LENTEN DISHES

ORANGE FOOL—­Take the juice of six oranges, six eggs well beaten, a pint of cream, quarter of a pound of sugar, little cinnamon and nutmeg.  Mix well together.  Place over a slow fire and stir until thick, then add a small lump of butter.

PLUM PORRIDGE—­Take a gallon of water, half a pound of barley, quarter of a pound of raisins, and a quarter of a pound of currants.  Boil until half the water is wasted.  Sweeten to taste and add half pint of white wine.

RICE SOUP—­Boil two quarts of water and a pound of rice, with a little cinnamon, until the rice is tender.  Take out the cinnamon and sweeten rice to taste.  Grate half a nutmeg over it and let stand until it is cold.  Then beat up the yolks of three eggs, with half a pint of white wine, mix well and stir into the rice.  Set over a slow fire, stirring constantly to prevent curdling.  When it is of good thickness it is ready to serve.

RICE MILK—­Boil half pound of rice in a quart of water, with a little cinnamon.  Let it boil until the water is wasted, taking great care it does not burn.  Then add three pints of milk and the yolk of an egg.  Beat up and sweeten to taste.

FORCED MEAT BALLS FOR TURTLE SOUP—­Cut off a very small part of the vealy part of a turtle, mince it very fine and mix it with a very small quantity of boned anchovy and boiled celery, the yolks of one or two hard-boiled eggs, and two tablespoons of sifted breadcrumbs, with mace, cayenne pepper and salt to taste, a small quantity of warm butter, and well beaten egg.  Form the paste into balls, plunge them into a frying-pan of boiling butter or fat, fry them to a good color, and they are ready.  They should be added to the soup hot.

TRUFFLES FOR GARNISH—­Choose large round truffles, wash them thoroughly and peel them, and put the required number into a saucepan, pour over them enough chicken broth or champagne to nearly cover them, add an onion stuck with three or four cloves, a clove of garlic, a bunch of sweet herbs, and a little of the skimmings of the chicken broth or fat.  Place the pan on the fire and boil for fifteen minutes with the lid on, then remove from the fire, and let the truffles cool in their liquor.  Remove them, drain, and they are ready for use.  Another way to fix them is to boil them ten minutes and cut them into various shapes.  The trimmings from them as well as the liquor may be used in making sauce.

FRIED PARSLEY—­Carefully pick the stems from the parsley, dry it on a cloth, put into a frying basket, then into hot fat.  Be careful that the fat is not too hot.  Fry for a few minutes.

BEEF MARROW QUENELLES—­Put one-half pound beef marrow into a basin, with an equal quantity of breadcrumbs, add two tablespoons of flour; salt and pepper to taste.  Work it into a smooth paste with the yolks of six eggs and the whites of one.  Take it out a little at a time and poach in boiling salted water, drain, trim, and serve very hot.