A year's cookery

For tiie Day.— Half a pound of Naples Macaroni; Potatoes ; Greens ; a pepennyworth of Parsley ; three ounces of Vermicelli. For To-morrow. — A moderate-sized but thick Turbot. Moderate-sized fish areab the best. The under-side should be of a yellowish-white colour. Turbot will keep for a day if lightly salted. If Lobster Sauce is wanted, a small hen Lobster or a little Spawn. Fishmongers generally keep the spawn on hand i corked down, and, if asked to do so, will send a little with the fish. A young Goose. Michaelmas is genei'ally considered the time for geese, but young, or green geese are excellent also at this time of the year, and they are less expensive than at Michaelmas. Potatoes ; Lentils ; a tin of Preserved Pineapple; two pennyworth of Watercress, half for breakfast; a Dried Haddock ; two Lettuces ; a half-penny worth of Beetroot, and the same of small Salad; a small sugar-cured Ham (September 17th). Breakfast. — Pilchards (January 23rd). German Sausage. — To serve the German sausage, cut it into thin slices, arrange them neatly on a dish, and garnish with parsley. 21a on a dish, and garnish with parsley. Teacakes (February 14th) ; Porridge (January 25th). Luncheon. — Macaroni Cheese (March 20th); Jam and Bread Pudding, Economical (February 23rd). Dinner. — Vermicelli Soup (March 22nd) ; Stewed Ox-tails (May 8th) ; New Potatoes (April 12th). Greens. — Follow in all respects the directions given for boiling cabbage (June 4th). Cottage Plum Pudding. — Chop very finely six ounces of beef suet, free from skin and sinew. Put it into a bowl, and mix with it a pinch of salt, a quarter of a pound of currants, picked and dried, a quarter of a pound of chopped raisins, two tea-spoonfuls of baking-powder, six ounces of flour, two ounces of stale bread that has been rubbed through a wire sieve, a quarter of a nutmeg grated, and three ounces of moist sugar. Mix the ingredients thoroughly, then make them into a stiff paste with two well-beaten eggs and a little milk. Wring a cloth out of boiling water, flour it well, turn the pudding into it, tie it securely, and leave room for swelling; plunge it into boiling water, and keep boiling for four hours. Half these quantities will be sufficient for a small family. Cheese (June 8th). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Make the mayonnaise sauce for to-morrow, if there is none in the house (August 30th); bottle it, and cork it closely. 2. Glaze the beef (March 21st). 3. Soak a cupful of green lentils in water all night. Sunday, June 7th. Breakfast. Dinner. Tea. Supper. Pilchards. Fried Ham. Fried Eggs. Teacakes. Dry Toast. Watercress. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Porridge. Boiled Turbot. Lobster Sauce or Dutch Sauce. Green Goose. Gooseberry Sauce. New Potatoes. Green Lentils. Tinned Pineapple. Cheese. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Apple Jelly. Plain Cake. Pressed Beef. Salad. Red Currant Tart. Cheese. Breakfast. — Pilchards (January 23rd) ; Fried Ham ; for this, take a slice, a third of an inch thick, from the middle of the ham bought yesterday (March 5th) ; Fried Eggs (March 5th) ; Teacakes (February 14th) ; Porridge (January 25th).