Drunken Dominie.
1 long or square stale sponge-cake; ¼ lb. of citron; 1 glass of brandy; 1 cup of sherry wine; 1 pint of milk; 3 eggs; ½ cup of sugar.
Cut the citron into strips, and stick in regular rows in the top of the cake. Six hours before you will want to use it, pour over it, a little at a time, the liquor. It should absorb it all, and hold it with Dutch perseverance. Heat the milk; pour upon the beaten yolks and sugar. Stir and cook until it thickens. When cold, pour around the cake, as it lies upon a long dish, and cover the dominie and his bed with a méringue of the whites, beaten up with a little sugar. The citron spikes should be just visible through the snowy blanket.
Fourth Week. Thursday.
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A Western Soup.
Roast Chickens and Cresses. Polenta.
Stewed Salsify. Mashed Potatoes.
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Apricot Trifle.
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