One heaping tablespoon cornstarch, dissolved in a little cold water; pour on one coffee-cup boiling water, and boil until it puffs up; take off the stove and add two-thirds coffee-cup sugar, yolks of two eggs, small lump of butter, and juice and grated rind of two lemons. — Mrs. O. H. Simons.
PIE-CRUST.
Four cups of flour, one large teaspoon salt, one teaspoon baking powder, one scant cup lard, one large cup water. Mix rather soft. Take part of crust and roll in butter for top crust. — Miss Price.
CREAM PIE.
Whip one quart of stiff cream, add sugar and vanilla to your taste. Line pie-plates with crust, and prick with a fork before baking. When cool, fill with the whipped cream. — Mrs. Paxton.
LEMON PIE.
Grate the rind of one lemon, add one tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water, one teacup boiling water, one whole egg and the yolks of two. Take the whites of two eggs for the meringue, and brown in the oven. — Mrs. Hugh Parry.