6.  TWICE BAKED BREAD.

Cut moderately thin slices of white bread.  Put into a moderate oven and bake until a golden colour.

Granose biscuits warmed in the oven until crisp serve the same purpose as twice-baked bread, i.e., a cereal food in which the starch has been dextrinised by cooking.  But the biscuits being soft and flaky can be enjoyed by those for whom the twice-baked bread would be too hard.

XV.—­WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND UTENSILS.

If possible sieve all flour before measuring, as maggots are sometimes to be found therein; also because tightly-compressed flour naturally measures less than flour which has been well shaken up.

1 lb. = 16 ozs. = 3 teacupsful or 2 breakfastcupsful, closely filled, but not heaped.

1/2 lb. = 8 ozs. = 1 breakfastcupful, closely filled, but not heaped.

1/4 lb. = 4 ozs. = 1 teacupful, loosely filled.

1 oz. = 2 tablespoonsful, filled level.

1/2 oz. = 1 tablespoonful, filled level.

1/4 oz. = 1 dessertspoonful, filled level.

4 gills = 1 pint = 3-1/2 teacupsful, or nearly 2 breakfastcupsful.

1 gill = 1 small teacupful.

10 unbroken eggs weigh about 1 lb.

1 oz. butter = 1 tablespoon heaped as much above the spoon as the spoon rounds underneath.

USEFUL UTENSILS.

BAKING DISHES.—­Earthenware are the best.

BREAD GRATER.—­The simple tin grater, price 1d., grates bread, vegetables, lemon rind, etc.

BASINS.—­Large for mixing, small for puddings, etc.

EGG SLICE.—­For dishing up rissoles, etc.

EGG WHISK.—­The coiled wire whisk, price 1d. or 2d., is the best.

FOOD CHOPPER.—­See that it has the nut-butter attachment.

FRYING BASKET and stew-pan to fit.

FRYING AND OMELET PANS.—­Cast aluminium are the best.

GEM PANS.

JARS.—­Earthenware jars for stewing.

JUGS.—­Wide-mouthed jugs are easiest to clean.

JELLY AND BLANC MANGE MOULDS.

LEMON SQUEEZER.—­The glass squeezer is the best.

MARMALADE CUTTER.

NUT MILL.

NUTMEG GRATER.

PALETTE KNIFE.—­For beating white of egg, scraping basins, etc.

PASTE BOARD and ROLLING PIN.

PESTLE and MORTAR.

PRESERVING PAN.—­Copper or enamelled.

RAISIN SEEDER.

SAUCEPANS.—­Cast aluminium are the best.

SCALES AND WEIGHTS.

SIEVES.—­Hair and wire.

STILL.—­For distilling water.

STRAINERS.

TINS.—­Cake tin, qr. qtn. tin, vegetable and pastry cutters.

XVI.—­MENUS.