jilainly, or even clieaply, but using up all the material we have. There is no want of economy in tlie strictest sense of the word in giving broken victuals to the poor, provided we know they eat them. Want of economy is exemplified in giviiig a half, picked sirloin of beef-bone to the dog, in throwing the end in the pig-tub, or in leaving the ends of mutton chops and the bones half picked on the plate. Again, a fruitful source of waste, which is in reality a synonymous term for want of economy, is allowing, thi-ough carelessness, ignorance, or want of fore- thought, food of any description to get bad. For instance, forgetting in hot weather to warm up soup when it has been left, but is not required for the next day's consumption; or in leaving in sultry weather a joint of meat all night in a hot place, instead of preserving it by placing it in a cool larder or ice-chest. Again, milk can often be preserved from turning sour for one night by the simple plan of boiling it, and j^ouring it into a clean jug. These and a hundred other •simple methods by which food can be preserved, and thereby added to the wealth of the country, are principles of education that ought to form part of all elementaiy lessons now taught in schools. There is perhaps nothing that would so effect the future prosperity and greatness of our country than universally inculcating in the minds of the young throughout the length and breadth of the land the importance of economy of the necessaries of life. Our present teachers of the young have high responsibilities. It is not so much that a great multitude follow them as that a great multitude are driven unto them. Whatever differences may arise as to creed or no creed, surely all will unite in agreeing with the great Teacher that it is our duty to gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. A. G. Paynk * ^•. r 7m <f S*_A*% wm^J^^^ x-iS^. ^-t-t,^^ -*J^l^'^ 1 • •-'^•''■■ »• BLANC -MANGE FRUIT JELLY EPERGNE CHRISTMAS PUDDING JELLY ll'J TWO Cf LOURS CASSELL'S Dictionary of Cookery. Aberdeen Sandwiches. — Take two ounces of cold chicken and one ounce of cold ham or tongue. Cut them into small pieces and put them into a stewpan with two table-spoon- fuls of good sauce and a table-spoonful of curry paste. Simmer gently for a few minutes, stir- ring all the time, then turn the mixture into a •basin to cool. Cut some slices of stale bread about the eighth of an inch in thickness, stamp them in rounds about the size of a penny✪ Aberdeen Sandwiches," and iry them in boiling oil till they are lightly browned. Place them on some blotting-paper to drain off the oil, and spread the mixture thickly on one of the rounds, placing another on the top, until all are used. Put them into a quick oven for a few minutes ; arrange them prettily on a dish, and serve hot. The remains of fish and game may be used in a sinoilar manner. Time to bake, five minutes. Pro- bable cost, exclusive of the cold meat, 4d. Five or six should be allowed for each person. Aberfran Cakes. — Beat half a pound of fresh butter to a cream, -vvith half a pound of pounded loaf sugar, adding slowly half a pound of fine flour✪ Aberfran Cakes. Poll out thin, and cut in circles about the size of a teacup ; impress with a shell or other ornament, and bake quickly for fifteen minutes. Probable cost, Is. 2d.

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plainly, or even cheaply, but using up all the material we have. There is no want of economy in tlie strictest sense of the word in giving broken victuals to the poor, provided we know they eat them. Want of economy is exemplified in giving a half-picked sirloin of beef-bone to the dog, in throwing the end in the pig-tub, or in leaving the ends of mutton chops and the bones half picked on the plate. Again, a fruitful source of waste, which is in reality a synonymous term for want of economy, is allowing, through carelessness, ignorance, or want of forethought, food of any description to get bad. For instance, forgetting in hot weather to warm up soup when it has been left, but is not required for the next day's consumption; or in leaving in sultry weather a joint of meat all night in a hot place, instead of preserving it by placing it in a cool larder or ice-chest. Again, milk can often be preserved from turning sour for one night by the simple plan of boiling it, and pouring it into a clean jug. These and a hundred other •simple methods by which food can be preserved, and thereby added to the wealth of the country, are principles of education that ought to form part of all elementary lessons now taught in schools. There is perhaps nothing that would so effect the future prosperity and greatness of our country than universally inculcating in the minds of the young throughout the length and breadth of the land the importance of economy of the necessaries of life. Our present teachers of the young have high responsibilities. It is not so much that a great multitude follow them as that a great multitude are driven unto them. Whatever differences may arise as to creed or no creed, surely all will unite in agreeing with the great Teacher that it is our duty to gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. A. G. Paynk * ^•. r 7m <f S*_A*% wm^J^^^ x-iS^. ^-t-t,^^ -*J^l^'^ 1 • •-'^•''■■ »• BLANC -MANGE FRUIT JELLY EPERGNE CHRISTMAS PUDDING JELLY ll'J TWO Cf LOURS CASSELL'S Dictionary of Cookery. Aberdeen Sandwiches. — Take two ounces of cold chicken and one ounce of cold ham or tongue. Cut them into small pieces and put them into a stewpan with two table-spoonfuls of good sauce and a table-spoonful of curry paste. Simmer gently for a few minutes, stirring all the time, then turn the mixture into a •basin to cool. Cut some slices of stale bread about the eighth of an inch in thickness, stamp them in rounds about the size of a penny," and iry them in boiling oil till they are lightly browned. Place them on some blotting-paper to drain off the oil, and spread the mixture thickly on one of the rounds, placing another on the top, until all are used. Put them into a quick oven for a few minutes ; arrange them prettily on a dish, and serve hot. The remains of fish and game may be used in a sinoilar manner. Time to bake, five minutes. Probable cost, exclusive of the cold meat, 4d. Five or six should be allowed for each person. Aberfran Cakes. — Beat half a pound of fresh butter to a cream, -vvith half a pound of pounded loaf sugar, adding slowly half a pound of fine flour. Poll out thin, and cut in circles about the size of a teacup ; impress with a shell or other ornament, and bake quickly for fifteen minutes. Probable cost, Is. 2d.

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