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With wooden spoon work 1 cream cheese until creamy and add gradually 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar. Beat 1/2 egg white until stiff and gradually beat in the cheese mixture.

This frosting may be put on cookies or cake by forcing through a pastry bag and fine tube or paper cone, making lines or other decorations.

It may be colored if desired.

SPICED SYRUP FOR TEA

Put in small saucepan 1 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar. Heat to boiling point and when sugar is dissolved add 1 tablespoon whole cloves, crushed and a 2 inch piece stick cinnamon broken in pieces, tied together very loosely in a piece of cheesecloth. Boil gently to 215 degrees F. or to a thin syrup. When cool add juice of 2 lemons. Serve in small bowl, using 1 tablespoon syrup in each cup of tea.

MENU IV

Rose Apples en Surprise Mock Lobster a la Newburg in Timbale Cases Bacon Salad or Potato and Egg Salad Corn Meal Rolls Orange Mousse Sour Cream Drop Cookies South American Chocolate

PRELIMINARY PREPARATIONS

Cookies made Lettuce washed and put on ice Dry ingredients and shortening for rolls mixed Tins greased Filling mixed for rose apples and rose apples chilled Timbale cases made. May be reheated while cooking Newburg Dressing made, all but bacon fat South American chocolate prepared Mousse made and packed, 4 to 6 hours in advance Dry ingredients measured for Newburg Fish cooked and flaked Bacon cut in small pieces or Materials prepared for potato salad and dressing made

MARKET ORDER

1/2 pound bacon 2 pounds haddock 2 quarts milk 1/4 cup sour cream 1/2 cup sour milk 1 1/2 pints cream 10 eggs 1/2 pound b.u.t.ter 1 green, pepper 1 onion 2 lemons 1 head lettuce Parsley 2 oranges 8 rose apples (small can) or small tomatoes 8 anchovies (or 1 small bottle) 2 pimientos Brown sugar 2 ounces candied cherries 1 ounce pistachio nuts 2 ounces raisins 1 ounce nut meats 1/2 pound vanilla sweet chocolate 1/2 cup mayonnaise dressing 1 pint salad oil 1/2 ounce coffee 1/4 pound corn meal 1 teaspoon gelatin 2 pickles

If Potato and Egg Salad is selected omit bacon and add 1 pound potatoes 2 roots celery or 1 small cabbage 1/2 cup cream, sweet or sour

ROSE APPLES EN SURPRISE

Hard cook 2 eggs. Reserve 1/2 yolk. Chop remainder fine and mix with 2 tablespoons green pepper chopped 2 tablespoons pimiento chopped 4 anchovies chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt Few grains pepper and Few drops onion juice. Moisten with Mayonnaise dressing. Fill 8 rose apples or small tomatoes from which centers have been removed.

Cover with mayonnaise and garnish with Strips of anchovy, laid crosswise. Serve each rose apple or tomato on a small plate sprinkled with Chopped parsley mixed with reserved egg yolk, rubbed through a strainer.

[Ill.u.s.tration: ROSE APPLES EN SURPRISE]

MOCK LOBSTER a LA NEWBURG

Wipe a 2 pound haddock, remove skin and bones, sprinkle with Salt and steam 20 minutes over boiling water. Cool and separate in flakes. Melt 1/4 cup b.u.t.ter, add 1 tablespoon flour mixed with 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon paprika Few grains cayenne and Slight grating nutmeg. Then add 1/2 cup milk gradually. Cook and stir until sauce boils.

Add haddock flakes and 1 pimiento cut in strips and place over hot water.

Just before serving add 2 egg yolks beaten slightly with 1/2 cup cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. As soon as it is hot serve in Timbale cases.