... Out-of -a- Can Cookery By Harriet Muir REMEMBER the abuse once heaped upon can-opener cooks? They, it was said, cooked not at all; they merely opened a tin, decanted the contents and served. Now that Lease-Lend has brought American cans of meat and fish and beans into our wartime kitchens, and it is no longer considered unpatriotic to broach a tin from what might be our invasion nest egg, we ...

... Hmk fwi Since the rationing period began, we have been over whelmed with recipes for sweets which use no sugar. This is useful up to a point. But in most households the family sugar ration is so managed that a reasonable proportion of it goes into sweets. For which reason most of these recipes for sweets, while not causing you to be fecklessly prodigal with sugar, make no attempt to do without ...

... By Harriet Muir Now, more than ever, it is important to eat well, i _vA(Jl We have to see that our menus are healthily Ollf dd.ily diet S-Sl balanced that each day we get enough fuel to keep the body's engine ticking over nicely, and that we also get our daily quota of the vitamins and minerals that maintain it in good repair Menus Breakfast. Stewed figs bacon and fried bread oatcakes and ...

... Save Fuel Casseroles But you will say Casserole cooking is extravagant in fuel, because I need the oven. It certainly does waste fuel if you put the casserole in the oven, unless you have the oven going, anyway. But you can cook casserole dishes on top of the stove with an asbestos mat on the direct heat which must be kept really low. But unless you are sure, don't risk your casserole. Cook ...

... Bws S) o Cdn The secrets of successful stew- making are slow cooking and careful thickening fp A SPECIAL DINNER |f ni POTAGE GAULOISE 0 T Cut 1 large carrot and 1 large leek into thin slices; lightly brown them in 2 0z. of margarine, then stir in 1 0z. of flour and, finally, 3 pints of vegetable stock. Transfer to a saucepan and simmer for 1 hour with 1 1b. of potatoes, 1 onion, and a ...

... By Harriet Muir Tomato juice cocktail Sausage rolls Dandelion leaves salad with dressing Fresh fruit Curried biscuits The above menu was planned for hikers, bikers and people who hate carrying a lot of stuff around, and yet have ambitions beyond the classic sandwich-in-the-pocket. Take a small bottle of Heinz tomato juice, which can be drunk from your usual picnic drinking vessel. The salad ...

... There are only two ways of doing a thing, they tell you early in life, the right way and the wrong way. But, of course, I discovered later in life, they couldn't have meant cookery. Because when you start to cook you realise that in every process there are several right ways of doing a thing, each of which someone or other is always ready to tell you is wrong, and a quite bewildering variety ...

... v>vVA^%- vO*v \^r B y II arriet M u i r Try giving the daily dose of cod- liver oil mixed -with cooked mashed potato. When cereals are short, alter nate with a Swiss breakfast dish- 4 oz. rolled oats, 4 tablespoonfuls milk, 2 teaspoonfuls sugar, and a few chopped raisins. Soak the oats overnight in barely enough water to cover, and in the morning stir up with the milk and other ingredients ...

... (DuUk By Harriet Muir BUSY housewives, especially business housewives, cannot to-day give the time and thought to the preparing of meals that they did formerly, their families nevertheless expect the same tasty and substantial dishes as they had in the days of plenty. What is the poor overworked housewife to do? Try the following short-notice dishes for a start! SALAD PANACHEE Pour one cupful ...

... Some women know all the tricks which make for successful cooking. Their less practised sisters will find something to help them in the short list of hints given below. To obtain a golden colour when frying, heat your fat to boiling point over a medium flame first, and reduce the flame when adding the food to be cooked: A bunch of fresh mint kept in your kitchen helps greatly to discourage ...

... Pretty Picl?le5 PICKLED GREEN TOMATOES Choose only healthy and small green tomatoes; prick each one in three or four places with a needle and arrange in jars. Pour over them lukewarm vinegar which has been previously brought to the boil with salt and sugar and a laurel leaf. (1 A dessertspoonfuls of salt and 1 dessertspoonful of sugar to each pint of vinegar.) Add a few peppercorns and keep ...

... _ L^ola MUSHROOM SOUP Peel and cut into slices 1 lb. of mushrooms; fry them lightly in 2 Oz. of margarine and then add 1 dessertspoonful of flour. Mix well in, smoothing out the lumps, and pour over 1 ½ pints of water, 1 onion and ½ cupful of broken tomatoes. Season with celery salt and simmer until all the ingredients are cooked. Pass through a sieve and serve either hot or cold. FRENCH PEA ...