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

* * 1 tablespoonful Milk * * 1 Onion * * 1/2 teaspoonful Sage--1 1/2d. * * Total Cost--61/2 d. * * Time--One Hour * Boil and mash the potatoes with the butter, milk, and salt (if there are any cold ones they will do as well); lay the steak flat and spread the potatoes over it. Chop the onion very fine and powder the sage, and sprinkle over the potatoes; roll up and tie with a tape or string. Rub some dripping over a baking sheet, put in the steak, and plenty of dripping on the top. Put into a moderate oven and bake for an hour, basting frequently. Put on to a hot dish, take off the tapes, and pour round it some nice gravy. Send mashed potatoes to table with it. FRICASSEE OF LIVER * Half a Calf's Liver--3d. * * 1 1/2 oz. Butter--1 1/2d. * * 1 Carrot * * Lemon Juice--1/2d. * * 1 Onion * * 1 oz. Flour * * 1 pint of Gravy * * Parsley * * Pepper and Salt--1d. * * Total Cost--6d. * * Time--One Hour * Wash and slice up the liver, and dip in the flour; fry very lightly and quickly in the butter and lay in a saucepan. Slice up the carrot and fry in the same butter. Stir in the gravy, boil up, and pour over the liver; simmer very gently for one hour, then dish carefully. Season the gravy with salt, pepper, and lemon juice; boil up and pour over it. Serve hot. STEWED SWEETBREADS * 1 pair Sweetbreads--4d. * * 1 pint Gravy * * Salt and Pepper * * 1/2 Onion--1/2d. * * 1 oz. Butter * * 1/2 oz. Flour * * 1 Carrot--1d. * * Total Cost--51/2 d. * * Time--One Hour. * Put the sweetbreads in cold water, bring to the boil, strain away the water, scrape and clean them and remove the pieces of skin. Put the butter into a stewpan and flour the sweetbreads; dry very lightly and quickly, take them out. Slice up and fry