1 Cup of brown sugar. ¼ Cup of sweet cream. 1 Teaspoon of butter. Boil all together until it threads, stirring it slowly as it boils. It will take about eight minutes. Use either for frosting or filling. CHOCOLATE ICING ½ Cup of sugar. 4 Tablespoons of water. 2 Eggs. 1 Ounce of chocolate, or 1 Tablespoon of Dutch cocoa. 1 Teaspoon of vanilla. Boil the sugar, water, and chocolate together, two minutes, to render the chocolate smooth. Then add the beaten eggs. Cook two minutes more, stirring slowly and gently. Add the vanilla just as it is taken from the fire, and use at once, as it becomes firm quickly. It is good either for icing cakes or for filling. CREAM FILLING Make a cream sauce with one cup of milk, a tablespoon of butter, and a tablespoon of flour. Beat one egg with half a cup of sugar, and stir it into the sauce slowly. Cook for two minutes, or until the egg is done. It should look like a thick smooth cream. Flavor it with a piece of cinnamon bark boiled in the milk, or with vanilla or almond. Use this cream for filling, for layer cakes, or split a thin sponge cake in two, and spread it between the halves. DIET LISTS OR MENUS FOR THE SICK Diet for the sick may be divided into three kinds: Liquid, Light, and Convalescent's or Invalid's Diet. Liquid diet consists entirely of liquids, of which milk is the most valuable. The meat broths (those made with beef, chicken, and mutton), oyster and clam broth, albumen water, eggs in the form of egg-nog, egg cream, and mulled wine, and tea and coffee are excellent. To this list may be added, as the patient shows signs of recovery, soft custards, and jellies made with wine, lemon, coffee, or orange-juice, which quickly become liquid when eaten. A patient is given liquid diet during times of severe and dangerous illness. Usually the amount of food and intervals at which it is to be given are prescribed by the physician. The following table may be of assistance to those who are without such aid: LIQUID DIET No. 1 8 A. M. Hot milk ¾ of a cup 10 A. M. Hot coffee with cream and a little sugar ½ of a cup 12 M. Beef-juice 2 tablespoons 2 P. M. Warm milk ¾ of a cup 4 P. M. Wine whey ½ of a cup 6 P. M. Hot milk ¾ of a cup 8 P. M. Hot cocoa ¾ of a cup No. 2 8 A. M. Hot milk ¾ of a cup 10 A. M. Chicken broth ¾ of a cup 12 M. Egg-nog ½ tumbler 2 P. M. Milk ¾ of a cup 4 P. M. Hot tea with cream and sugar ¾ of a cup 6 P. M. Chicken broth ¼ of a cup 8 P. M. Hot milk ¾ of a cup No. 3