Lessons in cooking through preparation of meals

An hour before lunch time start the rice to cooking for the Risotto. Ten m before it is done prepare the table and make the tea. Then stir the grated cheese into the rice mixture and serve at once in a hot dish. Saturday Lesson 82 FLANK STEAK BRAIZED WITH VEGETABLES BANANA SALAD WAFERS ENGLISH APPLE TART Flank Steak Braized with Vegetables Score a flank steak, dredge well with flour, sprinkle with dots of butter and place in an oblong baking pan. Over this place a thick layer of thinly sliced raw potatoes; then a layer of thinly sliced onions ; over the whole pour 2 c stewed tomatoes. Cover tightly and place in the oven. Cook slowly 2>^ or 3 h. One-half hour before the meat is done, remove the cover, add a layer of boiled rice, if necessary more moisture, and cook uncovered the remaining time. In this case use the Risotto left from lunch instead of the plain boiled rice. In serving carefully transfer the steak to a hot platter, preserving the contour of the various layers. Slice down through the layers as through a loaf. Banana and Nut Salad Remove the skins from 4 bananas, slice through the middle, lengthwise, place the halves on a lettuce leaf on a fruit plate, cover with Salad Dressing, sprinkle with chopped nuts and serve. English Apple Tart Fill a deep baking dish with 4 good-sized apples sliced thinly, and sprinkle over them 3 T sugar. Remove all membrane from % pound suet, chop it fine, and add gradually, while chopping, 2 c pastry flour, ^ t salt, and just enough ice-water, 34 to 3^ c, to moisten. Knead a moment, and roll it out in a sheet. Put it over the top of the apples, making a hole in the center ; brush with beaten egg and bake in a moderate oven i h. Serve either plain or with cream and sugar. Preparing the Meal Three hours before dinner time prepare the steak and place in the oven. If a fireless cooker is available, after cooking 3^ h in the oven the steak may be removed to the "cooker" and cooked for 5 h. About 1 34 h before dinner make the apple tart and place in the oven. Do not make the salad until just before serving the dinner as the bananas discolor when exposed to the air. When the dinner is served turn out the oven burners leaving the tart in the oven unless already too brown. Sunday Lesson 83 CRACKED WHEAT — CREAM AND SUGAR JELLY OMELET DRY TOAST Cracked Wheat Into I quart of boiling water stir i c cracked wheat ; add yz t salt, boil 5 m then cook in the double-boiler at least 10 h. If cooked in the fireless cooker start 24 h before needed. This requires long cooking but it is worth the extra trouble as it is a very delicious food. Jelly Omelet Follow directions given in Lesson 68, page 125, for Ham Omelet, omitting the chopped ham. Just before the omelet is rolled to send to the table, spread the top with currant, apple, quince or grape jelly, fold over or roll, and serve. Dry Toast Brown slices of dry bread 3^ inch thick. Do not let stand piled together as the steam given off softens the toast. Preparing the Meal