the paste. Sufficient for 1 large or 2 medium-sized tarts.

Ingredients.—1 lb. of loaf sugar, 3 ozs. of butter, the yolks of 6 eggs, the whites of 4 eggs, the juice of 4 lemons, and the finely-grated rind of 2 lemons.

Method.—Place the sugar, butter, lemon-rind and lemon-juice in a jug, stand it in a saucepan of boiling water, and as soon as the sugar is dissolved add the beaten eggs, and stir until the mixture thickens. If stored in a cool, dry place, this preparation will keep good for months.

Time.—½ an hour. Average Cost, 1s. 3d.

Ingredients.—Puff paste (No. 1665), cheese-cake mixture (No. 1704), apricot or raspberry jam, blanched and shredded almonds, 1 white of egg, milk, castor sugar, vanilla sugar.

Method.—Roll the paste out to about a ¼ of an inch in thickness, and cut it into 2 long strips 3 inches wide. Place one strip on a wetted baking-tin, prick lightly with a fork to prevent it blistering, spread first a thin layer of jam, and then a layer of cheese-cake mixture. Cover with the other strip of paste, moisten the edges and pinch then together, brush lightly over with milk, and dredge with castor sugar. Bake in a moderate oven for about 10 minutes, and let the pastry cool a little. Whip the white of egg to a stiff froth, sweeten with 1 tablespoonful of