Delicate dishes

One egg, i cup of milk, 1% oi flour, pinch of salt, I teaspoonful of Cameo baking powder, i tablespoonful of melted butter. Mix thoroughly, put in pudding dish and steam 20 minutes. One-half cup of butter, i of pulverized sugar, i tablespoonful of cream; stir until very light. Stir into this I quart fresh strawberries. Let stand one hour and serve on hot pudding. PICKLED PEACHES. One pint of vinegar, 3 pounds of sugar to i gallon of fruit. After fruit is cooked boil the syrup until thick; cinnamon and cloves. Use cling peaches, pare and remove seed. SPICED GOOSEBERRIES. Five quarts of gooseberries, 3 pounds of brown sugar, I pint of vinegar, i teaspoonful of ground cloves, I teaspoonful of ground cinnamon. Pick berries out and boil altogether 3^ of an hour. Take out the goose- \[illustration: Valentine & Company] YMrIiISHLO Coach and Car Varnisbes and Colors. berries and boil to a syrup ^ of an hour longer. Serve with roast meats. Mrs. Rhodes. GINGER COOKIES. One egg, i cup of sugar, i cup of molasses, i cup of shortening, part butter and part lard, i tablespoonful of soda, I tablespoonful of ginger, i tablespoonful of vinegar. Flour to roll. Roll thin. Mrs. C. C. Beatty, Redlands, Cal. CHEESE WAFERS. One cup of butter, 2 cups of flour, i cup of grated cheese, salt and cayenne pepper in water. Take puff paste, roll out, and spread with above mixture, fold over, roll out again, cut into any shape desired, and bake in a quick oven. Mrs. J. W. Eleming, FRUIT FRITTERS. Make a batter of i egg, i teaspoonful of Cameo baking powder, a pinch of salt, a little milk and flour to make [illustration: Valentine & Company Coach and Car Varnishes and Colors] MISCELLANEOUS. 16$ stiff batter. Dip each piece of cooked fruit in the batter and fry in butter to a golden brown. Mrs. E. L. Houston, PERFECTLY WHITE DRESSING. White of 2 eggs, juice of 2 lemons, 2 tablespoonfuls of water. Heat lemon juice and water, stir in the well-beaten whites of eggs and beat continually with Dover beater while cooking. When it looks like white custard, stir in a tablespoonful of butter and season to taste. ^ Kate D. Fleming. EGG GEMS. Mix together chopped meat and bread crumbs, with butter, pepper, salt, and a little milk. Fill some buttered gem pans with the mixture, break an egg carefully over the top of each, sprinkle some very fine cracker crumbs over the top. Bake 8 minutes. BAKED CABBAGE. Cook cabbage until tender, drain, cut fine and bake in a buttered pan, covered with a white sauce and buttered bread crumbs. Bake until the crumbs are brown. [illustration: Valentine & Company Coach and Car Varnishes and Colors] FRENCH BEEF ESSENCE. One half pound of chopped lean beef, j^ pint of lukewarm water, 4 drops of muriatic acid. Put all together in a glass fruit jar, cork tight, shake every 15 minutes for 3^ hours, then strain, season with salt and pepper to make it palatable, keep in cool place. Dose, y^ teaspoon hourly, and more, if patient desires. Mrs. H. p. Knapp. RASPBERRY FLOAT. Whip the whites of 4 eggs stiff, add ^ of a cup of powdered sugar, beat well, then add i cup of raspberry jam and beat with a spoon for 40 minutes. Pile on a glass dish and serve with whipped cream. Mrs. Rhodes. FLOOR POLISH.