ree hours.
A very pretty effect is produced by ornamenting this snow-white sponge
with preserved barberries, or cherries, and a little angelica cut into
pieces to represent leaves.

STRENGTHENING JELLY.

Put one ounce each of sago, ground rice, pearl barley, and Nelson's
Gelatine--previously soaked in cold water--into a saucepan, with two
quarts of water; boil gently till the liquid is reduced one-half. Strain
and set aside till wanted. A few spoonfuls of this jelly may be
dissolved in broth, tea, or milk. It is nourishing and easily digested.

DUTCH FLUMMERY.

To an ounce and a half of Nelson's Patent Gelatine add a pint of cold
water; let it steep, then pour it into a saucepan, with the rinds of
three lemons or oranges; stir till the Gelatine is dissolved; beat the
yolk of three eggs with a pint of good raisin or white wine, add the
juice of the fruit, and three-quarters of a pound of lump sugar. Mix the
whole well together, boil one minute, strain through muslin, stir
occasionally till cold; then pour into moulds.

ASPIC JELLY.

Were it not for the trouble of making Aspic Jelly, it would be more
generally used than it is, for it gives not only elegance but value to a
number of cold dishes. We have now the means of making this with the
greatest ease, rapidity, and cheapness. Soak an ounce of Nelson's
Gelatine in a pint of cold water, dissolve it in a pint of boiling
water, add a large teaspoonful of salt, a tablespoonful of French
vinegar, and the contents of a tin of Nelson's Extract of Meat dissolved
in a gill of boiling water. Wash the shell of an egg before breaking it,
beat up white and shell to a strong froth, and stir into the aspic. Let
it come slowly to the boil, and when it has boiled two minutes, let it
stand for another two minutes, then strain through a flannel bag kept
for the purpose. If a stiff aspic is required, use rather less water.

HOW TO MAKE A JELLY-BAG.

The very stout flannel called double-mill, used for ironing blankets, is
a good material for a jelly-bag. Take care that the seam of the bag be
stitched twice, to secure the jelly against unequal filtration. The bag
may, of course, be made any size, but one of twelve or fourteen inches
deep, and seven or eight across the mouth, will be sufficient for
ordinary use. The most convenient way of using the bag is to tie it upon
a hoop the exact size of the outside of its mouth, and to do this tape
should be sewn round it at equal di