Cold Chocolate Bread Pudding

1 cup bread crumbs

2 cups milk

11/2 squares chocolate 3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 tablespoons butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Method :

Soak bread crumbs in one and one-half cups milk. Add melted chocolate and sugar. Cook in double boiler until smooth as paste. Mix yolks and remaining one-half cup milk, butter, salt and vanilla into mixture. Put into buttered baking dish and when a little cool put the whites on top and bake until the whites are brown.

Julia Pitkin Davenport, Xi.

Steamed Chocolate Pudding

1/2 cup sugar

2 tablespoons melted butter

1 egg

3/4 cup milk

11/2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 square chocolate Steam one hour, uncovered.

Sauce:

1/2 pint whipping cream 1 cup sugar

1 egg

Cream half the sugar with beaten yolk and other half with beaten white. Then put together.

Julia Winchell Campbell, Xi.

Chocolate Pudding

2 cups sweet milk 2 whole eggs

2 tablespoons corn starch

3 tablespoons of sugar

1/2 square chocolate

(melted) salt vanilla

Method :

Put milk in a double boiler and when it reaches the boiling point add the sugar and cornstarch dissolved in a little cold milk.

And lastly the eggs beaten to a froth, and let cook a few minutes. Then add the chocolate which has been melted and the vanilla. Serves four to six persons.

Gladys Carlson Scott, Xi.

Cocoanut Custard

3 eggs

12/3 cups sugar

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 cup sweet milk 1 grated cocoanut

Method:

Beat the eggs and add sugar, then the melted butter, milk and last cocoanut. Bake in pastry having no top crust. This quantity makes two pies.

Epsey and Sallie Morgan, Xi.

Rice Pudding

1/2 cup rice

1 quart cold water

1 pint milk

1/3 box gelatine

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 pint whipped cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

Method:

Put the rice in the quart of cold water. Bring to a boil; pour off water and add half pint of milk. Boil one hour in double boiler. Soak gelatine in cold water until soft. Add salt, sugar. Add these to the cooked rice. Place dish in cold water and stir until mixture is cold. - Then add whipped cream and vanilla. Place in mold. Serve with chocolate sauce.

Estelle Schoonover, Xi.

Maple Nut Mousse Two teaspoonsful of Knox's granulated gelatine dissolved in two tablespoonsful of cold water. Let one cup of maple syrup come to a boil, pour it over the gelatine and beat until cold. Whip one pint of cream, beat into the other and add one-half cup of finely chopped nuts. Serve with whipped cream.

Clarine Anderson, Xi.

A Simple Ginger Pudding

1/2 cup molasses

1/2 cup sour milk

1 teaspoon soda

1 5/8 cups bread-flour

1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter grated rind of one-half orange

1 tablespoon orange juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ginger

Method :

Dissolve the soda in the sour milk, then add to other ingredients. Beat all thoroughly. Pour into a well-buttered mold and steam about fifty minutes. Serve with orange sauce. Serves six.

Jane Pruden Totten, Xi.