... The Menu A Few Seasonable Dishes TO ROAST GROUSE Handle the birds very lightly in plucking off the feathers, draw them and wipe the insides with a clean cloth, truss them and roast them for about half-an-hour, basting them frequently with butter. Serve them on buttered toast, which has been laid under them in the pan for ten minutes, or, if preferred, with gravy and bread sauce only. A SALMI ...

... THE MENU Some Dainty Puddings A good cook should have no weak points as regards simple everyday dishes, and when she has failures, in all probability, either carelessness or bad training is alone answerable. To-day I propose to give a few recipes of some simply made and inex pensive entremêts, knowing how glad the mistress of a household is to have some variety in the list of puddings. ...

... The Menu LITTLE LUNCHEONS When one's friends are in town-- have, perhaps, come up from the country to do some necessary shopping-- one is very glad to invite them to luncheon; and after a long morning of hard work-- for shopping is undoubtedly hard work-- what can be more appreciated than a nicely cooked and daintly served little meal? I am giving this week a small luncheon menu, which I think ...

... The Menu A Dainty Little Luncheon I was lunching at the house of a friend last week, who is renowned for her excellent cuisine, and was much taken with a very novel dish called Soles Goujon. I am giving the recipe of it below, and also the menu of the luncheon, including one or two of the other dishes, which, I can assure my readers, are well worth a trial. GCufs Florentin Soles Goujon Sauce ...

... I hope the menu of a ball supper I am giving this week will be of use to those of my readers who have promised to allow the young folks to have a dance before their return to school. Of course, the menu can be altered as the hostess thinks best, and one or more dishes left out. As it is, I think it will be sufficient for 100 guests. Menu Turkey a la Royal Game Pie Roast Chickens Roast ...

... The Menu DAINTY DISHES FOR SUMMER WEATHER In the hot weather, nature requires a change of food, and summer dishes should be light, tasty, and yet nourishing. Meat is not so necessary, and should be partaken of sparingly, and plenty of fresh vegetables, stewed fruits, and salads should be served in the daily menu. PUREE OF BROAD BEANS Put I quart of shelled broad beans in a pan of fast-boiling ...

... The Menu Some Fish Entrees SALMON CUTLETS Cut the slices of salmon one inch thick, remove the bone, season each slice with pepper and salt, wrap each in a sheet of buttered paper, broil over a clear fire about a quarter of an hour; or the cutlets can be egged and bread-crumbed, and fried in boiling fat. Flatten them with a cutlet bat, and trim them to small cutlets. SCALLOPED SCALLOPS ...

... The Menu FISH SOUPS AND DISHES SOUPS An infinite variety of excellent soups may be made of fish, which should be stewed down in precisely the same manner as meat, with the necessary addition of vegetables and herbs. In France, Jersey, Cornwall, and many other places, the conger eel, divested of its skin, is sliced up into thick cutlets, and made into soup, and should be treated as follows: ...

... The Menu A LITTLE DINNER FOR EIGHT PERSONS Oyster Soup Soles aux Marselles Entree Blanque.te de Veau Roast Saddle of Mutton Partridges. Potato Chips Sweet Apples a la Portugaise Savoury Olives with Anchovies OYSTER SOUP The stock for this soup should be made the day before it is wanted, and any nice fresh fish can be used, with the addition of an onion and a few herbs. Then lake three dozen ...

... The Menu SAVOURY DISHES A very tempting, and, at the same time, a substantial dish is a mushroom omelet. For this the mushrooms require to have the skins and stalks removed, and to be cut into small pieces, then cooked in the butter, in the omelet pan until tender. When done, sprinkle them with pepper and salt, and pour in the slightly-beaten eggs, two or four, according to the size of the ...

... The Menu A Lenten Dinner I am afraid this does not look as if it would be a very tempting repast, but I want to show my readers that such a dinner can be very dainty and appetising if the recipes that I am giving be followed, and care is taken that the dishes are well-cooked and served. Anchovy Sandwiches. Lentil Soup. Cod Cutlets. Scalloped Eggs and Oysters. Haricot Bean Omelet. Rhubarb Fool. ...

... Now that October has come in and nearly all the owners of country houses are entertaining for the shooting, the hostess naturally finds plenty to do in the catering for her guests. Fortunately, the food supply of every kind is abundant, and, as pheasants this month are with us, it should not be so very difficult to provide, especially when the larder is well filled with all sorts of game. A ...