Cassell's dictionary of cookery

Australian Beef Pie.— Cut the meat into pieces about the size of a walnut and j Lay them in a pie-dish, with pepper, salt, and a little nicely-flavoured stock. Cover the whole with mashed potatoes about an inch and a half in thickness, and brown in a good oven. Time to brown, twenty minutes. A pie made with two pounds of meat is sufficient for four or five persons. Probable cost. Is. 6d. Australian Beef Pie (another way).— Stew a pound of fresh meat until tender. Place it in a pie-dish with the gravy in which it was stewed, a pound of Australian beef, and the contents of a tin of oysters. Place them in layers, cover with a light crust, and bake in a quick oven. Time to bake, half an hour. Sufficient for five or six persons. Probable cost, 2s. 4d. Australian Beef Rissoles. — Mince finely one pound of Australian beef and half a pound of bread-crumbs. Mix thoroughly with it a quarter of a pound of dripping, a little salt, a rather plentiful supply of pepper, and one egg well beaten. Roll into pats, dip them in egg and bread, and fry in boiling oil or lard until they are nicely browned. Serve in a dish with a little good gravj round them. Time to fry, ten minutes. Probable cost, lOd. Sufficient for four persons. Australian Beef, Roast.— Take off the fat and gravy, tie the solid meat from a four-pound tin tightly together with tapes, flour it well, and hang it before a brisk fire for half an horn-, basting it well with the fat and gravy which was taken from it. Poui- off the dripping, and make gravy in the usual way. Sufficient for six persons. Probable cost, 2s. -id. Australian Beef and Jelly. (Imitation calf's head.) — Soak an ounce of the best gelatine in half a pint of cold water for twenty minutes. Add to this half a pint of nicely-flavoured stock, a dessert-spoonful of tarragon vinegar and a glass of white wine. Put it on the fire, stir it until the gelatine is dissolved, and clear off with white of egg (see Aspic Jelly). Place a little of the jelly at the bottom of a damp mould. Let it set, then cut two hard-boiled eggs into rings, diamonds, or any ornamental devices ; place them on the jelly, and nearly fill the mould -with pieces of Australian beef or mutton. Do not pack it tightly, but leave space for the jelly to run in between. Sprinkle a little chopped parsley over it, then fill up the mould -with the remainder of the jelly. Turn it out when cold. This is a nice breakfast or supper dish. Tinie, five or six hours. Australian Beef and Macaroni.— Put four ounces of macaroni into sufficient boiling water, and let it stew until tender. Mince finely two pounds of Australian beef, flavour it with salt, pepper, and a little powdered cinnamon. Make it quite hot, moistening it with a cupful of nicely-flavoured stock; lay it on a round of toast, with the macaroni over it, and serve with hot mashed potatoes. Time to boil the macaroni, one hour and a half. Probable cost. Is. 8d. Sufficient for six persons. Australian Beef and Mushrooms