RECIPES. (continued 7)

1106. Peach Tarts.

—Take half a pound of feuilletage (No. 1076), roll it out twelve inches long by eight wide, then with a paste-cutter (No. 7) cut out six pieces, and arrange them neatly on six scalloped tart-molds, each three and a half inches wide. Take each separate mold in the hand, and with the thumb press the paste gently at the bottom and sides, so to give it the perfect shape of the mold, but avoid pressing the paste on the edge, so that in baking it will swell and raise beautifully. Divide three ounces of apple marmalade (No. 1332) into six equal parts, and fill the bottom of the tarts with it, then wipe six good-sized, solid, fine peaches, peel and cut them into six quartered pieces; arrange them nicely over the marmalade in the tarts, then distribute two ounces of powdered sugar evenly over all; lay them on a baking-sheet, put them in a moderate oven for twenty minutes, draw them to the door, and sprinkle the edges lightly with powdered sugar; then leave them in the closed oven for two minutes to allow the sugar to melt thoroughly. Remove them from the fire, put to cool for twenty minutes, and then spread evenly over the peaches one and a half ounces of apple jelly (No. 1327). Dress the tarts on a dessert-dish with a folded napkin, and serve.

1107. Green-gage Tarts.

—Procure twelve ripe green-gages, wipe well, cut them in quarters, remove the stones, and proceed to prepare them exactly the same as for the above peach tarts (No. 1106).

1108. Apricot Tarts.

—Prepare and proceed exactly the same as for peach tarts (No. 1106), using ten apricots instead of the peaches, and serving the same.

1109. Pear Tarts.

—to be prepared precisely the same as peach tarts (No. 1106), only substituting six sound, sliced pears for the peaches.

1110. Plum Tarts.

—Have twelve good, ripe plums; wipe and quarter them; remove the stones, and prepare them exactly the same as for peach tarts (No. 1106).

1111. Cherry Tarts.

—Have a pound of picked and stoned cherries; divide them evenly into six tarts, prepared as for peach tarts (No. 1106), and finishing them the same.

1112. Rhubarb Tarts.

—Take six medium-sized rhubarb stalks, pare off the green parts, and peel them well. Then cut them into small pieces half an inch long; put them into a saucepan, on a very slow fire; cover, and let cook slowly for fifteen minutes; then remove, and add three ounces of powdered sugar; mix well for one minute, then transfer to another vessel, and set aside in a cool place for at least an hour and a half. Divide the rhubarb into six tarts, as for peach tarts (No. 1106); finish, and serve exactly the same.

1113. Huckleberry Tarts.

—Put in a vessel one pint of well-picked and cleaned, sound huckleberries; mix in two ounces of powdered sugar, and with it fill evenly six tarts; cook and serve the same as for peach tarts (No. 1106).

1114. Gooseberry and Currant Tarts.

—Are to be prepared precisely the same as for the above (No. 1113); using either one pint of gooseberries or currants instead of the huckleberries.

1115. Pineapple Tarts.

—Choose a small, sound pineapple, cut it in two, roll a towel round one-half and lay it in the ice-box for further use. Pare and peel neatly the other half; then cut it into small and very thin slices; lay them in a vessel with two ounces of powdered sugar, mixing lightly for one minute. Arrange the slices carefully over the marmalade in the six tarts, prepared as for peach tarts (No. 1106); then finish, and serve exactly the same.

1116. Cranberry Tarts.

—Have six tart-molds lined as for peach tarts (No. 1106); divide into them twelve ounces of cranberry sauce (No. 1329), then cook, and serve the same.

1117. Strawberry Tarts.

—Line six tart-molds as for peach tarts (No. 1106), divide into them evenly eight ounces of apple marmalade (No. 1332); lay them on a baking-sheet, and put them in a moderate oven for twenty minutes; remove them to the door; sprinkling the edges liberally with powdered sugar, return them to the oven, and close the door for two minutes, so that the sugar melts thoroughly; lift them out, put them to cool for twenty minutes, then take out half the marmalade. Pick and wash neatly a pint of ripe and sound strawberries; put them in a vessel with two ounces of powdered sugar; mix well for one minute, then divide them equally into the six tarts; spread over one and a half ounces of apple jelly (No. 1327); dress them on a dessert-dish with a folded napkin, and serve.

1118. Raspberry Tarts.

—Prepare and proceed precisely the same as for strawberry tarts (No. 1117), only substituting a pint of raspberries for the strawberries.

1119. Blackberry Tarts.

—Are to be prepared exactly the same as strawberry tarts (No. 1117), using one pint of the smallest sized blackberries instead of the strawberries, and serving the same.

1120. Apple Tarts.

—Take four ounces of pie-paste (No. 1077), and with it line six oval, channeled tart-molds, four inches long, three inches wide, and one deep. Have three ounces of apple marmalade, and divide it evenly at the bottom of the molds; then peel, core, and cut four sound, medium-sized apples into quarters, and put them in a saucepan, with a pint of cold water; place the lid on, and let cook on the hot stove for ten minutes; remove, and pour into a drainer; let drain thoroughly; then put to cool for thirty minutes. Cut the quartered apples each into three lengthwise slices; arrange them nicely over the marmalade, dredging equally over them two ounces of powdered sugar; lay them on a baking-sheet, and bake for twenty-five minutes in a moderate oven; leave to cool for twenty minutes; then spread evenly over them two ounces of apple jelly (No. 1327); dress them onto a dessert-dish with a folded napkin, and serve.

1121. Frangipani Tarts.

—Peel three ounces of shelled almonds, as for No. 1207; put them in a mortar, and pound them thoroughly with three ounces of powdered sugar, adding one whole raw egg. When a fine paste, mix in two ounces of melted fresh butter, half a spoonful of ground cinnamon, six drops of orange-flower water, one more egg, and half a gill of rum. Stir well together for ten minutes with the powder. Have ready six tart-molds, lined as for peach tarts (No. 1106); then fill them with the above preparation; lay them on a baking-sheet, put them in a moderate oven for thirty-five minutes; when done, put them to cool for twenty minutes; then glaze the surface with a glace à l’eau and rum (No. 1197). Dress on a hot dessert-dish, with a folded napkin, and send to the table.

1122. Baked Apple Dumplings.

—Sift one pound of flour on the table, make a hollow in the centre, laying in it half a pound of butter, mingling it slightly with the flour for five minutes; when done, make another hollow in the centre, pour into it half a pint of cold water and two ounces of powdered sugar. Mix all together gradually for five minutes longer; it will then be a firm dough. Roll it together with the hands, and put it in a cool place for five minutes. Peel and core six medium-sized pippin apples, sprinkle the table lightly with flour, lay the butter on it, roll it out twelve inches long by eight wide, and about the thickness of a silver dollar, then cut it into six equal-sized, square pieces. Arrange the apples upwards in the middle of each square piece; mix together two ounces of granulated sugar with one teaspoonful of ground cinnamon, and fill the cavities of the apples with this. Break one egg into a bowl, beat it well, adding two tablespoonfuls of cold milk, mix well, and with a pastry hair-brush moisten the edges of the pieces of dough, and fold them firmly so that the apples are entirely enclosed. Lay them on a baking-pan, and with the rest of the beaten egg brush over the surface and sides of the dumplings. Place them in a moderate oven for thirty minutes, and after they are a nice light golden color, remove, and dress them on a dessert-dish, leaving them to rest in the open oven for twenty minutes, then pour the following sauce over before serving: put into a saucepan one pint of water, six ounces of granulated sugar, one bay-leaf, six cloves, and an inch-long stick of cinnamon. Place the pan on the hot stove, and let boil for five minutes; dilute half an ounce of corn-starch in a bowl with half a gill of cold water, add it to the sauce, mix well, and let cook for two minutes longer, stirring briskly with a spatula. Remove from the fire, and immediately add half a pint of good claret; stir again, and when ready to serve, strain the sauce through a sieve over the dumplings. Hard sauce, as in the following number, may be substituted if desired, or both.

1123. Hard Sauce.

—Put in a bowl two ounces of very good fresh butter with four ounces of powdered sugar, then with a spatula, beat together sharply for twenty minutes; add half a saltspoonful of powdered mace, beat briskly for five minutes longer, then arrange it tastefully on a dessert-dish, and place it in the ice-box for two hours before serving.

1124. Baked Apples.

—Core with an apple-corer six fine, sound Newtown apples, lay them in a tin pan. Put in a plate two ounces of granulated sugar with a saltspoonful of cinnamon, mix well, and with this fill the holes in the apples; add half a pint of cold water, and place the pan in a moderate oven to let bake for twenty-five minutes; remove, and dress them on a dessert-dish, pouring over the juice remaining in the pan, and serve either hot or cold.

1125. Boiled Peach Dumplings.

—Put in a vessel half a pound of well-sifted flour, mixed with half an ounce of baking-powder; make a hollow in the centre, and pour into it a gill of lukewarm milk, half an ounce of butter, half a saltspoonful of salt, and break in one whole egg. Mix these ingredients well for two minutes, then incorporate the flour gradually. Lay the paste on a lightly floured board or table, roll it into a square a quarter of an inch thick, then with a plain paste-cutter (No. 7) cut out six pieces, putting in the middle of each piece two ounces of stewed peaches (No. 1334), fold up the edges all round, so as to enclose the peaches entirely, then have six small pieces of thick white cloth, eight inches square, butter and flour them well, then arrange the dumplings in them; tie them firmly, leaving an empty space of an inch to allow the dumplings to swell, and plunge them in a large saucepan, holding a gallon of boiling water, and let them boil for twenty minutes; remove from the fire, and lift them out with a fork; let drain for two minutes, then cut the strings and remove the cloths. Dress the dumplings on a hot dessert-dish, pour over a hot wine sauce as for No. 1122, and serve.

