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it simmer gently 10 minutes, keeping it stirred.  pour it into a mould first wetted with cold water. when cold turn into a dish and pour custard over it. 
Corn flour Blanc mange  Mix gradually 1 pint milk (1 breakfast cup) into 2 table spoonfuls of corn flour not heaped up.  Put it in a saucepan & bring to the boil stirring add sugar & flavouring.  Boil 8 minutes stirring always.  Pour into shape rinsed with water to cool.  Boiled for supper like the former only dessert spoonful corn flour to 1/2 pint milk -
Voices of Comfort  London Longmans Green & Co cousin Ellens favorite
Shepherds Pie.  Boil 1 lb Potatoes & mash them, stirring in 1 tablespoonful of melted dripping.  Cut the meat small.  Boil 1 onion.  Mix in a [bread?] 1 tea spoonful of flour with 1 tea cup full gravy with pepper & salt to taste.  Press out the lumps with back of spoon.  Pour into a saucepan & stir till boiling.  Boil for 3 minutes & then add meat & onion.  Now put 1/2 the meat in one dish - mix a thin layer of potatoes then the rest of meat & lastly the remaining potato.  Spread smoothly with knife & bake or brown.

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it simmer gently 10 minutes, keeping it stirred. pour it into a mould first wetted with cold water. when cold turn into a dish and pour custard over it. Corn flour Blanc mange Mix gradually 1 pint milk (1 breakfast cup) into 2 table spoonfuls of corn flour not heaped up. Put it in a saucepan & bring to the boil stirring add sugar & flavouring. Boil 8 minutes stirring always. Pour into shape rinsed with water to cool. Boiled for supper like the former only dessert spoonful corn flour to 1/2 pint milk - Voices of Comfort London Longmans Green & Co cousin Ellens favorite Shepherds Pie. Boil 1 lb Potatoes & mash them, stirring in 1 tablespoonful of melted dripping. Cut the meat small. Boil 1 onion. Mix in a [bread?] 1 tea spoonful of flour with 1 tea cup full gravy with pepper & salt to taste. Press out the lumps with back of spoon. Pour into a saucepan & stir till boiling. Boil for 3 minutes & then add meat & onion. Now put 1/2 the meat in one dish - mix a thin layer of potatoes then the rest of meat & lastly the remaining potato. Spread smoothly with knife & bake or brown.