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CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING.

• 3/4 lb. flour (or 11/2 breakfastcups)
• 2 heaped teaspoonfuls Edmonds' Baking Powder
• 2 ozs. stale bread crumbs
• 12/2 lb. suet
• 2 lbs. raisins
• 1 lb. currants
• 6 eggs
• 10 ozs. sugar (brown)
• 1/4 lb. almonds
• 1/2 lb. mixed candied peel
• Salt and spice to taste

Mix ingredients well together, and add 6 eggs well beaten, and three-quarters of a pint of milk; divide into two, and boil 8 hours, or four, and boil 6 hours.

DOUGHNUTS.

• 31/2 breakfastcups flour
• 1 breakfastcup sugar
• 1/2 breakfastcup butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 3 teaspoonfuls Edmonds' Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoonful salt

Beat sugar and eggs together in a separate basin, rub butter into flour, add salt and baking powder, mix well, then mix flour with the eggs and sugar, roll out, cut into rounds, and fry in hot lard; serve hot.

"LOVE IN A —————"

"Do you love me?" said the cup to the custard.
"I'm just brimming up in you," replied the custard.
"You sweet thing," answered the cup.
"Delightful."

A Golden Rule.—Hold fast to that which is good.

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