1126. Boiled Apricot Dumplings.

—Prepare and proceed exactly the same as for boiled peach dumplings (No. 1125), only substituting twelve ounces of stewed apricots (No. 1335) for the peaches, and serve with a rum sauce (No. 1162), instead of wine sauce.

1127. Boiled Apple Dumplings.

—Prepare and proceed precisely as for boiled peach dumplings (No. 1125), only using twelve ounces of stewed apples (No. 1332) for the peaches, and pouring the sauce (No. 1128) over, instead of the wine sauce.

1128. Apricot Sauce.

—Put four ounces of apricot marmalade (No. 1335) into a saucepan with one ounce of fresh butter and a gill of water; set it on the hot stove and stir briskly with the spatula until it comes to a boil, then take from off the fire, and add immediately a gill of good brandy, mixing again with the spatula for one minute more, then pour the sauce over the boiled apple dumplings, and serve.

1129. Diplomatic Pudding, Punch Sauce.

—Pare off, remove the skin and strings from four ounces of veal-suet and three ounces of beef-marrow, lay them in a saucepan with two ounces of finely chopped plums and three ounces of flour. Place the saucepan on a slow fire, and stir well with the spatula for six minutes; add three egg yolks and one whole egg, half a gill of sweet cream, half a gill of maraschino, a saltspoonful of salt, and half a saltspoonful of grated nutmeg. Stir all together thoroughly for six minutes, not letting it boil, then take it off the fire, and lay the pan in a cool place, adding one ounce of whole pistache, also two ounces of macaroons pounded in a mortar, half an ounce of angelica, and half an ounce of candied cherries, all well chopped. Mix well for one minute; peel, core, and chop up three medium-sized apples, add them to the preparation with two ounces of powdered sugar, and a tablespoonful of vanilla flavoring; then stir all together for twelve or fifteen minutes. Butter and flour neatly a cloth, arrange it in a deep vessel, and pour the preparation into it; lift up the four corners, close them together, and tie firmly with a string, leaving an empty space, about the eighth of the contents, to allow it to swell. Have a saucepan half full of boiling water ready to plunge the pudding into, then let boil for three full hours; the pudding will constantly float, therefore turn it every hour, when it will be thoroughly cooked. Remove it, let drain for two minutes, untie, lift it from the cloth, and dress it on a hot dessert-dish. Have ready the following sauce: put in a saucepan half a gill of rum, three ounces of powdered sugar, the grated rind of half an orange, and a teaspoonful of vanilla flavoring. Put it on the stove, and as soon as the liquid catches a light flame, put on the lid and let all infuse for one minute. Take from off the fire, and immediately squeeze in the juice of one orange; strain through a sieve over the pudding, and serve very hot.

1130. Rice Pudding with Orange.

—Clean half a pound of fine rice; wash it in lukewarm water, then drain in a colander, put three pints of milk into a saucepan, place it on the hot stove, and when near a boil, drop in the rice. Let cook slowly for twelve minutes, stirring it frequently from the bottom with a spatula; remove it from the fire, and add one ounce of fresh butter, three ounces of powdered sugar, and the grated rind of a medium-sized orange. Mix well for two minutes, then add three ounces of well-skinned and stringed marrow, finely chopped, two ounces of dried and cleaned currants (No. 1080), two ounces of bitter almond macaroons (No. 1209), one ounce of finely shred candied orange-peel, three egg yolks, one whole one, half a gill of brandy, and half a saltspoonful of salt; mix well together for ten minutes. Have a buttered and floured cloth, arrange it in a deep vessel, and pour the preparation into it; lift up the four corners, tie it firmly, being careful to leave an empty space of about an eighth of the contents.

Place a deep saucepan on the stove, half filled with boiling water; plunge the pudding in, and let cook for one hour and a half, turning it over a couple of times; remove, drain for one minute, untie, and lift from the cloth. Dress on a dessert-dish, and serve with the following sauce (No. 1131).

1131. Sauce à l’Anglaise à l’Orange.

—Put in a saucepan four egg yolks with four ounces of powdered sugar, and stir with a spatula until it becomes a whitish color. Add two gills of sweet cream, little by little, beating continually, then grate in the rind of an orange. Place the pan on a slow stove, and stir well for four minutes, being careful not to let it boil; take it off, strain through a sieve over the pudding, and serve very hot.

1132. Bread Pudding, Cream Sauce.

—Take a deep, oval dish as for a pot-pie, and large enough to hold three pints. Pare off the crust of half a loaf of stale American bread, and cut it into slices the third of an inch thick; butter them well with melted butter, and with them line the dish. Put in a vessel six ounces of currants, prepared as for No. 1080, two whole eggs, a pint of cold milk, four ounces of powdered sugar, and grate in the rind of a medium-sized lemon, adding its juice. Mix well together with a spatula for two minutes, then pour it into the lined dish, and place it in a moderate oven to cook for thirty minutes. Take it from the oven, lay it on another dish, and serve very hot.

1133. Cream Sauce.

—Put a pint of milk to boil in a saucepan on the stove. Break into a vessel two whole raw eggs, add one ounce of flour, half an ounce of corn-starch, and three ounces of powdered sugar, beating the whole well together with a spatula for three minutes. If the milk be boiling, add it gradually to the preparation, stirring continually for two minutes, return the whole to the saucepan, place it on the stove, and stir briskly till it comes to a boil, then remove, and add immediately a teaspoonful of vanilla flavoring. Strain the sauce through a sieve into a sauce-bowl, and serve.

1134. Cold Maraschino Pudding.

—Put in a copper basin a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar, two whole raw eggs, and grate in the rind of a quarter of a medium-sized lemon, and with a pastry whip beat the whole sharply for two minutes; put the basin on a very moderate fire, then beat it vigorously for five minutes more. Remove it from the fire, lay the basin on a table, continue beating slowly for two minutes longer, then give the whip a sharp shake, so that all that adheres to it falls into the basin. Now add a quarter of a pound of flour, and with a wooden spoon mix slowly and carefully the whole for two minutes. Cover a pastry baking-pan with a sheet of brown paper, pour the paste over it, spread out to the thickness of half an inch; put it into a moderate oven, and let bake for fifteen minutes, then take it out, let cool for another fifteen minutes, and remove from the pan. Place it on a table upside down, remove the paper, and with a knife cut it into small, square, dice-shaped pieces, mixing with them one ounce of dried currants, as for No. 1080, and one ounce of finely chopped candied citron.

Butter and sugar well six small pudding-molds, each capable of containing one and a half gills. Fill them equally with the above preparation, then put in a vessel four ounces of powdered sugar with two raw eggs; beat well with a pastry-whip for two minutes, then add a pint of cold milk, mixing again for one minute, strain through a sieve into another vessel, add half a teaspoonful of lemon essence, and stir lightly for one minute more. Pour this slowly over the puddings, a little each time, so as to give the necessary opportunity for it to absorb; lay them on a tin pan, filled to half the height of the molds with warm but not boiling water, then place in a moderate oven to steam for thirty minutes; remove them from the pan, and lay them in a cool place for one hour, afterwards leaving them in the ice-box until ready to serve. Take a pint of whipped cream, as for No. 1254, put it in a vessel, mixing in for two minutes half a gill of good maraschino, and leave it in the ice-box until ready; then prepare a cold dessert-dish. Run a thin knife down each pudding separately, from top to bottom, pass it carefully around the mold, so as to detach them easily. Pour the maraschino sauce over, and send to the table immediately.

1135. Cold Pudding à Porfirio Diaz.

—Prepare six small puddings exactly the same as for No. 1134, only substituting sauce à la Diaz (No. 1136) for the maraschino sauce.

1136. Sauce à la Diaz.

—Put into a saucepan half a pint of Jamaica rum, three ounces of granulated sugar, half a split vanilla-bean, grate in the rind of a medium-sized orange, and add a gill of Marcella wine. Place the pan on the stove, and as soon as the liquid catches fire put on the cover, and let boil for one minute only. Set the pan on one side to allow it to infuse for five minutes, then strain through a fine sieve into a bowl, transfer it to a jar, cover tightly, and let cool off thoroughly. When ready to serve, pour the sauce over the puddings, distributing it evenly, and then send to the table.

1137. English Pudding, Baked.

—Put in a saucepan two gills of sweet cream, three ounces of powdered sugar, and the peel of half a medium-sized lemon, place the pan on the stove, and, with a spatula, stir, and let boil for three minutes and take off the fire. Have ten ounces of stale French bread, pare off the crust and cut it into small, dice-shaped pieces; add them to the preparation, mixing lightly; put on the lid, and let the bread soak for ten minutes. Chop up very fine one ounce of candied citron; mix it with four ounces of dried currants, prepared as for No. 1080, four ounces of melted butter, four ounces of melted and strained beef-marrow, and a saltspoonful of salt. With the hand stir thoroughly for two minutes. Pour this preparation in with the soaked bread, and mix gently, either with the hand or a spatula, for ten minutes; meanwhile breaking in three eggs, one by one at a minute’s interval, and adding a gill of Madeira wine and half a gill of cognac. Butter, and sprinkle well with bread-crumbs a two-quart pudding-mold; pour in all the preparation, lay it on a baking-pan, and place it in a slow oven to bake for one and a half hours. Remove, and with the aid of a towel turn it onto a hot dessert-dish, serving it with a hot Sabayon sauce au madère (No. 1138).

1138. Sabayon Sauce au Madère.

—Put in a saucepan four egg yolks and an ounce and a half of powdered sugar; place it on a hot stove, and with a wire whip stir well for two minutes. Drop in gradually two gills of Madeira wine; stir continually for two minutes; take from the fire, and strain through a fine sieve over the pudding.

