th cake between every layer; after it is risen and colored, cover it
with paper.

It takes three hours baking.

KISSES.

"I never give a _kiss_," says Prue,
"To naughty man, for I abhor it."
She will not give a _kiss_, 'tis true,
She'll take one, though, and thank you for it.
FROM THE FRENCH.

One pound of the best loaf sugar, powdered and sifted, the whites of
four eggs, twelve drops of essence of lemon, a teacup of currant jelly.
Beat the whites of four eggs till they stand alone. Then beat in
gradually the sugar, a teaspoonful at a time. Add the essence of lemon,
and beat the whole very hard. Lay a wet sheet of paper on the bottom of
a square tin pan. Drop on it at equal distances a small teaspoonful of
currant jelly. With a large spoon, pile some of the beaten white of eggs
and sugar on each lump of jelly, so as to cover it entirely. Drop on the
mixture as evenly as possible, so as to make the kisses of a round
smooth shape. Set them in a cool oven, and as soon as they are colored,
they are done. Then take them out, and place two bottoms together. Lay
them lightly on a sieve, and dry them in a cool oven, till the two
bottoms stick fast together, so as to form one oval or ball.

SWEET MACAROONS.

Where _cakes_ luxuriant pile the spacious dish,
And purple nectar glads the festive hour,
The guest, without a want, without a wish,
Can yield no room to music's soothing power.
JOHNSON.

Blanch a pound of sweet almonds; throw them into cold water for a few
minutes; lay them in a napkin to dry, and leave them for twenty-four
hours; at the end of that time, pound them, a handful at a time, adding
occasionally some white of egg, till the whole is reduced to a fine
paste; then take two pounds of the best lump sugar; pound and sift it;
then put it to the almonds with the grated rinds of two lemons; beat
these ingredients together in the mortar, adding, one at a time, as many
eggs as you find necessary to moisten the paste, which should be thin,
but not too much so, as in that case it would run; your paste being
ready, take out a little in a spoon, and lay the macaroons on sheets of
white paper, either round or oval, as you please; lay them at least an
inch apart, because they spread in baking, and, if put nearer, would
touch.

The whole of your paste being used, place the sheets of paper on tins in
a moderate oven for three quarters