Housekeeper.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 404, 4 February 1904, Page 7

Housekeeper.

;Stf3«;ASHED CaU'u Head.—H*at and civrP fhvour delicately same of the •flKSfc stock from a calf's head with *"' mace, lemon pee), herbs, and vegetables, strain and thicken it, adding a flavouring of sherry and mushroom ketctup, salt, and cayenne. Pot in seme Blices of boiled calf's head, and let it gradually warm through, allowing it just to boil up before serving. Garnish with fries seasoning balls and curh of bacon. Plasmon Gooseberry Mould.-3tew about a quart of gooseberries with halt a pound of crushed loaf sugar, and a very little water. Slice four penny sponge cakes, andlinea buttered pudding-basiH with them, making them fit as well as possible. Now put a layer of fruit over, and arrange the remainder of the cake in layers with the gooseberries, having, cake on the top. Cover.with a saucer and small weight, and place in the larder till next day. Then turn out on to a f glass dish and over it whipped, sweetened, and flavoured Plaßmon, which you have previouslyprepared as follows: Take three teaspoonfuls of Platnwn and halfla pint of tepid water. To the powder add .three tablkpoonfuls of the water, stir and rub into a paste, then add gradually the rest of the half pint of tepid water; place on the fire, bring to the boil, stirring well all the time, and boil for two minutes. When cold the, Plasmon will be a jelly; take half of this and whip into a thick cream. ~ .. ' . s (London Padding.—Line the sides of a pie-dish with good puff paßte and orna. ment the edges with pastry leaves. Spread a thick layer of apricot jam, then a layer of finger biscuits. Dissolve hall an ouncaof butter ,_ia,a. small stew-pan, stir half an ounce 6« flour into it. Addshalf a pint of milk and stir, till it boils and is the thickneßß of rich cream. Let it cool a little, sweeten and flavour and add the yolks of two eggß. Pour, while hot, on the biscuits and bake rather.over half an hour in a steady oven. Pile, a meringue made from whites of egg on the top and lightly brown in the oven,

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