1139. French Pudding à la Delmonico.

—Line the insides of six oval, channeled, deep tart-molds, each holding one and a half gills, with four ounces of pie-paste (No. 1077). Prepare a cake exactly as for Maraschino pudding (No. 1134), and when cooked and on the table, remove the paper, and break up the cake in small pieces, into a vessel. Moisten with two gills of cold milk and two eggs, and mix well with the spatula for two minutes; add two ounces of dried currants (No. 1080). Mix in a saucer a saltspoonful of cinnamon, with one of allspice and one of cloves, all ground, and add it to the preparation in the bowl; stir well for three minutes; then, with a wooden spoon, fill up the molds, and lay them on a baking-pan. Put it into a moderate oven for ten minutes; then remove, cool off, and unmold; lay them on a table, and pour over each pudding 3 teaspoonful of rum, and with a light pastry-brush glaze the surface with glace à l’eau (No. 1197). Dress them on a dessert-dish, and serve.

1140. Sago Pudding.

—Boil in a saucepan one quart of milk; add a quarter of a pound of sago, and, with a pastry wire-whip, stir briskly and continually for fifteen minutes. Take from off the fire; let cool; then add four ounces of powdered sugar, mixing well again for one minute. Break in four eggs, and flavor with a teaspoonful of vanilla essence; then mix well for two minutes longer. Butter and sugar well six small pudding-molds, the same size as for maraschino pudding (No. 1134), and, with a ladle, fill up the molds with the sago; place them in a tin pan, filling it to half the height of the molds with warm but not boiling water. Then put in the oven and let steam for thirty-five minutes. Remove; take the molds from the pan with a towel, and with a thin knife detach them properly. Then turn them on a hot dessert-dish, serving them with a sauce à la crême (No. 1133).

1141. Tapioca Pudding.

—The same as for the above, using tapioca.

1142. Vermicelli Pudding.

—The same, using vermicelli.

1143. Rice Pudding.

—The same, using rice.

1144. Farina Pudding.

—The same, using farina.

1145. Indian Pudding.

—The same, using corn-meal.

1146. Chocolate Pudding.

—Put in a saucepan five ounces of fresh butter, five ounces of powdered sugar, five ounces of finely cut cocoa, and five egg yolks; place the pan on the hot stove, and with a pastry-whip stir briskly for five minutes, then take from off the fire. Beat up in a copper basin the whites of the five eggs to a firm froth, and add them to the preparation in the saucepan, mixing all well together for two minutes. Butter and sugar well six small pudding-molds as for No. 1134, and fill them with the preparation, then place them in a tin pan, filling the pan to half the height of the molds with warm but not boiling water. Put in the oven for thirty minutes, then take out, turn them on a hot dessert-dish, and serve with a sauce à la crême (No. 1133) poured over.

1147. Coconut Pudding.

—Butter and sugar well six small pudding-molds as for No. 1134; distribute evenly in them half a pound of dried cocoanut. Put into a vessel four ounces of powdered sugar, break in three whole eggs, mix well for two minutes with the wire whip, then add one and a half pints of cold milk; flavor with a teaspoonful of vanilla flavoring, then mix two minutes longer. Strain through a sieve into another vessel, and with it fill up the molds; arrange them on a tin pan, fill to half their height with warm but not boiling water, then put in the oven and let steam for thirty-five minutes. Take from the oven, turn on a hot dessert-dish, and serve with a sauce à la crême (No. 1133), flavored with half a gill of brandy.

1148. Pineapple Pudding à la Richelieu.

—Boil in a saucepan two gills of milk, adding two ounces of fresh butter; let melt well. Have half a pound of flour and the spatula ready. Drop the flour in, and stir immediately with the spatula as briskly as possible for two minutes; remove from off the fire, add three egg yolks, and stir again vigorously for two minutes more, drop in three ounces of powdered sugar, continue stirring for one minute, then pour in a gill of cold milk, mixing well. Beat to a stiff froth the whites of the three eggs, and add them gradually to the preparation, mixing slowly for two minutes. Butter and sugar a mold holding three pints; put a layer of the preparation half an inch thick at the bottom, cover with two ounces of fine slices of stewed pineapple, then another layer of the preparation, again the same quantity of pineapple, and repeat twice more. Place the mold in a tin pan, fill it to half the height of the mold with warm water, and set it in the oven to steam for one hour. Remove, and with a towel turn it on a hot dessert-dish, and serve with a sauce-bowl of sauce au Kirsch (No. 1149).

1149. Sauce au Kirsch.

—Pour in a saucepan one pint of cold water and half a pound of granulated sugar; place it on a hot stove. Dilute an ounce of corn-starch in a cup with a gill of cold water, and when the water in the saucepan is boiling, add it to it, stirring well for two minutes with the pastry-whip. Take off from the fire, then add immediately half a gill of kirsch, and mix again for one minute; strain through a fine sieve into a sauce-bowl, and serve very hot with the pudding.

1150. Peach Pudding à la Richelieu.

—Prepare and proceed exactly the same as for the above, No. 1148, only instead of using pineapple, have eight peeled and finely sliced peaches, either fresh or preserved. Steam, arrange on the dish, and serve precisely the same, with the sauce au kirsch (No. 1149).

1151. Apricot Pudding à la Richelieu.

—The same as for the pineapple pudding (No. 1148), but using twelve sound, peeled, and finely sliced apricots instead of the pineapples, and then serve the pudding and sauce exactly the same.

1152. Apple Pudding à la l’Helvétienne.

—Prepare a pudding-paste exactly the same as for pineapple pudding (No. 1148); when ready, peel, core, and slice finely five medium-sized, sound apples; put them into a vessel, mix with them one ounce of powdered sugar and a teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon, and add this to the paste, and with a spatula mix thoroughly all together for three minutes. Butter and sugar well a three-pint mold, pour in the preparation, and lay the mold in a tin pan, filled to half the height of the mold with warm water; place in the oven, and let steam for one hour; take it from the oven, and with a towel turn it on a hot dessert-dish, and serve with the following sauce (No. 1153) in a sauce-bowl.

1153. Sauce Chaufausen.

—Put half a pint of cold water in a saucepan, with three ounces of powdered sugar, six cloves, a bay-leaf, and a piece of cinnamon about an inch long. Put the pan on the fire, and let it boil for five minutes; then dilute an ounce of corn-starch with a gill of cold water; add it to the contents of the pan, and with a whip stir briskly for two minutes. Add one pint of Chaufausen wine, still stirring for one minute longer, then take from off the fire, strain through a sieve into a sauce-bowl, and serve.

1154. Custard Pudding.

—Put into a vessel a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar, break in five whole eggs, and with the pastry-whip mix well for two minutes; add a quart of good, cold milk, and flavor with a teaspoonful of lemon essence; mix well together for one minute. Butter and sugar well six small pudding-molds, as for maraschino pudding (No. 1134); strain the preparation into another bowl, and then pour it into the molds; arrange them on a tin pan filled to half the height of the molds with warm but not boiling water; then place them in a moderate oven to steam for forty minutes. Remove from the oven, and with a towel turn them on a hot dessert-dish, serving with a sauce à la crême. (No. 1133).

1155. Nelson Pudding.

—Butter and sugar well six small pudding-molds, as for maraschino pudding (No. 1134). Prepare twelve lady-fingers (No. 1231), cut them in two, paring them neatly and carefully, so as to be able to line the molds evenly, then cut the parings into small pieces. Mix in a plate three ounces of candied cherries with two ounces of well-chopped citron; cover the bottom of the molds with two ounces of this, then a layer of the lady-fingers; spread half of the remaining fruit on top, and fill in with the rest of the cake, finishing with the balance of the fruit; then pour over the following custard: put into a vessel four ounces of powdered sugar, three whole eggs, and beat briskly with a pastry-whip for two minutes, then add a pint of cold milk, flavor with a teaspoonful of lemon essence, mix for one minute longer, then strain through a sieve into another vessel, and with a ladle divide it evenly over the six puddings. Set the molds in a tin pan, filling it to half their height with warm water, and place it in a moderate oven to steam for thirty-five minutes; take out from the oven, turn them on a hot dessert-dish, and serve with a Daniel Webster sauce (No. 1156).

1156. Daniel Webster Sauce.

—Put into a saucepan four ounces of apricot marmalade (No. 1335), with half a gill of cold water; place it on the fire, and stir until boiling; then take it off, and add immediately half a pint of Saint Angelos Tokay wine, stirring thoroughly for one minute. Strain through a sieve over the puddings, and serve.

1157. Lemon Pudding, Cream Sauce.

—Put in a saucepan six ounces of fresh butter, six ounces of powdered sugar, six egg yolks, and the grated peel of a medium-sized, sound lemon, squeezing in the juice as well. Set the pan on the hot stove, and with a wire pastry-whip stir sharply for at least five minutes. Remove from the fire and lay it on a table; beat in a copper basin the six egg-whites to a stiff froth, and add them to the other preparation, beating with the whip thoroughly but not briskly for ten minutes. Butter and sugar well six pudding-molds as for No. 1134, fill them with the preparation, steam them in a tin pan, and serve exactly the same as for custard pudding (No. 1154).

1158. Orange Pudding.

—Proceed and prepare the same as for lemon pudding (No. 1157), only substituting an orange for the lemon, and serving with the following sauce: put in a saucepan two ounces of powdered sugar, half an ounce of flour, and break in three eggs, adding a teaspoonful of corn-starch, and then with the pastry-whip beating all together for three minutes. Mix in three gills of boiling milk, place it on the stove, and stir well until boiling; then remove, and add immediately a gill of sherry wine, mixing well for a minute longer, then strain through a sieve over the puddings. Send to the table hot.

