utter, chopped parsley and lemon-juice. Serve hot.

24.--Vienna Roast Beef.

Season a rib-roast of beef with salt, pepper and ginger and rub with
vinegar. Put in the dripping-pan with 1 sliced onion, 2 cloves of
garlic, 2 carrots, 2 stalks of celery cut fine, 1 bay-leaf and a few
cloves and peppercorns. Pour over 1 cup of stock and dredge with
flour. Let bake in a quick oven; allow fifteen minutes to the pound.
Serve with potato dumplings.

25.--Oysters a la Toulonaise.

Drain large oysters; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Try out a few
slices of bacon in a frying-pan; remove the bacon. Roll the oysters in
fine bread-crumbs and saute until brown on both sides. Place on hot
buttered toast; sprinkle with lemon-juice and garnish with olives.

26.--Chicken a la Bechamel.

Clean and season a fat hen. Put a few slices of chopped bacon in a
saucepan; let get hot. Add the chicken with 1 carrot, 1 onion, 2
stalks of celery chopped fine, 1 herb bouquet, 1 bay leaf, a few
cloves and allspice and 2 blades of mace, 2 sprigs of parsley and 1
cup of hot water. Let all stew until tender; then add some chopped
mushrooms and pour over all 1 cup of hot rich cream.

27.--Milanese Vegetable Soup.

Cut bacon and ham into small pieces; put in a saucepan with 1
tablespoonful of hot butter. Add all kinds of vegetables, cut into
very small pieces and let fry a few minutes. Then fill the pan with 1
quart of beef stock; let all cook slowly for half an hour; add some
boiled rice and 1 cup of tomato-sauce and cook until done. Serve hot.

28.--Swedish Salad.

Cut cold cooked fish into small pieces and mix with chopped
hard-boiled eggs, a few sliced olives, capers and gherkins. Sprinkle
with salt and pepper. Line the salad bowl with crisp lettuce leaves;
add the salad and cover with a mayonnaise dressing. Garnish with
aspic, cut into dice pieces and serve cold.

29.--Oriental Rabbit Pie.

Clean and cut a rabbit into small pieces and let stew, well seasoned
with salt and pepper and cayenne. Add 2 chopped cloves of garlic, 1
chopped green pepper, 1 Spanish onion sliced thin and 2 sliced
tomatoes, a pinch of cloves and allspice. Then line a pie-dish with a
puff paste; let bake and fill with the rabbit; add 2 chopped
hard-boiled eggs and sprinkle with curry-powder. Cover with the paste;
brush the top with a beaten egg and let bake until brown. Serve hot.

30.--Spanish Baked Fish.

Season a pike; put in a baking-pan. Pour ove