1 large cup powdered sugar, 1/2 pound.

1 small cup fresh butter, 1/4 pound.

Grated nutmeg.

Soften the butter but not melt it. Stir it and the sugar together to a cream as in making cake. The more it is stirred (if in a bowl or dish and not in tin) the whiter it becomes. Spread it on a dish and grate nutmeg on top. Keep it cold until wanted.

Good for all kinds of puddings, and can be colored pink by adding while steaming a little red fruit juice.

Cost - butter and sugar 13c.