Family meals and catering

Suet Puddings } as much’ suet and sugar as: flour. Plain Cakes } to $ as much fat and sugar as flour with different flavourings. Rich Cakes + lb. or Ipt. INGREDIENTS From $ as much fat and sugar as flour to equal quantities of these ingredients with different flavourings. Baking Powder 1 teaspoonful to 1 Ib. of flour for rich mixtures. 2 teaspoonfuls to 1 Ib. of flour for medium mixtures. 3 teaspoonfuls to 1 Ib. of flour for plain mixtures. Soups (2) Meat: + lb. meat and bones or bones to 1 pt. of water and flavourings. * (4) Vegetable : 3 Ib. fresh vegetables to 1 pt. of water. 3 oz. peas, beans, and lentils to 1 pt. of water. [3] WEEK I ) MENUS (Dinner and High Tea or Supper) SUNDAY Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding Green Vegetable, Potatoes Rice Pudding ee neeneeereecersos ere eewcaererereoes Bread and Cheese and Cress eee MONDAY TUESDAY Cold Beef ‘ Shepherd’s Pie Winter Salad, Mashed Potatoes Parsnips or Carrots Steamed Date Pudding Treacle ‘Tart Cheese Savoury Split Pea or Lentil Soup Bread and Milk . Bread and Cheese WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Cornish Pie and Gravy Stewed Tripe and Onions Greens , Potatoes Baked Apples and Custard Steamed Plum Duff Soup (remains) Savoury Rice Cheese and Rusks Rusks. Bread and Milk vorree SATURDAY Minced Meat Roly. B S We ORI Ra cae ra - Savoury Pudding and Gravy | Ruske and Jam Parsnips Chocolate Custard Seacecesoeecsscoes A eueceneeresoreeee Fried Herrings Breadeanao ik Melted Cheese on Toast SHOPPING LIST Family: Man, woman, and three children, aged 6—8,-10—12; and 12—14 years. Beef... me ie els Sugar ... sede Ge: 1b. Small things from store: Vegetables, ete. Pennyworths. Minced Beef ... mlb HATE ss Bis Thhlb. : Bacon... ye 1 lb. Potatoes Bah ae tek Vinegar . Watercress SES sear: Corned Beef ... % |b. Lentils 3 Ib. Pepper, salt, mustard Apples ... 4 Cheese pe 24 |b. Tea 4 |b. Baki fase) ae Savoy 2 Milk i errs Apt: Oatmeal % Ib. ne PY areas game a Kippers 1} |b. Rice + |b. Custard powder ndeaee Wie ¥ Butter... a 4 Ib. ‘Treacle Eee . 7bye Nits! anemes Onions ... 4 aaa pes ees Z * pees Udy oaks 3 . tS. . 6 P Beetroot 2 ATG. ye es Ib. alsins + |b. ocoa, I oz. Margarine... 3 lb. Dates ... in + Ib. ee nigel ait ; Flour ..04.) oe eae: ripe oy hh.s ee b ie Parsnips 2 Bread: 3.505 es) ae Herrings ; 4 Cocoanut (dried) Carrots ... ai5 [4]. WEEK I Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday jie: wap =. ~ wR - Wash (or wipe) meat. . Bake in a tin in a . Baste duting cooking. . When cooked, put the meat on to a hot dish. RECIPES FOR WEEK I SUNDAY ROAST BEEF 5 lb. ribs of beef (imported) If frozen, leave until quite thawed before cooking. good oven for 14 hours (4 hour per lb. and } hour over should be allowed for beef). , Pour off the dripping carefully, leaving 1 tablespoon‘ul in the tin. Mix in 1 tablespoonful of flour, and ¢ pt. potato water. Boil well. Add pepper and salt and serve. YORKSHIRE PUDDING 4 oz. flour I egg 4 pt. water (slightly less) £ pt. milk Salt Dripping from the joint 1. Put flour and salt into basin. - Make a well in the flour and drop in the egg and a little liquid. . With a wooden spoon stir the flour gradually into the liquid adding more liquid as required ; when half the liquid has been used beat mixture for 5 to 10 minutes until full of air bubbles. ; Stand aside for as long as possible (4 hour at least), then add remaining liquid. . Take a tablespoonful of dripping from the joint and put into a tin. Make hot and pour in the batter. . Bake in a hot oven unti) thoroughly brown, about } hour. Green Vegetable—2 /b. in season 1. Green vegetables such as savoy, cabbage, sprouts, etc., should stand in salted water for 4 hour and then be washed carefully. Fw Ww