A year's cookery

Dinner. — Boiled Turbot (June 7th); Shrimp Sauce (January 30th) ; Lobster Sauce (June 7th) ; Fowl, Stuffed and Boasted (June 30th) ; Brown Gravy (October 18th) ; Bread Sauce (October 18th) ; Potatoes (April 12th). French or Kidney Beaus. — Cut off the stalks and draw away the fibre that runs down both sides ; cut the beans into thin strips lengthwise, and throw them into cold water till they are to be cooked. Have ready plenty of fast-boiling water slightly salted. Drain the beans, throw them into the boiling water, and boil them rather quickly, with the lid off the pan, till they are tender. If young they will be done enough in a quarter of an hour; if large and old they will want half an hour or more. Drain them in a colander, and serve in a hot tureen. It is a very great improvement to saut6 the beans before serving them, that is, to melt a slice of butter in a saucepan and shake the beans in it over the fire till they are coated with the butter. A pinch of salt and a tea-spoonful of white sugar should be sprinkled over them whilst they are in the pan. Beans thus prepared are served in France as a separate course. When fresh beans are not to be had, tinned beans may be used, and will be found excellent. Normandy Pippins. — Put the pippins, with the water in which they were soaked, into a pie-dish, and with them the thin rind of a large lemon and two ounces of loaf sugar. Place them in a gentle oven, and bake for about an hour and a half ; then add another two ounces of sugar, and bake again, still very gently, till the apples are tender. Strain the syrup, put with it the juice of the lemon, a few drops of cochineal, and a glass of port. Place the apples on a glass dish, pour the syrup (when cool) over them, and serve cold. Devonshire cream is a great improvement to this dish, and if a spoonful be put on each apple its appearance will be improved. If Devonshire cream is not to be had, two or three blanched almonds may be stuck into the apples, and thick cream may be served as an accompaniment. If the pippins are quickly baked they will burst in cooking, and they ‘296 ought to be kept whole. Dried pears may be prepared in the same way, and one or two cloves may be stewed in the syrup with them. Cheese (June 8th). Tea. — Scones (May 23rd) ; Seed Cake (August 14th). Supper. —Chicken Salad (August 30th); Plum Pie (August 7th). Things that must not bo Forgotten. 1. If any mayonnaise is left, put it into a bottle, cork it closely, and it will keep for some time. 2. If any beetroot is left, cut it into slices, cover it with vinegar, and it can be used the next time salad is wanted. 3. Pick the flesh from the turbot as soon as it leaves the table, and boil a little rice to make kedgeree for breakfast to-morrow (January loth). August I7ths Luncheon. Dinner. Breakfast. Kedgeree. Potted Grouse. Hot Buttered Toast. Dry Toast. Brown and White Bread! and Butter. Marmalade. Milk Porridge. Eggs, Stewed with Cheese. Cake Pudding. Croflte an Pot. Leg of Lamb. Mint Sauce. Potatoes. Green Peas, if they are to he had. Macaroni Pudding. Cheese. Marketing. For tlie Day.— A plump Leg of Lamb ; Mint ; Potatoes ; Green Peas. For To-morrow.— Half a pound of Mushrooms ; Small Salad, for breakfast ; three pennyworth of Cream ; a spoonful of Lobster Spawn.