A year's cookery

Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Preserve the liquor in which the leg of mutton is boiled. 2. Fillet the anchovies, and prepare the small salad for breakfast to-morrow (January 18th). 3. Put a cupful of hominy to soak in cold water all night (February 10th). _ September 3rd. Breakfast. Potted Grouse. Anchovies and Hard-boiled Eggs. Hot Buttered Toast. Luncheon. Dry Toast. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Boiled Hominy. Stewed Ox Kidney. Plain Suet Pudding. Dinner. Herrings, with Mustard Sauce. Curried Mutton. Boiled Rice. Vegetable Marrow. Brown Bread Pudding. Cheese. Marketing. For the Day.— A fresh Ox Kidney ; half a pound of Suet ; six or eight fresh Herrings (August 25th) ; a Vegetable Marrow. These vegetables may be kept far into the winter by simply hanging them in a dry place. For To-morrow.— A two-pound tin of Spiced Beef ; order Rolls to be sent in the morning from the baker’s. If requested to do so, the baker will send hot rolls early in the morning for breakfast. Breakfast. — Potted Grouse (January 7th) ; Anchovies and Hardboiled Eggs (January 18th) ; Boiled Hominy (February 11th). Luncheon. — Stewed Ox Kidney (April 2nd) ; Plain Suet Pudding (May 13th). Dinner. — Herrings, with Mustard Sauce (September 15th) ; Curried Mutton (May 26th) ; Boiled Rice (July 21st). Vegetable Marrow, Boiled. — Pare the rind off thinly. If the marrow is large, cut it in halves or quarters, and scoop out the seeds before boiling ; if it is small, this may be done after boiling. Put the vegetable into plenty of boiling water slightly salted ; bring it to the boiling point, skim the water, then put on the lid and boil till the marrow is tender. A small marrow will take from fifteen to twenty minutes, a large marrow from half to three-quarters of an hour. Have ready a slice of toast, dip it into the boiling water, and put it on a dish. Take up the marrow with a slice, drain it, put it on the toast, and serve. Send melted butter (July 17th) to table as an accompaniment. Brown Bread Pudding (July 20th) ; Cheese (June 8th). _ _ Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Preserve any hominy that may be left ; it can be fried for breakfast to-morrow. 2. Be sure to boil the mutton liquor. September 4th. Breakfast. Savoury Omelette. Spiced Beef. Hot Rolls. Dry Toast. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Fried Hominy. Luncheon. Lamb’s Fry. Jam and Bread, with Milk. Dinner. Haddock, Stuffed and Baked. Roast Lamb. Tomato Sauce. Potatoes. Viennoise Pudding. Cheese. Marketing. For the Day.— A Lamb’s Fry ; a good-sized Haddock. Haddock is an excellent fish, its flesh being firm, delicate, and rich. It is at its best from August to December. The larger fish are to be preferred. The haddock has on it two black spots, one on each side, which are said to be the marks left by St. Peter's fingers when he took the tribute-money out of its mouth. Its freshness is determined by the rules which hold good with other fish (January 3rd). A quarter of a pound of Suet ; a Leg of Lamb (April 11th); half a dozen ripe Tomatoes ; a pennyworth of Yeast. For To-morrow.— Small Soles (“ slips”) for breakfast (January 3rd). Breakfast. — Savoury Omelette. — This is a _ very good breakfast dish, and easily made whenever the process is understood. It is