Miss Parloa's New Cook Book. Maria Parloa

come in a great variety of pretty forms, but as all are imported, they are expensive. The crown moulds are especially good for Bavarian creams, with which is served whipped cream, heaped in the centre.

The French pie mould comes in a number of sizes, and can be opened to remove the pie. Deep tin squash-pie plates, answer for custard, cream, Washington and squash pies, and for corn cake.

Tin vegetable cutters, for cutting raw vegetables for soups, and the cooked ones for garnishing, are nice to have, as is also a confectioner's ornamenting tube for decorating cake, etc. Larger tubes come for lady fingers and éclairs. Little pans also come for lady-fingers, but they cost a great deal. The jagging iron will be found useful for pastry and hard gingerbread.