; add one pint of pie
plant, bake with one crust, then spread beaten whites, with tablespoon
sugar over top; return to oven a few moments.

RAISIN PIE.

One cup chopped raisins, one half cup chopped apples, four tablespoons
vinegar, one tablespoon cornstarch, one cup of boiling water, one cup
sugar, pinch of salt, mix together, bake with two crusts.

SOUR CREAM PIE.

One cup thick sour cream, pinch of salt, one egg, one half cup sugar,
scant tea-spoon of flour, one half cup raisins; beat cream, sugar, and
flour together, lay the raisins round on the top; bake with two crusts.

PUMPKIN PIE.

MISS BEEMER.

One coffeecup of mashed pumpkin, reduced to the proper consistency with
rich milk and melted butter or cream, one tablespoonful of flour, a
small pinch of salt, one teaspoon of ginger, ditto of cinnamon, one-half
nutmeg, one-half teaspoon lemon extract, two-thirds cup of sugar, and
two eggs.

PASTE.

One third-cup cup of lard, a little salt; mix slightly with one and
one-half cups of flour; moisten with very cold water, just enough to
hold together, get into shape for your tin as soon as possible. Brush
the paste with white of egg. Bake in a hot oven until a rich brown.

PUDDINGS.

"The proof of the pudding lies in the eating."

ALMOND PUDDING

MRS. STOCKING.

One pint of milk, two eggs, two heaping tablespoons of maple sugar, one
heaping tablespoon of cornstarch, flavor with almond; cook milk, sugar,
and cornstarch in double boiler, adding yolks of eggs when boiling; pour
into pudding dish, cover with whites of the eggs, and brown in oven, to
be served cold.

APPLE BATTER PUDDING.

MRS. ERNEST F. WURTELE.

Stew the apples in a pie dish, when soft place the following batter on
top: one egg, one tablespoon each of sugar and butter, two
tablespoonfuls each of milk and flour, one teaspoon of baking powder,
bake forty five minutes in a slow oven, serve with cream.

BANANA PUDDING.

MISS J. P. M'GIE.

Two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch wet with cold water, one cup of white
sugar and one third of a cup of butter. Stir together in a dish, pour on
boiling water to make a thick custard; stir in the well beaten yolks of
three eggs, bring to a boil. Slice thin a few ripe bananas, pour the
custard over them. Put whipped cream on top or if not cream the whites
of the three eggs well beaten with sugar. To be eaten cold.

BREAD PUDDING.

MRS. ARCHIBALD LAURIE.

Sliced bread t