M. G. M.
Stewed Figs.
¾ pound of dried figs, washed and torn in 4 parts, ¼ pound of brown sugar, 3 tablespoonful of brandy, boiling water to cover the figs in a sauce pan. Pour the boiling water on the figs and boil 10 minutes; add the sugar and boil slowly for ½ hour. When cold, stir in the brandy thoroughly. Serve very cold with whipped cream piled on top, with crackers.
M. G. M.
Strawberry Fool.
1 pint of strawberry preserve, ½ box of gelatine, 1 lemon, ½ cupful of cold water, 1 cupful of boiling water. Soak the gelatine in the cold water and dissolve in the boiling water, add the strawberries and juice of lemon, mold in individual molds, being careful not to break the berries. When cold, turn out and cover each with a heaping tablespoonful of whipped cream, 1 cupful of cream, ¼ cupful of sugar, flavor if you like.
M. W. MacFarland.
Caramel Custard.
Make a soft boiled custard of 1 pint sweet milk, 2 eggs, a small tablespoonful of corn starch and a little salt. Melt ½ cupful of sugar in a stew pan on stove. When the sugar is of a golden-brown color, stir this into the hot custard and beat till smooth.
Mrs. Seymour H. Jones.