j ooked ; it must not be brown. Turn tbe contents into
i ; mortar, pound until tbe meat is fine, then rub
I : irougb a bair sieve. Tbe vegetables are merely to
ive tbe fiver a nice flavour, so need not be pounded
r passed tbrougb a sieve.
Marrow Toasts.
' For Four Persons. — 2 marrow bones ; 1 teaspoonful of
iiuced parsley; a few drops of lemon juice✪ Marrow Toasts; 5 squares of
r.-ied bread or toast.
Boil two marrow bones, and wben tbey are suffici-
mtly cooked, take out tbe marrow and place on small
iquares of bot buttered toast ; sprinkle chopped
)yarsley and a squeeze of lemon juice on eacb. Serve
^eery bot.
Egg and Ham Toasts.
For Four Persons. — 5 rounds of fried bread ; 2 ozs. of
uiam ; 1 gill of cream ; 5 eggs ; 1 spoonful of chopped
warsley ; 1 teaspoonful of lemon juice✪ Egg and Ham Toasts.
Fry some rounds of bread sufficiently large to bold
u poacbed egg. Before frying, mark tbem ligbtly
nvitb a cutter about an incb from tbe edge all tbe way
r.’ound. Tbe bread must be an incb in tbickness.
VWben fried, run a knife round tbe mark and take
D3ut tbe middle ; care must be taken so as to leave
aibout balf an incb tbickness at tbe bottom. Fill up
L:be space witb finely chopped bam moistened with
le.cream ; add chopped parsley, a little lemon juice and
ciayenne. Place a poacbed egg on tbe top of tbe
cmixture and serve very bot.
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SAVOURIES AND SWEETS.
Boiled or Stewed Cheese.
Foa Six Persons.— 4 ozs. of Cheshire cheese ; 2 eggs ; 1
dessertspoonful of cream ; 1 oz. of butter ; a little salt✪ Boiled or Stewed Cheese.
Scrape four ounces of CLesliire cheese, add the
yolks of two eggs well beaten, a dessertspoonful of
cream and a little butter ; put it into a saucepan and
set it on the fire for ten minutes, stirring the whole
time. Serve on a hot-water dish.
Ham Toasts.
For Four Persons. — 2 tablespoonfuls of cream ; 2 table-
spoonfuls of ham ; 1 tablespoonful of bread crumbs ; 1 tea-
spnoriful of chopped parsley ; 1 anchovy ; 1 tablespoonful of
fried crumbs ; 5 pieces of toasted bread.
Take of cooked ham finely minced two tahlespoon-
fuls, one of bread crumbs, two of cream, a little
chopped parsley, and a little pepper and dry mustard,
one anchovy chopped fine ; put all into a saucepan
and heat thoroughly. Serve on squares of hot
buttered toast, with fried bread crumbs on the
top.
Victoria Sandwiches.
For Four Persons. — 8 anchovies ; 8 slices of thin brown
bread and butter ; 2 eggs ; 1 small bunch of mustard and
cress ; a little parsley for garnishing✪ Victoria Sandwiches.
AVash eight anchovies, bone them, and take out^
the backbones, divide them into halves. Cut an
equal number of thin slices of brown bread and
butter ; put between two slices alternate layers of
hard-boiled eggs, cut in thin slices, mustard and
cress cut small, and the fillets of the anchovies ;
press the shoes closely together, and with a sharp
knife cut them into small squares. Serve on a nap-
kin and garnish with parsley.
SAVOURIES AND SWEETS.
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Shrimps Scalloped.
Tor Four Persons.— J pint of shelled shrimps; 1 gill of
: ;ik ; 1 dessertspoonful of flour ; 1 oz. of butter ; 1 table-
; oonful of bread crumbs ; 1 teaspoonful of anchovy sauce ;
i y’enne to taste.
i Butter some small scallop shells, and fill them with
;;rimps. Make a thick white sauce with a lump of
' itter in it and a little anchovy sauce, add cayenne
: pper, pour over the shrimps, put bread crumbs on
i : ch, and brown in the oven.
Puffed Eggs. ✪ Shrimps Scalloped
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looked; it must not be brown. Turn the contents into a mortar, pound until the meat is fine, then rub through a hair sieve. The vegetables are merely to give the liver a nice flavour, so need not be pounded r passed tbrougb a sieve.
Marrow Toasts.
' For Four Persons. — 2 marrow bones ; 1 teaspoonful of minced parsley; a few drops of lemon juice; 5 squares of r.-ied bread or toast.
Boil two marrow bones, and when they are sufficiently cooked, take out tbe marrow and place on small squares of hot buttered toast ; sprinkle chopped parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice on each. Serve very hot.
Egg and Ham Toasts.
For Four Persons. — 5 rounds of fried bread ; 2 ozs. of ham ; 1 gill of cream ; 5 eggs ; 1 spoonful of chopped parsley ; 1 teaspoonful of lemon juice.
Fry some rounds of bread sufficiently large to hold a poached egg. Before frying, mark them lightly with a cutter about an incb from tbe edge all tbe way r.’ound. The bread must be an inch in thickness. When fried, run a knife round the mark and take out the middle ; care must be taken so as to leave about half an inch thickness at the bottom. Fill up the space with finely chopped ham moistened with cream ; add chopped parsley, a little lemon juice and cayenne. Place a poached egg on the top of the mixture and serve very bot.
Boiled or Stewed Cheese.
Foa Six Persons.— 4 ozs. of Cheshire cheese ; 2 eggs ; 1
dessertspoonful of cream ; 1 oz. of butter ; a little salt.
Scrape four ounces of Cheshire cheese, add the yolks of two eggs well beaten, a dessertspoonful of cream and a little butter ; put it into a saucepan and set it on the fire for ten minutes, stirring the whole time. Serve on a hot-water dish.
Ham Toasts.
For Four Persons. — 2 tablespoonfuls of cream ; 2 tablespoonfuls of ham ; 1 tablespoonful of bread crumbs ; 1 teaspoonful of chopped parsley ; 1 anchovy ; 1 tablespoonful of
fried crumbs ; 5 pieces of toasted bread.
Take of cooked ham finely minced two tablespoonfuls, one of bread crumbs, two of cream, a little chopped parsley, and a little pepper and dry mustard, one anchovy chopped fine ; put all into a saucepan and heat thoroughly. Serve on squares of hot buttered toast, with fried bread crumbs on the top.
Victoria Sandwiches.
For Four Persons. — 8 anchovies ; 8 slices of thin brown
bread and butter ; 2 eggs ; 1 small bunch of mustard and
cress ; a little parsley for garnishing.
Wash eight anchovies, bone them, and take out the backbones, divide them into halves. Cut an equal number of thin slices of brown bread and butter ; put between two slices alternate layers of hard-boiled eggs, cut in thin slices, mustard and cress cut small, and the fillets of the anchovies ; press the slices closely together, and with a sharp knife cut them into small squares. Serve on a napkin and garnish with parsley.
Shrimps Scalloped.
For Four Persons.— 1 pint of shelled shrimps; 1 gill of : ;ik ; 1 dessertspoonful of flour ; 1 oz. of butter ; 1 tablespoonful of bread crumbs ; 1 teaspoonful of anchovy sauce ; cayenne to taste..
i Butter some small scallop shells, and fill them with shrimps. Make a thick white sauce with a lump of butter in it and a little anchovy sauce, add cayenne pepper, pour over the shrimps, put bread crumbs on each, and brown in the oven.
Puffed Eggs.
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