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A

BACHELOR'S

CUPBOARD

Bachelor

Bonnes

Bouchees

maintained

between

Ingredients,

he

says,

just

as

be-

tween

the characters

of

a

play.

His

Salmi

of

Goose

Is

his

favorite

entree,

and

this

is

how

he

has

It

prepared

SALMI

Cut

the

remains

of

a

roast

goose

In

small

OF

oblong

pieces,

removing

the

skin

and

gris-

GOOSE

^jg^

Take

the

bones

and

scraps

and

boil

them

down

until

the

water

is

reduced

to

a

cup

of

strong

stock.

Add

to

this

a

carrot,

a

young

turnip,

a

tomato,

an

apple,

and

a

stalk

of

celery,

all

cut

in

dice

and

previously

parboiled

together

for

ten

minutes.

Simmer

in

the

gravy

until

they

will

go

through

a

vege-

table

press,

then

put

the

meat

In

the

stock

and

cook

un-

til

tender.

Thicken

the

stock

with

browned

flour,

put

the

goose

on

some

slices

of

toast,

and

pour

the

gravy

over

and

surround

with

the

vegetable

puree.

This

is

guaranteed

to

please.

FINNAN

Henry

Miller

selected

for

his

gastronomic

HADDIE

contribution

the

plebeian

finnan

haddle;

but,

as

he

says.

Its

transformation

makes

it

nothing

short

of

divine,

especially

when

accompanied

by

fried

green

peppers.

The

actor-manager

w^ho

prepares

them

does

them

in

a

chafer

with

no

fuss

at

all.

"

For

finnan

haddle,"

he

says,

"

have

the

fish

thoroughly

washed,

and

after

standing

in

cold

water

about

an

hour

put

in

boiling

v/ater

for

five

minutes,

then

wipe

dry.

Rub

butter

and

lemon

juice

well

Into

the

fiber

of

the

fish,

then

broil

over

a

clear

fire

for

fifteen

minutes;

or

if

the

clear

fire

is

not

handy, put

in

the

blazer

in

some

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