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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 248, 31 July 1937, Page 10

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MODERN HOUSEKEEPING. MORE INTERESTING RABBIT RECIPES. (By an Otago University Graduate.) Rabbit Pudding. Using the recipe as for rabbit pie, which was quoted last week, or in case anyone has mislaid the recipe.— 1 rabbit 4oz fat bacon 1 onion t] teaspoon herbs 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2 hard boiled eggs Now with the addition of—--Jib flour 4oz suet. To make a suet crust.— Line a basin with the curst. Fill up this with pieces of rabbit and bacon, seasoning and a little stock. Cover with suet crust and then place greaseproof paper on top. Tie in a. pudding cloth, and steam 3 hours. Serve with gravy made fi'om stock. Rabbit Mould. This is suitable for using up cooked meat. Separate the meat from the bones, anti simmer the bones with a ham or bacon bone, and half a pint of stock for one hour. Pound the meat, and then mince or sieve. Season with salt and pepper and nutmeg and I S cup cream. Dissolve two dessertspoons gelatine in half a pint stock. Mix with the creamed rabbit and pour into a cold, wet mould to set. Turn out the meat dry, garnish and serve. Often we are at a loss as to ivhat we can serve with rabbit. Perhaps on your shelves you were wise enough to include mushrooms in your preserves. If you have you can make mushroom sauce; otherwise include this recipe on your hie and pse it next year. Mushroom Sauce. 2 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk (half pint). Using the roux method of melting the butter and adding the floor, cook until frothy and then add the milk, prepare half a. pint of white sauce. Then use:— half-pint white sauce half-pint button mushrooms Salt Pepper Lemon juice. Clean the mushrooms, and if small leave them whole, otherwise cut them into small neat pieces. Simmer gently in sauce for 15 minutes, or until tender. Season and serve hot. This sauce is particularly tasty with boiled rabbit. What to serve with rabbit. Baked or fried apples. Currant jellies. Spiced gooseberries. Bread and apple dressings. Tart relishes.