... NOW that meat is shorter than ever it has become increasingly difficult to think of tasty dishes requiring only a very little meat. This is hard enough in the case of adults but here at least we can fall back on a bulk of vegetable and strong flavours such as onion, curry, chutneys, sauces, spices and so on. It is when we are trying to prepare a meal for a family, specially where there are ...

... By Harriet Muir EASTER provides more scope for interesting things for the tea table than any other of the holidays. Certain breads, cakes and biscuits all bear its name and to these can be added little fancy cakes of our own devising fashioned in a manner typical of the Easter emblems. Arm yourself with two fancy cutters, in the shape of a rabbit and a chicken, and much can be done. EASTER ...

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