CHARLOTTE DE RUSSE.

From MRS. CHARLES PRICE, of North Carolina, Third Vice-President Board Lady Managers.

One pint rich cream; two eggs; one-quarter ounce of gelatine; sherry wine. Whip cream, first sweetening with a cup of pulverized sugar, adding enough sherry to flavor and the yolk of one egg. Whip stiff the two whites of the eggs. Dissolve gelatine in half a cup of milk. Line gla.s.s dish with slices of sponge cake or lady fingers. Whip all the ingredients together and pour in dish to congeal.

CHARLOTTE RUSSE.

From MRS. MARCIA LOUISE GOULD, of Illinois, President State Board and Lady Manager.

Whip one quart of rich cream to a stiff froth and drain well on a sieve. To one scant pint of milk add eggs beaten very light. Make very sweet and flavor with vanilla. Cook over hot water till it is a thick custard. Soak one full ounce of c.o.x's gelatine in a _little_ cold water; warm over hot water. When the custard is _very_ cold, beat in lightly the gelatine and the whipped cream. Line the bottom of your mould with b.u.t.tered paper, the sides with sponge cake or lady fingers, fastened together with the white of an egg. Fill with the cream and put in a cold place, in the summer on the ice. To turn out, dip the mold for a moment in _hot_ water.

CHARLOTTE RUSSE.

From MRS. SUSAN W. BALL, of Indiana, Alternate Lady Manager.

One-half box gelatine, put to soak in one-half pint of milk for an hour. Take one-half pint of milk and yolks of two eggs and make a custard, sweeten and flavor to taste; when thick enough, stir in the gelatine until cool. Take one quart rich cream, flavored with wine; sweeten and whip; two dozen lady fingers, soaked in wine; line a bowl with them. When the custard is cold, stir the cream in it, continuing to stir until it begins to harden; then pour into bowl. If the cream is not very rich, add the whites of two eggs.

CHARLOTTE RUSSE.

From MRS. GEORGE W. LAMAR, of Georgia, Alternate Lady Manager.

One quart of cream; sweeten and flavor with two wine-gla.s.ses of wine and a half teaspoonful of vanilla. Whip with an egg whip until it becomes very thick. Put one-third of a box of gelatine (Nelson's preferred) to soak in one pint of water. When quite soft pour off the water and dissolve by holding over the fire and stirring carefully; when tepid pour into the cream. Let the mixture congeal partially and pour into a mould that has been lined with lady fingers or sponge cake cut into strips. Put into a cold place and turn out before serving.

STRAWBERRY BLANC MANGE.

From MRS. BENEDETTE B, TOBIN, of Texas, President State Board and Lady Manager.

Crush slightly with a silver spoon a quart (measured without their stalks) of fresh and finely flavored strawberries; strew over them eight ounces of powdered sugar and let them stand three or four hours, then turn them onto a fine hair sieve reversed, and rub them through it. Melt over a gentle fire two ounces of best gelatine in a pint of new milk and sweeten it with four ounces of sugar; strain it through a fine muslin bag and then mix it with a pint and a quarter of sweet thick cream; keep stirring until nearly or quite cold, then pour it gradually on the strawberries, whisking briskly together. Last of all add in small portions the strained juice of a fine large lemon. Mould blanc mange and set in a very cold place for twelve hours or more before serving. Strawberries, one quart; sugar, eight ounces; gelatine, two ounces; new milk, one pint; sugar, four ounces; cream, one and one-fourth pint; juice one lemon.

SNOW PUDDING.

From MRS. SUSAN G. COOKE, of Tennessee, Secretary of the Board of Lady Managers.

One-half package gelatine, three eggs, juice of one lemon, one pint of milk, two cups sugar; soak the gelatine one hour in a teacup cold water; to this add one pint of boiling water (at the end of hour); stir until gelatine is thoroughly dissolved; add two-thirds of the sugar and lemon juice; beat the whites of eggs to a stiff froth. When the gelatine is quite cold, whip into the whites, a spoonful at a time, for at least one hour; whip steadily, and when all is stiff, pour into a mould previously wet with cold water; set in a cold place, when sufficiently moulded turn into a gla.s.s dish. Make a custard of the milk, eggs and remainder of the sugar, flavor with vanilla or bitter almond and pour this around the base of mould before serving.

WINE OR GELATINE JELLY

From MRS. CARRINGTON MASON, of Tennessee, Alternate Lady Manager.

