... COLD fish combines well with a good summer salad and one can often use up remnants of cooked fish either in this way or in little Aspic Moulds. Shell-fish such as lobster, crab and shrimps make decorative and tasty dishes and need not prove extravagant for a family if mixed with other fish or used as the foundation of a salad or made-up dish. By making a good variety of fish dishes and ...

... 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 ...

... FISH DISH FISH PUDDING Skin and bone 2 lb. of fish pass the fish through the mincer or chop it finely. Mix it with 1 tablespoonful of creamed margarine, 2 crustless slices of bread soaked in milk and well squeezed, 1 fried, chopped onion, 1 dessertspoonful of anchovy essence and 3 reconstituted eggs, well beaten up. Place the mixture in a clean cloth, tie the ends together and leave it in ...

... ^Jahe iJwo Lt)ried cdaas EGG SAVOURY Into a saucepan put a nut of margarine, 1 teaspoonful of mixed herbs (chopped), a pinch of salt, 1 gill of meat stock and 2 oz. of grated cheese. Let simmer for 5 minutes then add 4 eggs reconstituted with milk instead of water and well beaten up. Stir the whole mixture until thick and serve on toast. RAINBOW DISH Reconstitute 1 egg with tomato puree and ...

... F QianqeS i and i lemonS i By Jiarriet JM u i r THE bleakness of February is somewhat reflected in the house wife's resources. But the bright spot of February comes to the rescue; oranges and lemons and the delight of fully flavoured home-made marmalades and lemon curd. First then to make our preserves. Although I am writing about oranges and lemons, I shall give grapefruit a mention, while ...

... OCTOBER and the ensuing months are difficult ones for the housewife. The fall of the leaves marks the passing of our summer stand-bys-- fresh fruit and summer vegetables; eggs become almost non-existent; that autumnal depression that always pervades our minds extends to catering;. We are loath to make too many inroads on stores of bottled fruit and salted vegetables with the long winter ahead. ...

... A PASTRY, like batter, stands out as one's daily friend; equally helpful for all meals. It is one of the simplest and quickest foods to prepare and fortunately it is one of the few things which need not be bogus. When short of fat I often use other kinds of pastry. For instance, hot water pastry is very palatable and easy on fat, or, if I want the rather richer effect of flaky pastry, I make ...

... ONE WEEK'S MENUS Mty Ilarr iet Muir STUFFED MARROW Pass any remaining meat through the mincer with 2 onions; add an equal part of cooked rice. Salt and pepper to taste. II Peel 1 large marrow, scald, strain, and scoop out the f pithy centre. Fill with the meat and rice, place in a fire proof dish, cover with a white sauce and leave in a 'medium oven until the marrow is quite tender. Serve with ...

... WHEN you list the vitamin B foods, you will see how probable it is that many people are not getting enough of them to-day. The natural sources are: germ of cereal, egg yolk, liver, yeast, milk, green vegetables, pork, bacon, nuts and pulses. These foods are not now taken in sufficient quantity, nor sufficiently often, to fill the demands for vitamin B made by your body. In the summer, peas and ...

... Especially X OLe Wan (t)n cJleave MUSCOVITE SOUP Dice 4 onions and fry until golden brown; add the finely shredded heart of a cabbage and leave for 10 minutes over a low fire. Mix in 3 dessertspoonfuls of flour and finally 3 pints of strong vegetable stock to which 3 meat cubes have been added.^ Stir until boiling and then let simmer for 1 hour. Season to taste, and add 1 dessertspoonful of ...

... Breakfast Porridge or cereal. Tomato spaghetti on toast with bacon strips. Lunch Cold brisket pie. Potato salad. Lettuce. Dinner Grilled salmon cutlets with horseradish sauce. Green peas and new potatoes. Lemon pie. GRILLED SALMON CUTLETS If you can't get salmon, cod steaks are quite good grilled, v and served with horseradish sauce. LEMON PIE Bake pastry case when the oven is in use for ...

... Breakfast Stewed rhubarb. Soused mackerel or herring. Lunch Potato and watercress soup. Sardine salad. Dinner Allotment stew. Individual chocolate blancmange with iam ^aiirp POTATO AND WATERCRESS SOUP Use left-over potato soup from previous day, but to vary it add a bunch of watercress, well cleaned, clipped and stems removed when you reheat. ALLOTMENT STEW I lb. new potatoes; I small ...