Hilda's diary of a Cape housekeeper

Pie, beefsteak, 179 curry, 1 1 7 fish, 207 quail, 214 Pigeons, to kill, 277 Pigeon-soup for invalids, 285 Pineapple, 192 fritters, 176 jam, 192 preserve, 176 Plantain. See Banana Plaster for boils, 279 mustard, 282 Ploughing, 9 Plum bread, 149 pudding, plain and rich, 224 Plums, preserving. See Apricots Polonies, 214 Pommes a la Russe, 245 Pontac sago, 183 and sago shape, 183 Pork, 177 sauce for. See Apple sauce . Port wine j felly, 286 Potato, Gerarde’s description of, 57 sweet, 105 Pot-pourri, 253 Potted ham, 193 Poultice, bran, 289 Poultry, care of, 34-S gravy for, 197 Preserve, citron, 127 gherkin, 252 green fig, 64, 231 green grenadilla, 1 76 ice-cream water-melon rind, 62 limes, to, 63 marrow, 222 pineapples, to, 1 76 vegetable-marrow, 222 Preserving, apricots, 40 grapes, 42 saffron pears, 42 — — secret of sirccessful, 41 strawberries, 41 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 195 Produce, sale of country, 1 10-17 Protea, creeping, 189 Pudding, almond, 95, 153 baked custard, 21 1 banana, 175 beefsteak, 209 blackberry, 248 bread, 169 bread-and-butter, or jam, 150 cheese, 165 Christmas, 209 cocoanut, 108 cold water, 246 date, 154 fairy cream, or orange, 182 fruit, 196 ginger, 246 Good Daughter’s Christmas, 209 hasty, 1 50 invalid’s, 285 orange, 182 plum (plain and rich), 224 roly-poly, 209 sago and pontac, 183 snow, 49 St. Lucia (without eggs), 198 Swiss roll, 180-1 thick milk, 194 Quail pie, 214 Quince and pear, stewed, 84 Quince jam, 84 sambal, 84 Quin’s sauce, 134 Rabbits, to kill, 277 Ragout, mock turtle, 194 Raisin bread, 246 making, 7 yeast, 34 Rations of farm hands, 9 Recipe Club, no Red cabbage pickle, 63 Restorative, 284 Ribbon cake, 243 Rice balls of cold chicken, 193 cream and apricots, 231 Rice, tomatoes, and truffles, 57 Risotto, 133-34 Rock cakes, 244 Roll. See Swiss roll Roly-poly. See Paste “Roman ’’fish, 163 Romano, fillets de, 215 Rose trees, 163 Roses, green, 46 Rout drops, 149 Saffron pears, 42 Sago, lemon, 182 and pontac shape, 183 Salad, banana, 153 cold fish, 142 date and orange, 156 Dutch herring, 196 fruit, 126 Indian corn, 58 snoek pekelaar, 142 Salang, 155 Sale of country produce, 1 10-17 Salmon, Cape, geelbek, 65 sauce for, 152 Salt with sour oranges, 1 61 Sambal, fish. See Zambal quince, 84 Sandwiches with Blackberry jelly Sanitary arrangements, 290 Sardine, savoury, 215 Sasaties, 238 Sauce, apple, 152 Sauce, banana, 153 celery, 15 1 cream, 44 currant, for venison, 153 for fillets de Romano, 215 for hashed beef, 152 for herrings or salmon, 152 for venison and wild fowl, 153 limes (lemetjes), 63 mayonnaise, 153, 198 ombersley, 152 Quin’s, for flat fish, 134 tomato, 59 white, for fish, 85 Sausage-meat stuffing, 1 70 Sausage-roll, 209 Savoury and aspic jelly, 249-51 cheese, 148 penguin egg, 196 See Sardine Scallop, fish, 205 Scalloped lobster, or kreeft, 47 Scones, 180 September, 189 Servants, 24 native, not for children, 32-3, 272 wages, 32, 272 Shaddock, 125 Shape, sago and pontac, 183 Sheep’s’ brains, 69 heart, 48 trotters, 144 brawn, 144 curried, 146 in batter, 145 stewed, 145 Sheep dipping, 5 Short crust, 208 Shortest day, 14 1 Silver, to clean, 291 Silver fish, 47 Smoorfish, 65 Snake-bites, 42-3 Snoek, fish, 105 pekelaar salad, 142 Snow apples, 253 pudding, 49 Soap, 23 Sore throat gargle, 283 Souffle, Milan, 132