Cassell's dictionary of cookery

" There are few medical men," says another professional authority, " who wiU not testify to the highly beneficial effects which follow the use of good porter in many cases ; it is, in fact, an admirable tonic, superior to any other fonn of malt liquor, and especially so, because it is less likely to disagree and to become acid on the stomach than the other varieties of malt beverage. Dr. Prout recommends the use of porter in diabetes, not only for its tonic properties but as less likely to i^rove injurious in many cases of that disease than any other drink. In convalescence from acute disease porter is a strengtheningmedium, most grateful to the patent. In order to prove of service, porter must not be flat ; it is therefore better, for invalids at least, to drink it bottled." Portland Pudding. — Beat separately the whites and yolks of four eggs. Put the yolks into a bowl, and mix with them very gradually haU' a pound of dried flour. Beat the batter till it is quite free from lumps. Stir into it four ounces of moist sugar, six ounces of clarified butter, one ounce each of candied lemon and candied orange-peel, the two last being finely shred. Add a pinch of salt, the eighth of a nutmeg grated, one pound of stoned raisins, and last of all the whites of the eggs beaten to a firm froth. Beat the pudding five or six minutes. Pour it into a buttered basin, tie it in a cloth, and leave room for the pudding to swell. Plunge it into boiling water, and keep it boiling until it is done enough. Turn it out carefully, and serve with sweet sauce. Time to boil, five hours. Probable cost, Is. 8d. Sufficient for five or six persons. Portuguese Apple Pie.— Line the inside of a moderate-sized pie-dish with good crust. Put into it half a dozen good bakingapples, which have been pared, cored, and cut into thin slices. Sprinkle a little sugar and two or three inches of thin lemon-rind cut into narrow strips over them. Spread a small portion of apricot jam upon them, and cover the whole with a cold custard made with half a pint of milk and six well-beaten eggs. The custard should be sweetened, and may be flavoured -^-ith lemon, almond, or any other flavouring. Bake in a moderate oven. Time to bake, half an hour. Probable cost. Is. 2d. Sufficient for four or five persons. Portuguese Cakes. — Beat haK a pound of fresh butter to a cream. Add half a pound of powdered and sifted sugar, half a pound of fine flour, and the yolks of five eggs. Beat the ingredients thoroughly, and mix in gradually a table-spoonful of orange-flower water, a glass of sherry, four ounces of picked and dried currants, and last of all the whites of the eggs, which have been beaten to a firm froth. Beat [illustration: Plate VII] Pigeon Pie. 2. Came Pie. 3, Roast Turkey, Garnished. 4. Fillets OF Fowl&Toncue. 5. Braised Legs of Fowl with Fillets of Tongue. POR (617) POS the mixture for some minutes, pour it into small buttered tins, and bake in a brisk oven from fifteen minutes to half an hour, according to the size of the tins. Probable cost, Is. lOd., exclusive of the sherry.