"First be sure you are right, then go ahead."

- David Crockett.

Poor Man's Pudding.

One and one-half cups of chopped suet, 1 1/2 cups chopped raisins, 1/2 cup molasses, 1 cup of milk (sour is best), 3 cups of fine bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon each of cloves and cinnamon, 1/2 nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of soda. Place the dry ingredients together, and put the molasses on to heat. Pour over the dry mixture first the molasses, in which the soda has been dissolved, and then the milk. Beat the whole well together, turn in a well-buttered tin, and put in a steamer over a kettle of boiling water; cover tightly and steam for 3 hours. Serve with a lemon or wine sauce. Flour the fruit before using it.

Lemon Sauce.- 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter, 1 1/2 cups of white sugar, 1 even tablespoon of flour, rind and juice of 2 lemons. Cream butter, sugar and flour well together; add 1 cup of sweet milk. Have 1 1/2 cups of boiling water in the sauce-pan with the grated rind. Pour in the flour, butter and sugar, and boil until thick. Add lemon juice just before serving.

Huckleberry Pudding.

One pound and 3 ounces of sugar, 1 pound and 2 ounces of flour, 6 ounces of butter, 6 eggs, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 cup of milk. Cream just as for cake, and add 1 1/2 quarts of berries that have been dredged well with flour. Season with

Sauer's vanilla, and bake in patty pans. Use either a rich wine or lemon sauce.

Blackberry Pudding.

One pound of butter, 3/4 pound of sugar, 6 eggs, 1 quart of blackberries, 3/4 pound of flour, I teaspoon of powder, and Sauer's lemon extract to flavor. Cream as for cake; flour the fruit well with extra flour, and bake in small moulds. Serve with lemon sauce, either hot or cold.

Soda Pudding.

Four eggs, 4 cups of flour, 2 cups of sugar, 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of milk, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, Sauer's lemon extract to flavor. Make a cake batter and bake in large mould. Serve with the following sauce:

Sauce.- 1 pound of white sugar, 1/2 pint of wine, 1/4 pound of butter, and 2 tablespoons of whole cloves. Boil until thick and serve with the hot cake.

Country Pudding.

One cup of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 eggs, 3 cups of flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 cup of milk, 1 teaspoon of Sauer's vanilla. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs well beaten, then milk and flour with the powder sifted in it. Season ana bake in 3 layers. Make 2 days before using, and when ready to serve pour over each layer a cup of sherry to moisten it. Strew over the top the following, that has been mixed: 1/2 pound of blanched almonds (cut in half), 1/4 pound of citron (sliced), 1 pound of raisins, and a little candied orange peel. Just before serving pour over the whole a thick custard seasoned with vanilla. Dot a tablespoon of whipped cream over the top and serve.

Apple Pudding.

Slice enough apples to fill a large mould one-third full. Make a batter of 1 cup of sugar, 3 eggs, 1 cup of milk, 2 1/2 cups of flour and enough fresh lemon to season well. Pour the batter over fruit and bake. Turn on a round dish and eat with a liquid or hard sauce.

Sponge Pudding to Eat with Wine Sauce.

Beat the yelks of 4 eggs with 2 cups of sugar; stir in 1 cup of flour; add the whites of 4 eggs; stir in another cup of flour, together with 2 teaspoons of powder. When well mixed, add 3/4 cup of boiling water, stirring it in slowly, then add the juice of 1 lemon. Bake in shallow pans as you would sponge cakes Sauer's vanilla is a great addition. If the mixing is carefully followed this cake is delicious.