SOME RECIPES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16750, 3 June 1922, Page 15

SOME RECIPES.

PINEAPPLE PICKLE. 1 hi 3 is a most unusual and extremely delicious pickle. Shread the fruit, and to each four pounds allow two and a. half pounds of sugaa*, one pint of vinegar. half a cup of whole spice (sticic cinnamon, allspice and cloves) tied in a piece of cheese cloth. Boil all hut the fruit together; strain, add limit, and cook until tender. Drain out the fruit with largo spoon, put into small jars, took the syrup an additional five minutes, and with it till the jars. Next day drain off the syrup again, cook another five minutes and pour hack while boiling hot. Repeat this for three mornings and seal the jars airtight. GOOSEBERRY CATSUP. Bring to the boil five pints of vinegar, quarter of a pound of cleaned currants, half a pound of raisins, lour pounds of green gooseberries, two ounces of chopped onion, and half a pound of chi lies. Cook until soft. Put through a fine sieve and half a pound of salt, two ounces of mustard, half an ounce of allspice, half an ounce of ground ginger, half an ounce of ground inace, half an ounce of tumeric, one nutmeg (the spices tied loosely in a bag). Cook altogether for half an hour, and bottle.

CHEESE AND BACON SAVOURY

As some ;>eop!e*—especially gourmets consider tho savoury the most interesting of all courses, and judge their hostess's < lev-ernes'* and taste by it, it behoves all those who have the arranging of meals to exercise, care and originality in choice of this important item. When die rest of tho meal is of the ** light " order, it is well to have a'savoury which is nutritious as well as tasty, and here is a; recipe which is undoubtedly both. Tcs ingredients consist of 1 ounce of margarine; 1 ounce of flour; about a gill nt milk; 3 ounces of grated cheese; ;• pir.rh of popper; I tablespoonful of made mustard; a rasher of bacon; and .. f,n : - r of toast for each person, melt -the* margarine in a pan. stir in the four and blend them well; add the

milk gradually (off the fire). Stir until boiling. Simmer for two or three minqtes; add the. cheese, mustard and pepper. and stir (ill the cheese melts. If too thick, add more milk. Spread on buttered toast and lay the bacon which should be rolled and fried or baked—on the top. Servo hot. TO SERVE WITH THE COFFEE. Some delicious little biscuits to servo with coffee are'quickly made, and with simple ingredients. Put two ounces of butter into i cup, and melt it gradually—over boiling water. Break four yolks of eggs into a basin, with one white, and whisk well. Add two ounces of white sugar to the beaten eggs, with the melted butter, and stir with a wooden spoon until quite smooth. Then add-all in cue instalment—half a pound of flour; and mix all the ingredients to a stiff paste. Flour tho pastrvboard and knead the paste well together, rolling out to half an duett thickness. Cut into shapes, prick with a fork dipped in flour, and bake in a fairly hot oven for ten to fifteen minutes. The biscuits can be brushed over with c-gg if they are liked brown. AT BREAKFAST TIME. The American housewife specialises in breakfast cakes, and ‘ ; pop-overs ? 5 are particularly appetising. Beat one egg for live minutes; stir in one cup ef flour alternately with one cupful of milk and half a teaspoonful of salt.

Boat nil thoroughly and bake in buttered muffin liana in a hot oven.