MACARONI SAVOURY.

4 oz. of boiled macaroni, 4 oz. of Allinson fine wheatmeal, 3 eggs, 3/4 pint of milk, 1 finely chopped onion, the grated rind of 1 lemon, 2 oz. of grated cheese, 1 tablespoonful of finely chopped parsley, 1 oz. of butter, 1/2 a saltspoonful of grated nutmeg, pepper and salt to taste.  Cut the macaroni in small pieces.  Make a batter of the milk, eggs, and meal, mix into it all the other ingredients, pour it into a buttered pie-dish, cut up the butter in pieces and spread them on the top.  Bake the savoury for 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

RICE

In many households it seems a difficulty to get rice cooked properly, that is having all the grains separate.  Very often it comes to table in a soft, pulpy mass, which is certainly not appetising.  To cook it in a large saucepanful of water which is then drained away is very wasteful, for a great deal of the goodness of the rice is thrown away.  The following recipe will be found thoroughly reliable and satisfactory.

RICE, HOW TO COOK.

1 lb. of good rice, 1 quart of water, 1 oz. of butter, salt to taste.  Wash the rice and set it over the fire with 1 quart of cold water, the butter and salt.  Let it come to the boil gently, stirring it a little to prevent the rice from sticking to the saucepan.  When the rice boils, set it on the side and let it just simmer.  It will be sufficiently cooked in 15 to 20 minutes and each grain will be separate.  Rice should not be cooked too soft, only just cooked through.

CURRIED RICE.

1 lb. of Patna rice, 1 quart of cold water, 1 dessertspoonful of curry, 1 oz. of butter, and salt to taste.  Wash the rice, mix the curry with the proper quantity of water, and set the rice over the fire with it, adding the butter and seasoning.  Let the rice come to the boil slowly, and stir it a few times to prevent it sticking to the saucepan.  When the rice boils, cover it with a piece of buttered paper, and let it cook very gently, not stirring it again.  When all the water is absorbed, serve the rice.  Do not allow it to get very soft; the rice will take from 15 to 20 minutes’ cooking only.

CURRIED RICE AND TOMATOES.

1/2 lb. of Patna rice, 1 dessertspoonful of curry powder, salt to taste, and 1 oz. of butter.  Wash the rice; mix 1 pint of cold water with the curry powder, put this over the fire with the rice, butter, and salt.  Cover the rice with a piece of buttered paper and let it simmer gently until the water is absorbed.  This will take about 20 minutes.  Rice cooked this way will have all the grains separate.  For the tomatoes proceed as follows:  1 lb. of tomatoes and a little butter, pepper and salt.  Wash the tomatoes and place them in a flat tin with a few spoonfuls of water; dust them with pepper and salt, and place little bits of butter on each tomato.  Bake them from 15 to 20 minutes, according to the size of the tomatoes and the heat of the oven.  Place the rice in the centre of a hot flat dish, put the tomatoes round it, pour the liquid over the rice, and serve.