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and freeze. Pour into small glasses, and arrange in dish as illustrated, on a foundation of preen leaves ; or mash two quarts strawberries with two pounds sugar ; let Strawberry. stand an hour or more, squeeze in a crash strainer, pressing out all juice, add equal measure water ; and when half frozen, add the white of one egg beaten with tablespoon pulverized sugar. Colorings. — ^For Blue rub a piece of indigo with a little water and add by drops to the mixture to be colored until the desired shade is reached. For Brown use grated chocolate, or for a very light brown, Caramel, which is prepared for immediate use by putting cup granulated sugar in iron skillet or frying-pan set over fire, and stirring constantly until a dark brown color and as thick as molasses. When properly done a cup sugar will make five tablespoons coloring. When preparing for bottling, boil a longer time, then add a half pint water and boil again^ until a little cooled in saucer is found thick as molasses or honey. If too thick, or if it candies, add a little more water and boil again. Bottle, and if kept corked it will never spoil. For Green use either the Parsley or Spinach Coloring, given on page 180. For Pink use strawberry, currant or cranberry juice or jelly. If a bright Red is desired, mix one drachm each pulverized alum and cream tartar, four drachms powdered cochineal, two ounces loaf sugar and saltspoon soda; or same proportions in level tablespoons are two-thirds tablespoon pulverized alum, half tablespoon cream tartar, two and a half of powdered cochineal, four of pounded loaf sugar and the saltspoon soda; boil ten minutes in half pint pure soft water and when cool bottle and cool for use. For Yellow, use the juice of a canrot or the grated peel of an orange or lemon, moistened with the juice or a little water, and squeezed through a cloth. When a deeper color is wanted boil a little American saffron with a little water till a bright yellow, strain and cool, and use enough to give desired shade : some use a mixture of an ounce turmeric with four of deodorized alcohol, shaking till dissolved and then straining and bottling. No objeotion can be made to the use of iany of the above, save perhaps to the blue, which is very seldom used, and only for Ornamental Icing. The others are all fruit or vegetable preparations, and their use adds greatly to the handsome appearance of ices and ice-creams, icing, jellies, cakes, creams and pudding and other sauces. To guard against getting in too much coloring, use by putting in a very little at first, mixing well, then add a very little more until desired shade is obtained.