Rub the dripping into the flour, stir in the sugar,
cream of tartar, and soda. Mix into a very hght dough
with the milk, turn on to a floured board ; divide into
two parts. Flatten these out into two cakes, divide each
one into four pieces, brush over with milk. Put on to a
floured tin and bake in a hot oven from fifteen to twenty-
minutes.
POTATO FRITTERS.
Cold Potatoes .
lEgg . .
2 oz. Sugar
Nutmeg or Lemon Peel
Hot Fat .
■\U.
me — 5 Minutes.
Total Co^t—\\d.
Mash up the potatoes very smoothly, beat in the
and a flavouring of nutmeg or grated lemon peel,
up the egg and pour over the potatoes and mix
paste ; form into small round cakes. Fry in very hot
fat till brown ; pile high on a dish, sprinkle with sugar,
and serve. One Qgg is sufficient for about 1 lb. potatoes.
sugar.
Beat
into a
APPLE FRITTERS.
3 Apples .
Frying Batter
Hot Fat .
. 2d.
. Id.
1
Sugar
Lemon
y
Total Cost— If^.
Time-
-5 Minutes
COOKERY RECIPES, ^v. 395
Peel and slice up the apples into rounds, take out the
core with a small round cutter. Make frying batter by
directions given elsewhere, and flavour with lemon juice.
Dip in the pieces of apple, plunge into plenty of hot fat,
and fry till a good colour. Drain on kitchen paper, pile
high on a dish, and sprinkle well with sugar ; serve very
hot.
SWEET OMELET.
^ 2 Eggs 2d.
^ oz. Butter id.
1 teaspoonful Jam .... |rf.
Sugar ^d.
Total Cost— 3|d. Time— 5 Minutes.
Put the yolks of the eggs into a basin and beat in half the
sugar, put the whites on to a plate with a little sugar, and
whip till stiff ; mix with the yolks. Put the butter into a
small frying-pan, and when it is dissolved pour in the
mixture ; leave over the fire for about three minutes. Then
hold the pan in front of the fire for a minute or two to
brown the top. Put the jam on to a hot plate, slip the
omelet on the top ; serve at once.
TAPIOCA MERINGUE.
1 pint Milk 2d.
1^ oz. Tapioca ^d.
1 oz. Sugar ^d.
Whites of 2 Eggs . . . .Id.
Flavouring ..... ^d.
1 oz. Eeef Suet ^d.
Total Cost— 5d. Time— Two Hours.
Wash the tapioca well in cold water, strain off the
water, and put it into a pie dish. Chop the suet very
finely and mix it in with the sugar ; flavour with grated
lemon peel or nutmeg, pour over the milk and mix well,
896 THE ART OF LIVING IN AUSTRALIA.
stand in a very cool oven for two hours. Whip the whites
of the eggs to a very stiff froth, flavour the same as the
pudding, spread these on top, sprinkle with sugar, and
stand in the oven till set ; serve cold. This meringue is
very much improved if a few macaroons are broken up
and laid on the top before the eggs are put on, or if a spoon-
ful of raspberry jam is spread over.
HASTY PUDDINa.
1 pint Milk 2d.
1 oz. Butter Id.
3 oz. Flour
2 oz. Sugar
Total Cost — id. Time — .5 Minutes.
'\ld.
Put the milk on the fire to boil, and when boiling stir
in the flour quickly ; it should be rather lumpy. Pour it
into a dish, melt the butter and sugar, and pour it in the
middle of the pudding. A little flavouring of grated lemon
peel may be put into the milk, or jam served with the
pudding.
aUICK PUDDING.
Id.
■ 2d.
✪ Potato Fritters
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Rub the dripping into the flour, stir in the sugar, cream of tartar, and soda. Mix into a very light dough with the milk, turn on to a floured board ; divide into two parts. Flatten these out into two cakes, divide each one into four pieces, brush over with milk. Put on to a floured tin and bake in a hot oven from fifteen to twenty minutes.
POTATO FRITTERS.
Cold Potatoes . 1 Egg . . 2 oz. Sugar Nutmeg or Lemon Peel Hot Fat .
Total Cost— 1½d.
Time — 5 Minutes.
Mash up the potatoes very smoothly, beat in the sugar and a flavouring of nutmeg or grated lemon peel. Beat up the egg and pour over the potatoes and mix into a paste ; form into small round cakes. Fry in very hot fat till brown ; pile high on a dish, sprinkle with sugar, and serve. One Qgg is sufficient for about 1 lb. potatoes.
sugar.
Beat
into a
APPLE FRITTERS.
3 Apples . . 2d. Frying Batter . 1d. Hot Fat . Sugar Lemon
Total Cost— 1½d.
Time-
-5 Minutes
Peel and slice up the apples into rounds, take out the core with a small round cutter. Make frying batter by directions given elsewhere, and flavour with lemon juice. Dip in the pieces of apple, plunge into plenty of hot fat, and fry till a good colour. Drain on kitchen paper, pile high on a dish, and sprinkle well with sugar ; serve very hot.
SWEET OMELET.
2 Eggs 2d.
½ oz. Butter 1d.
1 teaspoonful Jam . . . ½d.
Sugar ½d.
Total Cost— 3|d. Time— 5 Minutes.
Put the yolks of the eggs into a basin and beat in half the sugar, put the whites on to a plate with a little sugar, and whip till stiff ; mix with the yolks. Put the butter into a small frying-pan, and when it is dissolved pour in the mixture ; leave over the fire for about three minutes. Then hold the pan in front of the fire for a minute or two to brown the top. Put the jam on to a hot plate, slip the omelet on the top ; serve at once.
TAPIOCA MERINGUE.
1 pint Milk 2d.
1½ oz. Tapioca ½d.
1 oz. Sugar ½d.
Whites of 2 Eggs . . . . 1d. Flavouring . . . . . ½d. 1 oz. Beef Suet ½d.
Total Cost— 5d. Time— Two Hours.
Wash the tapioca well in cold water, strain off the water, and put it into a pie dish. Chop the suet very finely and mix it in with the sugar ; flavour with grated lemon peel or nutmeg, pour over the milk and mix well,
stand in a very cool oven for two hours. Whip the whites of the eggs to a very stiff froth, flavour the same as the pudding, spread these on top, sprinkle with sugar, and stand in the oven till set ; serve cold. This meringue is very much improved if a few macaroons are broken up and laid on the top before the eggs are put on, or if a spoonful of raspberry jam is spread over.
HASTY PUDDING.
1 pint Milk 2d.
1 oz. Butter 1d.
3 oz. Flour 1½d.
2 oz. Sugar 1d.
Total Cost — 5½d. Time — 5 Minutes.
'\ld.
Put the milk on the fire to boil, and when boiling stir in the flour quickly ; it should be rather lumpy. Pour it into a dish, melt the butter and sugar, and pour it in the middle of the pudding. A little flavouring of grated lemon peel may be put into the milk, or jam served with the pudding.
QUICK PUDDING.
Id. ■ 2d.
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