The Art of Living in Australia: Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information by Mrs. H. Wicken

make the white sauce by recipe given, season it with pepper, salt, and half a teaspoonful of lemon juice. Chop half a teaspoonful of parsley very finely and stir it in, pour over the fish, and serve. FISH AND TOMATO SAUCE * 2 Bream--8d. * * 1/2 pint of Tomato Sauce * * Salt, Pepper, and Parsley--3d. * * Total Cost--11d. * * Time--20 minutes * Fillet the bream; cut each fillet into two pieces, wash and trim them. Make some tomato sauce by recipe given. Butter a pie dish, lay in the fillets, and season them; pour over the sauce, and bake in a moderate oven for twenty minutes. Garnish with a little chopped parsley, and serve in the dish in which they were cooked. OYSTER STEW * 1 bottle Oysters--1s. * * 1 oz. Butter--1d. * * 1/2 pint Milk * * 1/2 oz. Flour--1d. * * Pepper, Salt, and Lemon Juice--1/2d. * * Total Cost--1s. 2 1/2 d. * * Time--5 Minutes * Make a sauce by directions given, using a little of the oyster liquor mixed with the milk; flavour with salt and pepper, and a little nutmeg and lemon juice. Stir in the oysters and simmer for five minutes, it is then ready to serve. AMERICAN OYSTERS * 1 bottle of Oysters--1s. * * 1/2 pint of Milk--1d. * * 6 Soda Biscuits * * 1 oz. Butter * * Pepper and Salt--1 1/2d * * Total Cost--1s. 2 1/2 d. * * Time--5 Minutes * Put the milk and butter into a saucepan; when it boils put in the oysters and simmer for five minutes. Season with pepper and salt; break up the biscuits and throw them it. Boil up and pour into a deep dish, and it is ready to serve. FISH AND BUTTER SAUCE * 3 Whiting or Bream--1s. * * 1 1/2 oz. Butter * * 1 teaspoonful Parsley, Pepper and Salt 1 1/2d. * * Total Cost--1s 1 1/2d. * * Time--Three-quarters of an Hour. * Fillet the fish and cut them into strips, wash them well in cold water