The Cookery Blue Book

of 1 lemon. Line your patty pans with pastry, then put in the lemon mixture and bake. This will make about six tarts. This same idea may be used, and in place of lemon put any kind of jam (about a tablespoonful), and when cold add whipped cream to the top. =Rich Lemon Pie.= The pie crust should be made and baked first. The filling consists of juice and rind of 2 lemons, 6 eggs, 1/2 pound of sugar, 1/4 pound butter, small glass of brandy, nutmeg. Cream, butter and sugar together; add brandy, nutmeg, lemon, and then eggs. Take the whites of 2 more eggs, beat very light and put on top. This will make one large pie. =A Plain Orange or Lemon Pie.= The grated rind and juice of 1 lemon or orange, 6 tablespoons sugar, 1 of flour, 1 cup milk, yolks of 4 eggs. Beat the whites to a stiff froth, and mix into them 3 tablespoons sugar, which you put on pie after baking, and return to oven for a delicate browning. [Illustration] CREAMS. =Pineapple Cream.= 1 small can grated pineapple, 1 cup water, 1 of sugar. Let it come to a boil. 1 package gelatine soaked in 1 cup cold water fifteen minutes, then pour 2 cups boiling water on it. Put this with the pineapple and boil with the juice of 2 lemons. Have ready the whites of 2 eggs beaten stiff, and pour gradually in the boiling mixture. Serve with whipped cream when cool. This should be made the day before using. =Duchess Cream.= 1/2 pint tapioca soaked over night in 1/2 pint of cold water; in the morning drain, and cover with boiling water and cook till clear, stirring constantly. Remove from fire, add juice of 1 lemon, 1 cup grated pineapple, 1 cup sugar and the beaten whites of 2 eggs. Serve cold with cream. =Russian Cream.= 1/2 box gelatine to 1 quart milk and 3 eggs. The milk, yolks of eggs and gelatine are put together hot on stove, and just as it is taken off, the whites are