ok slowly for five
minutes. Season to taste and add

One tablespoon of butter,
One tablespoon of finely minced parsley.

BAKED PRUNES

Wash and soak the prunes and then place in a casserole dish and add
one-half pound of fruit,

Paring of lemon rind,
Juice of one-half lemon,
Four tablespoons of brown sugar and just barely enough of water to
cover.

Bake for thirty minutes.

FRUITS

BAKED PEARS

Select pears of uniform size and then pare and cut in half. Place in a
baking dish and add

One-half cup of syrup,
One-half cup of water,
One-quarter teaspoon of nutmeg.

Bake until pears are tender. Baste frequently with the syrup.

PEAR TARTS

Line pie tins or tart pans with plain pastry. Fill with stewed pears
and then dust with cinnamon and bake in a slow oven. Top with fruit
whip.

PEAR BREAD PUDDING

Place a layer of broken stale bread in the bottom of a well-greased
pudding pan and then a layer of thinly-sliced pears. Season each layer
of bread and pears slightly with nutmeg and cinnamon. When the dish is
full pour over

One cup of syrup,
One-half cup of brown sugar,
One cup of water.

Stir until sugar is dissolved and then bake in a slow oven for one
hour. Serve with custard sauce.

PEAR SAUCE

Pare and then cover with just enough water to cook. Cook until tender
and then mash and put through a fine sieve or colander. Sweeten to
taste, adding

Juice of one lemon.

One tablespoon of either cinnamon or nutmeg to each quart of the pear
sauce. This may be used and served with roast duck, chicken, or as
a side dish, and in pear shortcake and as a spread for bread and hot
cakes.

BAKED PEARS AND CRANBERRIES

Pare eight pears and then cut in half, removing stems and seeds. Place
in a baking dish with the cut side up. Sort over and wash one cup of
cranberries and then add the berries to the pears and

One-half cup of raisins,
One cup of syrup,
One-half cup of brown sugar,
One cup of water,
One-quarter teaspoon of nutmeg.

Bake in a slow oven until the pears are soft.

NOTE.--This dish may be cooked upon the top of the stove in a
saucepan.

DRIED FRUIT

Oranges and grapefruit are high-priced and the dried fruits may be
substituted to advantage. If these fruits are nicely prepared, the
family will hardly be able to distinguish between them and the fresh
fruit.

Frequently the dried fruits are so prepared that they are