To a box of c.o.x or Nelson's gelatine, put a pint of cold water, the juice of three lemons and the rind of one: let it stand one hour, then add three pints of boiling water, one and one-half pound white sugar, one tumbler of Madeira or sherry wine; stir all the ingredients well together and through a jelly bag.

FRUIT JELLY

From MISS WILHELMINE REITZ, of Indiana, Lady Manager.

Cover one box of gelatine with a half pint of cold water and stand it aside for thirty minutes, then pour over it one pint of boiling water, add one pound of sugar, juice of three lemons and two oranges, strain.

Moisten a plain mould with cold water, put in the bottom a layer of white grapes, pour in a little of the gelatine; stand on ice until the gelatine congeals. Now put a layer of candied cherries, then a layer of sliced bananas, a layer of orange pulp, another layer of bananas, then a layer of chopped almonds, another layer of grapes and so continue until the mould is full. Pour over this the remaining quant.i.ty of gelatine, which must be perfectly cold but not stiff; stand away to harden. If you use wine, the gelatine may be flavored with wine omitting the orange and lemon.

A DAINTY DESSERT.

From MRS. SOLOMON THATCHER, JR, of Illinois, Lady Manager.

Take choice Seville oranges, remove carefully about one-third of the orange, leaving a strip one-half inch wide to form a handle. From this improvised orange basket carefully scoop all the pulp, leaving only the empty sh.e.l.l. Fill this full of Charlotte Russe. This makes a pretty dish.

TAMALES DE DULCE.

From SEnORA DON MANUEL CHAVES, of New Mexico.

Para hacer tamales de dulce se descojo buen mais bianco y se hace nistamal. Despues se lava muy bien de modo que no le quede nada cal y se muele en el metate muy remolido. Despues se bate la masa en un cajete bien batida y sepulsa en una puca de agua hasta el ver que esta bien alsado. Cuando la masa se sube sobre el agua ya esta de punto. Se le echa una poca de manteca y asucar y se eus pone adatro una poca de canela molida y pasas y se enbuelven en ojas de mais, y se amarran y ya estan listos para ser cosidos con vapor.

A CHEAP DESSERT.

From MRS. KATE CANTHON MCDANIEL, of Texas, Lady Manager.

Beat the whites of four eggs to a stiff froth; place them carefully in a vessel containing a pint of boiling milk; let them remain until set, then remove carefully to a plate. Beat the four yolks and a cup of sugar until light; stir in half cup of sweet milk, pour slowly into the boiling milk, stirring briskly all the while; continue stirring and let it remain on the fire long enough to thicken, taking care that it never boils or it will be unfit for use; flavor to suit the taste.

Place slices of any cake in dessert plates; pour the custard over them, put a spoonful of the whites on each piece of cake and a drop of jelly in the center of the whites.

BANANAS IN JELLY.

From MRS. GOVERNOR RICHARDS, of Montana, President State Board and Lady Manager.

Make with boiling water one quart of strong lemonade, using only the juice of the lemons; soak one-half box of gelatine in a small cup of cold water; stir it into the boiling lemonade and set where it will cool but not harden. Cut three bananas in length-wise halves and lay them in a mould wet with cold water, cover with one-half the jelly and put the mould on ice till jelly is set, then slice three more and pour on remainder of jelly. Serve with cream or soft custard.

Almond Blanc Mange.

From MRS. BERNADETTE B. TOBIN, of Texas, President State Board and Lady Manager.

One quart of milk, one ounce of gelatine, three ounces almonds blanched and pounded in a mortar with one tablespoon of rose water added to prevent oiling; three-fourths cup sugar. Heat the milk to boiling, having previously soaked the gelatine in a cup of it for an hour, add gelatine when the milk is scalding hot, add the pounded almond paste and stir all together ten minutes before putting in the sugar. When the gelatine has dissolved remove the blanc mange from the vessel of boiling water in which you have cooked it, and strain through a thin muslin bag, pressing it well to get flavor of almonds-- there should be three or four bitter ones among them. Wet a mould with cold water, put in the blanc mange and set in a cold place until firm.

FLOATING ISLAND.

From MRS. ROSINE RYAN, of Texas, Lady Manager-at-Large.

Break six eggs into a bowl, separating the whites from four with the yolks and whites of two; make a boiled custard, say a quart of milk, six tablespoonfuls of sugar, a flavoring of vanilla, peach or sherry wine. Beat the whites to a stiff froth, sweetening and flavoring them a little also. Wet a large spoon, turn it around in the beaten eggs, take out a piece of oblong shape, and poach it in boiling milk. When the custard is cold, pour it into a gla.s.s dish and place the poached whites on top.