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Second Day: Rose

So it was settled that Rose, Edith and Grace should be the performers for the next afternoon, and in order that all might be quite ready, Mrs. King gave them the following recipes, which they copied into their books: No. 4-K. K.'S WINE JELLY.

Dissolve one ounce of Cox's sparkling gelatine in a pint of cold water; then pour over it a quart of boiling water; add the grated rind of one lemon and the juice of three, half a pint of Sherry wine, a pinch of ground cinnamon, and sugar to taste. One-and-a-half pounds (or pints) of sugar will be enough for most palates. No. 5-CHOCOLATE CAKE.

One cup butter, two of sugar, three and a half of flour, one scant cup sweet milk, five eggs, omitting two whites, one teaspoonful cream tartar, one-half do. soda, one do. extract vanilla.

Meringue for the same. Beat the whites of the two eggs very light with one and a half cups powdered sugar; six tablespoonfuls grated chocolate, two teaspoonfuls vanilla. Put the meringue on while the cake is hot, and leave it in the pan to cool. "I don't see how any one can judge of what a 'cupfull' is, Aunt Jane," said Rose, "cups are of such different sizes. Papa's coffee-cup is a perfect monster, and mamma's tea-cup is a mite, small enough for a fairy." "Kitchen cups are not apt to vary much in size," replied Aunt Jane, "and those are what are taken as a measure. If there is a great difference, we should choose one of a medium size. Then, you must remember, that when there are several things measured in cups, they will be proportioned to one another; so if you find after one experiment that your cake has not enough eggs in proportion to the other ingredients, you will know that your cups are too large; if the egg is too predominating, it will be because the cups are too small; so you will soon learn the happy medium." "Besides," said Edith, "I suppose every little girl will have some grown person to show her about these things the first time, and then, after that she can remember. Won't you give us some more receipts, Mrs. King?" "Here they are," said Aunt Jane. "The next is" No. 6-SPONGE CAKE.

Ten eggs, three cups flour, three of sugar, juice and rind of one lemon, half a tea-cupful cold water. Beat the eggs separately, then add sugar and lemon to the yolks, then the whites, and lastly, sift in the flour. A teaspoonful of baking-powder, dissolved in half a cup of cold water, is thought by many to be an improvement. No. 7-BOILED CUSTARD.