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1200, score it in inch-deep strips, brush over with egg, sprinkle with grated cheese, and bake for about 10 minutes in a quick oven. When ready cut through the scores, pile on a hot dish, and serve.

Time.—1 hour. Average Cost, 9d. to 1s. Sufficient for 8 or 9 persons. Seasonable at any time.

Ingredients.—For the mixture: 2 tablespoonfuls of cooked macaroni, 1 tablespoonful of grated Parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoonful of thick cream or white sauce, salt, cayenne pepper; puff paste trimmings, cheese, Krona pepper, 1 egg, breadcrumbs or vermicelli, frying-fat.

Method.—The macaroni, after being cooked until perfectly tender, should be cut across into tiny rings, and in this condition measure 2 tablespoonfuls. Mix with it the cheese, cream or sauce, and season rather highly with salt, cayenne and pepper. Roll out the paste, sprinkle it with Parmesan cheese, add a little Krona pepper, fold it over, and roll it out again as thin as possible. Now stamp it out into rounds 1¾ inches in diameter, on half of them place a little of the mixture, and cover with the other rounds, pressing the previously wetted edges well together. Dip in egg and then in breadcrumbs or broken up vermicelli, and fry in hot fat until nicely browned. Dish in a pyramidal form, sprinkle with cheese and Krona pepper, and serve hot.

Time.—1½ hours. Average Cost, from 9d. to 1s., exclusive of the paste. Sufficient for 6 or 7 persons. Seasonable at any time.

Ingredients.—Cheshire or Cheddar cheese, clarified butter, Krona pepper, cayenne pepper, frying-batter (see p. 882), frying-fat.

Method.—Trim 8 or 9 ½-inch slices of cheese into pieces 2 inches long and 1 inch wide, pour over them a little clarified butter, sprinkle well with Krona pepper, and let them remain ½ an hour, during which time they must be turned once and seasoned as before. Prepare the batter as directed, season with cayenne pepper, dip in the pieces of cheese, and fry them in deep fat, but not too quickly, as the cheese should be well cooked. Serve quickly.

Time.—1 hour. Average Cost, 1s. Sufficient for 6 or 7 persons. Seasonable at any time.

Ingredients.—2 whites of eggs, 2 ozs. of grated Parmesan cheese, Krona pepper, cayenne, salt, frying-fat.