Dinneb. — Fish Soup, Simple. — Take the bones, head, and all that
is left of the turbot, after using the flesh for fish cakes, and stew
them for two hours in about three pints of the liquor the fish was
boiled in. Strain the soup, and return it to the stewpan with two
table-spoonfuls of well-washed rice, an onion stuck with one clove,
and half a blade of mace, and simmer again for half an hour. Season
the soup with pepper and salt, and mix a large breakfast-cupful of
boiling milk with the liquor, and pour it into the tureen. Have
ready a table-spoonful of well-washed and finely-chopped parsley✪ Fish Soup, Simple,
throw it into the tureen at the last moment, and serve very hot.
Boast Bibs of Beef. (To Boast Meat, March 4th); Gravy (June 9th);
Potatoes (April 12th); Lentils (March 2nd); Newmarket Pudding
(June 2nd); Cheese (June 8th).
Things that must not be Forgotten.
1. Trim the tongue, rub it well all over with salt, put it on an
earthenware dish, and let it lie for twenty -four hours. This is to
clear it of slime.
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A YEAR'S COOKERY.
2. Potted Leveret . — Pick every particle of meat from the bonea
of the leveret. Mince it finely, and pound it till smooth, and take
out all sinew and outside skin. Season the meat agreeably with
pepper and salt, and sparingly with pounded mace and pounded
cloves. Moisten the meat with butter whilst pounding it, press it
into a potting pot, and cover it with clarified butter. It will be
excellent for breakfast or luncheon. The bones, skin, and gravy
that remain can be made into soup ( see Hare Soup, January 19th).
3. Put a cupful of hominy to soak all night in cold water
(February lOtli).
July I4tha
Breakfast.
Luncheon.
Dinner.
Eggs in Brown Butter.
Baked Mackerel.
Leveret Soup.
Potted Leveret.
Savoury Eice.
Cold Beef.
Teacakes.
Salad.
Dry Toast.
Potatoes.
Brown and White Bread
Pancakes.
and Butter.
Watercress.
Boiled Hominy.
Cheese.
Marketing.
For the Day.— Two moderate-sized Mackerel (April 4th) ; a fine Lettuce, hall
an Endive, a half-pennyworth of Beetroot, Watercress, small Onions ; a small
plump Leg of Mutton.
For To-morrow.— A dozen fresh Herrings with soft roes ; one pound of
Tomatoes, or, if more convenient, a small bottle of Preserved Tomatoes, can
be procured instead of the fresh fruit. The Ham to be boiled to-morrow is
understood to be already in the house,
Bee akf AST.— Eggs in Brown Butter (January 6th) ; Potted
Leveret made yesterday ; Teacakes (February 14th) ; Boiled Hominy
(February 11th).
Luncheon. — Baked Mackerel (April 15th) ; Savoury Pace (June
17 th).
Dinnee. — Leveret Soup ( see Hare Soup, January 19th); Beef
roasted July 13th ; Salad (March 13th) ; Potatoes (April 12th) ; Pan¬
cakes (February 24th) ; Cheese (J une 8th).
Things that must not be Forgotten.
1. Boil the brine with an additional handful of salt, and let it
go cold.
2. Drain away the slime from the ox tongue, wash it lightly, anil
put it in the brine. Be careful to cover it well. It must be turned
and rubbed every day for a fortnight or more.
3. Make a pickle for sour mutton (March 19th), and put the leg
of mutton into it.
4. Make the batter for the pancakes an hour or two before it is
wanted.
A YEAR'S COOKERY.
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5. Pickle the herrings, and leave them in a dish covered with
vinegar (August 20tli).
6. Prepare the tomato sauce for breakfast to-morrow. It can be
made hot in the morning (July 15th).
✪ Tomato Sauce
A year's cookery
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
Dinner. — Fish Soup, Simple. — Take the bones, head, and all that is left of the turbot, after using the flesh for fish cakes, and stew them for two hours in about three pints of the liquor the fish was boiled in. Strain the soup, and return it to the stewpan with two table-spoonfuls of well-washed rice, an onion stuck with one clove, and half a blade of mace, and simmer again for half an hour. Season the soup with pepper and salt, and mix a large breakfast-cupful of boiling milk with the liquor, and pour it into the tureen. Have ready a table-spoonful of well-washed and finely-chopped parsley, throw it into the tureen at the last moment, and serve very hot. Roast Ribs of Beef. (To Boast Meat, March 4th); Gravy (June 9th); Potatoes (April 12th); Lentils (March 2nd); Newmarket Pudding (June 2nd); Cheese (June 8th).
Things that must not be Forgotten.
1. Trim the tongue, rub it well all over with salt, put it on an earthenware dish, and let it lie for twenty -four hours. This is to clear it of slime.
2. Potted Leveret . — Pick every particle of meat from the bonea of the leveret. Mince it finely, and pound it till smooth, and take out all sinew and outside skin. Season the meat agreeably with pepper and salt, and sparingly with pounded mace and pounded cloves. Moisten the meat with butter whilst pounding it, press it into a potting pot, and cover it with clarified butter. It will be excellent for breakfast or luncheon. The bones, skin, and gravy that remain can be made into soup ( see Hare Soup, January 19th).
3. Put a cupful of hominy to soak all night in cold water (February lOtli).
July 14th.
Breakfast.
Luncheon.
Dinner.
Eggs in Brown Butter.
Baked Mackerel.
Leveret Soup.
Potted Leveret.
Savoury Eice.
Cold Beef.
Teacakes.
Salad.
Dry Toast.
Potatoes.
Brown and White Bread
Pancakes.
and Butter.
Watercress.
Boiled Hominy.
Cheese.
Marketing.
For the Day.— Two moderate-sized Mackerel (April 4th) ; a fine Lettuce, hall an Endive, a half-pennyworth of Beetroot, Watercress, small Onions ; a small plump Leg of Mutton.
For To-morrow.— A dozen fresh Herrings with soft roes ; one pound of Tomatoes, or, if more convenient, a small bottle of Preserved Tomatoes, can be procured instead of the fresh fruit. The Ham to be boiled to-morrow is understood to be already in the house,
Breakfast.— Eggs in Brown Butter (January 6th) ; Potted Leveret made yesterday ; Teacakes (February 14th) ; Boiled Hominy (February 11th).
Luncheon. — Baked Mackerel (April 15th) ; Savoury Rice (June 17th).
Dinner. — Leveret Soup (see Hare Soup, January 19th); Beef roasted July 13th; Salad (March 13th); Potatoes (April 12th); Pancakes (February 24th); Cheese (June 8th).
Things that must not be Forgotten.
1. Boil the brine with an additional handful of salt, and let it go cold.
2. Drain away the slime from the ox tongue, wash it lightly, anil put it in the brine. Be careful to cover it well. It must be turned and rubbed every day for a fortnight or more.
3. Make a pickle for sour mutton (March 19th), and put the leg of mutton into it.
4. Make the batter for the pancakes an hour or two before it is wanted.
5. Pickle the herrings, and leave them in a dish covered with vinegar (August 20tli).
6. Prepare the tomato sauce for breakfast to-morrow. It can be made hot in the morning (July 15th).
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