Dogwood blossoms provide a simple pattern, and one easily carried out.

Cut the four petals from a thin slice of cooked turnip and the centre of the blossom from carrot or lemon peel.

Fasten each piece in place with liquid jelly, and, when set, cover with more jelly.

To decorate the sides of the mould, take the figures on the point of a skewer, dip in jelly, then set in position against the _chilled_ sides of the mould, and they will remain in place.

After the jelly covering the figures on the bottom of the mould has "set," place a smaller mould in the centre of the aspic in the first, and fill this with ice and water.