Cookery and housekeeping

2 rounds of buttered anchovy toast- i lb. of cold steamed bacon. Tea. Bread — whole wheat-meal is the most nutritious. Dinner. 7i lbs. of roast beef. Yorkshire pudding. Potatoes. Brussels sprouts (from the garden). Rice pudding. These rice puddings are made without eggs ; they are not only more economical but much nicer. Use the second rice, which has a better flavour than the dearest. Mode. — Put enough rice to thickly cover the bottom of a deep pie dish, wash it thoroughly in three waters with a spoon, and take out the grit and imperfections ; pour over it two pints of milk, and bake in a moderate oven for 3 hours. Supper. Cold steamed bacon (the same as at breakfast). Cold open tart with plum jam. Potato salad. Mode. — Cut about 5 cold potatoes into slices ; sprinkle over them pepper and salt, i tablespoonful of vinegar, i of oil, and a little chopped parsley. Monday. Breakfast. 3 boiled eggs. Cold bacon (the same). Tea. Bread. Dinner. Cold roast beef Fried potato chips. Salad (from garden). Apple pudding, boiled 4^ hours, the crust made from beef dripping, L L 2 Supper. Stewed white haricots. Mode. — The haricots require soaking for two days in several waters ; then put them in boiling water and boil until tender. This should be done in the morning, as haricots vary so much, some taking only one hour while others are scarcely cooked in three. When quite boiled, drain them from the water and put them in a stewpan in which a small onion cut in dice has first been fried. Add to this whatever gravy you may have, or, if none, a breakfastcupful made with Liebig. Let it all simmer together for about f of an hour, and serve very hot.— Tapioca pudding, cooked in the same way as the rice pudding ; it does not require washing. Tuesday. Breakfast. I soup plate of bread and milk. Sardines. Tea. Bread. Dinner. Minced beef, the remnant of the piece of bacon, and any other scraps there may be, all mixed together. Potatoes. Stewed Spanish onions. The remainder of the apple pudding of the previous day, put tidily into a pie dish, adding a few more apples cut into slices ; cover it with brown sugar and a little water, to prevent burning. Put it into the oven, and bake for one hour. Supper. Cafe au lait {i\ pints milk). Sardines. Marmalade. Bread and toast. Wednesday. Breakfast. Boiled Naples macaroni. When drained from the water, mix about a teaspoonful of butter and half a teaspoonful of chopped parsley. Stir round gently and quickly, and serve very hot. i lb. Naples macaroni will do three times for a breakfast or supper dish for 4 people. Tea. Sardines. Diiiner.