... 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 ...

... J^TOLV Vo i3vaA l^eei EXCEPT for very large families, it is an obvious advantage to choose the cheaper cuts for our meat ration and not leave everything to the butcher who will, if he is a wise man, dispose of the prime joints first and to those of his cus tomers who are inexperienced in the art of selecting meat. S The cheaper the cut, the better the cooking needed, but the greater the number ...

... Cheese i Dishes FRITTERS 2, Bring 1 gill of water to the boil with 1 oz. of margarine when the margarine has melted draw aside from the flame and pour in 2 oz. of flour. Stir well until smooth and let cool a little before beating in 1 reconstituted egg and from 1 to S 2 oz. of grated cheese. Drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture into s hot fat and fry. Serve hot, with grated cheese. CHEESE SPREAD s ...

... 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 ...

... ■QUI £&wedtl/i O (P-docfe By Harriet Jinii SAVOURY BEANS 5 lb. (or more) fat bacon I lb. potatoes; rashers, thinly cut; I teacupful brown gravy; 2 small or I large firm Pepper and salt; cabbage; I teaspoon chopped sage; 2 cooking apples; (optional). Remove outside leaves of cabbage, which can go into the Sea Pie below. Wash cabbage thoroughly and cut it across in slices about an inch thick. ...

... 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 ...

... New \oung Vegetables IF IT'S AN EARLY SEASON, THE FIRST NEW CARROTS, PEAS, SPRING ONIONS, ASPARAGUS AND JUST POSSIBLY FRENCH BEANS WILL BE' APPEARING IN THE SHOPS OR IN YOUR GARDENS. MOST PEOPLE PREFER ALL THESE VEGE TABLES PLAIN BOILED OR STEAMED, BUT YOU MAY LIKE TO TRY OTHER WAYS OF COOKING THEM SPRING ONION SOUP Bring to the boil 1 1 pints of half milk, half vegetable stock then add salt ...

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... She Sauce Jor ^Jlie 2)il RINK SAUCE FOR WHITE FISH Boil ½ cupful of shrimps in 1½ cupfuls of milk for 10 to 15 minutes with 1 teaspoonful of chopped herbs and 1 small onion. Strain well, and with the liquid make a sauce by melting 1 oz. of margarine, stirring in 1 tablespoonful of flour, and adding the stock. Bring to the boil stirring continuously, and when thick add 2 tablespoonfuls of ...

... 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 ...

... A SIX-COURSE LITERARY MENU A Hilton Hero Loses His Memory A Afovel of Dunkirk Canon Hannay's Elusive Susie Another Gestapo Horror Story C. E. Vulliamy s Variegated Puffins The Best of Low -Bv Vernon Fane THE schizophrenetic theme is nowadays a fashion in fiction, especially since the novel ists began to deal in war neurosis. It is, of course, one of the oldest story-telling tricks in the world ...

... (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 ...