1159. Pudding à la U. S. Grant.

—Cut into small pieces six biscuits à la cuillère (No. 1231); put them into a vessel with three ounces of candied cherries cut in two, three ounces of preserved quinces cut into very fine pieces, two ounces of dried currants (No. 1080), three ounces of powdered sugar, and two ounces of finely chopped candied apricots; break in three whole eggs, and pour over half a pint of cold milk, and with the spatula mix well together for two minutes. Peel, core, and chop up three medium-sized, fine, sound apples; add them to the other ingredients, and mix lightly for one minute. Butter and sugar well around the inside of a three-pint pudding-mold, pour in the preparation, lay the mold in a tin pan, filling it to half the height of the mold with warm water; put it in a moderate oven, and let steam for one hour, then remove, and with a towel turn it on a hot dessert-dish, serving with the following sauce (No. 1160), in a sauce-bowl.

1160. Sauce for U. S. Grant Pudding.

—Put five ounces of peach marmalade (No. 1331) into a saucepan with one ounce of quince jelly and one ounce of fresh butter; place the pan on the stove, and stir with the spatula, letting it boil for one minute; take from off the fire, add immediately a pint of champagne, then return to the stove, and stir well, heating it thoroughly, but not allowing it to boil. Remove, and strain through a sieve into a sauce-bowl, and send to the table very hot with the pudding.

1161. Fruit Pudding, Rum Sauce.

—Butter well a pudding-mold four inches high, containing one quart, line the interior with half a pound of dumpling-batter (No. 1125). Put into a vessel four ounces of stoned cherries, three ounces of stoned plums, and three ounces of stoned apricots; sift four ounces of powdered sugar over, mix well, and pour it into the mold. Have half a pint of water in a saucepan with six ounces of granulated sugar, place it on the stove, and let boil for five minutes, then fill up the mold with this syrup, and lay it in a baking-pan in a very hot oven for thirty minutes. Remove, and keep it in a warm place.

1162. Rum Sauce.

—Put in a saucepan half a pint of water with four ounces of granulated sugar, and place it on the stove, adding a teaspoonful of caramel (No. 1252); when boiling add half an ounce of corn-starch, diluted in two tablespoonfuls of cold water, stir well with a spatula, and let cook for two minutes. Remove from the fire, and add immediately half a gill of Jamaica rum, mixing well, then strain it through a fine sieve into a bowl. Lay a dessert-dish over the mold, turn the pudding onto it, pour the sauce over, and serve.

1163. Plum Pudding.

—Remove the skin and strings from six ounces of fresh beef-marrow; chop it up very fine, and place it in a basin; pick and wash, as for No. 1080, three ounces of dried currants, three ounces of dried Sultanas (No. 1080), and mix them well together with the marrow; add three ounces of Malaga raisins (No. 1081), three-quarters of a pound of crumbled bread-crumbs, half a gill of Madeira wine, half a gill of brandy, half a gill of rum, the grated rind of half a lemon, two ounces of candied citron, shred very fine, two ounces of powdered sugar, a saltspoonful of salt, and two whole eggs. Moisten the whole with a gill of cold milk, add a saltspoonful each of allspice, ground clove, and cinnamon, and half the quantity of grated nutmeg; knead well with the hands, so that the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated, which will take ten minutes. Boil some water in a saucepan capable of holding the pudding; butter and flour a cloth, lay it on a large colander, which will answer for a hollow mold; pour the mixture into it, then hold the four corners together, and tie it firmly, allowing sufficient space for it to swell. Plunge the pudding into the boiling water, and let cook, leaving it half covered; the water must boil steadily for five hours; every hour turn it over, and then make the following sauce: put into a saucepan one ounce of fresh butter, two drachms of flour, and three drops of lemon juice, the finely sliced rind of a quarter of a lemon, half a saltspoonful of salt, and half an ounce of powdered sugar. Moisten with a gill of port wine, then place the pan on the stove, and with a spatula stir well, until it comes to a boil. Remove from the fire, and strain through a fine sieve into a bowl. When ready to serve, drain the plum pudding for one moment, untie, and open the cloth; serve it immediately, pouring some of the sauce over.

1164. Cabinet Pudding à la Sadi-Carnot.

—Butter and sugar a pudding-mold of the capacity of three pints. Have ready four ounces of Malaga raisins, prepared as for No. 1081, three ounces of Sultana, three ounces of currants, as for No. 1080, three ounces of finely chopped candied citron, and three ounces of candied cherries, cut in two. Mix well together, then with four ounces of the fruit cover the bottom of the mold, put on top a layer of biscuits à la cuillère (No. 1231), or slices of sponge cake, four more ounces of fruit, another layer of cake, and repeat twice more, and the mold will then be full. Put into a vessel a pint and a half of cold milk, six ounces of powdered sugar, three raw, fresh eggs, and a teaspoonful of lemon essence, and with a pastry-whip beat well for two minutes. Strain into another vessel, then pour it slowly and carefully over the cake in the mold, so that it will be thoroughly impregnated. Lay the mold in a square tin pan, filling it to half its height with hot water, then place in a moderate oven for one hour. Remove it from the pan, lay a dessert-dish over the mold, unmold, and decorate the top with fanciful designs of red-currant jelly (No. 1326); serve it hot with a sauce-bowlful of the following sauce (No. 1165).

1165. Sauce à la Sadi-Carnot.

—Put in a saucepan two ounces of fresh butter, stir in one ounce of flour, and moisten slowly with a gill of cold water, turning continually; add two ounces of powdered sugar, place the pan on the stove, add half a pint of Château-Lagrange wine, and a teaspoonful of vanilla flavoring. Stir well, and let boil for one minute, then remove, and strain it through a sieve into another saucepan; replace the pan on the corner of the stove so as to keep it hot, then take one ounce of citron, slice it as fine as possible, also one ounce of finely minced pistache; add them to the other ingredients, and finally stir in slowly a tablespoonful of red curaçoa; mix well together for one minute, then pour into the sauce-bowl, and serve.

1166. Caramel Pudding.

—Put in a vessel four eggs with three ounces of powdered sugar, mix briskly with the pastry-whip for two minutes, then add one and a half pints of cold milk, and a teaspoonful of lemon essence; then mix well again for one minute, strain this through a sieve into another vessel. Butter and sugar well six small molds as for maraschino pudding (No. 1134), fill them one inch high with caramel (No. 1252), let cool off for five minutes, then pour in the preparation, dividing it equally; place them in a tin pan filled to half the height of the molds with warm but not boiling water, put in a moderate oven, and let steam for forty minutes. Take them out, turn them on a hot dessert-dish, and serve in their own sauce. This pudding may be prepared in cups instead of molds.

1167. Apple Charlotte.

—Select four large or six medium-sized Newtown pippins. Peel, core, and cut them into quarters. Put them into a saucepan with two ounces of fresh butter and four ounces of powdered sugar, and place on a moderate fire. Toss them for two minutes, then moisten with a gill of white wine, and grate in the peel of half a lemon. Cover the saucepan, and let cook for ten minutes so that the liquid be almost entirely absorbed by the apples. Remove from the fire, and put aside to cool. Take a three-pint charlotte-mold; line it, beginning from the bottom, with cut slices of American bread the thickness of a silver dollar. Glaze them well with melted butter, using a hair brush for the purpose, and sprinkle powdered sugar lightly over. Let each slice overlap slightly until the bottom is covered. Then line the sides to the edge in the same way. Fill the mold with the prepared apples, and cover with slices of bread. Lay it on a baking-pan, and place it in a brisk oven for forty-five minutes, or until the bread be a good golden color. Then take it out, lay a hot dessert-dish on top, turn it over, and remove the mold. Heat in a saucepan two ounces of apricot marmalade with two tablespoonfuls of maraschino and one of water. Mix well, pour it over the charlotte, and serve very hot.

1168. Small Apple Charlottes.

—Prepare and cook the apples the same as for No. 1167, and when removed from the fire, put it aside to cool. Trim the crust off of a quarter of a loaf of stale American bread. Cut it into slices the thickness of a silver dollar. Butter and sugar well six small, round pudding-molds. Shape the slices of bread carefully, to line the insides. Butter them lightly; place them in a clean baking-pan, and leave in the oven for five minutes to get a brown color. Remove them; let them cool a little, and then line the molds with them. Fill in with the apples, and lay the full molds on a baking-pan in the oven for twenty minutes. Turn the charlottes out on a dessert-dish. Heat half a pint of raspberry juice in a saucepan, pour it over them, and serve hot.

1169. Apples with Rice.

—Core and peel neatly six sound, fine Newtown apples. Put into a saucepan with a gill of water and two ounces of sugar. Place it on a hot stove, put the lid on, and let cook for ten minutes. Meanwhile boil four ounces of rice in a pint and a half of milk, with half a saltspoonful of salt. Flavor it with six drops of orange-flower water, and let cook for twelve minutes. Place the cooked apples in a square tin pan, pour the boiled rice over them, and put into a moderate oven for ten minutes. Then have a hot dessert-dish ready, and with a tinned cake-turner dress them carefully on the dish, decorating the sides with the rice. Should a pyramidal shape be desired, place three apples in the centre, two on top of these, and the last one above them all, then fill up the empty space around them with the rice, and serve with half a pint of vanilla syrup in a separate sauce-bowl.

The sauce is made thus: put two pounds of granulated sugar into a saucepan with one quart of cold water, and set it on the hot stove. Stir well for two minutes; add two vanilla-beans split in halves, and boil for ten minutes longer. Remove from the fire; strain through a sieve into another vessel, and use when required. This syrup, when cold, may be poured into bottles, and if corked tightly and put away in a cool place, will keep in good condition for a month at least.

