celery, 1/2 gill milk, 1 dessertspoonful of meal, pepper and
salt, a little piece of butter. Cut the celery into pieces, set it
over the fire with 4 pint of water, let it cook until quite tender,
rub it through a sieve; return to the saucepan, add pepper and salt
to taste; smooth the meal with part of the milk, add the rest and
thicken the soup; boil it up for a few minutes before serving.

BEETROOT FRITTERS.

1 small beet, 1 egg, 2 tablespoonfuls of meal, 1 gill of milk, pepper
and salt, a little Lemon juice. Cut the beetroot into small dice, make
a batter with the milk, meal, and egg, mix the beet with it, adding
seasoning to taste. Let some butter or oil boil in the frying-pan,
drop the batter by spoonfuls into the boiling fat; fry a golden brown,
and serve the fritters with vegetables and brown sauce.

BANANA PUDDING.

3 bananas, 1 gill of milk, 1 egg, a teaspoonful of lemon juice. Peel
and slice the bananas, and cook in the milk until they will mash up
well. Rub them through a sieve, add the egg, well beaten, and the
lemon juice; pour the mixture into a small pie-dish, and bake in a
moderate oven until the custard is set.

SANDWICHES

CHEESE SANDWICHES.

Cut some slices of rich cheese and place them between some slices of
wholemeal bread and butter, like sandwiches. Put them on a plate in
the oven, and when the bread is toasted serve on a napkin.

CREAM CHEESE SANDWICHES.

Spread some thin brown bread thickly with cream cheese, then put any
kind of jam between the slices; sift with powdered sugar and serve.

CHOCOLATE SANDWICHES.

1/4 pint cream, 2 bars of good chocolate. Grate the chocolate, whip
the cream, adding a piece of vanilla 1/2 in. long; slit the latter and
remove it when the cream is whipped firmly. Mix the chocolate with the
cream and spread the mixture on thin slices of bread; make into
sandwiches. If desired sweeter add a little sugar to the cream.

CURRY SANDWICHES.

Pound together the yolks of 8 hard-boiled eggs, a piece of butter the
size of an egg, a little salt, a teaspoonful of curry powder, and a
tablespoonful of fine breadcrumbs. Pound to a smooth paste and moisten
with a little tarragon vinegar.

DEVONSHIRE SANDWICHES.

Cut some slices of new bread into squares, spread each piece with
golden syrup and over this with clotted cream.

EGG AND TOMATO SANDWICHES.

2 eggs, 1/4 lb. tomatoes, 1/2 oz. butter, pepper and salt. Skin and
slice the tomatoes, me