A year's cookery

For To-morrow.— A well-hung Shoulder of Mutton ; three pounds of Jerusalem Artichokes ; six-pennyworth of Spanish Onions ; if allowed, four-pennyworth of Cream for Palestine Soup to-morrow. _ Breakfast. — Fried Whiting (January 17th) ; Potted Grouse (January 7th); Tea-cakes (February 14th); Boiled Hominy (February 11th). Luncheon. — Shepherd’s Pie (January 12th) ; Brawn left yester¬ day ; Baked Custard (January 19th). Dinner. — Baked Gurnet. — Cleanse the gurnets like other fish, being careful to cut away the fins and remove the gills. Fill the insides with good veal forcemeat (June 27th)) ; sew them up securely, and truss the fish with the tail in the mouth. Lay a good slice of fat bacon upon each, and lay them side by side in a baking dish or tin that has been well greased with dripping, and bake in a moderately hot oven till done enough. They will take about half an hour or more, according to size. Serve on a hot dish without a napkin, and pour the sauce round, but not over the gurnets. Good melted butter (July 17th), or maitre d’hotel sauce (May 6th), made acid with lemon-juice, chili vinegar, or caper pickle, will be a suit¬ able accompaniment, or anchovy sauce (July 17th) may be preferred. Civet of Babbit (December 8th); Stewed Celery (December 2nd) ; Potatoes (May 12th) ; Ground Bice Blanc-mange (August 7th) ; Cheese (June 8th). _ _ Things that must not be Forgotten. 1. Put two table-spoonfuls of tapioca to soak all night in a pint of water, with three or four inches of very thin lemon-rind, cut without any of the white pith, which is objectionable because it is bitter. 2. Turn and rub the beef in the brine. 3. Be careful to stew the rabbit bones for stock. 4. If liked, the outer stalks only of the celery can be stewed, and $he inner ones may be served with the cheese course. February 18th. Breakfast. Luncheon. Dinner. Remains of Potted Grouse. Rice and Cheese, Savoury Eggs. Baked Omelet. Hot Buttered Toast. Dry Toast. Brown and White Bread and Butter. Fried Hominy. Palestine Soup. Shoulder of Mutton. Onion Sauce. Baked Potatoes. Greens. Tapioca and Apples. Cheese Marketing. For the Day.— Two pounds of good baking Apples; Potatoes, Greens ; one pennyworth of Parsley. G For To-morrow. — Haricot Beans ; small Soles, “..Slips ” ( see J anuary 3rd) ; half a pound of rashers of Bacon, if not in the house ( see January 3rd). Breakfast. — Potted Grouse ( J anuary 7th) ; Savoury Eggs ( J anuary 1st) ; Fried Hominy (February 12th). Luncheon. — Rice and Cheese. — Cheese that has become too hard for the table may be used for this dish. It will need to be grated pn a coarse grater before being used. Wash a quarter of a pound of rice in two or three waters, put it in a saucepan with plenty of cold water, and let the water boil. Pour it away, and in its place put three gills of milk, and simmer for about twenty minutes, or till the rice is tender without being in a pulp, then season it with pepper and salt. Whilst the rice is simmering grate the cheese ; two ounces will be required for this quantity of rice. Grease a shallow dish, spread half the rice upon it, and sprinkle over this half the grated, cheese, add the remainder of the rice and the rest of the cheese, and place little pieces of dripping here and there over the top.