And some day when the patient is unusually capricious try surprising
him or her with a violet jelly. A woman I know told me not long ago
that she had found it more efficacious than a dozen "soft answers."
Have a pint of clear boiling syrup, and into it throw a heaping
handful of fresh violets, after removing the stalks; let this simmer,
tightly covered, for half an hour. Then strain the liquor, and add to
it half an ounce of gelatine dissolved in a very little water, the
juice of an orange, and two teaspoonfuls of violet vegetable coloring,
which is as harmless as so much cold water. Turn it into a mould, and
set on ice to harden.