TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 187, 2 May 1908, Page 11

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

JSpeclally Written. for. Tnis Dominion.) PRACTICAL. SUGGESTIONS BY AN ' EXPERT. SATURDAY. . y Baked Potatoes. Cabbage. :.otowed Pears. ■ - Rico.' ■ ■ ; SUNDAY. , .. : oas t< Beef.. Jacket Potatoes. • - " t Cauliflowor. .* . . Trifle. Applo -Turnovers v.- • .: . -Herrings and' Tomato Sauce. • i Gateau ot Prunes.- Welsh Rarebit. •,GATEAU. OF: PRUNES. . .Method .of preparation'.—Boil a pound of prunes .in about lV'pmts of'water and then . . Btone ; vthem..;Crack the'.Btones-and; add., tho kernels, ..choppedalmonds would- do instead, \oiri ;if a ' simpler dish- was wantedi both tho - ataouds^aiid'-r.thp'.kernels'.'could "'bo Vleft'/out. ■ ■' ; . Next.: add , tho ! fellow, part, of a: lemon; '•• rind, ' -cpeiM^ V >sP?.vyW^ :l -PHW.sU. c K':.l l i | i?;''# ;.bitter .-tAste;..- add this and; tho lemon, juico to a-gill' of water. Cut-'.upj about 'Joz. .of sheet gelatine' and put it into the.water. Then molt it slowly over the nro, stirring it- all vtho time.' . To malco .'a pretty d ]S h,mix a.httlo cocoanut withia little of; the : meltedj gelatine,'about ono>'tablospooiifiil of.it and a teaspoonful of .water. Chop two ■••with.a:; tablespoonfiil of:;; jolly:-y'and;' ! ;a. : : : :.teaspoonful of-;, .water. . Then- fill in tho pattern.-' on tho bottom' ■ . of tho mould ;y6uv'. aro, : .using for, ' the B a teau, ■ alternately ; with', the whito ; cocoanut , ;»nd jelly. :-arid.^clicrrie's.^a'nd-V'jclly.'- ■ ' y>'hen : this :is •sot.-'.ii'ctj : in , about two minutes, . ,it: ";is, ready-;fdr'-use '(tho'. : pattern '.will', come . out .on. top -.of the black' gateau). If., this is too.'much'trouble, isplit almonds inay.be stuck into after, it'-lias beenvturuedjout, . or.;_.it; .mayvbeVserved r quite -plain,. or,;with whipped''cream. - After ' decorating tho mould, . , . m'ix the -meltcd .gelatiho - into the prunes with ■ ; about-30z..0f ."sugar.'lf. the. prunes, have,,dis- ': : coloured, during ,cooking,/a little cochineal will '' .. improve ! them. Caro'/ must bo taken that tho ■ x gateau is not too -stiff. / The cause of this would) be letting, all:'the' water boil away. If you have d6no,,'this, -. add some water - beforo - • tho, golatinoi-is?put. in.\ The,prunes set ; -very . quickly after. (.adding the. gelatine', ",;Sothat j everythingiihnst.be.'ready , to'finish, tho-dish .be- - fore tho gelatine is added.:' . , • . ' EMERALDS: A CHILD'S SONG. • '. They, tell me, in the orchard close - '.'' In. midjOctober; season, fairies-come , ■: And-for no reason. • - . They change tho fruit to.Emeralds all . ' "Whenthored moon is rising," ' ■ And.whistle the-wmd to make them fall— Now, isn't that surprising? •' When Emeralds grow on Applo Trees, • . ■ (And none. but me 'the wiser)-'.... ' V.' ;•; I'Jl:',s.fccal 'by-nightiand-gather , ,- • "And bo a fairy miser. : '' . But, oh! I'm afraid it's some-silly book, . - For when, the. large sun dapples ■ ■ -The dowy. grass; and I run and' loolt, .■■/. . They/re always,. always- apples j -rE.C.T./in tho Gazette,"'