[Kitchen Witch]

17.?Eels a la Poulette.

Clean and skin the eels; let boil with salt, pepper and vinegar. Then cut into three-inch pieces. Heat 2 tablespoonfuls of butter; add 1 onion chopped; stir in 1 tablespoonful of flour until brown; add 1 cup of water, salt, pepper, 1 bay-leaf, some parsley and thyme. Let boil well; add the eels and 1 glass of wine. Boil ten minutes longer; thicken the sauce with the yolks of 2 eggs well beaten and seasoned with lemon-juice. Serve with fried croutons.

18.?Italian Baked Fish.

Clean and season a blue fish with salt, pepper and cloves. Lay the fish in a baking-pan with 1 onion chopped fine and 2 tablespoonfuls of chopped carrot and parsley. Pour over 1 glass of wine; sprinkle with flour. Put flakes of butter over the fish and let bake until brown. Serve with macaroni.

19.?Dutch Stuffed Goose.

Clean and season a goose and stuff with oysters well seasoned with salt, pepper, parsley, thyme and bits of butter rolled in fine bread-crumbs. Put in a baking-dish. Pour over the oyster liquor and a little hot water; let bake until done. Baste as often as necessary. Serve with red currant jelly.

20.?Swiss Roast Turkey.

Clean and season the turkey with salt and pepper. Then fill with 2 cups of bread-crumbs mixed with a lump of butter, some chopped onion and thyme, salt and pepper to taste, 1/2 cup of seeded raisins and 1/2 cup of nuts. Mix all well with 2 beaten eggs. Put turkey in dripping-pan and let bake a rich brown. Baste often with the dripping until tender. Serve with dressing.

21.?French Turkey Soup.

Cut off all the meat from left-over turkey bones. Put the bones in cold water and boil with 1 small onion, 1 carrot, 2 pieces of celery and 2 sprigs of parsley, all cut fine. Add 1 cup of tomato-sauce. Let all cook well, seasoned with salt and pepper. Remove the bones; add boiled rice and the turkey meat cut into dice pieces. Let boil and serve hot with fried croutons.

22.?Swedish Baked Fish.

Clean and season a trout with salt, black pepper and cayenne. Lay in a baking-pan; dredge with flour; sprinkle with parsley and bits of butter; add a little water and vinegar. Let bake in a hot oven. Baste often with butter until done. Garnish with parsley and serve hot with cream sauce.

23.?Jewish Stewed Sweetbreads.

Clean and parboil the sweetbreads; then fry 1 small sliced onion in hot fat until light brown. Stir in 1 tablespoonful of flour; add 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of wine vinegar; let boil up. Add 1 bay-leaf, a few cloves, 1/4 cup of seeded raisins, a few thin slices of lemon and chopped parsley. Season with salt and paprica to taste; add 1 tablespoonful of brown sugar. Let boil; add the sweetbreads and simmer until done. Serve cold.

24.?German Stuffed Turkey.

Singe and clean a fat turkey. Season well with salt and pepper. Chop the giblets; add some chopped veal and pork, 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic and parsley chopped, salt and pepper. Mix with 2 eggs and stuff the turkey. Put in the dripping-pan with some hot water. Dredge with flour; let bake until done. Baste often with the sauce. Serve the turkey with the dressing. Garnish with boiled beets sliced thin.

25.?Neapolitan Salad.

Cut cold chicken or turkey in small dice pieces; add some cold potatoes, beets and celery, cut fine; sprinkle with chopped hard-boiled eggs, salt and pepper. Line the salad bowl with lettuce leaves; add the salad. Cover with a French mayonnaise dressing. Garnish with capers and beets.

26.?Bavarian Stuffed Chicken.

Clean and season a fat hen. Chop the giblets; add some truffles, a chopped onion, parsley, bread-crumbs, a beaten egg, salt, black pepper and paprica to taste. Then fill the chicken; heat some dripping in a large saucepan; lay in the chicken, cover, and cook slowly with 1 cup of hot water until tender.

27.?Hungarian Baked Herring.

Bone the herring and cut into small pieces. Slice some cooked potatoes; then butter a baking-dish; sprinkle with flour. Put a layer of potatoes, some chopped onion and herring and bits of butter until dish is full; sprinkle with pepper. Make the top layer of potatoes and bits of butter. Moisten with 3 tablespoonfuls of sour cream. Bake in a moderate oven until brown. Serve hot.

28.?French Stewed Quail.

Stuff the quail. Put 1 tablespoonful of butter in a large stew-pan; add some thin slices of bacon. Let get very hot. Lay in the birds; sprinkle with salt and pepper; add 1 small onion and 1 carrot chopped fine. Cover and let brown a few minutes, then add 1 cup of hot water. Let stew slowly until tender. Thicken the sauce with flour mixed with milk; add some chopped parsley; let boil up and serve hot.

29.?India Beef Curry.

Cut 2 pounds of beefsteak into inch pieces. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and flour and fry until brown. Add 1 onion chopped fine and 1 tablespoonful of vinegar. Cover and let simmer with 1 tablespoonful of curry-powder and 1/2 cup of hot water until meat is tender. Thicken the sauce with flour and butter. Serve on a platter with a border of cooked rice sprinkled with chopped parsley and garnished with fried apple slices.

30.?Bread Pudding a la Caramel.

Mix 1 pint of soft bread-crumbs with 1/2 cup of seeded raisins, 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar and 2 eggs. Stir in 1 cup of milk and bake in a well-buttered pudding-dish until brown. Then boil 1-1/2 cups of brown sugar with 1/2 cup of milk and 4 tablespoonfuls of chocolate. Stir until smooth and spread hot over the pudding.

31.?Irish Flummery.

Take 1 pint of oatmeal; pour on enough cold water to cover; let stand over night; strain and boil with a pinch of salt until thickened. Then add 1 cup of cooked small fruit, a lump of butter and sugar to taste. Let get cold and serve with cream.