Easy dishes for small incomes, or, The housewife's guide to practical cookery

1. Mix the fine oatmeal smoothly with the water and pour into a saucepan. 2. Add the milk, salt and a little nutmeg. 3. Continue stirring until it boils. Simmer gently for ten minutes. 4. Serve immediately in a hot basin. EGG JELLY Ingredients : Three Eggs Three Lemons Three quarters of a pound of Castor Sugar Three quarters of a pint of boiling Water One pint of New Milk Twenty sheets of Leaf Gelatine 1. Cut up the gelatine, place in a large bowl, pour the boiling water over, add the sugar and stir until both dissolve. 2. Add the grated rind of half a lemon and beat the eggs well. 3. Pour the milk into the eggs, stir and add the dissolved gelatine and sugar ; stir well. 4. Strain the lemon juice and pour gradually into the jelly, stirring all the time. 5. Pour into a mould and serve when set. INVALID EGG PUDDING Ingredients : One Egg One teaspoonful of Flour One tablespoonful of Milk A pinch of Salt. 1. Mix the flour and milk together and add the salt. 2. Stir in the egg well beaten. 3. Strain into a buttered cup. 4. Stand in boiling water and simmer for twenty minutes. 5. Serve with castor sugar. LINSEED TEA Ingredients : Two ounces of Linseed One ounce of Sugar Candy Strips of Lemon Peel One and a half pints of Water. 1. Put all the ingredients into an enamelled saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer from one to two hours. 2. Strain, and add the juice of half a lemon. 3. Serve hot or cold. N.B. — If liked, an ounce of liquorice root may be added to the above ingredients, in which case, omit the rind and juice of the lemon. SEMOLINA PUDDING Ingredients : One and a half pints of Milk Three tablespoonfuls of Semolina Two Eggs One and a half tablespoonfuls of Moist Sugar Nutmeg. 1. Boil the milk in an enamelled pan. 2. Stir in the semolina with a wooden spoon. 3. Bring to a boil and cook until the semolina thickens. 4. Allow it to cool a little, stir in the well-beaten eggs and add the sugar. 5. Pour into a buttered pie-dish. 6. Grate a little nutmeg on the top. 7. Bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. STEAMED FISH FOR AN INVALID Ingredients : One small plaice filleted. 1. Wash and dry the fillets. 2. Roll the fillets and place them on a greased saucer. Cover with another saucer or plate. 3. Place in a steamer and steam from fifteen to twenty minutes. 4. Serve very hot on a small dish, cover with a little white sauce and decorate with parsley and a thin slice of lemon. SUNDRIES p BAKING POWDER Ingredients : Half a pound of Ground Rice Quarter of a pound of Carbonate of Soda Three ounces of Tartaric Acid. 1. The ingredients and the bottles in which the powder is to be stored must be perfectly dry. 2. Put the rice, soda and tartaric acid on a sieve, and rub through on to a dry board or plate, and then pass the powder through a second time. 3. Store in bottles and keep in a dry place. BROWNING FOR GRAVIES Ingredients : Two ounces of Sugar One breakfastcupful of Water 1. Put the sugar into a small iron saucepan and place on the fire. 2. Stir frequently with an iron spoon. 3. Add the water gradually. 4. When all the sugar is dissolved store in bottles. BUTTER SCOTCH Ingredients ; One pound of Sugar Half a pound of Butter Juice of a Lemon Cupful of Water. 1. Put the water and lemon juice into a saucepan and add