... 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 ...

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... S CEASONING is difficult to be exact about as ^individual tastes differ. It is, however, very s s puzzling for the inexperienced if recipes are r too vague. Do not over season. More can be added s S but an overdose is fatal. It is a safe rule to add a pinch of salt to flour on all occasions. It is not S noticeable but improves flavour. c For vegetables allow a level teaspoonful to pint j> of ...

... Rush Hour In The Kitchen Xe/l I By Harriet Hair POTATO PUFFS Peel and grate 2 lb. of potatoes; mix with 4 tablespoonfuls of flour and 2 dried eggs (not reconstituted). Drop tablespoonfuls of the mixture into boiling fat and fry on both sides until brown. Serve immediately with or without grated cheese. RICE RING Bring to the boil 3 pints of salted vegetable stock or water pour in 2 cupfuls of ...

... _ 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 ...

... S s ICED COFFEE s Mix milk, sugar and coffee according to taste, then s make with the mixture a thin custard using half the usual amount of custard powder. Chill thoroughly before serving. A useful drink for young children's s parties, but not usually appreciated by their elders! TEA SHAKE Bring to the boil 2 pints of milk (or one of milk !j and one of water) and pour over 1 oz. of tea. Let s ...

... EVERY WOMAN'S RECIPES. CREME DE TOPINAMBOURS. 1^ lb. of Jerusalem artichokes. One slice of turnip. 1 carrot. 1 oz. of margarine. Garlic. 2 dessertspoonfuls of flour. 1 1 pints of water. W ash and cut into slices all the vegetables fry them in the margarine. A fter a quarter of an hour, mix in two dessertspoonfuls of flour and the water. Transfer the lot into a saucepan and leave it simmering ...

... CEUFS DE POISSON AU PAPRIKA. 3 oz. of hard fish-roe. 1 tablespoonful of oil. 1 teaspoonful of paprika. Pepper. You can either buy hard roe separately from your fish monger, or else clean your own fish, such as bream, at home, and keep the roe. Remove the skin from round the eggs and put them in a bowl add the paprika, the oil, and a pinch of pepper, and beat well together with a fork. Spread ...

... The Golf Coupon from any one issue oj We bystander during the current month must accompany any entry Jor the Bystander Monthly Spoon Competition. The Hon. Secretary of the Qlub must sign the card and certify the scratch score of the course. Cards to be addressed to the Golf Editor of the Bystander, Hazelwood, Hunton Bridge, King's Langley, Herts., to reach her not later than the prst day of ...

... . i CONCOMBRES MOLDAVES. 4 cucumbers. Margarine (dessertspoonful). 6 oz. of tongue. Flour (dessertspoonful). 1 onion. 1 lb. of tomatoes. 2 tomatoes. 1 gill of milk. Pepper. Allow one medium-sized cucumber to each -person (the fat, stubby, pickling kind are best when obtainable remove the skin and put in boiling water for twenty minutes. Take out, cut a thin slice the length of the vegetable, ...

... Cakes Without E$s IT is still a problem to produce varied cakes in the winter without using eggs which can seldom be spared for cooking. There are, of course, a number of eggless fruit cakes to be made which are quite as good as those made with eggs, but when it comes to small cakes and sponge mixtures, good results are not so easy. There are, however, quite a number of good recipes excluding ...

... BUBBLE SQUEAK Stories from Everywhere SHORTLY after the capture of Aachen, Allied military intelligence office conducted a public opinion survey in the town. One citizen after another questioned as to his political views, revealed that he had been opposed Hitler from the beginning, but fear of the Gestapo had sealed his lips Finally o Allied officer said to a professed enemy of Hitler: Very ...