A year's cookery

2. It was recommended on the 13th of March that a small Canadian ham should be procured. If this were done, and if it has been used since, it is probable that now it will be nearly finished. Instead of keeping it longer and allowing it to deteriorate in quality, it will be best to make Potted Ham of what is left. Cut off all the meat and weigh it, and for every pound of lean take a quarter of a pound of fat. Mince it finely, or, if practicable, pass it through a sausage machine, and put half a salt-spoonful of cayenne, a quarter of a nutmeg grated, and a pinch of pounded mace with each pound and a half of meat. Mix the ingredients thoroughly, press the mince into a dish, and lay a greased paper on the top. Bake it for about twenty-five minutes, put it into small potting jars, in which it can be served, press it down very closely, and cover the top with a layer of melted lard. Store in a cool place. The ham will keep good for months. The ham bone will be a very valuable addition to the stock - pot. 3. Make custard blancmange for dinner to-morrow. If this is inconvenient, the blancmange can be made first thing in the morning. It will set at this time of the year if it is poured into very small moulds (August 4th). 4. Make a pickle with a quart of vinegar, a quart of cold water, and thirty peppercorns. Tarragon vinegar is to be preferred, or a portion of tarragon vinegar mixed with plain vinegar may be used. Rub the pickling pan quickly across with garlic, rub the pork with powdered sage, and lay the meat in the pickle. Add three fresh sage leaves, and leave it for three days, turning and rubbing it every day. The kidney may be taken out and stewed for breakfast to¬ morrow. April 16th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Baked Slips. Devilled Eggs. Skate au Beurre Noir. Stewed Kidney. Boiled Rice. Cold Beef. Muffins. Salad. Dry Toast. Potato Mould Brown and White Bread Custard Blancmange, with and Butter. Lemon Syrup. Marmalade. Corn Flour Milk. Cheese. Marketing. For the Day.— Two pounds of Skate (January 10th) ; two heads of Lettuce ; twopenny-worth of small Salad ; a half -pennyworth of boiled Beetroot ; one pennyworth of Watercress ; Potatoes. For To-morrow.— A Cow-heel for luncheon ; Gorgona Anchovies will be wanted for breakfast ; Rolls (September 4th). Breakfast. — Baked Slips (January 7th). Mutton or Pork Kidneys Stewed. — Skin the kidneys, and without cutting them take out the fat, then cut them, the round way, into slices the thickness of a penny piece. Mix in a plate two tea-spoonfuls of chopped parsley, half a tea-spoonful of powdered thyme, and a little salt, pepper, and cayenne. Sprinkle this mixture over the sliced kidneys. Melt two ounces of butter in a pan, put in the kidneys, and let them brown quickly on both sides. Dredge a table-spoonful of flour over them, and hold them over the fire for a minute or two, shaking them well to keep them from burning. Pour on a quarter of a pint of stock, and add the juice of half a lemon and a table-spoonful of mushroom ketchup. Bring the liquor to the point of boiling, arrange the slices of kidney on a dish, let the gravy boil for one minute, then pour it over them. If liked, toasted sippets may be put round the dish. Muffins (January 30th) ; Corn Flour Milk (June 19tli).