Dinner. — Stewed Eels (January 24tli). Rabbit Pie. — Cut the
rabbit into small neat pieces, keep out the breast bone and bone
the legs. Cut the veal also into thin pieces two inches square, and
divide the bacon into strips. Scald and scrape the bacon-rincl, and
put it into a saucepan with the bones and breast of the rabbit.
Cover with cold water, and add salt, pepper, an onion, and half a
blade of mace. Simmer gently for gravy. Put the veal, rabbit, and
slices of bacon in layers into a pie-dish, and season ’each layer with
pepper, salt, grated nutmeg, and grated lemon-rind. The dish must
not be over full, or the rabbit will be dry. Half a small lemon
grated and an eighth part of a nutmeg grated will be sufficient for
this quantity. Pour in half a pint of the stock, then line the edges
with pastry, and cover with pastry✪ Rabbit Pie according to the directions given
for making beef-steak pie (March 26th). Bake in a well-heated oven
for an hour and a half or two hours. As soon as the pastry has
risen and is set, lay a sheet of paper over it, to prevent its
acquiring too much colour. Rough puff paste (May 29th) would be
excellent for this pie, or, if preferred, short crust (June 19th) might
be made instead. In winter, when veal is expensive, twTo young
rabbits might be used instead of one rabbit and the veal cutlet.
Strain the gravy, and before serving the pie pour this in by
means of a funnel placed in the hole of the crust. Rabbit pie is
very good eaten cold. Potatoes (May 6th) ; Cabbage (June 4th)';
Macaroni Pudding (March 27th) ; Cheese (June 8th).
Things that must not be Forgotten.
1. Soak the Bath chap and boil it for breakfast to-morrow (Note 1,
August 25 th).
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2. Pastry is to be made to-day (April 17th) : Two apple pies
(August 7 tli) and rabbit pie ; also light buns, quickly made (August
14th) ; scones, if there is any sour milk (August 26th), or teacakes
(August 26tli), and soda cake (August 14th).
3. Make plum porridge for breakfast to-morrow (August 31st).
4. Pluck the chicken and hang it in a cool place. Dry the feathers
(Note 1, February 28tli).
September 1 2th.
Breakfast.
Eggs on the Dish.
Bath Chap.
Teacakes.
Dry Toast.
Brown and White Bread
and Butter.
Plum Porridge.
Luncheon.
Babbit Gateau.
Suet Dumpling, with Jam.
Dinner.
Croute au Pot.
Stewed Chicken, with
Tomatoes and Mush-
rooms.
Potato Snow.
Cabbage.
Apple Pie.
Cheese.
Marketing.
For the Day.— Half a pound of Suet; three or four Tomatoes ; half a pound of
Mushrooms ; Potatoes ; Cabbage ; Parsley.
For To-morrow.— A tin of Potted Pheasant ; a pair of thick Soles (January 3rd) ;
Fore-Quarter of Lamb (April lltli) ; Mint ; Vegetable Marrow ; Potatoes ;
Apples, for a compote ; materials for a Salad (March 13th) ; Tomatoes for
breakfast on Monday.
Breakfast. — Eggs on the Dish (December 7tli) ; Bath Chap
(August 25th); Teacakes (February 14th); Plum Porridge (AugustSlst).
Luncheon. — Babbit Gateau, made of the remnants of the rabbit
pie (July 9th). If there is enough of it, the pie will be excellent
served cold. Suet Dumpling, with Jam (May 13th). ✪ Compote of Apples
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Dinner. — Stewed Eels (January 24th). Rabbit Pie. — Cut the rabbit into small neat pieces, keep out the breast bone and bone the legs. Cut the veal also into thin pieces two inches square, and divide the bacon into strips. Scald and scrape the bacon-rind, and put it into a saucepan with the bones and breast of the rabbit. Cover with cold water, and add salt, pepper, an onion, and half a blade of mace. Simmer gently for gravy. Put the veal, rabbit, and slices of bacon in layers into a pie-dish, and season ’each layer with pepper, salt, grated nutmeg, and grated lemon-rind. The dish must not be over full, or the rabbit will be dry. Half a small lemon grated and an eighth part of a nutmeg grated will be sufficient for this quantity. Pour in half a pint of the stock, then line the edges with pastry, and cover with pastry according to the directions given for making beef-steak pie (March 26th). Bake in a well-heated oven for an hour and a half or two hours. As soon as the pastry has risen and is set, lay a sheet of paper over it, to prevent its acquiring too much colour. Rough puff paste (May 29th) would be excellent for this pie, or, if preferred, short crust (June 19th) might be made instead. In winter, when veal is expensive, two young rabbits might be used instead of one rabbit and the veal cutlet. Strain the gravy, and before serving the pie pour this in by means of a funnel placed in the hole of the crust. Rabbit pie is very good eaten cold. Potatoes (May 6th) ; Cabbage (June 4th); Macaroni Pudding (March 27th) ; Cheese (June 8th).
Things that must not be Forgotten.
1. Soak the Bath chap and boil it for breakfast to-morrow (Note 1, August 25th).
2. Pastry is to be made to-day (April 17th) : Two apple pies (August 7th) and rabbit pie ; also light buns, quickly made (August 14th); scones, if there is any sour milk (August 26th), or teacakes (August 26th), and soda cake (August 14th).
3. Make plum porridge for breakfast to-morrow (August 31st).
4. Pluck the chicken and hang it in a cool place. Dry the feathers (Note 1, February 28th).
September 1 2th.
Breakfast.
Eggs on the Dish.
Bath Chap.
Teacakes.
Dry Toast.
Brown and White Bread and Butter.
Plum Porridge.
Luncheon.
Rabbit Gateau.
Suet Dumpling, with Jam.
Dinner.
Croute au Pot.
Stewed Chicken, with Tomatoes and Mushrooms.
Potato Snow.
Cabbage.
Apple Pie.
Cheese.
Marketing.
For the Day.— Half a pound of Suet; three or four Tomatoes ; half a pound of Mushrooms ; Potatoes ; Cabbage ; Parsley.
For To-morrow.— A tin of Potted Pheasant ; a pair of thick Soles (January 3rd) ; Fore-Quarter of Lamb (April 11th) ; Mint ; Vegetable Marrow ; Potatoes ; Apples, for a compote ; materials for a Salad (March 13th) ; Tomatoes for breakfast on Monday.
Breakfast. — Eggs on the Dish (December 7tli) ; Bath Chap (August 25th); Teacakes (February 14th); Plum Porridge (August 31st).
Luncheon. — Rabbit Gateau, made of the remnants of the rabbit pie (July 9th). If there is enough of it, the pie will be excellent served cold. Suet Dumpling, with Jam (May 13th).
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