26. Stewed Figs.
Wash 1-lb. figs, place in pan, add enough boiling water to cover them; add 1 tablespoonful treacle and 1 teaspoonful finely chopped lemon peel. Cover the pan, and simmer till tender; serve cold.
27. Baked Milk (For Fruit).
Put ½-pint milk into a jar, and place in warm oven for 5 or 6 hours, when it should be as thick as rich cream.
28. Baked Rhubarb Pudding.
Butter the bottom of a dish, and cover with bread crumbs, then a layer of rhubarb, cut in 1-inch pieces. Sprinkle 1 tablespoonful of sugar over, and fill the dish with alternate layers; the last layer must be crumbs. Put a few bits of butter on the top and bake 1 hour.
29. Apple Snow.
Place sponge cakes in a glass dish, cover with custard, and leave to soak a few hours. Cover with dry stewed apples to which has been added sugar and lemon juice. Pile whisked whites of two eggs on the top and serve.
30. Prune Mould.
1-lb. prunes.
1-oz. gelatine.
Little cinnamon.
3-oz. castor sugar.
Few strips lemon rind.
Few drops cochineal.