Method--Mix the corn-starch with a little cold water and stir into the hot water, boiling five minutes. Put butter, sugar, flavoring and salt into a bowl and pour the thoroughly cooked cornstarch over it, stirring until the sugar and the butter are dissolved. LEMON JELLY Ingredients--2 oranges, 1 lemon, the rind of one orange grated fine, 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon gelatine, 2 cups boiling water. Method--Mix the juices and the fruit gratings with the sugar. Soak 1 tablespoon gelatine in 1 cup of cold water until soft. Stir in 2 cups of boiling water and add the sugar and fruit juices. Stir until the gelatine is dissolved, then pour into a mold to harden. "WOMEN'S TROUBLES AND WOMEN'S WORK" "I was weak and had some troubles women often have and usually I was unfit to do my work. I saw your advertisement and decided to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I am very much pleased with the result and recommend your Vegetable Compound whenever I have a chance." MRS. WANDLESS, 360 Church St., Fredericton, New Brunswick. "I have taken Lydia E. Pinkham's medicines and they have done me a lot of good. Since then I have been able to do my housework, and I have a lot to do as we live on a farm. Seeing your advertisement in the papers was what made me think of writing to you." MRS. WM. B. KEIVER, Upper New Horton, New Brunswick. CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING [Illustration] Ingredients 2 cups bread crumbs 4 cups of milk (or 2 of water and 2 of evaporated milk) 2 squares chocolate 2/3 cup sugar 1 salt spoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla Method--Soak bread crumbs in milk until soft. Melt the chocolate over hot water and add the sugar to it. Beat eggs well and add with the remaining ingredients to the crumbs and milk. Mix well and bake in a buttered pudding-dish in a moderate oven, until thick and firm. A Meringue (see page 23) of egg white and sugar may be spread over the top about 15 minutes before it is done, or it can be served with cream, hard, or foamy sauce. Hard Sauce--1/3 cup butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/3 teaspoon lemon extract, 2/3 teaspoon vanilla. Cream the butter, add sugar gradually, and flavoring. LACK OF ENERGY or 'pep' makes a woman feel old while she is yet young in years and general appearance. "NO SERIOUS TROUBLE" "I had no disease only I felt tired and had headache very often and thought I needed a tonic, so I got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and the Liver Pills. I am now on the third bottle and have not had headache for over two weeks. Of course I have not had any serious trouble at all." MRS. M.A. WATSON, Victoria St., Cobourg, Ontario. "I was weak and run down, had no appetite and was nervous. The nurse who took care of me told me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and now I am getting strong. I recommend your medicine to my friends." MRS. D. MAXWELL, R.R. No. 2, Bothwell, Ontario. CUP CUSTARDS [Illustration] Ingredients 1 quart milk 4 eggs 4 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt few grains nutmeg