The Times cook book, no. 2

invalids.) Mary Stone Welcn, San Diego, Cal.— For crust take half cup white flour, pinch salt, half cup whole wheat; sift; two tablespoons butter, Put in mixing bowl; rub together with spoon until flaky, or lightly with cool fingertips. Tablespoon cracked ice or ice water; mix with spoon into ball. Flour cool bread board, roll rather thin; cover two pie tins, flute edge half inch; set on ice or in cool place, longer the better. Pare four tart, quick-cooking apples; quarter; cut each four times; lay close, but not deep; bake in quick oven; when half done sprinkle each with teaspoon butter in tablespoon water. Sugar to suit taste, the less, the better apple flavor. Flavor with cinnamon if one likes. NO. 83. CHOCOLATE PIE. Mrs. M. A. Collins, Ontario, Cal.— Four tablespoons grated chocolate, one pint water, yolks of two eggs, two tablespoons corn starch, six tablespoons sugar. Boil until thick. Whip whites of eggs and spread on top when baked; put into the oven long enough to brown a little. NO. 77. CHOCOLATE PIE. Mrs. F. A. Holbrook, Santa Ana, Cal.— After crust is baked grate one-half teacup of chocolate, and put in a pan with one cupful water, butter the size of an egg, one tablespoonful vanilla, one cup sugar, the beaten yolks of two eggs, and two tablespoonfuls corn starch dissolved in a little water. Mix well and cook on stove until thick, stirring often. Let cool, pour in pie crust and cover with the beaten whites of two eggs in which two tablespoonfuls sugar has been stirred; brown in oven. NO. 124. MINCEMEAT. (Original.) Mrs. E. A. Stickney, 1028 South Hill street, Los Angeles. — Four pounds lean beef; two pounds beef suet; eight pounds chopped apples; two pounds raisins; two pounds of currants; one teaspoon red pepper; two teaspoons salt; two teaspoons cloves, four tablespoons cinnamon, four nutmegs, grated; use liquor in which beef was boiled for mixing, and one quart good cider vinegar; two quarts molasses; mix well, then heat through; pack in jars or cans. NO. 125. MINCEMEAT. Miss Florence Pownall, Box 444, San Pedro, Cal.— One and threefourths pounds finely chopped suet, threefourths pound mixed candied peels, citron, lemon and orange, cut fine; three packets raisins, two packets currants, one and a half pounds brown sugar; grated rini and juice of three lemons, five pounds good hard apples, after they are peeled and cored; ground cinnamon, ground cloves and nutmeg, each about a tablespoon or to taste; about one pint brandy; all to be chopped fine and mixed together good. Will keep a long time in airtight jar. Much improved if when sent to table in pies warm, a lump of sugar with brandy poured on and set alight with match. PUDDINGS.