Cassell's dictionary of cookery

an ounce of fat bacon into a stewpan -with two small onions, finely minced. Fry them gently for four minutes, then add half a pint of thick bro'w-n sauce, a little pepper and salt, a tablespoonful of chopped mushrooms, or failing these, a table-spoonful of ketchup, a tablespoonful of linely-minced parsley, and a lump of sugar. Boil the sauce for live minutes. It may be served either hot or cold. If the flavour be liked, the saucepan can be rubbed briskly with a clove of garlic before the other ingredients arc put in. Time, a quarter of an hour to prepare. Probable cost, Is. Sufficient for five or six persons. Paradise, Grains of, or Cardamom Seeds. — Cardamoms are the capsules of a species of plant of the natural order scitaminca;. The seeds form an aromatic pungent spice, weaker than pepper, and with a peculiar but pleasant taste. They are used in this country in confectionery, but not to a very great extent. In Asia, however, they are a favourite condiment ; and in the north of Germany they are employed in ahnost every household to flavour pastry. Several kinds of cardamoms occur in commerce, but none are equal to what are known as Malabar cardamoms, grown in the mountains of Malabar and Canara. Paradise Pudding. — Shred four ounces of beef suet very finely, and mix with it an equal weight of finely-grated bread-crumbs, half a salt-spoonful of salt, four table-spoonfuls of moist sugar, half a salt-spoonful of grated nutmeg, the grated rind and strained juice of a fresh lemon or a bitter orange, and six largo apples, chopped small. Mix the dry ingredients thoroughly, then add three well-whisked eggs and a table-spoonful of brandy. Put the mixture into a buttered mould, which it will quite fill, tie a floured cloth over it, plunge it into boiling water, and let it boU quickly until it is done enough. Serve the pudding on a hot dish, with a sauce made as follows, poured over it : — Put three table-spoonfuls of apple-jelly into an enamelled saucepan with two table-spoonfuls of brandy. Stir them gently until the jelly is dissolved, then pour in gradually a quarter of a pint of thick cream, and stir the sauce briskly until it is on the point of boiling. It is then ready for serving. If preferred, this pudding may be baked instead of boiled. Time to boil the pudding, three hours ; to bake, one hour and a half. Probable cost, Is. Sufficient for five or six persons. Paris Loaves.— Whisk the whites of three eggs to a solid froth, and stir into it a quarter of a pound of powdered and sifted loaf sugar. Take a pound of finger-biscuits, divide them in twos, spread a little jam between them, and press them together. Brush them over lightly with the sugar icing, then put what remains of it into a paper cornet, squeeze the top to make the contents ooze out of the hole at the end, and in this way ornament the loaves in any way that fancy dictates. Shake a little sugar over them, and dry in a cool oven until they are lightly browned. The appearance of the loaves will be improved if, just before they are served, a little bright-coloured jelly of different colours is laid between the ornamental lines. Time, a few minutes to dry the icing. Probable cost, 2s. per pound.