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Ingredients.—1 pint of green gooseberries, ¼ of a pint of milk, 2 ozs. of butter, 1 oz. of flour, 2 ozs. of sugar, nutmeg.

Method.—Barely cover the bottom of a saucepan with water, put in the gooseberries and cook slowly until tender, then rub through a fine sieve. Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and cook well, add the milk and stir until it boils. Add the gooseberry purée and the sugar, make hot, and serve.

Time.—About 1 hour. Average Cost, 4½d. to 5d. for this quantity.

Ingredients.—¼ of a pint of water, 2 tablespoonfuls of green gooseberry jam, 1 tablespoonful of lemon-juice, a little apple-green or spinach-green colouring.

Method.—Put the water, jam and lemon juice into a saucepan, and bring to the boil. Strain or pass through a tammy-cloth, re-heat, add a little colouring if desirable, and serve.

Time.—About 15 minutes. Average Cost, about 3d. for this quantity.

Ingredients.—1 good tablespoonful of apricot, raspberry or other jam, ¼ of a pint of water, ½ a teaspoonful of lemon-juice, sugar to taste, carmine or cochineal, if necessary.

Method.—Put the water and jam into a small saucepan, add sugar to taste, and make thoroughly hot. Put in the lemon-juice, and a few drops of colouring, if necessary strain, and serve with sweet puddings, etc.

Time.—10 minutes. Average Cost, 2d. to 3d.

Ingredients.—½ a pint of cooking brandy, ⅛ of a pint of water, 1 oz. of loaf sugar, 1 lemon.