SOUFFLÉ MIXTURE FOR DUCHESS SOUFFLÉS.—Put in a whipping tin nine raw yolks and three whites of eggs, two ounces of castor sugar, two ounces of blanched and skinned and very finely chopped almonds that have been baked a pale brown colour, two tablespoonsfuls of the purée prepared as below, four drops of essence of almonds, a tea-spoonful of vanilla essence, and a wineglass of Silver Rays (white) rum; whip the mixture over boiling water till warm, then take it from the fire and continue whipping it until it is cold; add to it a quarter-pint of sweetened cream that has been stiffly whipped and pour into the cases as instructed above. The quantities given are sufficient for fourteen soufflés.