Dinner. — Boiled Hake. — Boil the hake according to the directions given for cod’s head and shoulders (December 6th). It will need to boil about eight minutes to the pound. Shrimp Sauce (January 30th) ; Broiled Steak (January 22nd) ; Oyster Sauce (October 16th) ; Potatoes (May 12th); Semolina Mould (July 23rd) ; Cheese (June 8th). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Turn and rub the tongue in the pickle. 2. Preserve any hake that may be left. 3. Wash a cupful of prunes, and put them to soak in cold water all night. 4. If any little pieces of broiled steak are left pot them for break¬ fast to-morrow (Potted Beef, January 23rd). 574 A YEAR’S COOKERY. October 30th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Broiled Sheep’s Kidneys (a Fish Pie. Fried Plaice. la Maitre d’ Hotel). Stewed Prunes. Dutch Sauce. Potted Beef. Oyster Patties. Hot Buttered Toast. Curried Fowl. Dry Toast. Boiled Rice. Mustard and Cress. Apple Gateau. Biscuits and Milk. Cheese. Marketing. For the Day.— A Thick Plaice (April 21st) ; a plump Fowl, or two Fowls if required ; one dozen large fresh Oysters, for Oyster Patties ; Apples ; Pota¬ toes ; a Bath Chap ; German Yeast. Fowls and'Ducks are cheap now. For To-morrow.— Order a well-hung Leg of Mutton (January 8th), and a fine Ox-Tail to be sent first thing in the morning. Breakfast. — Broiled Sheep’s Kidneys (January 29th) ; Maitre d’Hotel Butter (April 15th) ; Potted Beef (January 23rd) ; Biscuits and Milk (June 14tli). Luncheon. — Fish Pie, made of the cold Hake ; see Cod Pie (January 2nd) ; Stewed Prunes (February 27th). Dinner. — Fried Plaice (April 21st); Dutch Sauce (May 14th). Curried Fold. — Follow the recipe for Curried Babbit (July 16th), substituting a fowl for the rabbit ; Boiled Bice (July 21st) ; Apple Gateau (September 24tli) ; Cheese (June 8th). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Soak and boil the bath chap (Note 1, August 25th). 2. Partially prepare the rice and barley porridge (Note 6, June 15th). 3. Put a cupful of green lentils to soak all night in cold water. 4. Pastry is to be made to day. Baked Custard Tart (January 19th) ; Apple and Quince Pies (August 7th and October 13th). Oyster Fatties. — Make a little good Puff Paste (April 24th). If it is not convenient to make the paste, a dozen small vol au vent cases may be bought of the confectioner. These will need to be made hot in the oven a few minutes before they are to be served, then filled with the prepared oysters, which should also be hot. If puff paste is made at home, roll it out till it is the third of an inch thick. Take two round cutters, one two inches and a half across, the other an inch and a half across. Dip them into flour ; stamp six rounds of the larger size, and press the smaller cutter into the centre of each one of these to the depth of the sixth of an inch. Boll out the trimmings of pastry, and stamp six of the smaller rounds ; bake them separately. When the cases are baked, scoop out the centre piece from the large rounds. Fill the vacant place with A YEAR'S COOKERY . 375 ✪ Oyster Patties

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Dinner. — Boiled Hake. — Boil the hake according to the directions given for cod’s head and shoulders (December 6th). It will need to boil about eight minutes to the pound. Shrimp Sauce (January 30th) ; Broiled Steak (January 22nd) ; Oyster Sauce (October 16th) ; Potatoes (May 12th); Semolina Mould (July 23rd) ; Cheese (June 8th). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Turn and rub the tongue in the pickle. 2. Preserve any hake that may be left. 3. Wash a cupful of prunes, and put them to soak in cold water all night. 4. If any little pieces of broiled steak are left pot them for break¬ fast to-morrow (Potted Beef, January 23rd). October 30th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Broiled Sheep’s Kidneys (a Fish Pie. Fried Plaice. la Maitre d’ Hotel). Stewed Prunes. Dutch Sauce. Potted Beef. Oyster Patties. Hot Buttered Toast. Curried Fowl. Dry Toast. Boiled Rice. Mustard and Cress. Apple Gateau. Biscuits and Milk. Cheese. Marketing. For the Day.— A Thick Plaice (April 21st) ; a plump Fowl, or two Fowls if required ; one dozen large fresh Oysters, for Oyster Patties ; Apples ; Pota¬ toes ; a Bath Chap ; German Yeast. Fowls and'Ducks are cheap now. For To-morrow.— Order a well-hung Leg of Mutton (January 8th), and a fine Ox-Tail to be sent first thing in the morning. Breakfast. — Broiled Sheep’s Kidneys (January 29th) ; Maitre d’Hotel Butter (April 15th) ; Potted Beef (January 23rd) ; Biscuits and Milk (June 14tli). Luncheon. — Fish Pie, made of the cold Hake ; see Cod Pie (January 2nd) ; Stewed Prunes (February 27th). Dinner. — Fried Plaice (April 21st); Dutch Sauce (May 14th). Curried Fold. — Follow the recipe for Curried Babbit (July 16th), substituting a fowl for the rabbit ; Boiled Bice (July 21st) ; Apple Gateau (September 24tli) ; Cheese (June 8th). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Soak and boil the bath chap (Note 1, August 25th). 2. Partially prepare the rice and barley porridge (Note 6, June 15th). 3. Put a cupful of green lentils to soak all night in cold water. 4. Pastry is to be made to day. Baked Custard Tart (January 19th) ; Apple and Quince Pies (August 7th and October 13th). Oyster Patties. — Make a little good Puff Paste (April 24th). If it is not convenient to make the paste, a dozen small vol au vent cases may be bought of the confectioner. These will need to be made hot in the oven a few minutes before they are to be served, then filled with the prepared oysters, which should also be hot. If puff paste is made at home, roll it out till it is the third of an inch thick. Take two round cutters, one two inches and a half across, the other an inch and a half across. Dip them into flour ; stamp six rounds of the larger size, and press the smaller cutter into the centre of each one of these to the depth of the sixth of an inch. Boll out the trimmings of pastry, and stamp six of the smaller rounds ; bake them separately. When the cases are baked, scoop out the centre piece from the large rounds. Fill the vacant place with

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