Mix 1/4 pound of butter with 6 tablespoonfuls of sugar. Add the yolks
of 5 eggs, 1/2 cup of milk, 1/2 pound of sifted flour with 2
teaspoonfuls of baking-powder, a pinch of salt and the grated peel of
a lemon. Mix well; add the whites beaten stiff and bake in a well
greased waffle iron. Sprinkle with pulverized sugar and serve hot.


12.--Dutch Rice Fritters.

Take 1 cup of boiled rice and mix with 3 beaten eggs. Then sift 1/2
cup of flour with 1 teaspoonful of baking-powder and a pinch of salt.
Add some sugar to taste. Beat to a light thick batter and fry a
spoonful at a time in boiling lard. Sprinkle with pulverized sugar and
serve hot with cooked fruit.


13.--French Lettuce Salad.

Take the inner lettuce leaves; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix the
yolks of 2 hard-boiled eggs with 1 tablespoonful of olive-oil and stir
all together with 2 tablespoonfuls of white wine vinegar. Serve at
once with meats.


14.--Austrian Baked Eggs.

Poach fresh eggs one at a time; then put in a well-buttered
baking-dish; sprinkle with salt, pepper, bits of butter and grated
cheese. Pour over the top 1/2 cup of cream sauce and cover with fine
bread-crumbs. Set in the oven to brown and serve hot with