Put the macaroni into boiling Avater seasoned Avith salt, and boil for about twenty minutes, or until quite soft, but not broken. When it is boiling, skin and cut the kidneys in half, put them into a frying-pan with the butter, and toss them over the fire for two or three minutes. Sprinkle with parsley, pepper, and salt^ pour over the stock or water. COOKERY RECIPES, 4-0. 319 Bring it, to the boil, then cover down by the side of the fire for five minutes. Place carefully in the centre of a hot dish, boil up the gravy and pour over. Arrange the macaroni round the dish as a border, and serve hot. STEWED STEAK AND WALNUTS. 2 lbs. Steak I pint Water✪ Steak and Kidney Pudding or Stock 3 Pickled Walnuts . 1 teaspoonful Vinegar 1 teaspoonful Cornflour Salt and Pepper Total Cost— 6c?. 5d. yid. Time — Three Hours. Cut the steak into neat pieces, put it into hot water and bring to the boil, then keep it below boiling point, but simmering very gently for two hours and a half. Mix the cornflour with a tablespoonful of the vinegar from the walnuts and stir it in, add salt to taste and a small pinch of pepper. Cut up three walnuts and put them in, bring to simmering point again, and cook for at least another half- hour, then dish neatly. Boil up the gravy and pour over it. STEAK AND MACARONI. 2 lbs. Steak 2 oz. Macaroni 1 oz. Dripping ^ pint Stock 1 Onion 1 doz. Peppercorni Salt✪ Steak and Macaroni . Total Cost— 7f?. 5d. U. Time — Three Hours. Cut the steak into neat pieces, put the butter or dripping into a saucepan and fry the steak quickly ; take it out, shred the onion and put it in with the peppercorns, and let it get 320 THE ART OF LIVING IK AUSTRALIA. quite brown. Pour over the stock and stir until it boils, then put back the steak and let it simmer very gently for three hours. While it is cooking, boil the macaroni in weak stock or water for twenty-five minutes, and if it is ready before it is wanted keep it in hot water. When the steak is done, dish it neatly, flavour the gravy, boil it up and pour over. Cut the macaroni into short pieces and place it round the dish as a garnish. MUTTON CHOPS IN BATTER. 2 Eggs . U. 2 lbs. Chops 5d. 1 pint Milk 2^d. 1 lb. Flour Salt and Pepper✪ Mutton Chops in Batter } ¥■ Total Cost— 10c?. Tim e- -0 ne H 3ur ai id a Quarter Break the eggs into a basin, beat in the flour with a fork, then add gradually the milk, season with a little pepper and salt. Eub some dripping on a baking dish, pour in the batter, lay in the chops. Put into a moderate oven and bake for about one hour and a quarter. Serve hot. TOMATO PIE. 3 or -t Tomatoes 1 lb. Chops 1 oz. Butter 4 Cold Potatoes Pepper and Salt 1 tablespoonful Milk✪ Tomato Pie Total Cost— 7<i. Time— One Hour Skin and slice up the tomatoes, put a of a pie-dish, then lay in the chops, and salt, and cover with the rest of the the potatoes until very smooth. Warm and pour it over them and make into 2d. 2^d. Id. Id. Id. and a Quarter, layer at the bottom Season with pepper tomatoes ; mash up the butter and milk, a paste. Cover the COOKERY RECIPES, ^c. 321 dish with this crust, brush the top over with a little milk, put into the oven and bake for about one hour and a quarter. EABOBS. li lbs. of Steak Ad. ✪ Eabobs

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Put the macaroni into boiling Avater seasoned Avith salt, and boil for about twenty minutes, or until quite soft, but not broken. When it is boiling, skin and cut the kidneys in half, put them into a frying-pan with the butter, and toss them over the fire for two or three minutes. Sprinkle with parsley, pepper, and salt^ pour over the stock or water. COOKERY RECIPES, 4-0. 319 Bring it, to the boil, then cover down by the side of the fire for five minutes. Place carefully in the centre of a hot dish, boil up the gravy and pour over. Arrange the macaroni round the dish as a border, and serve hot. STEWED STEAK AND WALNUTS. 2 lbs. Steak I pint Water or Stock 3 Pickled Walnuts . 1 teaspoonful Vinegar 1 teaspoonful Cornflour Salt and Pepper Total Cost— 6c?. 5d. yid. Time — Three Hours. Cut the steak into neat pieces, put it into hot water and bring to the boil, then keep it below boiling point, but simmering very gently for two hours and a half. Mix the cornflour with a tablespoonful of the vinegar from the walnuts and stir it in, add salt to taste and a small pinch of pepper. Cut up three walnuts and put them in, bring to simmering point again, and cook for at least another half- hour, then dish neatly. Boil up the gravy and pour over it. STEAK AND MACARONI. 2 lbs. Steak 2 oz. Macaroni 1 oz. Dripping ^ pint Stock 1 Onion 1 doz. Peppercorni Salt . Total Cost— 7f?. 5d. U. Time — Three Hours. Cut the steak into neat pieces, put the butter or dripping into a saucepan and fry the steak quickly ; take it out, shred the onion and put it in with the peppercorns, and let it get 320 THE ART OF LIVING IK AUSTRALIA. quite brown. Pour over the stock and stir until it boils, then put back the steak and let it simmer very gently for three hours. While it is cooking, boil the macaroni in weak stock or water for twenty-five minutes, and if it is ready before it is wanted keep it in hot water. When the steak is done, dish it neatly, flavour the gravy, boil it up and pour over. Cut the macaroni into short pieces and place it round the dish as a garnish. MUTTON CHOPS IN BATTER. 2 Eggs . U. 2 lbs. Chops 5d. 1 pint Milk 2^d. 1 lb. Flour Salt and Pepper } ¥■ Total Cost— 10c?. Tim e- -0 ne H 3ur ai id a Quarter Break the eggs into a basin, beat in the flour with a fork, then add gradually the milk, season with a little pepper and salt. Eub some dripping on a baking dish, pour in the batter, lay in the chops. Put into a moderate oven and bake for about one hour and a quarter. Serve hot. TOMATO PIE. 3 or -t Tomatoes 1 lb. Chops 1 oz. Butter 4 Cold Potatoes Pepper and Salt 1 tablespoonful Milk Total Cost— 7<i. Time— One Hour Skin and slice up the tomatoes, put a of a pie-dish, then lay in the chops, and salt, and cover with the rest of the the potatoes until very smooth. Warm and pour it over them and make into 2d. 2^d. Id. Id. Id. and a Quarter, layer at the bottom Season with pepper tomatoes ; mash up the butter and milk, a paste. Cover the COOKERY RECIPES, ^c. 321 dish with this crust, brush the top over with a little milk, put into the oven and bake for about one hour and a quarter. EABOBS. li lbs. of Steak Ad.

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