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Ingredients.—1 lb. of prunes, ¼ of a lb. of loaf sugar, ½ an oz. of leaf gelatine, 1 gill of cream, 1 gill of claret, the thinly cut rind of ½ a lemon, 1 inch of cinamoncinnamon [sic], lemon or wine jelly.

Method.—Stone the prunes, place them in a jar with the claret, sugar, lemon-rind, cinnamon, and ¼ of a pint of water, stand the jar in a saucepan of boiling water or in a cool oven, cook until tender, and rub through a fine sieve. Dissolve the gelatine in a little water, and stir it into the purée. Have ready a border mould lined with wine jelly, pour in the preparation, let it remain until set, then turn out, and serve with the stiffly-whipped sweetened cream piled in the centre.

Time.—From 1¼ to 1½ hours. Average Cost, 1s. 9d. Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons. Seasonable at any time.

Ingredients.—1 teacupful of flour, 1 teacupful of brown moist sugar, ½ a teacupful of milk, 1 teaspoonful of baking-powder, ½ a teaspoonful of grated lemon-rind, 1½ ozs. of butter, 1 egg, raspberry jam.

Method.—Cream the butter and sugar well together, beat the egg in, then add the lemon-rind and flour, stir in the milk, and lastly the baking-powder. Have ready a buttered Yorkshire pudding tin, pour in the preparation, and bake from 20 to 25 minutes in a moderately hot oven. When cold, split, spread a good layer of jam between, and serve.

Time.—To bake, from 20 to 25 minutes. Average Cost, 7d. Sufficient for 1 dish.

Ingredients.—Strips of puff paste, about 16 inches long and 1 inch wide, whipped cream, preserved fruit, jam, or jelly.

Method.—Wrap the paste round short sticks, which must be previously greased and floured, and brush them over with egg. Bake in a moderately hot oven, and, when cold, fill them with sweetened stiffly-whipped cream, fruit, jam, or jelly. Also see Cornucopians.

Time.—To bake, about 15 minutes. Average Cost, 1d. to 2d. each. Allow 1 to each person.

Ingredients.—8 ozs. of chocolate, 4 ozs. of farina (cornflour will serve), 2. ozs. of sugar, 1 quart of milk, vanilla.