1170. Riz au Lait d’Amandes.

—Into one pint of boiling water in a saucepan drop four ounces of well-cleaned rice, with half a saltspoonful of salt, the peel of a quarter of a medium-sized, sound lemon, and two leaves of the almond branch. Let all cook together for twelve minutes. Meanwhile peel four ounces of almonds. Pound them in a mortar with two tablespoonfuls of sweet cream, or the same quantity of cold milk will answer. Tie a clean napkin over a vessel; pour on the pounded almonds, and with a spatula rub the liquid gently through. Remove the rice from the stove; take out the almond-leaves and lemon-peel; then sweeten with three ounces of powdered sugar, and add the almond milk. Return it to the stove, and with a spatula stir gently while cooking for twelve minutes. Pour into a hot china or glass bowl, and send to the table.

1171. Riz au Lait d’Amandes à l’Airolo.

—Proceed and prepare the rice exactly as for the above (No. 1170), but after removing it from the stove add immediately half a gill of pure Swiss kirschwasser, mixing it in well with a spatula for five minutes. Pour into a china or glass bowl; cool for one hour at least; then place it in the ice-box until ready to serve.

1172. Riz aux Pommes à la Bonne Femme.

—Put a pint of milk in a saucepan on the stove. When boiling, add three ounces of well-cleaned rice and half a saltspoonful of salt. Let cook for twenty minutes, adding one ounce of butter. Mix for one minute; then remove from the fire, and let it cool off for thirty minutes. Add the yolks of two eggs. Beat the whites to a froth in a basin with a wire whip, and add them to the rice. Sweeten with three ounces of powdered sugar and flavor with a teaspoonful of orange-flower water. Mix well together for five minutes. Peel and core four sound Newtown pippin apples, and cut in slices about the thickness of a silver dollar. Butter the sides of a saucepan lightly; then cover the bottom with a layer of the prepared rice half an inch thick; put a layer of sliced apples over this, and so dispose of all the apples and rice in alternate layers. Put on the lid, and put the saucepan into a moderate oven for fifteen minutes. Remove, dress on a hot dish, and serve.

1173. Riz au Pommes à la Czar.

—Prepare rice and apples as above (No. 1172), but before putting into the oven, run a larding needle down through it in a dozen places at equal distances, and pour over half a gill of Russian kummel. Put on the lid; place in a moderate oven and let cook for twenty minutes. Remove, and dress it neatly on a dish, sending it to the table with a bowl of sauce à la crême (No. 1133), but using two tablespoonfuls of the kummel instead of the brandy for flavoring, as described in cocoanut pudding (No. 1147).

1174. Turban of Apples au Riz.

—Prepare half a pound of boiled rice as for No. 1172. Butter a mold holding three pints. Garnish the bottom and sides with the rice, using a wooden spoon for the purpose. Peel, core, and cut into quarters six fine, sound, Newtown pippin apples. Put them into a saucepan with three ounces of powdered sugar, a gill of cold water, and half a saltspoonful of salt. Place the pan on a hot stove, put on the lid, and let cook for ten minutes. Remove, and fill the mold with eighteen of the pieces, reserving the other six for later use; then put it in a slow oven for twelve minutes. Use an ordinary towel to remove it from the oven. Lay a dessert-dish on top, turn over, and lift off the mold. Decorate the base with the rest of the apples, inclining them slightly; and the top with two ounces of cleaned currants (No. 1080). Garnish between the apples with four ounces of candied fruits, placing some on top. Pears, angelica, and cherries, all sliced, make a pretty effect. Return to the oven for five minutes, and serve.

1175. Iced Timbale au Riz.

—Line a timbale-mold holding three pints with a quarter of a pound of pie-paste (No. 1077). Have ready three-quarters of a pound of boiled rice (No. 1172). Peel, core, and cut into quarters three fine, sound apples; put them into a saucepan with two ounces of powdered sugar, one ounce of butter, half a gill of cold water, and half a saltspoonful of salt. Cover, and let cook for ten minutes. Remove the lid, and add to the apples two tablespoonfuls of apricot marmalade (No. 1335). Stir slightly at the bottom for four minutes with the spatula, being careful to avoid breaking the apples. Cover the bottom and sides of the timbale with half a pound of the boiled rice; pour in the apples, lay the remainder of the rice on top, and cover with an ounce and a half of pie-paste. Put the timbale into a moderate oven, and cook for thirty minutes. When the surface is of a good golden color, remove, and put aside to cool thoroughly, leaving it at least two hours. Turn it over onto a dessert-dish, remove the mold, and lay the timbale in a short, low, wide freezer; cover, then put it in a tub of nearly the same size, filling it well with chopped ice; sprinkle the top and sides freely with rock salt, and freeze thoroughly for an hour and a half. Remove the cover carefully to avoid any ice or salt falling into the freezer. Take out the timbale, and wipe well the dish. Have ready one pint of whipped cream (No. 1254) with half a gill of maraschino; beat this well for two minutes. Pour it over the timbale, and send immediately to the table. Should there be no freezer handy, the timbale may be cooled by placing in the ice-box for three hours.

1176. Croustade de Riz Méringuée.

—On a floured board roll half a pound of feuilletage paste (No. 1076) into an oval shape, and a quarter of an inch thick. Lay it upside down on an oval dish ten inches long by six wide, and with a knife cut away the superfluous paste. Remove the dish, and place the oval paste in a baking-dish; then roll out the pieces which were cut away, and with a small fancy paste-cutter (No. 1) cut it all up. With a small hair pastry-brush dipped in beaten egg, wet the edges of the oval, and arrange the pieces all around, crown-shaped. Bake this croustade in a moderate oven thirty minutes. Have ready six ounces of boiled rice (No. 1172). Peel and core six medium-sized fine apples. Put them into a saucepan with two ounces of powdered sugar, a gill of cold water, and half a saltspoonful of salt. Put on the lid, and let cook on a slow fire for twenty minutes. Arrange half the rice on the croustade, dress the apples over, and fill up the cavities with the rest of the rice. Add to the juice of the apples in the pan two ounces of apricot marmalade (No. 1335). Mix well for two minutes and pour it over the whole. Then set it in a slow oven for fifteen minutes. Remove, and beat up two eggs as for a méringue (No. 1247), mixing in two ounces of powdered sugar. Put this into a pastry-bag (No. 1079), and decorate the surface of the croustade artistically with it, sprinkling a little sugar over. Return it to the oven for five minutes, to get a good color. Pass a knife gently under the croustade, and dexterously slide it from the baking-pan onto a hot dessert-dish, and serve.

1177. Rice with Milk.

—Cleanse well a quarter of a pound of fine Italian rice. Place it in a saucepan with half a pint of water, adding half a pinch of salt, the zest of half a lemon, and one bay-leaf. Cook slowly for twenty-five minutes. Then put in three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and a pint of hot milk; finish cooking on a slow fire for ten minutes, and serve in a hot, deep dish.

1178. Rice à la Turque.

—Wash well a quarter of a pound of rice, and blanch for ten minutes in boiling water. Put it into a saucepan, with a pint of milk, and let cook firmly; adding three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, and a lump of sugar onto which has been rubbed the peel of half a small lemon; also half an ounce of good butter, one ounce of cleaned currants (No. 1080), and a saltspoonful of salt. After twenty minutes, remove from the fire and thoroughly stir in the yolks of four eggs. Place this in a croustade, as for 1176, and put it in a slow oven for fifteen minutes. Remove, sprinkle with a little sugar, pass a hot shovel or salamander over the top; glaze it well, and serve at once.

1179. Rice à l’Indienne.

—Prepare the rice as for the above (No. 1178), adding the third of a glassful of rum and a small infusion of diluted powdered saffron, to give it a good color. Serve glazed, as for the preceding (No. 1178).

1180. Rice à la Française.

—Wash well, and blanch in boiling water for ten minutes, one-quarter of a pound of Italian rice. Boil in a saucepan with an ounce of butter, adding three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, a pint of milk, two bitter almond macaroons (No. 1209), half a teaspoonful of orange-flower water, half an ounce of candied orange-peel cut into shreds, about twelve candied cherries cut into halves, and twelve large, seeded, Muscatel raisins (No. 1081); also a quarter of an ounce of thin slices of candied angelica. Finish as for rice à la Turque (No. 1178), and serve with a sauce thickened with a gill of Alicante or Val-de-peras wine, or sherry, kirsch, or rum.

1181. Rice à la Condé.

—Boil one pint of milk with one pint of water. When boiling, add four ounces of well-cleaned rice. Boil twenty-five minutes, stirring at the bottom every three minutes with a spatula. Set the saucepan on a table; add half a saltspoonful of salt, four ounces of powdered sugar, and six drops of orange-flower water. Mix well for one minute, break in three whole eggs, and stir again for two minutes. Arrange the rice nicely in a hot dessert-dish, keeping it high in the centre, and decorate with twelve pieces of stewed peaches (No. 1332), two ounces of dried currants (No. 1080), and one ounce of candied angelica cut in small lozenge-shaped pieces; beginning with the peaches on the top, and arranging the remainder of the fruit around.

1182. Nouilles, or Noodles.

—Sift onto a table one pound of flour; make a hollow space in the centre, and place therein six egg yolks, half a gill of lukewarm water, one ounce of fresh butter, and half a saltspoonful of salt. Knead these thoroughly for five minutes; then mix in the flour gradually, and knead again for five minutes. Pile up the paste into a lump, flour the table slightly, and use the left hand to press the paste down in the centre, and with the right bring up the edges all around. Continue to repeat this for five minutes. Roll the paste into a ball, put it on a dish, cover with a napkin, and set it in a cool place to rest for fifteen minutes. Roll it out to the thickness of a fifty-cent piece. With a knife cut it into strips two inches wide, and from these, beginning at the end of each, shred it with the knife into narrow pieces resembling matches. Leave these to dry slightly on a floured board for thirty minutes, and they will be ready for use.

1183. Buckwheat Cakes.

—Dilute one drachm of compressed yeast with a gill of lukewarm water, and let it rest for ten minutes. Add it to a half pound of buckwheat flour in a basin, pouring in a pint of cold water, and season with a light pinch of salt. Mix thoroughly with the spatula, cover the basin with a cloth, and let rest for four hours.

