... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...