at any time.

[Illustration: LEMON.]

LEMON.--The lemon is a variety of the citron. The juice of this
fruit makes one of our most popular and refreshing
beverages--lemonade, which is gently stimulating and cooling,
and soon quenches the thirst. It may he freely partaken by
bilious and sanguine temperaments; but persons with irritable
stomachs should avoid it, on account of its acid qualities. The
fresh rind of the lemon is a gentle tonic, and, when dried and
grated, is used in flavouring a variety of culinary
preparations. Lemons appear in company with the orange in most
orange-growing countries. They were only known to the Romans at
a very late period, and, at first, were used only to keep the
moths from their garments: their acidity was unpleasant to them.
In the time of Pliny, the lemon was hardly known otherwise than
as an excellent counter-poison.

III.

(_Very rich_.)

1297. INGREDIENTS.--The rind and juice of 2 large lemons, 1/2 lb. of
loaf sugar, 1/4 pint of cream, the yolks of 8 eggs, 2 oz. of almonds,
1/2 lb. of butter, melted.

_Mode_.--Mix the pounded sugar with the cream, and add the yolks of eggs
and the butter, which should be previously warmed. Blanch and pound the
almonds, and put these, with the grated rind and strained juice of the
lemons, to the other ingredients. Stir all well together; line a dish
with puff-paste, put in the mixture, and bake for 1 hour.

_Time_.--1 hour.

_Average cost_, 2s.

_Sufficient_ for 6 or 7 persons.

_Seasonable_ at any time.

BOILED LEMON PUDDING.

1298. INGREDIENTS.--1/2 lb. of chopped suet, 3/4 lb. of bread crumbs, 2
small lemons, 6 oz. of moist sugar, 1/4 lb. of flour, 2 eggs, milk.

_Mode_.--Mix the suet, bread crumbs, sugar, and flour well together,
adding the lemon-peel, which should be very finely minced, and the
juice, which should be strained. When these ingredients are well mixed,
moisten with the eggs and sufficient milk to make the pudding of the
consistency of thick batter; put it into a well-buttered mould, and boil
for 3-1/2 hours; turn it out, strew sifted sugar over, and serve with
wine sauce, or not, at pleasure.

_Time_.--3-1/2 hours.

_Average cost_, 1s.

_Sufficient_ for 7 or 8 persons. _Seasonable_ at any time.

_Note_.--This pudding may also be baked, and will be found very good. It
will take about 2 hours.

PLAIN LEMON PUDDING.

1299. INGREDIENTS.--3/4 lb. of