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A year's cookery

1880

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Presented as published in 1880. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Luncheon. — Australian Meat Cold (February 4th); Baked Pota¬ toes (May 4tli) ; Compote of Apples (Note 3, September 12th). Dinner. — Hare Soup (January 19th); Sour Mutton (March 29th); Lentils (March 2nd) ; Potatoes (May 12th) ; Cottage Plum Pudding (June 6th) ; Cheese (June 8th). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Wash the prunes and put them to soak all night in cold water. 2. Preserve any cold hominy that may be left ; it can be fried for breakfast to-morrow. 3. Boil the brine from which the silverside of beef was taken, and put the thin flank of beef into it. 4 Make brawn of the pig’s head and the pig's feet (March 2nd). November 24th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Sardines. Brawn. .Brawn Sauce. Muffins. Dry Toast. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Pried Hominy, Savoury Hash of Australian Meat. Stewed Prunes, Fried Cod. Oyster Sauce. Cold Mutton. Celery Salad. Baked Potatoes. Pickles. Rice Gateau. Cheese. Marketing. For tlie Bay.— Four or five slices, half an inch thick, from th® middle of a large Cod ; a dozen Oysters, or a tin of preserved Oysters; Celery ; Potatoes. A A A YEAR'S COOKERY. 402 For To-morrow.— A tin of Prawns (February 6th) ; Hot Rolls (September 3rd) 5 Watercress Breakfast. — Sardines (January 12th) ; Brawn (March 2nd), made yesterday ; Brawn Sauce (January 15th) ; Muffins (January 30th); Fried Hominy (February 12tli). . Luncheon. — Savoury Hash of Australian Meat (February 5th); Stewed Prunes (February 27th). Dinner.— Slices of Cod Fried (January 1st) ; Oyster Sauce (October 16tli) ; Mutton, roasted yesterday ; Celery Salad (November 15th); Baked Potatoes (May 4th); Bice Gateau (October 3rd); Cheese (June 8th). _ Tilings that must not be Forgotten. 1. Preserve any fish and fish sauce that may be left, cod pie or fish cakes can be made of it for luncheon to-morrow. 2. Turn and rub the flank of beef in the brine. November 25th. Breakfast. Xiunclieon. Dinner. Prawns. Brawn. Brawn Saxxce. Hot Rolls. Dry Toast. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Watei’cress. Milk Porridge. Fish Cakes. Stewed Ox Kidney. Suet Dumplings. Skate with Brown Buttel Sauce. Broiled Steak a la Bdarnaise. Fined Potatoes. Broccoli. Newcastle Pudding. Cheese. Marketing. For the Day.— A fresh Ox Kidney ; a quarter of a pound of Suet ; about two pounds of Crimped Skate (January 10th and 3rd) ; a slice of Rump Steak an inch thick (January 22nd) ; Potatoes ; Broccoli ; Parsley. For To-morrow.— Order to bo sent in the morning the top side of the Round of Beef (February 3rd) ; Mustard and Cress ; three-pennyworth of Cream for the Potato PurCe, if permitted ; Sea Biscuits. Breakfast. — Prawns (February 7th); Brawn (March -2nd); Brawn Sauce (January 15th) ; Hot Bolls (September 4th) ; Milk Porridge (June 13th). Luncheon. — Fish Cakes (January 13th) ; Stewed Ox Kidney (April 2nd) ; Suet Dumplings (October 17th). Dinner. — Skate with Brown Butter Sauce (February 12th); Broiled Steak (January 22nd) ; B6arnaise Sauce (March 23rd) ; Fried Potatoes (February 2nd) ; Broccoli (April 25th) ; Newcastle Pudding (June 12th) ; Cheese (June 8th). A YEAR'S COOKERY. 403 Things that mast not be Forgotten, 1. Turn and mb tlie flank of beef in the brine 2. Preserve any little pieces of steak that may be left. 3. Put a cupful of white haricot beans to soak all night in cold water. November 26th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Prawns.