each part the size required for the pie
plates.

PUFF PASTE.

One pound of flour, one pound of butter and one cup of ice water. Sift
the flour, weigh it and turn into a mixing bowl; pour the water
gradually into it, stirring constantly with a spoon; turn the dough out
on the pastry board and beat or knead it until it blisters and is so
elastic that it can be stretched without tearing. Then set it away on
ice. Wash the butter, squeeze out the salt and water and lay it on a
plate on ice. Roll the dough as nearly square as possible, lay the
butter in the center of it, fold over one side of the paste, then the
other, flatten slightly with the rolling pin, fold over the ends of the
dough until they meet; turn the dough over and roll twice, fold again
and put the paste on the ice; let it remain for twenty minutes. Repeat
this twice, allowing the pastry to rest twenty minutes each time. This
makes in all six rolls and three times of rolling. Press very lightly
with the rolling pin, cut off each time what is needed for a pie or
number of patties, that the dough will not be worked over more than is
necessary. The trimmings may be used for cheese straws by cutting and
sprinkling them with grated Parmesan cheese and a dash of cayenne
pepper; or may be baked in crescents for garnishing. In baking, rinse
the pans with cold water and brush the pastry over with beaten egg. Make
the pastry in a cool room.

TO MAKE ONE SQUASH OR PUMPKIN PIE.

One cup of squash, one egg mixed unbeaten with the squash, a cup and a
half of sugar, one milk cracker rolled fine, half a teaspoonful each of
ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg, a pinch of salt and a dash of cayenne
pepper. After these are well mixed, add half a cup of milk. Bake in
either puff or plain paste.

SWEET RISSOLES.

Roll out some puff paste into a thin sheet, cut as many rounds with a
large patty cutter as are needed; put a spoonful of any kind of jam,
strawberry, raspberry, currant, etc., or mince meat or puree of apples
on each, moisten the edges of the pastry with water, fold one-half over
the other, making them into half moons, brush with beaten egg and bake
in a quick oven. They may be varied by sifting coarse sugar and nuts
over them before baking.

RICHMOND MAIDS OF HONOR.

Half a pound of dry curd, commonly called cottage or pot cheese, six
ounces of butter, four eggs, a glass of brandy, six ounces of sugar, one
white potato, one ounce of sweet almonds chopped fine