Mix as directed in last receipt, coloring the méringue before you put in the cocoanut, with liquid cochineal. Add cautiously until you get the right tint.

Variegated Cakes.

1 cup of powdered sugar.

½ cup of butter, creamed with the sugar.

½ cup of milk.

4 eggs—the whites only, whipped light.

2½ cups of prepared flour.

Bitter-almond flavoring.

Spinach-juice and cochineal.