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Sponge Cake (INGREDIENTS for medium-sized)

INGREDIENTS for medium-sized cake. lb. of loaf sugar, not quite 1/4 pint of water, 5 eggs, 1 lemon, 1/2 lb. of flour, 1/4 teaspoonful of carbonate of soda.

AVERAGE COST, 9d.

SPRING SOUP.

Sprats. INGREDIENTS for dish for 4 persons. 2 lbs. of sprats, a little flour.

AVERAGE COST, 2d. per lb.

Sprats should be cooked very fresh, which can be ascertained by their bright and sparkling eyes. Wipe them dry; fasten them in rows by a skewer run through the eyes; dredge with flour, and broil them on a gridiron over a nice clear fire. The gridiron should be rubbed with suet. Serve very hot.

TIME.-3 or 4 minutes.

SEASONABLE from November to March.

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