Chocolate Cookies ½ cup cooked French chestnuts Make custard of first four ingredients.

Or shelled, five quarts in pod making one cup cold milk Yolks 3 eggs ¼ cup butter 1 cup dried split peas 2½ quarts cold water 1 quart clams 4 cups milk ⅓ cup butter ½ teaspoon vanilla ¼ cup milk 1 egg ½ teaspoon allspice ¾ cup milk 1 cup finely chopped celery 2 blades mace Sprig of parsley 6 peppercorns ¼ teaspoon.