tes.

_Time_.--About 3/4 hour to boil the gooseberries.

_Average cost_, 1s. 6d.

_Sufficient_ for 1 trifle. _Seasonable_ in May and June.

INDIAN FRITTERS.

1435. INGREDIENTS.--3 tablespoonfuls of flour, boiling water, the yolks
of 4 eggs, the whites of 2, hot lard or clarified dripping, jam.

_Mode_.--Put the flour into a basin, and pour over it sufficient
_boiling_ water to make it into a stiff paste, taking care to stir and
beat it well, to prevent it getting lumpy. Leave it a little time to
cool, and then break into it (_without beating them at first_) the yolks
of 4 eggs and the whites of 2, and stir and beat all well together. Have
ready some boiling lard or butter; drop a dessertspoonful of batter in
at a time, and fry the fritters of a light brown. They should rise so
much as to be almost like balls. Serve on a dish, with a spoonful of
preserve or marmalade dropped in between each fritter. This is an
excellent dish for a hasty addition to dinner, if a guest unexpectedly
arrives, it being so easily and quickly made, and it is always a great
favourite.

_Time_.--From 5 to 8 minutes to fry the fritters.

_Average cost_, exclusive of the jam, 5d.

_Sufficient_ for 4 or 5 persons. _Seasonable_ at any time.

INDIAN TRIFLE.

1436. INGREDIENTS.--1 quart of milk, the rind of 1/2 large lemon, sugar
to taste, 5 heaped tablespoonfuls of rice-flour, 1 oz. of sweet almonds,
1/2 pint of custard.

_Mode_.--Boil the milk and lemon-rind together until the former is well
flavoured; take out the lemon-rind and stir in the rice-flour, which
should first be moistened with cold milk, and add sufficient loaf sugar
to sweeten it nicely. Boil gently for about 5 minutes, and keep the
mixture stirred; take it off the fire, let it cool _a little_, and pour
it into a glass dish. When cold, cut the rice out in the form of a star,
or any other shape that may be preferred; take out the spare rice, and
fill the space with boiled custard. Blanch and cut the almonds into
strips; stick them over the trifle, and garnish it with pieces of
brightly-coloured jelly, or preserved fruits, or candied citron.

_Time_.--1/4 hour to simmer the milk, 5 minutes after the rice is added.

_Average cost_, 1s.

_Sufficient_ for 1 trifle.

_Seasonable_ at any time.

[Illustration: THE CITRON.]

THE CITRON.--The citron belongs to the same species as the
lemon, being considered only as a variety, the distinction
between them no