A year's cookery

For the Day. One pound and a half of Buttock Steak; three or four slices of Cod (January 1st) ; a small Hog of fresh Pork, weighing not more than four pounds ; Celery ; Potatoes ; Apples; a pennyworth of German Yeast. For To-morrow. Watercress. If a turkey is to be cooked on Christmas Day, it should, if the weather be cold, be bought at once, and allowed to hang in a cool larder ; a young plump bird should be chosen, Hen birds are to be preferred for boiling, cock birds for roasting. Suet for the Forcemeat should also be bought. If a Sirloin of Beef is to be served on Christmas Day, it should be ordered of the butcher in good time. A Hare for the Sunday after Christmas Day. Breakfast. — Sardines (January 12th) ; Potted Grouse (January 7th); Fried Hominy (February 12(h). Luncheon. — Toad in the Hole (January 15th); Tomatoes on Toast (March Kith); half the contents of tho tin will probably be sutlicient for this dish. Dinner. — Sliced Cod (January 1st). Pork à l'Italienne. — Roast the pork in the usual way (March 4th), and serve it with sauce à l'Italienne prepared as follows : Rub a small saucepan with garlic, melt an ounce of but ter in it, and throw in two shallots finely minced. Shake them over the lire till soft, then dredge a dessert-spoonful of Hour over them, and add a quarter of a pint of stock, a table-spoonful of vinegar, a tea-spoonful of bruised capers, half a spoonful of mixed mustard, six peppercorns, and six drops of anchovy essence. Simmer the sauce gently for a quarter of an hour, strain it, put a spoonful of sherry into it, and serve in a tureen. Stewed Celery (December 2nd); Potato Mould (October 23rd); Apple Pie, made to-day. Cheese (June 8th). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Put a cupful of German lentils to soak all night in cold water. 2. Partially prepare the rice milk for breakfast to-morrow (Note 3, June 17 tli). 3. Pastry is to he made to day (April 17th); Apple and Quince Pies (August 7th); also Seed Cake (August 14th), Vienna bread (August 20th). December 19th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Eggs in Sunshine. Potted Grouse. Vienna Bread. Dry Toast. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Watercress. Rice and Barley Porridge. Minced Pork. Yorkshire Pudding baked in tins, / Crécy Soup. Sausages and Lentils. Potatoes. Brown Bread Pudding. Cheese, Marketing. For the Day.— Three pounds of the best Pork Sausages, or fresh Pork to make the same : Potatoes ; Carrots. For To-morrow.— Fresh Sheep’s Kidneys ; two ribs of Beef, boned and ro’led (January 10th) ; Jerusalem Artichokes; Potatoes; Endive; materials for a salad for supper on Sunday ; six ounces of firm Suet ; a Melton Mowbray Pork Pie for Monday. Breakfast. — Eggs in Sunshine (July 15th). This can be made of the remains of tinned tomatoes. Potted Grouse (January 7th); Vienna Bread (August 26th) ; Bice and Barley Porridge (June 15th). Luncheon. — Minced Pork (April 20th) ; Yorkshire Pudding (November 26th). Dinner. — Crecy Soup (January 5th) ; Sausages and Lentils (April 4th) ; Potatoes (October 23rd); Brown Bread Pudding (July 20tli) ; Cheese (June 8th). Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. To save time to-morrow, stew the artichokes to-day and rub them through a sieve. 2. For the same purpose chop the suet and prepare the bread¬ crumbs for the Golden Pudding.