many potatoes as will be required for the quantity of meat ; half-a-
dozen large ones would be sufficient for one pound of beef. Mash
them smoothly, and beat them up with a little salt, a slice of melted
butter, and the yolk of an egg. If any cold potatoes were left yester¬
day they may be used instead of boiling fresh ones. Cut the meat
into thin slices, free from fat, skin, and gristle, or, if preferred, mince
it finely. Season it with salt and pepper. Butter a shallow pie-dish,
put the meat into it, and moisten it with any gravy that may be left
and a table-spoonful of Worcester sauce✪ Shepherd's Pie ; cover with another layer
of potato, rough the top with a fork, and bake the pie in a moderate
oven for about three-quarters of an hour. It ought to be hot through
and brown on the top. If there be no gravy to moisten the meat,
use stock instead. Apple Pie made on Jan. 9th.
Dinner. — Make the stock for the oyster soup by stewing the
bones and skin of the skate and of the cod in the liquor in which the
brill was boiled. Oyster Soup (October 1st) ; Broiled Steak (January
22nd) ; Potatoes (May 12tli) ; Brussels Sprouts (Cabbage, June 4th) ;
Town Pudding (December 3rd) ; Cheese (June 8th).
Things that must not be Forgotten.
1. Bub the pig’s cheek and head in the brine, and turn these over.
2. Prepare the fish cakes for breakfast to-morrow of the remains
of the cod and skate. ( See January 13th.)
3. Wash a few sprigs of parsley, and lay them on a cloth to dry, so
that they may be ready for frying with the fish cakes in the morning.
January 13th.
Breakfast.
Fisli Cakes or Sardines.
Remains of Potted Hare.
Hot Rolls.
Dry Toast.
Brown and White Bread
and Butter.
Marmalade.
Porridge.
Luncheon.
Beef Hash (Economical).
Brown Betty.
(If there be any remains of
the Town Pudding they
can be used instead of
this.)
Dinner.
Potato Pur6e.
Roast Pheasants.
Bread Sauce and Brown
Gravy.
Potato Mould.
Chestnuts and Brussels’
Sprouts.
Stewed forced Rhubarb and
Custard.
Cheese.
Marketing.
For the Bay.— Six or eight pounds of the silverside of Beef, fresh— the middle
cut is the best ; Potatoes, Apples, Brussels Sprouts, and Chestnuts— one pint
of Chestnuts to two pounds of Sprouts.
For To-morrow.— A fine Neck of Mutton with as little fat as may be.
Breakfast. — Fish Cakes. — If any cold potatoes were left from
dinner the day before, they can be used instead of boiling fresh ones.
If there are none, fresh potatoes must be boiled for the purpose, the
number to be regulated by the quantity of fish. There should be
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many potatoes as will be required for the quantity of meat ; half-adozen large ones would be sufficient for one pound of beef. Mash them smoothly, and beat them up with a little salt, a slice of melted butter, and the yolk of an egg. If any cold potatoes were left yester¬ day they may be used instead of boiling fresh ones. Cut the meat into thin slices, free from fat, skin, and gristle, or, if preferred, mince it finely. Season it with salt and pepper. Butter a shallow pie-dish, put the meat into it, and moisten it with any gravy that may be left and a table-spoonful of Worcester sauce ; cover with another layer of potato, rough the top with a fork, and bake the pie in a moderate oven for about three-quarters of an hour. It ought to be hot through and brown on the top. If there be no gravy to moisten the meat, use stock instead. Apple Pie made on Jan. 9th.
Dinner. — Make the stock for the oyster soup by stewing the bones and skin of the skate and of the cod in the liquor in which the brill was boiled. Oyster Soup (October 1st) ; Broiled Steak (January 22nd) ; Potatoes (May 12tli) ; Brussels Sprouts (Cabbage, June 4th) ; Town Pudding (December 3rd) ; Cheese (June 8th).
Things that must not be Forgotten.
1. Bub the pig’s cheek and head in the brine, and turn these over.
2. Prepare the fish cakes for breakfast to-morrow of the remains of the cod and skate. ( See January 13th.)
3. Wash a few sprigs of parsley, and lay them on a cloth to dry, so that they may be ready for frying with the fish cakes in the morning.
January 13th.
Breakfast.
Fisli Cakes or Sardines. Remains of Potted Hare. Hot Rolls.
Dry Toast.
Brown and White Bread and Butter.
Marmalade.
Porridge.
Luncheon.
Beef Hash (Economical).
Brown Betty.
(If there be any remains of the Town Pudding they can be used instead of this.)
Dinner.
Potato Pur6e.
Roast Pheasants.
Bread Sauce and Brown Gravy.
Potato Mould.
Chestnuts and Brussels Sprouts.
Stewed forced Rhubarb and Custard.
Cheese.
Marketing.
For the Bay.— Six or eight pounds of the silverside of Beef, fresh— the middle cut is the best ; Potatoes, Apples, Brussels Sprouts, and Chestnuts— one pint of Chestnuts to two pounds of Sprouts.
For To-morrow.— A fine Neck of Mutton with as little fat as may be.
Breakfast. — Fish Cakes. — If any cold potatoes were left from dinner the day before, they can be used instead of boiling fresh ones. If there are none, fresh potatoes must be boiled for the purpose, the number to be regulated by the quantity of fish. There should be
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