Whites of 11 eggs, 1 and ¹⁄₂ cups of granulated sugar, 1 cup of flour after once sifted, 1 teaspoon cream tartar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, sift the flour and cream of tartar, 6 times, beat the eggs not stiff, then beat in the sugar thoroughly. Add vanilla and flour stirring lightly but thoroughly bake in an ungreased tin in a moderate oven 40 minutes. Be careful about jarring the oven.
Hermits.
3 eggs, 1¹⁄₂ cups of sugar, 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of chopped raisins, 1 cup of currants, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 teaspoon soda, ¹⁄₂ cup of sour milk, flour to make stiff and drop a teaspoon on a buttered tin.
PUDDINGS
The proof of the pudding is the eating.
Snow Pudding.
This fine, easy to make. Dissolve 2 tablespoons of cornstarch in a little water, add 1 pint of boiling water and cook 5 minutes, remove from fire, add the beaten whites of 2 eggs and beat until smooth add a little salt, sugar and vanilla.
Chocolate Pudding.
1¹⁄₂ pints of milk, 3 tablespoons of melted chocolate or cocoa, boil the milk and chocolate thoroughly, remove from the stove and when nearly cold add yolks of 3 eggs, 3 tablespoons of cornstarch, 1 cup of sugar, set in the oven until set and spread over meringue made of the whites of 3 eggs and 3 tablespoons of sugar.