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Cut the tripe into neat pieces, put it on in cold water and bring to the boil ; let it boil for five minutes, put it into cold water, and wash and scrape it well. Slice up the tomatoes and rub them through a sieve ; mix them with the stock or water, and season with pepper and salt. Pour this into a saucepan, slice in the onion, put in the tripe, and let it boil up. Simmer gently for four hours, mix the cornflour smoothly with a little water or stock, and pour it in ; stir until it boils, dish the tripe carefully, season and flavour the sauce to taste, and pour it over. Tripe is more easily digested than any other animal food, and is therefore good for people suffering with dyspepsia. 5d. 2d. \d. TRIPE IN MILK. 2 lbs. Tripe 1 pint Milk Pepper and Salt 2 Onions . 1 oz. Flour ^ pint Water Total Cost— lid. Time— Four Hours. Prepare the tripe as in the preceding recipe. Mix the milk and water together, pour it into a saucepan ; lay in the tripe, slice in the onions, bring to the boil, and let it simmer slowly for four hours. Season with pepper and salt, thicken with the flour ; after adding the flour let it cook for fifteen minutes, then dish the tripe carefully and pour the sauce over it. TOMATOES AND MINCE. 8 Tomatoes 8 pieces Toast . . . \ lb. Minced Meat Parsley .... Total Cost— 4£Z. Time— 10 Minutes. . [id. Take any remains of cold mince or hash, add more flavouring if necessary, and make it hot in the saucepan. Wipe the tomatoes and scrape out the centre, fill it up with the mince, and stand in the oven for ten minutes. Have ready some rounds of toast about the same size as the tomatoes. When the tomatoes are cooked enough, stand them on the toast, and serve. BREAKFAST MEAT. 1 lb. Cold Meat . 2 oz. Macaroni . Pepper and Salt 3 Tomatoes i gill Stock Bread Crumbs . Total Cost— 5i(Z. Sd. Hd. .Id. Time — Half an Hour. Mince up the meat, or any remains of cold hash or mince will do. If there is any cold macaroni it can be used ; if not, boil some by directions given, and slice up the tomatoes. Butter a dish in which it can be cooked and served. Place at the bottom a layer of meat, then one of macaroni, then one of the tomatoes, season with pepper and salt, and COOKERY BECIPE8, ^v. S25 continue this in layers until all the materials are used up. Sprinkle a few bread crumbs on the top, put into the oven, and bake for half an hour. Serve hot. BISSOLES. 1 lb. Cold Meat . 1 oz. Butter 1^ oz. Flour 1 Egg . . Bread Crumbs . i pint Stock Quarter of an Onion Parsley Pepper and Salt Hot Fat . Total Cost— 6ti. 3d. Id. )2d. Time — 5 Minutes. Mince up the meat and mix in some chopped parsley, pepper, and salt ; put the butter into a stewpan, and when it is dissolved mince up the pieces of onion very finely and fry that for two minutes, then stir in the flour. Pour in the gravy and stir until it boils ; mix in the meat and let it get thoroughly hot. Turn it out on to a plate, spread it over, and leave until quite cold. Make up into balls, cover Avith egg and bread crumbs, and fry in hot fat ; arrange in a circle and garnish with fried parsley. KIDNEY FRITTERS. 6d. id. ■ Id.