Have a griddle large enough to hold six cakes. Grease lightly with a piece of fat pork-rind, and place it on a hot stove. Pour half of the batter into the six sections of the griddle, distributing it evenly. Bake two and a half minutes, turn over and bake two and a half minutes longer. Heap them on a hot dessert-dish. Make the other six exactly the same way. Send to the table with honey or maple sugar separately.

1184. Wheat Cakes.

—Put into a vessel four ounces of sifted wheat flour, half an ounce of powdered sugar, one drachm of compressed yeast. Break in four whole eggs, and mix well with the spatula for three minutes. Add half a pint of cold milk, and beat well with the pastry-whip for four minutes. Strain through a sieve into another vessel. Place on the stove a small griddle, greasing the surface lightly. Drop about two ounces of the batter onto the griddle: bake ten seconds; turn it with a cake-turner, and bake ten seconds on the other side. See that the cake is a light brown color on both sides. Put them on a hot dish, keeping it warm on a corner of the range, and proceed to make eleven more with the remainder of the batter. Serve very hot, with honey or maple sugar separately.

1185. Batter for all Kinds of Frying.

—Put half a pound of flour into a basin. Make a hollow in the centre, and drop into it one egg yolk, half a teaspoonful of sweet oil, a tablespoonful of brandy, and a light saltspoonful of salt. Mix all the ingredients, except the flour, for three minutes, using the hand. Then gradually knead in the flour, meanwhile dropping in, little by little, one gill of cold water. Mix well, moving in the same direction for five minutes. Then put it into a vessel, cover with a cloth, and set aside to rest for three or four hours. When ready to use, beat the whites of three eggs to a froth with a pastry-whip, add it to the batter, and mix together thoroughly with the spatula for two minutes. It will now be ready for use, but should it not all be required, it will keep in a cool place.

1186. French Pancakes.

—Sift half a pound of wheat flour into a bowl. Break in three whole eggs. Add one ounce of powdered sugar, and mix well with the spatula, adding half a pint of cold milk, pouring it in very gradually, and mixing for five minutes. Butter lightly a griddle or frying-pan; place it on the stove, and when it is hot, drop on to it two and a half ounces of the batter, and bake two minutes; turn over, and bake the other side as long. Turn the pancake on a hot dessert-dish, and sprinkle over plenty of powdered sugar. Make eleven more out of the remaining batter. Serve very hot.

1187. French Pancakes à la Gelée.

—Make the batter exactly the same as for No. 1186. When cooked, arrange the pancakes neatly upon a napkin, and spread over each one about a teaspoonful of currant jelly. Roll them up nicely, and dress on a hot dessert-dish, sprinkling a little powdered sugar over. Then, with a red-hot iron, glaze the surface of each cake in three different parts; wipe the sides of the dish nicely, and send to the table.

French pancakes with apple, apricot, plum, pineapple, strawberry, raspberry, or peach jelly are to be prepared exactly the same, using different jellies.

1188. German Pancakes.

—Prepare a batter as for French pancakes (No. 1186); butter an iron pan, one foot in diameter and one and a half inches deep. Place this on a hot stove, and pour all the batter into it, letting it cook for three minutes. Remove to a brisk oven for seven minutes. Take it out, slide the cake carefully on a hot dessert-dish, and send it to the table with six pieces of lemon.

1189. German Pancakes with Apples.

—Prepare the batter exactly as for No. 1188. Butter the pan as for the above. When the batter has been poured in, spread over it evenly, one pint of preserved apples, cut into small pieces, and finish cooking exactly as for the plain pancake (No. 1188). When ready, slide it carefully on a hot dessert-dish, sprinkle plentifully with powdered sugar, and send to the table very hot, with six pieces of lemon separately.

1190. Batter for Fritters.

—Mix a quarter of a pound of sifted flour in a small basin, with half a pint of lukewarm water, to which three-quarters of an ounce of fresh butter has been added. Place in a saucepan, which should be tilted on the range so that when the water boils the butter can be skimmed off the top. Add, if necessary, a little more water to make a soft paste, beating well with a spatula, to keep it free from lumps, and of a proper consistence; it must be gray and compact-looking. Add just a little warm water to render the paste soft and diluted, although sufficiently thick to cover the objects for which it is intended; that means, it must drop easily from the spoon. Add to this half a pinch of salt and two egg-whites; beat well together for one minute, and use at once.

1191. Apple Fritters.

—Take three medium-sized, fine, sound apples; peel and core them neatly. Cut each into six equal round slices. Place them in a vessel; pour over a gill of good brandy, add a light saltspoonful of ground cinnamon, and let all steep for two hours. Strain them through a fine sieve, being careful to keep them whole, and saving the liquid for further use. Prepare a fritter batter, as for No. 1190, dip each slice separately into it, and with a spoon, drop them singly into very hot but not boiling lard, being careful to remove them with a skimmer as soon as they are of a good golden color. Two minutes will be sufficient to have them properly done. Then lay them on a clean cloth, to dry off the grease. Arrange a folded napkin on a hot dessert-dish; arrange the fritters on it, and leave it at the oven door for two minutes. Dredge about an ounce of powdered sugar over, and serve.

1192. Fritters Soufflés à la Vanille.

—Infuse in a saucepan half of a vanilla-bean in half a pint of boiling milk, and reduce it to half. Remove the vanilla-bean, and put in one ounce of good butter. Let it come to a boil, then add two ounces of sifted flour, and with the spatula stir briskly, to form a paste so stiff that it will no longer adhere to the saucepan. Remove it to another vessel. Add one ounce of powdered sugar, two egg yolks, and half a saltspoonful of salt. Beat the white of one egg to a stiff froth, and mix it in with half a spoonful of whipped cream (No. 1254); this will form a consistent paste. Roll it on a floured board, besprinkle lightly with flour, and cut out pieces the size of a walnut. With a skimmer drop them into very hot but not boiling fat. Cook quickly for three minutes, until they are a fine golden color. Arrange upon a folded napkin, and serve with powdered sugar sifted over.

1193. Pound Cake.

—Put in a vessel half a pound of butter, with half a pound of powdered sugar. Grate in the rind of half a lemon, and with the hand knead well for twenty minutes. Break into a plate five whole raw eggs; add gradually and carefully, kneading sharply with the hand for ten minutes longer. Now add half a pound of well-sifted flour, mixing the whole slowly and thoroughly for five minutes more. Butter a two-quart, round cake-mold, and line it with brown paper at the bottom and sides. Fill it with the preparation, and put it in a slow oven to bake for fully one hour. Remove, and let cool off for about two hours. Unmold, detach the paper, and lay it on a pastry wire-grate. Glaze the top and sides with a preparation as for vanilla éclairs (No. 1245). Lay the cake on a dessert-dish with a fancy white paper. Prepare three ounces of candied cherries, two ounces of angelica, two ounces of red and the same of white pears, both candied; cut the cherries in two, the angelica lozenge-shaped, and the pears each in six parts (except one white one, which is kept whole), keeping the fruits all separate. Place the whole pear on top of the cake in the centre, stem upward. Then decorate thus: at the base of the pear lay two slices of red pear, carefully, one against the other on one side. Repeat on the other side, and arrange in the same way two slices of the white pear in the middle of the space on one side, and two more slices opposite. Now cover the four empty spaces nearest the pear with half a cherry each, and arrange four angelica lozenges in the empty place at the end of the layers of pear. Then on each of the four angelica points lay half a cherry. Begin decorating the edge of the cake all around in a crown-shape with one angelica lozenge, putting near the point one half cherry, then another lozenge, and continue the same all around until joined. Arrange the remaining slices of pear in the empty space near the border, and it will be ready to send to the table.

1194. Wedding Cake.

—Place in a large bowl one pound of powdered sugar and one pound of well-washed butter. Grate in the rind of two lemons; and with the hand knead well for ten minutes. Break in ten whole eggs, two at a time, and knead for ten minutes longer. Mix in a plate a teaspoonful of ground cinnamon, a teaspoonful of ground cloves, two of ground allspice, one of mace, and one of grated nutmeg, and add these, with half a gill of confectioners’ molasses. Mix well for one minute with the hand. Add one pound of well-sifted flour, stirring for two minutes more. Add two pounds of currants, as for No. 1080, two pounds of Sultana (No. 1080), two pounds of Malaga raisins (No. 1081), one pound of candied citron, finely sliced, one gill of Jamaica rum, and one gill of brandy. Mix the whole well together for fifteen minutes—using both hands, if necessary. Butter the interior of a plain, five-quart, round cake-mold. Line the bottom and sides with paper, leaving it an inch and a half higher than the edge of the mold. Pour in all the preparation, and place it in a very slow oven to bake for five hours. When done, lay it on a table, to cool off for four hours. Unmold, detach the paper, and turn the cake bottom up on a wire pastry-grate. After ten minutes, glaze it with one egg-white which has been beaten in a bowl with four ounces of extra fine sugar, using the spatula; use a knife to apply the glazing. Now lay the cake in a warm place to dry for two hours. Then beat up the white of an egg with four ounces of extra fine sugar for ten minutes, and glaze the cake as before, evenly all around, and lay aside for two hours more. After it is thoroughly dried, lay it on a round wooden board, with a fancy paper over, two inches wider than the board. Procure a fancy wedding-bell, with a miniature bride and groom standing under, lay it in the centre of the cake, fastening it on with glace royale (No. 1206), pressing it through a paper cornet with a fancy tube. Decorate the surface of the cake with ornaments made of the glace; also a fancy border around the edge and base. Let it dry slightly for two hours, and it is ready for use.

