Luncheon. — Lamb and Mint Sauce served yesterday ; Potato Salad (April 12th) ; Macaroni and Bacon ; the remains of the Bath Chap may be used for this (January 27th). Dinner.— Tomato Pur6e (March 11th); Broiled Steak a la BAarnaise (January 22nd) ; Fried Potatoes (February 2nd) ; Leclie Creme (May 7th) ; Cheese (June 8tli). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Carefully preserve any little pieces of steak that may be left. 2. If preferred, Swiss Bole can be substituted for ratafms in the pudding. September 15th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Pried Kidneys and Bacon. Shepherd’s Pie. Herrings, with Mustard Hot Buttered Toast. Gingerbread Pudding. Sauce. Dry Toast. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Mustard and Cress. Milk Porridge. Boiled Leg of Mutton. Caper Sauce. Carrots. Mashed Turnips. Potatoes. Newmarket Pudding. Cheese. Marketing. For the Day.— Fresh Herrings (August 25th) : choose fish with soft roes ; allow one fish lor each person, and one over. A plump, well-kept Leg of Mutton (January 8th) ; Potatoes; Carrots; Turnips. For To-morrow. — Bloatei'S : one for two persons will probably be enough; a tin of Collared Tongue (January 2nd); Rolls for breakfast (September 3rd); Sea Biscuits, if not in the house ; order half an Ox Kidney to be sent in the morning. Breakfast. — Fried Kidneys and Bacon (January 2nd) ; Milk Porridge (June 13th). Luncheon. — Shepherd’s Pie, made of the remnants of broiled steak (January 12th) ; Gingerbread Pudding (May 20th). Dinner. — Herrings , with Mustard Sauce. — Scale and empty the herrings, cut off their heads and tails and open them, take out the backbone carefully, and lay them flat ; pepper and salt the inside of the fish, and draw them through a little salad oil that has been poured into a dish. Let them lie for an hour, then put on a greased gridiron, and broil them over a gentle but clear fire till they are done enough, turning them frequently. They will take about a quarter of an hour. Fry the roes separately in a little fat. Put the herrings on a dish with the fried roes, squeeze a little lemon-juice over them, and serve them very hot, wdth a little mustard sauce (July 8th) in a tureen. Boiled 328 A YEAR'S COOKER 3 Leg of Mutton (February 23rd) ; Caper Sauce (March 19th) ; Carrots (July ’6th) ; Mashed Turnips (September 30th) ; Newmarket Pud¬ ding (Juno 2nd) ; Cheese (June 8th). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Keep the bloaters apart from all other food. 2. Make the Apple Mould for dinner to-morrow. Put an ounce of gelatine to soak in a cupful of water. Pare, core, and slice two pounds of good baking-apples, put them into a stewpan with water to cover them, and let them simmer gently till soft. Stir in the soaked gelatine till dissolved, and add sugar to taste, with a little lemon-juice, if liked✪ Apple Mould. Beat the mixture till smooth, put it into a damp mould, and set it in a cool place. Serve with cream or custard. 3. Preserve the liquor that the leg of mutton was boiled in. September 16th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Bloaters on Toast. Minced Mutton. Kidney Soup. Collared Tongue. Slices of Gingerbread Pnd- Curried Mutton. Hot Rolls. ding, Toasted. Boiled Rice. Dry Toast. Kidney Beans. Brown and While Bread Apple Mould. and Butter. Custard. Mustard and Cress. Cheese. Biscuits and Milk. Marketing.

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Luncheon. — Lamb and Mint Sauce served yesterday ; Potato Salad (April 12th) ; Macaroni and Bacon ; the remains of the Bath Chap may be used for this (January 27th). Dinner.— Tomato Pur6e (March 11th); Broiled Steak a la BAarnaise (January 22nd) ; Fried Potatoes (February 2nd) ; Leclie Creme (May 7th) ; Cheese (June 8tli). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Carefully preserve any little pieces of steak that may be left. 2. If preferred, Swiss Bole can be substituted for ratafms in the pudding. September 15th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Pried Kidneys and Bacon. Shepherd’s Pie. Herrings, with Mustard Hot Buttered Toast. Gingerbread Pudding. Sauce. Dry Toast. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Mustard and Cress. Milk Porridge. Boiled Leg of Mutton. Caper Sauce. Carrots. Mashed Turnips. Potatoes. Newmarket Pudding. Cheese. Marketing. For the Day.— Fresh Herrings (August 25th) : choose fish with soft roes ; allow one fish lor each person, and one over. A plump, well-kept Leg of Mutton (January 8th) ; Potatoes; Carrots; Turnips. For To-morrow. — Bloatei'S : one for two persons will probably be enough; a tin of Collared Tongue (January 2nd); Rolls for breakfast (September 3rd); Sea Biscuits, if not in the house ; order half an Ox Kidney to be sent in the morning. Breakfast. — Fried Kidneys and Bacon (January 2nd) ; Milk Porridge (June 13th). Luncheon. — Shepherd’s Pie, made of the remnants of broiled steak (January 12th) ; Gingerbread Pudding (May 20th). Dinner. — Herrings , with Mustard Sauce. — Scale and empty the herrings, cut off their heads and tails and open them, take out the backbone carefully, and lay them flat ; pepper and salt the inside of the fish, and draw them through a little salad oil that has been poured into a dish. Let them lie for an hour, then put on a greased gridiron, and broil them over a gentle but clear fire till they are done enough, turning them frequently. They will take about a quarter of an hour. Fry the roes separately in a little fat. Put the herrings on a dish with the fried roes, squeeze a little lemon-juice over them, and serve them very hot, wdth a little mustard sauce (July 8th) in a tureen. Boiled 328 A YEAR'S COOKER 3 Leg of Mutton (February 23rd) ; Caper Sauce (March 19th) ; Carrots (July ’6th) ; Mashed Turnips (September 30th) ; Newmarket Pud¬ ding (Juno 2nd) ; Cheese (June 8th). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Keep the bloaters apart from all other food. 2. Make the Apple Mould for dinner to-morrow. Put an ounce of gelatine to soak in a cupful of water. Pare, core, and slice two pounds of good baking-apples, put them into a stewpan with water to cover them, and let them simmer gently till soft. Stir in the soaked gelatine till dissolved, and add sugar to taste, with a little lemon-juice, if liked. Beat the mixture till smooth, put it into a damp mould, and set it in a cool place. Serve with cream or custard. 3. Preserve the liquor that the leg of mutton was boiled in. September 16th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Bloaters on Toast. Minced Mutton. Kidney Soup. Collared Tongue. Slices of Gingerbread Pnd- Curried Mutton. Hot Rolls. ding, Toasted. Boiled Rice. Dry Toast. Kidney Beans. Brown and While Bread Apple Mould. and Butter. Custard. Mustard and Cress. Cheese. Biscuits and Milk. Marketing.

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