1195. Sponge Cake.

—Put into a copper basin half a pound of powdered sugar. Break in seven whole eggs, and grate in the rind of half a lemon. Beat well together with the wire whip for one minute; then place it on a slow fire and heat it slightly, stirring it sharply and continually. Take it from the fire, and beat it well until thoroughly cold. Remove the whip, and with a skimmer mix in carefully and slowly half a pound of well-sifted flour; two minutes and a half will be sufficient. Butter the interior of a one-quart, round cake-mold, and line it with paper, keeping it an inch and a half higher than the mold. Then fill it with the preparation, and bake for one hour and fifteen minutes in a moderate oven. Let it cool thoroughly for two hours; unmold, place it on a pastry wire-grate, and glaze it the same as for vanilla éclairs (No. 1245). Decorate artistically with a glace royale (No. 1206), arranging it in any desired fanciful design. Serve on a dessert-dish covered with a fancy paper.

1196. Waffles, with Sugar.

—Put in a vessel three ounces of powdered sugar, one pound of flour, three raw eggs, three ounces of melted butter; mix all well together with a spatula for five minutes. Add a pint and a half of sweet cream, and mix again well for two minutes. Have your waffle-iron hot on both sides, and on a clear fire. Grease with melted butter, using a feather for the purpose, and drop into each of the holes two tablespoonfuls of the paste. Bake two minutes on each side, and if they have not a good golden color bake one minute longer on each side. Heap them as fast as cooked on a hot dessert-dish. When all are done, besprinkle plentifully with powdered sugar, and serve very hot.

1197. Savarin Cakes.

—Dissolve two drachms of compressed yeast in a gill of lukewarm cream. Add four ounces of sifted flour, knead well for two minutes, and set in a warm place for five minutes. Sift into another vessel six ounces of flour. Make a hollow in the centre, and pour into it two ounces of powdered sugar, four eggs, a gill of lukewarm milk, and a saltspoonful of salt. Knead these well for two minutes, but do not mix in the flour. Add three ounces of melted butter and half a gill of curaçoa (or any other liquor desired), then knead in the flour with the other ingredients, adding the yeast-dough previously laid aside, and mix with the hands, briskly beating the whole in a contrary direction for twenty minutes without ceasing. Cover with a cloth, and set in a warm closet to raise double, which will take about half an hour. Butter a crown-shaped mold holding about three pints. When ready, take two ounces of peeled almonds (No. 1207), mince fine, and add them to the dough, and beat well together for two minutes longer. Then with a spoon drop the paste carefully into the mold; this not being quite filled to the top. Set aside again in the warm closet until the paste raises to the edge; then place in a moderately brisk oven for twenty-five minutes. Should the oven be slow, thirty-five minutes will be necessary. To ascertain whether the cake be perfectly baked, thrust the point of a larding-needle into the centre, and should any dough adhere to it, the cake must be left in five minutes longer.

When done, turn it out on a plain, round wire grate, and glaze it with a firm glace à l’eau made as follows: put into a sugar-pan one ounce of granulated sugar, with one tablespoonful of cold water, and let it come to a boil; remove, and add immediately a tablespoonful of curaçoa, mixing well together. Glaze the cake with this, then let cool. Place a folded napkin on a dessert-dish, dress the cake nicely on top, and serve.

1198. Savarin Cake, hot.

—Prepare a savarin cake exactly as for the above (No. 1197), and when unmolded, place it on a wire grate, but do not glaze it. Pour into a saucepan a pint of cold water with five ounces of granulated sugar, and let boil for five minutes. Take it off, and add immediately half a gill of kirsch, mixing it in well. Place the grate with the savarin in a vessel, take hold of the handle with the right hand, and drop the syrup carefully all over the top; lift up the grate and cake. Remove the syrup remaining in the vessel into the pan, boil it again; return the grate and cake to the vessel, and pour over the remaining syrup. Then, lifting the grate on one side, glide the cake carefully onto a dessert-dish. Put into a saucepan four ounces of candied cherries with half a gill of kirsch. Stir it slightly until it comes to a boil and decorate the top of the cake with it; then serve.

1199. Savarin Cake à l’Anglaise.

—Prepare a savarin cake as for No. 1197; when unmolded, place it on a wire grate; do not glaze it. Cut it evenly through the centre, so as to make two equal discs. Garnish the top of the under one with four ounces of apricot marmalade (No. 1335); arrange the other half on top as carefully as possible, so that the cake has its original form. Have a dessert-dish with a folded napkin; dress the cake on top, and serve with a sauce-bowl of crême à l’Anglaise (No. 1200) separately.

1200. Crême à l’Anglaise.

—Put into a saucepan two ounces of butter and one ounce of flour. Place on a slow fire, and with a spatula stir slightly for two minutes, adding two ounces of sugar, half a gill of Madeira wine, and one gill of Middletown milk; stir well again for two minutes, to avoid its coming to a boil. Then take it from the fire, and immediately add half a gill of rum, stirring it slightly again. Pour the crême into a sauce-bowl and serve with the savarin.

1201. Brioches.

—Take half a pound of sifted flour, put two ounces of it into a vessel. Make a hollow in the centre, and put into this two drachms of compressed yeast and half a gill of lukewarm milk. Dissolve well the yeast with the milk for about one minute, then quickly beat in the flour for one minute. Cover the vessel with a cloth, and let it rest in a warm closet for fifteen minutes. Put in another vessel the remaining six ounces of flour, make a hollow in the centre, and put into it half a saltspoonful of salt, three whole eggs, two tablespoonfuls of sweet cream, two ounces of fresh butter, and one ounce of powdered sugar. Mix thoroughly with the hand, all except the flour, for three minutes, then incorporate the flour gradually, and beat it sharply with the hands for three minutes. Add one egg, beat one minute; add another, and beat one minute longer. Take four ounces of fresh butter, spread it in pieces over the paste, then mix in well for two minutes. The yeast being properly raised double by this time, add it to the other ingredients, and mix the whole carefully by cutting it several times with the hand, being sure to repeat this for at least five minutes. Cover the vessel with a cloth, and lay it in a closet or elsewhere, at a moderate temperature of about eighty degrees, for three hours, when it will be raised to twice the size. Then with the right hand cut it again into pieces in every direction, for about four minutes. Then recover the vessel with the cloth, and leave it in a cool place for thirty minutes. Dredge a board with flour, pour the paste over it; then cut off a three-ounce piece, and lay it aside. With the hands roll up the remaining part of the paste into a ball. Butter well a round, two-quart mold, line it with paper, and put in the paste. Take the piece laid aside, and roll it pear-shaped with the hands. Make a small cavity in the centre of the paste in the mold, using a spoon. Arrange the pear-shaped piece in this, having the larger part on top. Then lay the mold on a baking-sheet; glaze the top lightly with beaten egg, and put it in a moderate oven. After it has been in fifteen minutes, cover it with a buttered paper, close the oven door, and bake for one hour more; test it by thrusting in a larding-needle, and if no dough adheres to this the brioche is thoroughly cooked: if not, leave it in ten minutes longer. Remove from the oven, unmold, and let it cool. Dress on a dessert-dish with a folded napkin, and serve.

1202. Small Brioches.

—Prepare the dough as for the above (No. 1201), and when raised to twice the size, lay it upon a board which has been lightly dredged with flour. Cut out a piece of three ounces, and lay it aside until needed, then cut the rest of the paste into twelve equal pieces, and with the right hand roll them into separate balls. Lay these in a pastry baking-pan. Divide the paste laid aside into twelve parts, roll them out, and give each a pear-shape. With a spoon make a cavity in the centre of each ball, and put into each one of the pear pieces, having the larger part on the top. Leave them to rise in a closet for fifteen minutes; glaze them lightly with beaten egg, and put them in a brisk oven for twelve or fifteen minutes, but no longer. Remove, and with a light hair-brush glaze them all over with fresh butter. Keep in a warm place until ready to serve. If the brioches should be required cold, do not glaze them with butter, but dress them on a dessert-dish with a folded napkin. It is better to prepare the paste the evening previous, covering it with a cloth, and leaving it in a cool place over night.

1203. Brioche à la Condé.

—Have a brioche cooked as for No. 1201, and when done, cut it in two, crosswise. Then with a spoon spread over the top of the lower half four ounces of apricot marmalade (No. 1335), mixed with one ounce of melted butter. Then replace the other half on top. Put in a saucepan two ounces of candied cherries, four ounces of candied apricots, cut in slices, and four ounces of candied pineapple. Add half a pint of cold water, and boil well together on a hot fire for three minutes. Dress the brioche on a dessert-dish, pour the preparation over, and serve hot.

1204. Brioches Fluttes.

—Prepare a brioche paste, as for No. 1203; lay it on a floured board, and cut it into twelve equal pieces. Roll out each one separately with the hands until it is ten inches, or three finger-lengths, long, rounding them into shape. Put them in a pastry baking-pan, and leave them in a closet to rise for ten minutes; take out and glaze them lightly with beaten eggs, sprinkle them over with powdered sugar, and put them in the oven for ten minutes; remove, and dress them on a dessert-dish with a folded napkin, and serve when cool. These brioches will keep well for three or four days, and they are delicious when served with tea, coffee, or chocolate.

1205. Allumettes.

—Take three quarters of a pound of feuilletage (No. 1076); spread it out twelve inches long to four inches wide. Cover with a thin layer of glace royale (No. 1206). Divide it into six even pieces; put them in a pan, and let rest for five minutes. Then place in a moderate oven, and bake for forty minutes, until of a good golden color. Serve either hot or cold.

1206. Glace Royale for Allumettes.

—Put into a small bowl half the white of a raw egg and two ounces of extra fine sugar, and beat well with a spatula. Drop in carefully just one drop, and no more, of lemon juice; beat again for five minutes, until thickened; it will then be ready for use.

1207. How to Peel and Pound Almonds.

—Put the almonds into boiling water; let them soak three minutes; strain, and lay them in cold water to thoroughly cool. Drain well again, and peel by pressing each almond between the thumb and fingers. Then put them into a sieve, and place them at the door of a slow oven to dry for ten minutes. Now pound them gently in a mortar, stirring well to prevent them from getting oily, and taking care to pound them very fine for at least ten minutes. Lay them on a cold dish, and use when needed.

1208. Almond Cake Glacé.

—Put a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar and a quarter of a pound of butter into a bowl; beat well together with a wooden spatula for ten minutes. Break in two eggs; beat well, and break in two more; continue beating, and break in two more (six in all), until well mixed together. Then grate in the peel of the third of a small lemon. Add two ounces of peeled and pounded almonds (No. 1207), and a quarter of a pound of flour. Mix gradually together for no longer than two minutes. Butter and sugar a round form holding one quart, and pour the preparation into it. Place it in a slow oven for one hour. See that it gets a good golden color. Take it out; let it get thoroughly cool, and remove from the mold. Lay it on a dish with a folded napkin. Glaze the top lightly with a small hair-bush, as for No. 1206, until it looks well, and send to the table.

1209. Bitter Almond Macaroons.

—Take a quarter of a pound of sweet almonds, and two ounces of bitter almonds; peel and pound them as for No. 1207. Put them into a bowl with twelve ounces of powdered sugar and the whites of two eggs. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spatula for at least five minutes. Then take a pastry-bag (No. 1079), slide down to the bottom of it a No. 3 tube (which should not be larger than a five-cent piece), and pour the preparation into the bag. Prepare a pastry baking-pan; lay on it a piece of brown paper the full size of the pan (do not put it on the stove at present); then with the two hands press the preparation down gently into the papered pan, dropping it carefully into bits the size and shape of a silver quarter-dollar, trying to have them as near alike as possible, and taking care that each is entirely separated from the others. Take a damp towel and drop it gently on to the macaroons, so as to shape them perfectly. Then place the pan in a slow oven for twenty minutes. Before lifting them out, be careful that they are a good golden color. Let them get thoroughly cool. To remove the macaroons easily from the paper, wet part of a table; lay the paper over this for two minutes, and the macaroons will detach very easily. The above quantity will make about fifty macaroons. Put aside in a jar those not needed, as they will keep perfectly fresh for several days.

1210. Sweet Macaroons.

—Proceed as for bitter macaroons (No. 1209), only omitting the two ounces of bitter almonds, and substituting for them two extra ounces of sweet almonds, or six ounces in all.

1211. Apple Cake.

—Peel and core four fine, sound pippin apples. Put them into a saucepan with two ounces of boiled and peeled chestnuts, and a piece of cinnamon an inch long. Toss well on the fire for ten minutes, then transfer them to a copper basin, stirring in a teaspoonful of corn-starch, and adding a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar. Place on a slow stove for ten minutes, then put aside. When thoroughly cooled, add three egg yolks and one whole one; mix well with a wooden spatula, and the preparation will be ready for use. Take a three-pint, square mold, butter it lightly, and with a small hair-brush sprinkle in a little powdered sugar, and pour in the prepared apple. Place the mold in a tin pastry-pan, filling the latter to half the height of the mold with cold water, and place the whole in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Take the mold from the pan, and lay on top of it a hot, deep dessert-dish, slightly larger than the cake; turn the mold bottom up, and lift it off, leaving the cake on the dish. While the cake is in the oven, prepare the following sauce: mix in a saucepan two egg yolks, one ounce of powdered sugar, half a pint of water, and half a teaspoonful of ground cinnamon. Place on a brisk fire, and stir constantly for five minutes, not allowing it to boil. When the cream is ready, add half a glassful or a gill of rum, or any other kind of liquor. Mix well for half a minute, pour the sauce over the cake, and serve very hot.

1212. St. Honoré à la Rose Delmonico.

—Peel neatly two medium-sized, sound, red oranges. Separate the sections carefully to avoid tearing the skin, as, should they lose any of their juice, they would become useless. Lay a sheet of paper over a tin pan, arrange the pieces of orange on top, and leave them in a warm place to dry for four hours. Wipe neatly twenty-four Malaga grapes, leaving on each about a quarter of an inch of stem, so that they shall remain firm while using them. Beat up a pint and a half of sweet cream à la vanille as for No. 1254, and lay it aside in a cool place until needed. Roll three ounces of pie-paste (No. 1077) into a round piece eight inches in diameter. Lay it on a baking-sheet ten inches wide, and proceed to prepare a pâte-à-chou as follows:

Put into a saucepan a gill of cold milk with one ounce of good butter, place it on a hot fire, and when boiling, add at once three ounces of well-sifted flour. Stir briskly with the spatula all round; take it from the fire, set on a table, and add immediately a saltspoonful of powdered sugar, mixing well for one minute more. Break in an egg, stir briskly for one minute, break in another, mix again, and then another, mixing all together for two minutes. Slide down the pastry-bag (No. 1079) a tube (No. 3), pour in the above preparation, and press down the top with the hands onto the edge of the paste in the baking-sheet, so as to make an even border half an inch high, and with the remainder of the paste press down onto another baking-sheet into twenty-four small, round choux, half an inch in diameter, leaving them one inch apart. Glaze the surfaces with beaten egg, and place them in a brisk oven to bake for twelve minutes. Remove, and let them get thoroughly cold. Spread over the paste, inside the border, two tablespoonfuls of apple sauce (No. 1328); then put it in a moderate oven to bake for twenty-five minutes. Remove, and put to cool for thirty minutes. Make a paper cornet, cut off a quarter of an inch from the point and put into it three ounces of currant jelly (No. 1326). Press this out gently, dividing it evenly into the twenty-four small choux. Cook one pound of granulated sugar as for No. 1264. Oil two square feet of the surface of a marble table, and place at hand the pan containing the sugar. Plunge one of the grapes into this; remove it immediately with a fork and lay it on the oiled table. Proceed the same with the other twenty-three, being careful to lay them one inch apart from each other. Now dip twelve of the sections of prepared oranges into the sugar, one by one, and lay them on the oiled table exactly the same as the grapes. Dip carefully the surfaces of the small choux into the sugar, and lay them on the same oiled table. Then take the St. Honoré bottom in the baking-sheet, and proceed to arrange it as follows: with the cooked sugar standing on the right, lift the choux up, one by one, dipping one side of each lightly in the cooked sugar, arranging them on top of the pâte-à-chou border close together to form a crown. Should the sugar be too thick, return it to the stove, and let it boil up once; then take it off, and dip the thin part of the oranges lightly in it, and lay them over the small choux, the thick part upward, each one adhering to the other, until they form the crown. Dip the tops of the grapes lightly into the same sugar, and place one on each join of the oranges, with another in the centre, the stems being upward; attach to the small choux the six remaining grapes, dividing them evenly. Arrange a fancy paper on a dessert-dish, and lay the St. Honoré over carefully, then take the froth part only of the whipped cream; transfer it to another vessel, and, with the whip, beat briskly for five minutes, adding half a gill of good cognac, a quarter of a gill of Swiss kirsch, and three ounces of well-pounded and sifted macaroons (No. 1210). Mix well together for two minutes longer, and fill the empty space of the St. Honoré with three-quarters of this preparation, keeping it as high as possible. With the use of the pastry-bag and fancy tube press down the rest of the cream, and decorate artistically the top and sides, taking care not to put any on the oranges, and send to the table.

1213. Gingerbread à la Française.

—Make a hollow space in a pound of flour laid on the table. Peel and chop up very fine five ounces of almonds; put them into the hollow with a saltspoonful of grated nutmeg, the same quantity of ground cloves, four ounces of powdered sugar, and seven ounces of fresh honey. Knead the ingredients well for five minutes, then mix in the flour, and knead the preparation with the hands in all directions for fully thirty minutes without ceasing. Finish by forming it into a ball. Lay this on a dish, cover it with a napkin, and place it in a temperature of about 60° for six hours. Lay the paste on a floured table, and roll it out eighteen inches long by twelve wide. Butter well a baking-sheet, lay the paste on top, and put it in a very slow oven to bake for forty-five minutes. Remove, lay the baking-sheet on the table, cut the cake immediately into small pieces, lozenge shaped, one and a half inches long by one inch wide, or any other shape desired; let cool off thoroughly for about twenty minutes, then dress on a glass bowl, and serve. The above cakes can be glazed with a glace à l’eau, as for No. 1197, and served the same.

1214. Strawberry Shortcake.

—Put into a vessel half a pound of powdered sugar with half a pound of well-washed butter, grate in the rind of half a sound lemon, and, with the hand, mix well for ten minutes. Break in five whole eggs, one at a time, meanwhile mixing for ten minutes longer, always with the hand. Then add gradually half a pound of well-sifted flour, and mix for three minutes. Cover a baking-sheet with brown paper, place on top three tin cake-rings, nine inches in diameter and one inch high. Divide the preparation equally into the three rings; then place in a moderate oven to bake for thirty minutes. Remove, and allow the cakes thirty minutes more to cool. Lift up the paper, with the cakes, turn it upside down on the table, remove the paper, and detach the cakes from the rings by passing a knife all around. Pick and clean thoroughly three pints of fine, sound, ripe strawberries; have a dessert-dish with a fancy paper over, lay one of the cakes on top of this, spread over evenly two tablespoonfuls of whipped cream (No. 1254), then cover with half the strawberries, nicely and evenly divided. Sprinkle liberally with powdered sugar, then cover with another cake, spread over the same quantity of cream as before, then arrange the other half of the strawberries on top; dredge again with powdered sugar, and lay the last cake over all, sprinkling with more sugar. Slide down a tube (No. 2) into a pastry-bag (No. 1079), put into it six tablespoonfuls of whipped cream à la vanille (No. 1254), and with it decorate the top of the cake in an artistic manner, and send to the table.